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Leyland Society : Comments &Queries
This new page has been set up for those who wish to pass on or
request information on Leyland-related items.
From now on, the Marketplace page will contain only items for sale
/ exchange or wanted to buy.
The insertion of comments is a free service to Society members
- the Society retains the right to make a small charge to
non-menbers for queries.
The Society accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of any
information on this page, nor for any recommendations made
here.
They are published as received and will remain on the site until
there is no further requirement for them.
In the first instance, please submit requests for inclusion on this
page to David
Bishop
If an item is published and then e.g. the question is answered or
it becomes irrelevant,
please remember to contact the Webmaster
to have the item removed!
Will Delamore writes in:
We are trying to locate the owner of a lorry we once owned.
We would like to ask the owner if he would hire the vehicle to us for a show in July.
As per the picture in 2010 it was/is owned by Mr. R Thomson, Durham.
Please call 07810 826 843 or email me at will@skinnerspetfoods.co.uk
Many Thanks
[Inserted 25th January 2012]
Nick Webster writes in:
I have been working on my TS2 Tiger and contrary to my expectations based on the original workshop manual, the steering box is not a worm and sector. Instead it is a Marles type with worm and single roller. The drop arm moves in a plane across the vehicle, via a link to the near side hub as original, but as far as I am aware this is something that fell out of favour after the 30s. The information plate carries the following data: Unit No. 88 then below this 42 and S3. Finally the date fitted is 15 11 8. That is all. My suspicions are that this box was fitted during an upgrade to the chassis before rebodying in early 1939 (could 8 be short for 1938?). I suspect it was a new unit rather than overhauled second hand but I would be interested to know of the origin and potential for obtaining overhaul information. Despite being full of lubricant it has seized solid.
Can anyone help with information, given the numbers above?
Many thanks.
Contact Nick Webster at: nickwebster@dsl.pipex.com
[Inserted 24th January 2012]
Paul writes in:
I'm looking for a1948 Leyland comet bus which was in service, for Browns Motor Services,
Forest Green near Dorking Surrey REG SPB536
It was last photographed stood at Cobham bus museum in 1974.
If you have any information on it please email me on paulamshayter@talktalk.net
[Inserted 25th March 2011]
Brian Wilson writes in:
"I have been looking for information and pictures if possible on a BMC/Leyland mobile training unit which was based at the factory in Leyland and was loaned to the Bathgate truck and tractor plant when required for trips to Ireland etc for training.
I believe that it was eventualy sold from Bathgate: the registration was NWL 885H.
It was then converted to a motor home.
In November 2010 it was sold in very poor condition on e-bay and is now in Norway and will be going through a complete restoration, I am told."
If you can help him, you can contact him at dandad@talktalk.net
[Inserted 16th February 2011]
To help re-establish bus services in Belgium after the German occupation,
the British government arranged in 1945 for the export of a number of secondhand British
buses to Belgium.
Some of these, especially the single deckers remained in service for a number of years.
I have photos of a Leyland Tiger and a Leyland Cub taken in Ostend in 1951,
probably by the late John L Smith of Lens of Sutton.
Can anyone help with details and / or photos of these or any of the other British buses exported to Belgium at that time, please?
John W Smith
Email : j.sharnbrooksmith@btinternet.com
[Inserted 10th January 2011]
This unique British-built railbus which is languishing in an American Museum may be brought back to the UK if sufficient funds can be raised.
LEV2, which was built by D Wickham of Ware in Hertfordshire using a bus body supplied by Leyland Motors, is currently stored at the Connecticut Trolley Museum in East Windsor, Connecticut, where it is not seen as appropriate to their collection and has therefore been put up for sale.
The Railbus was ordered by the USA's Federal Railroad Administration as part of an energy efficiency programme instigated by President Jimmy Carter following the oil crisis of the 1970's. At 15.6 metres long it was over 3 metres longer than the LEV1 , the original prototype which worked both in the States and in the UK, and is now preserved at the North Norfolk Railway.
Built to British Rail drawings on Wickham Order No. 15700 and given Wickham Works No. 11382 it was fitted with a Leyland 690 turbocharged engine (No. 7964290/E0690/3007) and has suspension based on the High Speed Freight Vehicle but with flexicoil springing.
The body was built at Workington Works of Leyland Vehicles, Bus Division and the Railbus left Wickham's Ware Works on 1 October 1980 and underwent some testing on the Old Dalby Test Track. The Railbus has had six different owners in the last thirty years in America and for the first time an opportunity has arisen for it to return to the UK.
The Group behind the project has agreed a purchase price and has estimates for the shipping of the vehicle as well as interest from UK-based preservationists and railways which may provide a potential home. However it is now seeking expressions of interest from anyone who might like to be involved in the scheme, either practically or financially.
If you are interested in seeing this Railbus repatriated to the UK and put back into regular use on preserved railways in the UK, then please make contact using the following email address:
lev2project@btinternet.com
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[Inserted 9th October 2010]
The transport industry from the end of the World War 2 until nationalization in 1949 has, to date, been largely ignored for its vital role in rebuilding Britain after years of conflict, loss, damage and economic strife. I am hoping to write a book based upon the experiences of World War II veterans who, after being de-mobbed, earned a living as lorry drivers working to rebuild Britain's economy and infrastructure immediately after the war.
I think this is an important time in the transport history of the UK, and in the social history, given the change they had to endure shifting from active service to civilian life and the task before them and I am trying to contact any of these brave men and women who survived the conflict, made the transition to peacetime and went on to lay the foundation of the industry we have today.
If I could get volunteers to see me from across the UK as a whole and across all sectors such as multi-drop, local, retail, public sector, trunking, international, etc. I think I would be able to assemble an accurate picture of how the industry operated, the vehicles used, conditions of service, the role transport played in the rebuilding process and the people who made it possible. I think this would constitute a valuable record and prove interesting to many modern day transport professionals.
If you are one of those who worked to re-build Britain, or if you know anyone who was, could you please either contact me by email c.pidgeon2@ntlworld.com or telephone 01792 547953?
[Inserted 5th December 2009]
Richard Cook wrote in:
Hi, I was just wondering if you could help me find some information on the wereabouts of a Leyland Leopard bus YHA 410J.
This bus used to belong to a scout group that I am involved with in Shrewsbury and we sold it about 13 years ago for the bus to be restored. This bus was a very big part of our group and is sadly missed.
It would be so nice to see or to hear about where it is now once it has been restored.
From the information that I have found out it has been passed on to 2 or 3 different preservation people.
I really hope you can help me with my search or put me in the right direction to finding out more about it.
Email: richard@rcook336.orangehome.co.uk
[Inserted 14th October 2009]
Any information on the above vehicles, all of which are believed to have been exported from the U.K. Particularly numbers and destinations, is required.
Please contact: hughs@chemiplas.co.nz
[Inserted 25th August 2009]
Howard Dixon would like to hear from anyone who can give him information on the above type of lorries that were re-engined with a different power unit.
Contact him on: karibu-dixons@clear.net.nz
[Inserted 25th August 2009]
Bob Green writes in to say he needs information relating to the OE138 2.260cc Ricardo Standard Diesel Engine fitted in the Leyland 2 Tonner C1957/58.
He says: I need A Diesel Injector pump number and SET Calibration numbers for pumps fitted with the light load advance/mechanical governor. Or the light load advance hydraulic governor. Both would be helpful. Also Injection Timing and Valve Timing information.
To contact him Email : green6sg@btinternet.com
[Inserted 28th January 2009]
Lindsey Amrani, Editor of Model Collector, is wondering if any members are model collectors,
and whether one of them may feel able to tackle an article on Leyland commercial vehicle models?
He says he'd be looking for a maximum of 2,000 words, but would also require high res images (300 dpi at 10cm x 10cm) or photographic access to models featured in the piece.
If anyone's interested, he'd love to hear from them so that the matter can be discussed.
Many thanks from
Lindsey Amrani
Editor
Email : lindsey_amrani@ipcmedia.com
[Inserted 16th December 2008]
Jacky has lost the E-Mail concerning information about 2 Leyland Liones in Israel.
He requests that this person E-Mails him again, as he has lost the original E-Mail.
Jacky's E-Mail address is: jackybarlev@qmail.com
and phone number: 972-54-4311068. Thank you.
[Inserted 19th October 2008]
Information sought regarding Forward Control Beaver 4 models, particularly the "Eldridge Pope" Beaver 4 registered FLH 717 so that a survey can be made to produce scale drawings. Any help appreciated. Contact Gerry Bixley on Tel.: 01483 472631
or E-mail at: sales@leylandsociety.co.uk
[Inserted 13th October 2008]
Leyland Leopard by Plaxtons Reg KNK 380H
This is the famous .... or infamous coach used by the England footy team in the 1970 World Cup finals in Mexico. The coach was operated by Valliant- Silverline of Hounslow, Middx.
I was told this coach is in preservation and may have been re-registered. My late father, Danny Newell, was one of the drivers and I have many documents and photos that may be of interest to the current owner. Please contact me below if you are able to provide a lead to its whereabouts:
Denis Newell mob- 07999544491 or 01270 580936
or E-mail at: denisnewell@btinternet.com
[Inserted 8th October 2008]
Gerald Walker, who has been involved with Leyland Lorries and Buses all his working life, is compiling a list of all heavy lorries and PSV's registered in Cumberland from 1947 until 1974.
The most popular make in Cumberland was of course, Leyland. These records will show: Registration No., Make, Chassis No, Original owner and address, Unladen Weight, and date first Registered.
Gerald adds that he would be happy to help any member with an interest in Leylands to trace a particular vehicle.
Gerald can be contacted on 01697 342744.
[Inserted 20th February 2008]
Alistair Grey, who is secretary of the Workington Heritage Transport Trust, who own 3 Leyland Nationals, and also a Leyland Lynx, would be interested to hear from any other Lynx owners.
Alistair can be contacted by phone on 01900 67389, or by E mail on alistair.grey@talktalk.net
Shaun, whose father drove a 16 ton Dropside Super Comet in the late 60's/ early 70's for Charles Richards Fasteners of Darlaston, would like to know if anyone has any photos of these wagons.
Shaun can be contacted here.
Member Paul Scregg is looking for part-time drivers to drive his 1965 Leyland Titan PD3 double-decker.
This bus has been converted into a children's Party Bus and Paul is looking for drivers who are experienced with double-deckers with crash gearboxes.
The bus is kept in Birkenhead and operates weekdays 16:00 - 18:00 hrs. and weekends 10:30 - 18:00 hrs.
This can be driven on an ordinary car driving licence issued prior to 1997, but drivers must be experienced as mentioned above.
Drivers would also be required to assist in supervising the children whilst at the party venue.
Ideally this job would suit a retired bus driver or other enthusiast!
Further information is available on Paul's website : http://www.birthdaybus.co.uk
If interested, contact Paul at paul.scregg@ntlworld.comor ring 07967 509 307
We have just received a letter from John Davies. In it he says:
"Hello David
This is how I have prepared my advert: John Davies of Haydock is asking can anyone help throw some light on what happened to a Leyland Octopus first registered in approximately 1956/57 Registration No. GDJ 32 the vehicle belonged to Pilkington Brothers Limited transport dept (now known as Pilkington glass) St Helens.The lorry was driven by my father until it was sold, to whom I do not know. I also drove 32 but only to load it on weekends. After all these years I am just curious to what happened to the vehicle."
If anyone can help, please write to John at :
John Davies
25 Whitehouse Close
Haydock
St Helens
WA11 0JW
[Inserted 9th May 2006]
One of our members has sent us a photograph of an 8.6 litre aircraft style Dural connecting rod which he says has been in storage for 35 years, awaiting a plausible explanation. The bearing surfaces show only slight wear and are of standard size to suit a standard 3 inch crank journal. The small end contains a bronze bush to carry a fully floating gudgeon pin.
Leyland identification Nos.: Part No. LM Ltd. 135272C N11 (stamped)
Serial No. 3228 (stamped)
"63" stamped in a circle at both big and small ends.
There is a photograph of the item here. ( 517 Kb)
Total weight of rod complete with cap bolts and nuts = 1.93Kg.
If anyone feels strongly enough to save this historic part of Leyland for museum or display purposes, Nigel Ainsworth would be happy to arrange dispatch.
Responses should be directed to David Bishop.
[Inserted 13th April 2006]
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