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Leyland Journal
Leyland Journal, named after another in-house
Leyland publicity publication, is the Leyland
Society's annual publication available for sale to
the public, and distributed free to members. Leyland
Journal consists of longer articles best seen in a
larger format, and which appeal to a wider audience
than some of those in Leyland Torque. A4 in size and
printed on glossy pages Leyland Journal, as with
Leyland Torque, is lavishly illustrated with
photographs from the BCVM Archive and members' own
collections. Where appropriate, colour has been
included. Leyland Journal is published in July of
each year.
Leyland Journal is available for sale to the public
direct from the Leyland Society as well as from mail
order booksellers. Direct from the Leyland Society.
For an order form
click here
Full details of the content of all issues of Leyland
Journal published to date are given below:
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Leyland Journal 20 - 2018
On the Cover - Leyland Cub KG3
Leyland Lorries for Loads - Album
photographs.
Leylands of the Border-County, Fire
engines in Cumberland - By Simon Ryan
researches the fire engines of Northern
England.
The Leyland L60, a Misunderstood Engine,
Part 1 -
Bill Pitcher researches the Leyland L60.
Classic Elegance from Leyland, The Royal
Tiger Doyen
- Ron McCulloch tells us about the history
of the Royal Tiger Doyen.
Todmorden's Transport, Part 5
(1931-1939) - Mike
Sutcliffe and the late Dennis O'Neill
continues the story of Todmorden's Transport
On the Rear Cover - upper pic.:
Leyland Titan TD5s - Garner's Buses, Bridge
of Weir
lower pic.: Leyland Octpous - John Summers &
Sons, Shotten |
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Leyland Journal 19 - 2018
On the Cover - Leyland PD2/30.
Shop Wagons - 1: Vehicles of Leyland's
Internal Transport System - by Gary
Dwyer
Caracas Nationals - Support Team - by
Richard Lukey
The Ledgard Roof - by Don Bate
Seaside Leylands - By Simon Ryan
Todmorden's Transport, Part 4
(1921-1930) - Mike
Sutcliffe and the late Dennis O'Neill
continues the story of Todmorden's Transport
On the Rear Cover - Leyland Service
Vehicle
upper pic.: ex War Office Leylands
lower pic.: Leyland Beaver TSC13 |
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Leyland Journal 18 - 2016
On the Cover - Leyland-built LMS
Railcar.
The KPZX Series of Leyland Cub - John
Bennett takes the Cub story to its
conclusion by describing the Cub bus chassis
from 1936 to the end of production in World
War 2 with the Z series engine.
The LMS Leyland Railcars - John Howie
researches the production and operation of
the three Railcars built for the LMS railway
in 1933, with additional notes on the LMSNCC
railcar.
Birmingham's Leyland Fire Engines -
With his intimate knowledge of Birmingham's
fire engines, John Thompson takes a look at
some most unusual and interesting Leyland
appliances supplied to the Birmingham Fire
Brigade
The Leyland Leopard Story - 1959-1982
- Ron McCulloch tells us about one of
Leyland's most successful products,
combining the best of the Tiger Cub and the
Royal Tiger Worldmaster, and which sold
Worldwide for a period of 23 years.
Todmorden's Transport, Part 3 - Mike
Sutcliffe and the late Dennis O'Neill tell a
very detailed tale of the history of the
second oldest municipal bus operator in the
UK. This third part (out of a possible 6
parts) continues with the amazing Todmorden
Rebuids and the very difficult conditions in
the First World War, it covers the years
1913-1920.
On the Rear Cover - upper pic.:
un-registered Octopus - Tile Haulage
Limited.
lower pic.: Leyland Beaver of Cadbury |
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Leyland Journal 17 - 2015
On the Cover - London Brick Company
Leyland Cub SKZ3.
The Leyland Low Floor Double Decker
Prototypes - John Howie looks at the
history of the Low Floor Leyland buses.
The Leyland Cub & Lynx, produced at Ham
Works, Kingston - The third part of the
Cub and Leyland production by Richard
Teesdale.
Dublin Fire Brigade and their Leyland
Fire Engines - Simon Ryan interesting
article on Leyland Fire engines in Dublin
Fire Brigade.
Todmorden's Transport, Part 2 -
Original text was written by the late Dennis
O'Neill which has been updated by Mike
Sutcliffe with additional information.
On the Rear Cover - upper pic.:
Burlington Slate Limited, Coniston Leyland
Bison. lower pic.: OK Motor Services -
Leyland Titan PD3/6 |
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Leyland Journal 16 - 2014
On the Cover - Todmorden Joint
Omnibus Committee Leyland PD2/1.
The Leyland Atlantean Story - 1956-1986
- Ron McCullock tells us the story about a
Leyland model which was a major step forward
in bus design, with its initial problems and
design changes leading to a very successful
vehicle.
The MT Company and Homeland Tours -
John Bennett delves into the history of a
coach operator which had three separate
lives, mainly running Leylands, but we look
at the fleet as a whole.
The Leyland Comet Fire Engines, with a
focus on Windovers - David Berry gives
us an insight into the background and
production of a batch of Leyland Comet
chassis which were used as a basis for fire
engines, many of these being bodied by
Windovers.
Todmorden's Transport (Part 1) - Mike
Sutcliffe and the late Dennis O'Neill tell a
very detailed tale of the history of the
second oldest municipal bus operator in the
UK. This first part gives a background to
the introduction of motor buses and relates
some of the difficulties faced by this
pioneering operator.
On the Rear Cover - upper pic.:
Walter Southworth - Leyland Beaver - NTD
242. lower pic.: Bouts Brothers Ltd -
Leyland Hippo TSW1 |
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Leyland Journal 15 - 2013
On the Cover - Southdown Leyland Lioness
Six, LTB1
The Cub - Part 2 (1932 - 1935) - Neil
D Steele. Part 2 looks at the ongoing
development of the Cub models, warts and
all, the sales of the Cub during a period of
depression and the impending Salter report
which was to have a fare reaching influence
on the future design of road transport
vehicles and the road transport industry in
general.
The Leyland O.900 Engine - Gary
Dwyer. Details and the development of the
O.900 engine. The first application was in
the Leyland Buffalo. The engine was also
available for generator sets, rail and
Maritime applications.
The Leyland Panther (& Panther Cub) -
Ron McCullock. In 1958 Leyland re-wrote
contemporary double-deck bus design with the
Atlantean. In this article we covered the
development of the Leyland single-deck
vehicle - The Leyland Panther.
Ben Richardson's Leylands - Mike
Sutcliffe, MBE. This article should be
regarded as Chapter 23 in the "Early History
of Leyland" series. In this article, we
concentrate on the further development of
Leyland buses in London, but particularly
concentrating on the exploits of William
Benjamin Richardson which led to the
eventual formation of the United Counties
Omnibus Company. 22 pages, including many
photographs.
On the Rear Cover - upper pic.:
Jacobs Biscuits - Leyland Octopus KKD 741.
lower pic.: Hants & Dorset A28, Leyland
Titan TD3 - LJ 9402 |
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Leyland Journal 14 - 2012
On the Cover - The Saudia Leyland
Williams Grand Prix Car, with the the
Leyland Landtrain and Leyland Roadtrain.
Challenges Ahead. - Gary Dwyer. Some
present day topics, and comments on this
issue.
The Leyland Olympic - John Howie. In
1948, when Leyland were starting to adapt to
post war production, it was decided to
produce a single deck bus, chassisless, and
with an underfloor engine. This very
interesting article extends to 7 pages
tracing the progress of the development of
this bus which was produced with Metro-Cammell
Weyman.
The Ergomatic Cab. Part 2. - Gary
Dwyer. 11 pages. This second part of a 2
part article of the Leyland Ergomatic Cab
deals with the changes in specification,
improvements, and subsequent use of
Ergomatic components on other vehicles
The Leyland-Crossley "Y" Types and the
First Leyland Buses in London - Mike
Sutcliffe, MBE. This article should be
regarded as No. 22 in the "Early History of
Leyland" series, and deals with the first
petrol engined buses produced from 1904
onwards. 18 pages, including many photos and
3 tables.
The "Cub". Part 1 (1927-1931) - Neil
Steele. The Cub, both in goods and passenger
version became one of Leyland Motors best
selling range of vehicles in the 1930's.
Neil's very readable article deals with all
the relavent aspects of it's production and
development. 11 pages, well illustrated.
On the Rear Cover - upper pic.: R.
Chisnell & Sons Leyland Olympic HR 40. lower
pic.: An Ergo' cabbed Buffalo belonging to
Agricultural Supply Co. (Fairford) Ltd,
Glos. |
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Leyland Journal 13 - 2011
On the Cover - One of two 1947 Tiger
PS2/10 for use on airport work.
Uncertain Times. - Gary Dwyer.
Reflections from the Editorial Office on the
present uncertain times we find ourselves
in, and also the effect it is having on
Leyland Trucks.
"Octopus" Part 2. - Neil Steele. 1960
saw the introduction of an entirely new
range of heavy goods vehicles, all 8
wheelers, four haulage and one tipper
chassis. Neil gives us a wealth of technical
detail of both the power units and chassis
of these LAD cabbed lorries. The Ergomatic
cab appeared in 1964, and finally the
Octopus was phased out in 1980 .
The Leyland-Crossley "Y" Types. -
Mike Sutcliffe, MBE. The article starts with
a look at who's who in The Lancashire Steam
Motor Company in 1903. This is followed by
the formation of Leyland Motors Ltd in 1907,
and a description of the Company's premises,
together with some of the key people who ran
the show. Next follows a detailed look at
the first petrol engined vehicles produced,
and who bought them.
Leyland Motors In Wartime. - John
Howie. Quite a lot has been written about
Leyland Motors between and after WW2, but
not a lot relating to the war years. John's
article fills this gap very well. As well as
what the company made, there is a lot of
other information such as the employment of
women to replace the men who joined the
services, air raid damage, security, and
other things that had to be faced up to
because the country was at war. Two months
after the war, the Company staged a "War
Products Exhibition" and the appendix
contains a list of Military Vehicle
designations, and Wheeled vehicle
designations.
The Pre-War Tigers. - David Moores.
North Western came into being on 23rd April
1923 as a result of Thomas Tilling's
interest in B.A.T. The article deals with
the very significant contribution made by
the many Leyland Tigers that the Company
purchased between the late 1920's and 1937.
The article concludes with a complete list
of all Tigers bought, sold, and body
details.
The Ergomatic Cab. Part 1. - Gary
Dwyer. This famous Leyland Cab made it's
first appearence at the 1964 Earls Court
Motor Show. This first very readable article
deals with initial concept and design of the
cab and it's production application to not
only Leyland lorries, but AEC and Albion as
well. At last it was realised how important
it was for the driver to have a comfortable
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Leyland Journal 12 - 2010
On the Cover - A 1949 Octopus Tanker
in Fina livery at a refinery.
Chairman's Message. - Ron Phillips
looks back over the last 12 months of
recession, last years Gathering at Farington,
a former Leyland Factory site, and this
years gathering at the BCVM.
30 Years of T 45. - Gary Dwyer. This
well illustrated 13 page article gives us a
very interesting account of Leyland's final
attempt to remain as a maker of large and
medium sized trucks. The T 45 was first
conceived in the mid 70's and launched in
1980, powered by the TL 12 engine, and
called the Roadtrain. Other models of
varying size and weight were developed, with
an option of other power units, until
production ceased shortly after the merger
with DAF. The article also takes a look at
how these vehicles were used in Cyprus and
Malta.
Pre War Leyland All-Metal Bodies. - A
series of 6 Photos, all Double Deckers.
Leyland's Post-War Coach Body. - John
Howie. The1950, Commercial Motor Show saw
the launch of the Company's first post war
single deck coach body, which was was
designed exclusively for the Royal Tiger
chassis. The article tells us of the design
and development of the last and short lived
luxury coach body. 10 pages including lots
of photos and a summary of Royal Tiger
Coaches 1950-1953.
"Octopus" Part 1. - Neil Steele. We
take a look at the development of this 8
wheeler which was synonymous with the
Leyland name from the 1930's onwards.
Includes construction and power unit detail.
Post-War Lions. - Part 2. Peter
Tulloch, John Shearman & Mike Sutcliffe MBE.
This second part describes all the right
hand drive vehicles on a country by country
basis. Includes a chassis list.
On the rear cover, 2 photos of South
Lancs Trolley Buses. |
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Leyland Journal 11 - 2009
On the Cover - A Hants & Sussex
Leyland PD1 .
Hard Times. - A review of how Leyland
Motors coped with previous ecconomic
downturns from the first world war to the
present day.
Hants & Sussex Leyland Titan PD1 'Deckers.
- Alan Lambert. Basil Williams formed this
small company with a grand sounding name in
1937. Just after the war, 11 PD1's were
bought, which was a mixture of high &
lowbridge bodies. The article tells the
storey of the Company and what happened to
the various Leylands it owned.
The Beaver Six Tec1 & 2 and Steer. -
Gary Dwyer & Neil Steele. In the late 30's,
Leyland wanted a heavy goods vehicle that
would bridge the gap between the Beaver Six
and the hippo. A very informative account of
the development of the Steer right up to the
eighties. A lot of interesting technical
information.
Leyland Motors In The 1950s. -
Malcolm Margetts. The author started his
working life as a Leyland Apprentice in
1953, and spent most of his working life
with the company. This very readable and
well written article looks at what was going
on in the Company during it's most
interesting period of development.
Post-War Lions. - Part 1. John
Shearman, Peter Tulloch, & Mike Sutcliffe
MBE. This single deck bus/coach chassis was
too long for the home market, which resulted
in all of these vehicles going for export. A
detailed look at the total production of
this bus/coach, described by "Commercial
Motor" thus: Worldmaster+Atlantean = Lion.
On the rear cover, Two mid 70's
Lorries. |
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Leyland Journal 10 - 2008
On the Cover - A Leyland petrol tram
at Morecambe during WW1, fitted with a gas
bag on the roof (see Mike Sutcliffe's
article).
Ten Years On - Editorial on the first
decade of the Leyland Society.
Leyland's Petrol Trams - and early
petrol rail cars. A 12 page article by Mike
Sutcliffe, illustrated with a number of
photographs and drawings and covering areas
from Parahyba, Brazil to Central South
Africa and Morecambe.
Moving trams by road - by Ron
Phillips: Gosport to Grimsby on a Leyland
lorry.
Leyland double deck bodies fitted with
rear doors. - An 11 page article by Ron
Phillips, well illustrated with a number of
photographs: Pre- and post-war enclosed
platform Titans.
At your own risk. - Ron Phillips
looks at the old habit of boarding and
alighting from vehicles on the move.
The Leyland Badger. - Neil D. Steele:
A look at the pre-war and post-war models.
What happened to the Premier Line Tigers?
- A follow-up to the article in Journal
No.7 by John Bennett and Mike Sutcliffe. The
article also includes a chart of those
produced and what happened to them.
On the rear cover, two photos of the
Leyland Badger (also subject of an article
in this issue).
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Leyland Journal 9 - 2007
On the Cover - A Leyland Titan: the
former pre-production FHG 592S in service
with Fishwick & Sons. and
The Fishwick Centenary - Mike
Sutcliffe writes on the company's 100 years
in the transport business, illustrated with
16 photographs.
The Post-War service bus body - John
Howie's survey of the Leyland built Royal
Tiger bus body, also illustrated with a
number of photographs.
Development of the T45 range. - Gary
Dwyer writes on the Leyland models derived
from the Roadtrain: from Constructor through
to the Scammell engineered versions sold to
the British army.
Scammells in the Leyland fold. - Ron
Phillips writes some notes on the numbering
of Scammells post 1951.
Thoughts on the PD prototype. - An
article by Alan Townsin on the Leyland
double-deck bus production 1940 - 1946: a
follow-on to the article by David Bailey and
Alan Pritchard in last year's Journal 8.
BUT Trolleybuses in Spain. - New
facts and photographs of British
trolleybuses by Ron Phillips.On the
rear cover, two photos of a Leyland
Badger in use as a brewer's dray, to
celebrate the 40th year since its
introduction. |
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Leyland Journal 8 - 2006
On the Cover - A Leyland Hippo of
Convoys Ltd., London EC4 was new in January
1936,
The Post-War Titan Prototype - David
Bailey and Alan Pritchard. This interesting
and well written article begins with Alan
telling the reader how he came to get
possession of the late David Bailey’s notes
made researching this project. This is the
first article and starts off by explaining
how the post-war double deck chassis (PD’s),
were designed and developed. A tremendous
amount of information on this project is in
this article and will delight the
enthusiast.
Leylands For The Navy Fire Service. -
A short illustrated Text from Neil Steele.
Leyland Motors at Leyland. - Fred
Boulton. The author began his career at the
Company as a Student Apprentice in 1960 and
finished up as a Chief engineer. As well as
a detailed insight into the day to day life
of a Leyland employee, there is a tremendous
amount of information about each of the
various sites that made up Leyland Motors
Ltd.
A Sum Of The parts. - Leyland parts,
drawings and schedules. Ron Phillips. This
article tells how Leyland Motors, from about
1930, kept track of the parts that went into
the construction of the vehicles they
produced, and thereby would be able to
supply parts to vehicle owners. This article
looks in depth and detail at what must have
been a huge task to ensure the efficient
production and after sales service of
Leyland Trucks and Buses.
Leylands In Cape Town. - Ron
Phillips. This article traces the storey of
the Company’s involvement in providing buses
for this city, starting in 1928. The article
also contains a few notes on commercial
vehicles Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright. Ron
McCullock. A comprehensive review of the
production of the 1980's mid engined coach,
The Leyland Tiger TR series.
Leyland FKT 1 Fire Engines For The army.
- Another contribution from Neil Steele.
On the rear cover, photos of two
post-war Leyland Tigers: above, a PS1/1 with
a 37 seat body by D.J. Davies, new in 1950,
below that, Yorkshire Traction No.780, a PS1
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Leyland Journal 7 - 2005
On the Cover - A Leyland National 2
of Lothian Region Transport.
Who had the oldest Leyland? - Mike
Sutcliffe writes on Leyland's own search for
a 'winner' in 1932
70th Birthday of Leyland Journal -
Some notes from the 1935 edition, by Ron
Phillips.
The Premier Line Tigers - A tale of
over-optimistic expansion in the home
counties, by Mike Sutcliffe.
Additional Information. . . - The
oldest lorries in 1932, some further notes.
The Latter Days of Leyland Bus -
Recollections and Reminiscences: David
Burnicle speaks from personal experience of
the 1977 - 1987 period at Leyland's bus
plants.
Liverpool's Leyland Fire Engines -
Neil D. Steele describes the fleet of Leyland
fire appliances used by Liverpool Fire
Brigade 1913 - 1942.
Leylands in the Highlands - Gordon
Baron writes on the operations of Sutherland
Transport & Trading Co. and of Pulford
Transport.
On the rear cover, photos of two
unusual Leyland Lorries in service in Iraq:
an Interim Hippo built from surplus Hippo Mk
II components, and a Super Beaver prime
mover with passenger trailer. |
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Leyland Journal 6 - 2004
On the Cover - A Leyland publicity
photo taken at Hastings
Thomas Transmission - Mike Sutcliffe
writes of one of Parry Thomas's inventions,
as used in the Leyland Petrol-Electrics.
The Leyland Buses of Madrid - 30
years of selling buses to Spain's capital,
by Ron Phillips.
Transportation of Flour - The history
of moving a basic product, by Graham Edge.
Silcox of Pembroke Dock - The story
of Silcox Leylands, by John Bennett.
Big Fire at Chorley - The fire on
Christmas Eve, 1926. An article transcribed
by Gordon Baron from a copy-print produced
by the Chorley Library.
On the rear cover, two photos of
lorries with the "Leyland Lorries for Loads"
slogan. |
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Leyland Journal 5 - 2003
Something to Celebrate - a brief word
on centenaries at both Wigan and Eastbourne
Corporations, prolific Leyland users.
The Buses of Eastbourne - Mike
Sutcliffe and Ron Phillips give thorough
coverage of the many Leylands used during
this Corporation bus fleet's century of
service.
Leyland's "Badge Engineering" - Ron
Phillips considers various names used on
similar models within the Leyland group.
Mann, Crossman and Paulin Ltd. - Mike
Sutcliffe details the early wagons of a
London brewery.
Two Fire Engine Exports - Neil D.
Steele on fire appliances for overseas.
How Fast Did They Go? - Mike
Sutcliffe on how gears, rear axles and tyres
affect performance. |
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Leyland Journal 4 - 2002
Llanelly's Leyland Trolleybuses - Ron
Phillips looks behind the scenes of
Leyland's first 'production' trolleybuses.
Food For Thought - a Leyland railcar
with early metal body, diesel engine and
torque convertor.
Leyland in the Decling Years - an
insight by Chris Cernes, formerly Leyland
Motors Chief Engineer, into the T25 Leyland
Marathon conception and development. Adapted
from his address to the Leyland Society 2001
AGM.
Leyland's First 'Side-Types' - Mike
Sutcliffe describes forward control Leylands
of 1922-1930.
The Leyland - She's A Lady - Ron
Phillips considers the diverse forms of the
Leyland Lioness.
Bodywork by Leyland - a brief summary
of production from Leyland, Chorley,
Kingston and Lillyhall. |
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Leyland Journal 3 - 2001
The Leyland 500 Engine - Fred Boulton
tells the inside story of the development of
the "headless wonder".
Leyland Technical Centre -
advertising feature from one of the
remaining parts of the Leyland Motors
empire.
Leyland Low Floor Trolleybus - Ron
Phillips investigates a twin motor low
height double decker.
The Leyland Menagerie - some rarer
Leyland models.
Leyland's Shaft Driven Steamers -
Mike Sutcliffe describes a rare breed.
An Unusual Lion - a Strachan bodied
LT5A for Western Australia.
Leyland's Gearless Buses - Alan
Townsin examines the Torque converter.
Leyland Trucks Today - examining the
new range of products at the Leyland Trucks
factory.
The Ubiquitous Trojan - Mike
Worthington-Williams writes on this Leyland
built car and van chassis.
Lancs United - Leyland User - Mark
Green looks at the Leopards used by his
local operator. |
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Leyland Journal 2 - 2000
Leyland Gas Turbine Truck - Fred
Boulton, a key member of the design team on
this project, recalls this innovative form
of propulsion.
Unfrozen Leyland Buses - Alan Townsin
retells a piece of wartime history.
London Brick Leylands - Bill Aldridge
looks at a once large Leyland delivery
fleet.
Recognising Leylands - 1904-1914
petrol vehicles - Mike Sutcliffe provides a
detailed guide to early Leyland production.
Memories of an 'RAF' Leyland - Edwin
F. Hodgkiss provides interesting and amusing
stories of driving a 1918 RAF model.
The Leyland National 2 - Laurence
MacDuff's appreciation of the type in
Scotland. |
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Leyland Journal 1 - 1999
A Leyland Enthusiast Remembers - Jack
N. Barlow looks back on his memories of
Leylands from 80 years ago.
Leyland Metal Framed Bodies - Ron
Phillips looks at a disaster that became a
triumph.
The City of Plymouth Fire Brigade Leyland
Beavers - Neil Steele writes on Leyland
fire appliances from the 1960's.
Recognising Leylands - the 'RAF type'
family - a comprehensive guide courtesy of
Mike Sutcliffe.
The Lion of Olympia - Mike
Worthington-Williams tells the fascinating
story of the Leyland Eight touring car from
the 1920's.
Proud Lancastrians - Graham Edge
reminisces on Leyland lorries. |
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