SCT '61 Photo Index
Banfield Coaches
Banfield, London SE15

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1. CRJ537 ... NMA1, a Leyland Royal Tiger with Plaxton C41C body, new in 1951, and CRJ537, a 1947 Leyland Tiger PS1 rebodied in 1954 with a Burlingham FC35F body, both operated by Banfields on hire to Wimpey. (Sun 28/3/65, Seaway Car Park, Southend)
2. CJG944 ... CJG944, a Leyland Titan PD1 with Leyland L53R body, built in 1948 for East Kent and sold to Banfields in 1964. (Sun 6/3/66, Seaway Car Park, Southend)
3. JXL452 ... Banfield Coaches Leyland PS1/1 JXL452, new to King of London N.1 as C35F but was re-bodied as FC35F in April 1954 when it came to Banfields. (Sun 19/7/59, heading South on the A1 (then the Barnet By-Pass) towards South Mimms)
4. NMA1 ... Plaxton Crusader C43C bodywork was carried by Leyland PSU1/11 Royal Tiger NMA1 seen here with Banfield, London S.E.13. (Sat 20/6/64, near London Victoria Coach Station)
5. NMA1 ... Banfield Coaches NMA1, a Leyland PSU1/11 Royal Tiger with Plaxton Crusader C43C bodywork. (Sat 7/9/63, Kursaal Car Park, Southend)
6. MPT584 ... Duple Ambassador C41C bodied Leyland Royal Tiger MPT584 had been new to Summerson Brothers, West Auckland in 1951. It passed first to Cowell, Sunderland and then to Julius & Lockwood, London S.E.15 and is seen here at Ascot in Cunard Eagle Airways livery after it had passed with the Julius & Lockwood business to Banfield, London S.E. 15 who had the contract to provide Cunard Eagle with coaches. (Sat 21/7/62, Ascot)
7. NMA1 ... NMA1, a Leyland Royal Tiger with Plaxton C41C body, new in 1951, and CRJ537, a 1947 Leyland Tiger PS1 rebodied in 1954 with a Burlingham FC35F body, both operated by Banfields on hire to Wimpey. (Sun 28/3/65, Seaway Car Park, Southend)
8. WMY34 ... WMY34 was a Leyland PSU1/15 Royal Tiger with a Duple Ambassador C41C body new to Venture, London N.W.2 in 1951. (Sat 21/7/62, Ascot)
9. XMT80 ... XMT80, a Leyland Royal Tiger with Duple C37C body built in 1952. Originally owned by Venture, Hendon and sold in 1960 to Banfields. (Sun 31/1/65, Seaway Car Park, Southend)
10. WLO692 ... New to Banfield, S.E.15 in May 1959 with a Burlingham Seagull VII C41F body, WLO692, a Leyland PSUC1/2 Tiger Cub, was rebodied with a Plaxton Panorama Elite II C45F body in 1972 and is seen with Thomas, West Ewell at Wembley with the twin towers in the background. (Sat 14/4/73, Wembley Stadium)
11. WLO695 ... WLO695 in the fleet of Banfield, London S.E.15 was a Leyland PSUC1/2 Tiger Cub with a Duple Britannia C41C body and was seen arriving at Gilwell Park, Epping for a cub & scout gathering. (Sat 3/7/71, Gilwell Park, Epping)
12. 409ALC ... Banfield, London S.E.15 Leyland L1 Leopard 53, 409ALC, with a Duple Britannia C41C body seen on Epsom Downs. (Tue 29/8/67, Epsom Downs)
13. 409ALC ... 409ALC was a Leyland L1 Leopard with a Duple Britannia C41C body new in June 1960 to Banfield, London S.E.15 and is seen in Hastings. (Sat 25/8/62, Hastings)
14. 410ALC ... Charles W Banfield Ltd, London SE15, 410ALC, was one of a pair of Duple Britannia C41C bodied Leyland Leopard L1 new in June 1960. (Sat 14/3/70, temporary coach park at Wormwood Scrubs)
15. EMP799B ... Charles W Banfield Ltd, London SE15, EMP799B was a Bedford VAL14 with Duple Vega Major C52F bodywork, one of four new in April and May 1964 and seen here participating in the 10th British Coach Rally that year. (Sat 18/4/64, Victoria Coach Station)
16. GMV505B ... GMV505B of Banfield, London S.E.15 was a Bedford VAS1 with a Duple Bella Vista C29F body new in June 1964. (Sat 18/7/64, Ascot Racecourse)
17. MHX914C ... Middleton's Coaches, Rugeley, 30, MHX914C,a Leyland Leopard PSU3/3R built in 1965 with Duple Northern Continental C51F bodywork. (June 1977, Redcar Racecourse)
18. LGT810D ... Banfield, London S.E. LGT810D was a Bedford VAM14 with a Duple (N) Viscount C41F body new in 1966 seen here on a railway replacement service near Bromley South Station. (October 1967, High Street, Bromley)