Re-shoot. Henderson Travel (Hamilton, South Lanarkshire) Leyland Leopard, Alexander Y Type. 1/76 scale - OO Gauge. Code 3 repaint.
1/76 scale model representation of an Alexander Y Type body Leyland Leopard in the livery of Henderson Travel of Hamilton. A second Henderson model can be seen in the background in the form of a Mercedes minibus. This model is based on the real life SCS 334M which was new to Western SMT before transferring to Northern Scottish then Henderson.
Established in 1983 Henderson Travel unfortunately collapsed suddenly on the 29th of October 2014 after 31 years of service. Having operated under brothers John and David Henderson for many years, problems became rapidly evident in the final 6 months of operation following a takeover bid involving Caribbean registered companies with alleged “shadow directors”, coach dealership Kinglong Direct and Bakerbus. Allegations were made that up to £50,000 worth of garage and office equipment “vanished” hours after the company went bust, leaving over 100 drivers unemployed and unpaid for the previous fortnights work.
The majority of its SPT (Strathclyde Partnership for Transport, formerly Strathclyde Passenger Transport) tendered services and employees being taken on by McGills. One remaining SPT service between East Kilbride and Hamilton via Strathaven was picked up by Whitelaws of Stonehouse, who already operated the service during the day, with Henderson having covered evening and Sunday services until their collapse. As stated above, the majority of drivers took up work with McGills, who also agreed to pay the wages owed by Hendersons/Bakerbus.
These model representations/tributes to the 31 years of independent bus operations are both Code 3 repaints, done by me using transfers by Sunrise. Both models were finished in a clear gloss varnish.
References;
www.google.co.uk/amp/s/cbwmagazine.com/mcgills-steps-in-a...
www.heraldscotland.com/news/13203353.liquidators-probing-...
www.heraldscotland.com/news/13198504.revealed-criminal-pa...
Re-shoot. Henderson Travel (Hamilton, South Lanarkshire) Leyland Leopard, Alexander Y Type. 1/76 scale - OO Gauge. Code 3 repaint.
1/76 scale model representation of an Alexander Y Type body Leyland Leopard in the livery of Henderson Travel of Hamilton. A second Henderson model can be seen in the background in the form of a Mercedes minibus. This model is based on the real life SCS 334M which was new to Western SMT before transferring to Northern Scottish then Henderson.
Established in 1983 Henderson Travel unfortunately collapsed suddenly on the 29th of October 2014 after 31 years of service. Having operated under brothers John and David Henderson for many years, problems became rapidly evident in the final 6 months of operation following a takeover bid involving Caribbean registered companies with alleged “shadow directors”, coach dealership Kinglong Direct and Bakerbus. Allegations were made that up to £50,000 worth of garage and office equipment “vanished” hours after the company went bust, leaving over 100 drivers unemployed and unpaid for the previous fortnights work.
The majority of its SPT (Strathclyde Partnership for Transport, formerly Strathclyde Passenger Transport) tendered services and employees being taken on by McGills. One remaining SPT service between East Kilbride and Hamilton via Strathaven was picked up by Whitelaws of Stonehouse, who already operated the service during the day, with Henderson having covered evening and Sunday services until their collapse. As stated above, the majority of drivers took up work with McGills, who also agreed to pay the wages owed by Hendersons/Bakerbus.
These model representations/tributes to the 31 years of independent bus operations are both Code 3 repaints, done by me using transfers by Sunrise. Both models were finished in a clear gloss varnish.
References;
www.google.co.uk/amp/s/cbwmagazine.com/mcgills-steps-in-a...
www.heraldscotland.com/news/13203353.liquidators-probing-...
www.heraldscotland.com/news/13198504.revealed-criminal-pa...