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Leyland Torque
2007
Details of the issues of Leyland Torque which were
published in 2007.
Leyland Torque 35 - Spring
2007
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Editorial - by Mike
Sutcliffe.
Leyland Society News -
Including a note for your diary:
the 2007 Gathering is to be held at
Leyland on 8th July.
Early History Of Leyland -
Part XVIII of Mike Sutcliffe's
History of the Company: the Class F2
under-type steam wagons..
James Sumner - A tribute to
one of the most important pioneers
of modern road haulage by Mike
Sutcliffe.
The 1984 Motor Show - An
article by Neil D. Steele.
Cover Picture Story - A
Leyland "RAF" type in service with
the RAF.
Photograph from the Mike Sutcliffe
collection.
The rear cover - A St.
Helens Corporation Leyland Titan
PD2A/30 on route 89 from St. Helens
to Speke.
Food For Thought - Edited by
Wilf Dodds. Leyland bodies on Titan
PD1 & PD2, Leyland Llama GTS4 PSV,
Newcastle Titan TD1s, 2mystery"
Tiger, Engine colours, Leyland
Shunter, and an Old tank engine
called "Leyland".
Odd Bodies! - Edited by Bob
Kell. Leyland Tiger TS2 UH 7564,
Leyland Lion ARR 178/9, Leyland
Tiger TS7 BFC 675, Simonds of
Botesdale Leyland LT5B registration,
Leyland Lion LT2 VT 4929, Leyland
PS2 OEH 238, Leyland Tiger PS1 JAX
659, Leyland Tiger PS1 BJV 689,
Leyland Comet FTH 456, Leyland
Lioness LTB1 J-607, Leyland Lioness
LTB1 VX 4069, Leyland Lion PLSC3 YW
2555, and a mystery (Showman) Tiger
TS4 ?D 9486.
Allen's Other Two Tigers - An
article by Alan Oxley.
Preserved - The restoration
of Stephen Hubbick's 1921 Leyland
RAF Type is now completed. An
article with pictures.
Traffic Control - An unusual
photograph led John Bennett to
investigate the story behind it.
Devon General's first Titans
- by Chris Taylor and Mike Sutcliffe.
The story of four TD1s with
replacement bodies.
Centerfold - An aerial view
of the Chorley works 60 years ago.
(764Kb size)
Letters to the Editor -
Contributions from Allan Condie of
Kinnoull, Chris Duffell of Ashbourne,
John Bishop of Crewe, Genadi D from
Israel, Bill Cowan from New Zealand,
Andrew Johnson of Harrow, Maurice
Doggett of Purley, Ken Davis of
Ferndown, and a question from John
Howie.
John Clarke - A tribute by
Mike Sutcliffe to a Society member
who died at the end of 2006.
Sales and Wants -
Advertisements: for sale, wanted,
and services offered.
Tailpiece - Bus to the Ferry:
the idiosyncrasies of a Wallasey
fleet. |
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Leyland Torque 36 - Summer
2007
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Editorial - by Mike
Sutcliffe.
Leyland Society News -
Details (revised) of the 2007
Gathering to be held at Leyland on
8th July.
Early History Of Leyland -
Part XIX of Mike Sutcliffe's History
of the Company: Leyland steam
waggons - the survivors.
The B.U.T. Story - Part 2 of
a series by Ron Phillips. (Part 1
was in Torque 34)
Food For Thought - Edited by
Wilf Dodds. The Crossley-bodied
Hippo Lorries, Late Titan TD1
chassis, Leyland bodies on Titan PD1
& PD2, Express Motorways Royal Tiger
(or is it?), Leyland Llama PSV,
Newcastle Titan TD1s, Engine
colours, Santus double-deck bodies,
8.6 Ltr. Oil Engines, PS1 Coach.
The 1984 Motor Show - An
article by Neil D. Steele.
Cover Picture Story -
Merseybus Duple bodied Leyland Tiger
TRCTL11/3R.
The rear cover - A pre-war
Leyland Beaver of Chris Miller Ltd.
delivering printing machinery: BCVM
Archive picture.
Odd Bodies! - Edited by Bob
Kell. Wm Hankinson, Salford, Titan
TD2 GX 2693; Barton, Leyland Lion
ARR 178/9; The Orcadian, Leyland
Tiger PS2 BJV 689; Jersey, Leyland
Lioness LTB1 J-607; London
Transport, Lioness Six LTB1 VX 4069;
M.T.Co. Leyland Lion PLSC3 YW 2555;
Showman, Sneap, Northolt "Tiger TS4"
OD 9486; Unknown Leyland Tiger JC,
JG or JO 5439; Unknown Leyland Tiger
coach RN 7637
Restoring Sydney No. 379 - An
article by David Griffiths.
Book Review - Ashton and
Manchester's Trolleybuses, by Bob
Rowe.
A Customer for the C40 Cab? -
Gary Dwyer investigates information
received about a sleeper version of
a Leyland C40 cab used on an
Indonesian military truck.
The 10 Litre Petrol Engine -
an article by Neil D. Steele.
Centerfold - Mid 20's photo
of the fleet of Walter Southworth.
Book Review - Todmorton Buses
- A Century of Service, by Ralph
Wilkinson.
Letters to the Editor -
Contributions from Ray Ahearn,
Australia; Steve Palmano, Austalia;
Mike Fenton, Huddersfield; Allan T.
Condie, Kinnoull; T. Dan Exiner,
Haifa, Israel; Colin Billington,
Fifield; Michael Plunkett, Ashurst;
David Corns, Lancashire; Stan
Haydock, Leyland;Some notes on
Central SMT by Mike Sutcliffe; Geoff
Wright, Henley-on-Thames; and from
John Allen, Stanton-under-Bardon.
Tailpiece - A Todmorden Tiger
in Trouble |
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Leyland Torque 37 - Autumn
2007
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Editorial - by Mike
Sutcliffe, with notice of the AGM in
Coventry on November 4th..
Leyland Society News -
Membership renewal reminder,
"Recommend a Friend" offer, notes on
the picture quality in Journal No.9
with a replacement offer, new
supplies of Society binders now
available.
Society Gathering - This
year's Gathering and details of the
2008 event at Crich Tramway Village.
Early History Of Leyland -
Part XX of Mike Sutcliffe's History
of the Company: the steam waggons of
H.Viney & Co. Ltd..
Kuwait Atlanteans - A bit of
recent history involving the saving
of three Atlanteans from a Kuwait
scrapyard and details of the rest of
the original fleet.
Manhattan Windsor - An
article by David Berry on the fine
work produced by this outside
contractor supplying Leyland
vehicles.
Food For Thought - Edited by
Wilf Dodds. The Crossley-bodied
Hippo Lorries, Leyland bodies on
Titan PD1 & PD2, Newcastle Titan
TD1s, Old tank engine called
"Leyland", Santus double-deck
bodies, 8.6 Ltr. Oil Engines, PS1
Coach, Scout Motor Services Ltd.,
Preston, Leyland ).680s for Fodens.
2007 Memento - This year's
memento features the 'Badger'
radiator badge. For a picture and
details click here.
Centerfold - A picture from
Auckland City Libraries of L.J.Keys
Ltd Leyland Tiger bus, used as
'luxurious' transport to the beach.
Odd Bodies! - Edited by Bob
Kell. Wm Hankinson, Salford, Titan
TD2 GX 2693; Showman, Sheap(?),
Northolt "Tiger TS4" OD 9486; M.T.Co.
Leyland Lion PLSC3 YW 2555; Unknown
Leyland Tiger JG 5439; Unknown
Leyland Tiger coach RN 7637;
Hardings of Birkenhead, Leyland
Tiger BG 9065 and Unknown Leyland
Cheetah E(XorY)T 198; A & C McLennan
No.51 Leyland Titan TD6c, FOF 281;
Boulton's unknown Tiger; "Little
Wonder" Leyland Tiger PS(1?), DRV
640
Did Mr. Rackham burn his fingers?
- by Michael Plunkett. 'B' for
Bakelite filler caps perhaps?
T45 Roadtrain - An article by
Robin Hannay. Comments on the
Journal article in Journal No.9 by
Garry Dwyer.
Cover Picture Story - A "Farington"
bodied PD2/3 undergoing "the water
test" at Leyland - spot the open
window!?
The rear cover - Leyland
Motors Shop Wagon No.45 being loaded
with a complete LETB1 trolley bus
chassis, destined for Portugal: BCVM
Archive picture L056790.
The Leyland Farington Bus Body:
What's in a name? - An article by
David Bailey. The second of two
articles, the first of which
appeared in the 2006 Journal No.8.
Letters to the Editor -
Contributions from Allan T. Condie,
Kinnoull; Mr.M. Ostick, Heaton
Chapel, Stockport; Ralph Stevens,
Llanrug, Caernarfon; Trevor
Williams, Polegate, East Sussex;
Adam Auditori, Echuca, Victoria,
Australia; Ken Davis, Ferndown,
Dorset; Robert (Sandy) Stewart, Glen
Iris, Victoria, Australia; Wilf
Dodds, Nuneaton, 2 from Alan Townsin,
Steventon; Ron Phillips, Warrington;
and responses to previous letters
from Mike Fenton, Huddersfield and
T. Dan Exiner, Haifa, Israel.
Sales and Wants - A few
contributions.
Tailpiece - A postcard from
Ron Phillips' collection shows three
Leyland chassis buses with MCCW
bodies built in Birmingham, pictured
on the Calle de Alcala in Madrid. |
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Leyland Torque 38 - Summer
2007
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Cover Picture - From the
Merseyside Fire & Rescue collection,
a picture of a Leyland Army type WLW
Retriever.
Editorial - by Mike
Sutcliffe.
Leyland Society News - New
Membership forms included with this
issue. "Recommend a Friend" and
receive free back copies of Torque
offer, more on the Crich Gathering
in July 2008 and an appeal for
marshals.
Leyland Cabs and Bodies -
Some history from 1947 onwards: A
feature edited by Ron Phillips.
The B.U.T. Story - Part 3 of
a series by Ron Phillips. (Part 2
was in the summer issue this year.)
The Gold-plated Swiftsure -
An article by Mike Sutcliffe on this
charabanc which was new in 1906.
2007 Gathering Entries - A
couple of pictures of a 1934 TSC9
Beaver and a 1948 PS1.
The Prototype Tiger TS1 - The
full story and background to the
article which appeared in Torque
No.4 in 1999. An illustrated article
from Geoff Lumb.
Food For Thought - Edited by
Wilf Dodds. Leyland Shunter, Old
tank engine called "Leyland", 8.6Ltr
oil engines, Opposite handed
O.600/O.680 engines and 8.6 engine?,
1947 Leyland industrial engine at
Shildon, Leyland Retriever,
Cessation of Fire Engine production,
1930s timber quality.
Preserved - Pictures of two
completed preservation projects:
Leyland Super Comet tanker YUW 839
and Terry Spalding's Fire Brigade
Titan PD2/10
Centerfold - A picture taken
in Colombo, Ceylon - now Sri Lanka -
of an interesting line-up of Leyland
buses.
Odd Bodies! - Edited by Bob
Kell. Leyland Tiger PS2, BJV 689;
Samuelson's New Transport Tiger TS7,
JG 5439; Tiger TS7 coach RN 7637;
Hardings of Birkenhead Tiger TS7, BG
9065; Unknown Leyland Cheetah EYT
198; A.& C. McLennan Titan TD6,
FOF281; Boulton of Cardington Tiger
TS3, GH 7090; "Little Wonder"
Leyland Tiger PS1, DRV 640; Empress,
Leyland Tiger TS4, WN 4370; Red &
White Services (?) Titan TD2, EV
6692; Empress No.14 Leyland Tiger DF
8186; Leyland Tiger PS2, TRF 44; and
J.C.Easton, Pitcalpe, Tiger PS1, GTF
576.
"The Old Lady" - A long
illustrated article by Charlie Jude
on Carter Patterson's Leyland Fleet
No.147.
Letters to the Editor -
Contributions from Tony Hall,
Birmingham; Mike Fenton, Holmfirth;
Michael Plunkett, Ashurst; Peter
Michie, Altrincham; Roy Larkin,
Tadley; Bill Taylor, Duxford; Phil
Dixon, Parkes, NSW; Adam Auditori,
Echuca, Vic., Australia;; Tony
Roach, Widnes; Wilf Dodds, Nuneaton;
Allan T. Condie, Kinnoull; and
Richard Lukey, Malton.
Sales and Wants - A few
contributions.
Tailpiece - A picture showing
the perils of overloading. "Thank
God it's not a Leyland"; it's a
Russian "ZiS"
The rear cover - A Leyland
Cub on the Promenade at Blackpool.
Photo from the BCVM Archive,
No.L010246. |
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