1927 Leyland Lion PLSC3

1927 Leyland Lion PLSC3 in 100 Years of British Buses and Trolleybuses, Documentary, 1999

Class: Bus, Single-deck — Model origin:

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dsl ◊ 2013-05-03 16:38	Probably a late 20s-early 30s plate - most AB style permutations of V, W, X and Y date from then. See similar plates and footage /vehicle.php?id=588218 . -- Last edit: 2014-03-23 17:04:27
dsl ◊ 2014-03-23 17:03	johnfromStaffs wrote ... it's definitely a Leyland PLSC Lion. johnfromStaffs wrote ... it appears to be in Jersey Motor Transport livery, but the number plate looks Yorkshire. I know this is not the actual bus in the picture but it's a good pattern. http://www.flickr.com/photos/48495011@N05/6838368326/
dsl ◊ 2020-09-05 21:37	If I stare really hard, I can see the plate as KW 1961, which would fit both the jfs linked picture from Southend carnival in 1959 (see also same destination - Devils Hole(?)) and explains JMT livery on a Yorkshire plate.

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dsl

◊ 2013-05-03 16:38

Probably a late 20s-early 30s plate - most AB style permutations of V, W, X and Y date from then. See similar plates and footage /vehicle.php?id=588218 .

-- Last edit: 2014-03-23 17:04:27

dsl

◊ 2014-03-23 17:03

johnfromStaffs wrote ... it's definitely a Leyland PLSC Lion.

johnfromStaffs wrote ... it appears to be in Jersey Motor Transport livery, but the number plate looks Yorkshire. I know this is not the actual bus in the picture but it's a good pattern. http://www.flickr.com/photos/48495011@N05/6838368326/

dsl

◊ 2020-09-05 21:37

If I stare really hard, I can see the plate as KW 1961, which would fit both the jfs linked picture from Southend carnival in 1959 (see also same destination - Devils Hole(?)) and explains JMT livery on a Yorkshire plate.

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