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Leyland Torque 2018

Details of the issues of Leyland Torque which were published in 2018.


Leyland Torque 79 - Spring 2018

 

Cover Picture - ACW 146 (Burnley, Colne & Nelson 187).
Torque and Journal

Society Gathering at Crich - Sunday 8th July.
Leyland Service Manuals

What Leyland's Doing

From DAF Trucks Ltd - By Robin Easton

Progress at BCVM - By Keith Moyes

Two ICI Leylands

Food for Thought.

What Might have been -5 - The final chapter.

'Dotty' Model Types - from Paul  Lacey & Mike Sutcliffe.

A Century not out for the Proctors - By Allen Procter.
Centerfold - But, all three buses in this picture are AECs!

Odd bodies - Feature edited by Gordon Brooke.

 

Road Safety Exhibition, Leyland Cheetah, HXT 340;

Ex-Hanson, Leyland Lion LT1, VH 2851;

Leyland Lion LT4 Lorry, ZI 8739;

Alexander (Greyhound), Leyland PD2, NDT 997;

Odd Bodies Extra;

Paton, Renfrew, Leyland Tiger TS1;

Banfields Coaches, Leyland Tiger PS1/1, MRF 347;

Sheenway, Leyland Tiger TS2;

Ecurie Ecosse, Leyland Tiger TS4, WG 1110;

Bengry (Primrose), Leominster, Leyland Lions WU 8270 & CVJ 846:

Crosville MS, Leyland Titan TD1 DB 9398;

Unregistered Willowbrook Demonstrator on Royal Tiger Chassis;

W A Noakes, Leyland Titan, TF 7818

Leyland in Persia.

Leylands assembled in Iran - By Trevor Holland.

Another face of Leyland, No.9 - By Michael Plunkett.

Letters to the Editor - The Leyland Buffalo; The Long Haul; The Launch of the Tiger.
The rear cover - PB-17-55 (Ketjen, Holland)
Tailpiece - A bus to nowhere?

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Leyland Torque 80 - Summer 2018

 

Cover Picture - TUV 725S - Leyland Bison - Wimpey.
Membership renewal & GDPR

Society Gathering at Crich - Sunday 8th July.

What Leyland's Doing

Leyland Lorries for Loads - Brewery lorries through the ages

Food for Thought.

Bonnie Dundee - by Simon Ryan

Centerfold - WH 2377 - Leyland Tiger TS1

Odd bodies - Feature edited by Gordon Brooke.

 

Paton, Renfrew, Leyland Tiger TS1;

Banfields Coaches, Leyland Tiger PS1/1, MRF 347;

Bengry (Primrose), Leominster, Leyland Lions WU 8270 & CVJ 846:

Crosville MS, Leyland Titan TD1 DB 9398;

Unregistered Willowbrook Demonstrator on Royal Tiger Chassis;

W A Noakes, Leyland Titan, TF 7818;

Tye's, Leyland Lion, WE 8115;

A Rowe & Sons, Cudworth, Leyland Tiger TS, HD 6313;

Argosy Coaches, Leyland TS2, TE 5711 & EK 8729;

East Kent, Leyland Tiger TS1, FN 90xx;

Leylands assembled in Nigeria - By Trevor Holland.

Another face of Leyland, No.10 - By Michael Plunkett.

Arthur Christy, Bolton - a brief summary by Mike Sutcliffe.

Working at Isles, Leeds - by Rod Milner

Letters to the Editor - The Leyland Buffalo; The Long Haul; The Launch of the Tiger.
The rear cover - CGF 76 - Leyland TTB2 - LPTB.

Tailpiece - Sorry mate, but we're full up!

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Leyland Torque 81 - Autumn 2018

 

Cover Picture - Leyland Titan (KUF 701).
Membership Renewals

Leyland Society AGM - Sunday 25th November 2018

2018 Leyland Memento Badge

Appeal for help - volunteer for the Society Stall

David Berry

The 2018 Leyland Society Gathering

What Leyland's Doing

From DAF Trucks Ltd

Food for Thought
  287 - Hants & Dorset / Chisnell PD2s
  296 - Leyland Fire Engine
  299 - New Zealand car transporters
  306 - Leyland Cub Fire Rescue Tenders
  307 - Leyland Bison TSG1
  308 - Leyland Atlantean PDR1/1

The Leyland L60 - Part 2

Centerfold - A busy scene in Manchester Piccadilly

Odd bodies - Feature edited by Gordon Brooke.

  Bansfield Coaches, Leyland Tiger PS1/1, MRF 347
 

Bengry, Leominster, Lion, WU 8270

  Tye's, Mendlesham, Leyland Lion LT2, WE 8115
  A Rowe& Sons, Cudworth, Leyland Tiger TS7, HD 6313
  Argosy Coaches, London, Leyland TS2, TE 5711 & TS4, EK 8729
  East Kent, Leyland Tiger TS1 FN 9xxx
  Smith Tours (Wigan?), Leyland Tiger TS4, AG 8280
  Leyland Tiger TS2, WH 1922
  Mitchell, Kincardine, Leyland Tiger PS1, FDK 908

 

Campbell, W Lothian, Leyland Tiger, EWA 543

Odd bodies Extra - Banfield's Tigers

The Post-War Double-Deck body - John Howie completes his review of Leyland's post-war bodybuilding activities.

Letters to the Editor

 

Southdown Titan TD4, CCD 940 - from Fraser Clayton

 

Crosville Re-bodied Titan TD1s - from Peter Caunt

 

Royal Tiger Doyen - from David Burnicle

 

New South Wales Beaver - from John Thompson

 

Indian Leylands - from Richard Peskett

 

Leyland Royal Tiger Doyen - from Maurice Doggett

 

Christy, Bolton - from Mike Fenton

 

Starting Handles - from Anthony Tomlinson

Another Face of Leyland - by Michael Plunkett.
The rear cover:

Upper picture - Leyland Lynx  (AEW 778 & AEW 783 - Phorpres Brick)

Lower Picture - Leyland Hippo (LRB 766 - Hilton Gravel)

Tailpiece - Some fancy signwriting for a Scottish operator.

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Leyland Torque 82 - Winter 2018

 

Cover Picture - TF 2623 (Leyland Buffalo TQ1).
Society Matters

21st Leyland Society Gathering, 2019

Leyland Roadtrain - TV Advert

Ascough & Taylor Photographs

What Leyland's Doing

Leyland Christmas Puddings - by David Corns

Food for Thought.

Another Face of Leyland, No.12 - by Michael Plunkett

The Leyland L60 - Part 3 Exercise Sundance - by Bill Pitcher

Centerfold - A large bus purchased for Tram replacement

Odd bodies - Feature edited by Gordon Brooke.

 

East Kent Leyland TS1s with double deck bodies

Tye's, Mendlesham, Leyland Lion LT2, WE 8115

J. Smith and Sons, Wigan, Leyland Tiger TS4, AG 8280

Leyland Tiger TS2, WH 1992

Mitchell Luthermuir (not Kincardine), Leyland Tiger PS1, FDK 908

Campbell Bros, W Lothian, Leyland Titan TD5c, EWA 543

Beven Bros (Soudley Valley), Leyland Tiger TS1, VA 8792

Grey Coaches (Banfield), Leyland Tiger TS7, DUF 176

United Service Transport, Leyland Lion LSC1, YP 7117 or 8

Lowland, Leyland Tiger TS1, GE 6001

Upon-The-Sea - by Cdr Simon Ryan

Gairn Terrace - Leyland Body Rebuilder - By Allan T Condie

Leyland & Edbro Skip & Hook Loaders

Letters to the Editor - Post War Leyland DD Bodies; Somoe afterthoughs on Leyland Post-War double-deck bodies; London Brick Leyland Cubs

The rear cover - ATC 340 (Ainscough, Burscough) & VM 8918 (Gore's, Southport)
Tailpiece - Six wheels on my Waggon!!!!

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