Leyland Cat Contrast
Seen here at Poole Stadium layover point for the Hants & Dorset Running Day in 1989 are two Leylands of varying vintages
On the left is ex-Bournemouth Burlingham-bodied Royal Tiger NLJ 268. Delivered in 1953 it had a cutaway entrance at the rear in addition to the front door. It was eventually converted to single door configuration for one-man operation (as it was in those days).
After service with Bournemouth it passed to Chesterfield Corporation, where it later became a mobile canteen.
In preservation it was converted back, more or less, to it's original format but gained a door at the rear of the saloon for its role as a mobile museum vehicle
It is now at Winkleigh with the majority of the erstwhile Bournemouth Heritage Transport Collection.
By contrast the Lynx, F102 RTR, was only three months old having been delivered to Southampton City Transport - by then trading as Southampton CityBus - in January 1989. It carried large CityBus logos on an all-white livery, although it due course it received Southampton red livery.
I believe the 'County Bus' logos refer to Hampshire County Council subsidised services - can anyone confirm that point?
Leyland Cat Contrast
Seen here at Poole Stadium layover point for the Hants & Dorset Running Day in 1989 are two Leylands of varying vintages
On the left is ex-Bournemouth Burlingham-bodied Royal Tiger NLJ 268. Delivered in 1953 it had a cutaway entrance at the rear in addition to the front door. It was eventually converted to single door configuration for one-man operation (as it was in those days).
After service with Bournemouth it passed to Chesterfield Corporation, where it later became a mobile canteen.
In preservation it was converted back, more or less, to it's original format but gained a door at the rear of the saloon for its role as a mobile museum vehicle
It is now at Winkleigh with the majority of the erstwhile Bournemouth Heritage Transport Collection.
By contrast the Lynx, F102 RTR, was only three months old having been delivered to Southampton City Transport - by then trading as Southampton CityBus - in January 1989. It carried large CityBus logos on an all-white livery, although it due course it received Southampton red livery.
I believe the 'County Bus' logos refer to Hampshire County Council subsidised services - can anyone confirm that point?