1. JAA708 ... King Alfred Olympic JAA708, new in October 1950 and nearing the end of a long restoration (Sun 2/1/11, Winchester Bus Station)

2. JAA708 ... JAA708 was Chisnell (King Alfred)'s Leyland HR40 Olympic with Weymann B40F body new in 1950 seen in Winchester. (Tue 9/2/60, The Broadway, Winchester)

3. JAA708 ... King Alfred Leyland Olympic JAA708, new in October 1950 (Wed 1/1/14, Eastgate Street, Winchester)

4. JAA708 ... King Alfred Olympic JAA708, new in October 1950 and first time on the road at the running day after a long restoration (Tue 1/1/13, The Broadway, Winchester)

5. JOJ265 ... JOJ265 was the last of five Leyland HR40 Olympics with Weymann B36F bodies new to Birmingham in 1950 and 2265 is seen here. (Sun 22/5/66, Selly Oak Garage, Birmingham)

6. KOC233 ... Jennings of Ashen's green-liveried former demonstrator KOC233 is seen here at Judd Street, King's Cross some time between acquisition in April 1951 and relocation of the London terminal to Pentonville Road in January 1954. (early 1950s, Judd Street Coach Station, London Kings Cross )

7. DRN112 ... Ribble 248, DRN112, a Leyland Olympic HR44 from 1951 with Weymann B44F bodywork. (Tue 27/3/51, Central Station Yard, Wellington Street, Leeds)

8. DRN118 ... Ribble Motors Leyland Olympic, 254, DRN118, built in 1951. (1961/62, Express Bus Station, Corner of North Road and Lords Walk, Preston, Lancs)

9. DRN127 ... DRN127 was a Leyland Olympic HR44/Weymann B44F new Ribble in 1951 and one of seven sold to the Ulster Transport Authority in 1966. As 9104, it passed to Ulsterbus on the formation of that company in 1967, later becoming a towbus before being sold in 1973 to the Gaelic Football Club in Loughanisland for use as a changing room. (August 1968, Enniskillen (?))

10. DRN129 ... Ribble 265, DRN129, a Leyland Olympic HR44 from 1951 with Weymann B44F bodywork. (Tue 27/3/51, opposite Wellington Street Coach Station, Leeds)

11. DRN132 ... Mitchell, contractor, DRN132 a Leyland Olympic HR44 from 1951 with Weymann B44F bodywork. (September 1970, Upper Teesdale, near Cow Green)

12. DRN141 ... Ribbble 277, DRN141, a 1951 Leyland Olympic HR44 with Weymann body. This was the last Olympic to enter Ribble service. When photographed the bus was in the process of being preserved but appears to have sunk without trace in the intervening years. (1975, Morecambe)

13. EDB324 ... North Western had two Leyland HR44/96S Olympics and the second of them 397, EDB324, with Weymann B44F body is seen in the part of Manchester L.M.S. used for the longer distance services which was on the southern side of Great Bridgewater Street opposite the other part of the bus station. (Thu 18/8/55, Lower Mosley Street Bus Station, Manchester)

14. EDB324 ... One of two Leyland HR44/96S Olympics with Weymann B44F bodies in the North Western fleet, 397, EDB324, new in 1951, loads in Manchester (L.M.S.) for the service to Barnsley. (Sat 31/5/58, Lower Mosley Street Bus Station, Manchester)

15. FUH409 ... Gleeson (contractor) FUH409, a Leyland Olympic HR44 with Weymann B44F body, new in 1951 as Western Welsh 409. (September 1969, Godley Lane, Halifax)

16. HD8543 ... Berresford's, Cheddleton HD8543, a Leyland/MCW Olympic HR44 with Weymann B42F body, new to Yorkshire W.D. (689) in 1951. (March 1973, Berresford's Premises, near Cheddleton)

17. HD9128 ... Yorkshire Woollen District 737, HD9128, seen in Chester Street Bus Station, Bradford was a Leyland HR44/96S Olympic with Weymann B44F body. It was one of ten new to YWD in 1951. (Sun 8/7/56, Chester Street Bus Station, Bradford)

18. KOC233 ... Springett (t/a Jennings), Ashen KOC233, was a Leyland HR40 Olympic with a Metro Cammell DP40F body which had been new in February 1951 as a demonstrator. Acquired in April 1951, it is seen at their garage. (Sun 31/10/65, Garage, Ashen, Essex)

19. MMN302 ... One of four, new in 1951, Isle of Man Road Services 84, MMN302, was a Leyland HR40 Olympic with a Weymann B40F body. (Sun 27/6/65, Westbourne Road, Ramsey)

20. MMN303 ... Isle of Man Road Services 85, MMN303, new in 1951, was a Leyland HR40 Olympic with a Weymann B40F body. (Sun 27/6/65)

21. MPT858 ... Stockton 26, MPT858, a Leyland HR44/96S Olympic new in 1951 with Weymann B41D body which had been converted, in January 1961, to B41F is seen at the garage. (Sun 25/7/65, Stockton Corporation Depot)

22. NTC233 ... Fishwick 16, NTC233, a Leyland HR44/96S Olympic with Weymann B40F body, seen in Preston, was one of eight new between March and October 1951 (Mon 26/8/63, Fishwick's Bus Station, Fox Street, Preston)

23. NTC234 ... A rather unusual visitor to Wembley on the occasion of the 1969 Rugby League Cup Final was J Fishwick & Sons, Leyland 17, NTC234, one of four Leyland Olympic HR44 with Weymann bodies which had been new in 1951. (Sat 17/5/69, Wembley, in front of The Empire Pool)

24. NWA926 ... NWA926 had been new in 1951 as Sheffield 226, the first of three Leyland HR44 Olympics, with Weymann B44F bodies. (Sun 21/5/67, Pond Street Bus Station, Sheffield)

25. SPU985 ... Jennings of Ashen SPU985, Leyland Olympic HR44 with Weymann 44 seat dual purpose body, dating from 1951. When photographed the bus was apparently preserved (1979, Heysham)

26. SPU985 ... SPU985 was a Leyland HR44/96/S Olympic with a Weymann DP40F body new to Springett (t/a Jennings), Ashen in October 1951, which was seen at their garage. (Sun 31/10/65, Garage, Ashen, Essex)

27. SPU985 ... Comments under a recent image of SPU985 a 1951 Leyland Olympic with a Weymann DP40F body new to Springett (t/a Jennings), Ashen mentioned it had been seen at Carnforth Steamtown. (Sun 20/7/86, Steamtown, Carnforth)

28. TKV686 ... A left hand drive Leyland/MCW Olympic TKV686, in use as a racing car transporter by the Hepworth Racing Organisation at a hillclimbing event in the grounds of Harewood House in Summer 1969. (Summer 1969, Harewood House, near Leeds)

29. KOC242 ... The third of the Leyland HR40 Olympic prototypes with Metro-Cammell B40F bodywork, KOC242, found its way into the fleet of Llynfi, Maesteg as number 61 in November 1953 and is here seen at the garage. It was acquired from Whittle, Highley to whom it had passed after demonstration work. (Sat 6/9/69, Llynfi Garage, Maesteg)

30. CEK587D ... Seen at Gilwell Park is CEK587D of Davies, Tredegar carrying a Royal Tiger badge. This had started life as a Leyland EL2/44 Olympic with Metro-Cammell body destined for Cuba but the ship carrying this and forty-one others came to grief in the Thames in October 1964. Some of the Olympics were recovered and the running units of two of them were fitted to Van Hool C44C bodies in April 1966 to become CEK587/8D of Smith, Wigan retaining left-hand drive. (Sat 1/7/72, Gilwell Park)