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Southdown 1194, EUF94, was one of a batch of 24 1938 Leyland TS8 Tigers with Harrington C32R bodies fitted with half-length folding roofs.
They were Southdown's first batch of oil-engined coaches, but a decision in the early 1940s to convert all bus saloons to diesel resulted in an engine swap between this batch of coaches and 7.6 litre petrol buses Nos.1400-1429. Most were converted back to diesel again around 1950. 1194 was new 5/38; to Leyland 7.6 litre petrol engine 1942 and back to Leyland 8.6 litre oil engine 5/51. The body was sold to J.Light (breaker), Lewes 2/52 and scrapped, the running gear being donated to Beadle C35C Integral 860 LCD 860 which entered service in 5/52. The Beadle did a couple of years with Mexborough & Swinton 1962 as No.105 after withdrawal by Southdown. Info on these Tigers and Beadle Integrals from Dick Gilberts Southdown Tiger pages on his Classic Buses website.
Behind the TS8 are 2 members of the Hants & Sussex Fleet, both PS1s, the first with Duple Ambassador style full front coachwork, the other with a more usual Duple 'A' body

Photo taken by Roy Brown (Roger Janes collection), August 1950, South Parade Pier, Southsea

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