Preserved Sunderland Corporation Transport - 53 FBR53D - Leyland Panther PSUR1/1R - Strachan
The standard single-deck for Sunderland, in the 1960s was the Leyland Panther. Some were supplied with Marshall bodywork while sixty-seven were supplied with what became a Sunderland style Strachan body with what was at the time a futuristic design and a USA style with trapezoid side windows. A small batch of three Daimler Roadliners and a batch of AEC Swifts were also supplied with this style of coachwork. This smart Panther is seen here on display outside the bus and tram depots at Beamish, the Living Museum of the North, Stanley, Co. Durham, during the museum's three-day "Fares Please!" event on 07/05/2023. © Peter Steel 2023.
Preserved Sunderland Corporation Transport - 53 FBR53D - Leyland Panther PSUR1/1R - Strachan
The standard single-deck for Sunderland, in the 1960s was the Leyland Panther. Some were supplied with Marshall bodywork while sixty-seven were supplied with what became a Sunderland style Strachan body with what was at the time a futuristic design and a USA style with trapezoid side windows. A small batch of three Daimler Roadliners and a batch of AEC Swifts were also supplied with this style of coachwork. This smart Panther is seen here on display outside the bus and tram depots at Beamish, the Living Museum of the North, Stanley, Co. Durham, during the museum's three-day "Fares Please!" event on 07/05/2023. © Peter Steel 2023.