1. ... Leicester Corporation Tramways 3 was an Electric Railway and Tramway Carriage Works 22/34 seat open top car with a Brill 21E 4-wheel truck, dating from 1904. As the card caption states, this was the official opening ceremony on the 18th May 1904.
Photo taken Wed 18 May 1904, Abbey Park Road depot, Leicester

2. JF5873 ... Browns Blue JF5873, a Leyland TD3 new in May 1934, ex Leicester in July 1949 and to Browns in September 1949. Withdrawn December 1953.
Photo taken May 1950, Browns Blue Garage, Ibstock

3. CBC921 ... Preserved ex-Leicester 329, CBC921, is a 1939 AEC Renown with Northern Counties H32/32R body.
Photo taken Sun 9 Sep 2012, National Space Centre Coach Park

4. CBC921 ... Leicester 329, CBC921, a 1939 AEC Renown with Northern Counties H32/32R body.
Photo taken Sun 7 Sep 2014, Leicester

5. DBC236 ... Leicester City Transport 345, DBC236, an AEC Renown with Metro-Cammell H32/32R body built in 1940.
Photo taken early 1950s, Leicester General Hospital

6. DJF333 ... Barton, Chilwell 842, DJF333, was a Leyland PD1 with a Leyland H30/26R body which had been new in June 1946 as Leicester 232.
Photo taken Sat 6 Oct 1962, Mount Street/Granby Street, Nottingham

7. DJF335 ... Barton, Chilwell 830, DJF335, was a Leyland PD1 with a Leyland H30/26R body which had been new in June 1946 as Leicester 234.
Photo taken Sat 6 Oct 1962, Mount Street/Granby Street, Nottingham

8. DJF336 ... Seen entering Mount Street Bus Station in Nottingham is Barton, Chilwell 831, DJF336, which was an early Leyland PD1 (line number 29) with a Leyland H30/26R body which had been acquired from Leicester.
Photo taken Sat 27 Mar 1965, Mount Street Bus Station, Nottingham

9. DJF346 ... Barton, Chilwell 846, DJF346, which was seen on the parking area at Mount Street/Granby Street, Nottingham, was a Leyland PD1 with a Leyland H30/26R body new in December 1946 as Leicester 245.
Photo taken Sat 6 Oct 1962, Mount Street/Granby Street, Nottingham

10. DJF349 ... DJF349 is a Leyland PD1 with Leyland H30/26R bodywork new in 1946 to Leicester City Transport as their 248.
Photo taken Sun 15 Jul 2018, Ruddington

11. HTT484 ... Leicester City Transport 195, HTT484, an AEC Regal with Weymann B35F body, new to Devon General as their SR484 in 1946 and bought by Leicester in 1952.
Photo taken early 1950s, Leicester

12. FBC312 ... Taylor Woodrow Construction FBC312, an A E C Regent III 9612E built in 1948 with Brush H33/27R bodywork. Staff transport at Hartlepool Nuclear Power Station, this had been new as Leicester 46.
Photo taken November 1970, Hartlepool Nuclear Power Station construction site

13. FBC548 ... Ex-Leicester City Daimler CVD6 73, FBC548, with Roberts H60R body, new in 1948, seen here with contractor Taylor Woodrow.
Photo taken Sun 28 Jun 1964, Lowestoft

14. FBC272 ... Leicester City Transport 6, FBC272, an AEC Regent III with Metro-Cammell H30/26R body built in 1949.
Photo taken early 1950s, Leicester General Hospital

15. FBC318 ... Taylor Woodrow FBC318, an AEC Regent III 9612E built in 1949 with Brush H33/27R bodywork.
Photo taken April 1970, Hartlepool Nuclear Power Station

16. FBC664 ... Ex-Leicester City Daimler CVD6 81, FBC664, with Willowbrook H60R body, new in 1949, seen here with contractor Taylor Woodrow
Photo taken Sun 28 Jun 1964, Lowestoft

17. FJF185 ... Teesside Municipal Transport FJF185 was an all Leyland PD2/1 built in 1949 pressed into service before it had been repainted from its Leicester livery.
Photo taken March 1970, Wilson Street, Middlesbrough

18. FJF186 ... Teesside Municipal Transport H146, FJF186, an all Leyland Titan PD2/1 from 1949, formerly Leicester 147.
Photo taken May 1970, High Street, Stockton

19. FJF192 ... Teesside Municipal Transport H148, FJF192, an all Leyland Titan PD2/1 from 1949.
Photo taken July 1970, Middlesbrough Exchange

20. FJF193 ... Preserved Leicester City Transport 154, FJF193, a 1949 Leyland Titan PD2/1 with Leyland bodywork
Photo taken 1995, Sandtoft Trolleybus Museum

21. FJF193 ... Preserved Leicester 193, FJF193, an all-Leyland Titan PD2/1, new in 1949
Photo taken Sun 22 Nov 2009, Leicester

22. FJF193 ... Leicester 154, FJF193, a 1949 Leyland Titan PD2/1 with bodywork by the chassis builder.
Photo taken Sun 13 Jun 2010, Chatsworth

23. FJF158 ... Yuill, Hartlepool based contractor, FJF158 (B11), a Leyland Titan PD2/1 with Leyland H32/28R bodywork.
Photo taken August 1972, Yuill's Hartlepool Depot

24. FJF196 ... Teesside Municipal Transport H149, FJF196, seen at Middlesbrough Exchange was a Leyland PD2/1 with a Leyland H33/29R body which had been acquired from Leicester Corporation 157 in March 1970.
Photo taken Thu 20 Apr 1972, Middlesbrough Exchange

25. OJF191 ... This is OJF191, a 1956 Leyland Tiger Cub with Weymann Hermes B44F body. It was new to Leicester City Transport and withdrawn in December 1969.
Photo taken Tue 26 Mar 2019, private site in Staffordshire

26. TBC164 ... Preserved Leicester City 164, TBC164, a Leyland Titan PD3/1 with Willowbrook H41/33R body, new in 1958. It was withdrawn from service in 1974.
Photo taken Sun 3 Oct 1982, Leicester City Transport Abbey Park Depot

27. TBC164 ... A rear view of preserved former Leicester City Transport 164, TBC164, a Leyland Titan PD3/1 with Willowbrook H41/33R body, new in 1958.
Photo taken Sun 31 Jul 1983, Sandtoft Trolleybus Museum

28. UJF177 ... Pearson (contractor), Hetton-le-Hole UJF177 was a Leyland PD3/1 with a Metro Cammell H41/33R body new in July 1959 as Leicester 177.
Photo taken Wed 8 Aug 1979, Chester-le-Street

29. UJF179 ... OK Motor Services, Bishop Auckland, YUP487, a Leyland Titan PD3/6 from 1958 with H41/32RD bodywork by Roe. Parked next to it is UJF179, a Daimler CS6G/30 with Metro-Cammell bodywork acquired from Leicester, where it was new in 1959.
Photo taken April 1972, OK depot Bishop Auckland

30. UJF182 ... Lockeys of St Helen Auckland, Co. Durham, UJF182, a Daimler CSG6-30 of 1959 with Metro-Cammell bodywork.
Photo taken July 1974, West Auckland Green

31. UJF182 ... Seen in Newgate Street, Bishop Auckland with Lockey, St. Helen Auckland, is UJF182, a Daimler CSG6/30 with a Metro Cammell H41/33R body.
Photo taken Thu 20 Apr 1972, Newgate Street, Bishop Auckland

32. UJF184 ... Leicester 184, UJF184, a 1959 Daimler CSG6/30 with Metro Cammell bodywork was the final member of a batch of 6.
Photo taken late 1960s, Humberstone Gate, Leicester

33. VJF213 ... Record shot of Leicester 213, VJF213, a AEC Bridgemaster B3RA Park Royal H41/31R new in October 1959 during its Sunday rest with a newer companion and older Daimler CSG6-30.
Photo taken Sun 16 May 1971, Abbey Park Road Depot, Leicester

34. 217AJF ... Preserved ex-Leicester 217, 217AJF, is a 1961 AEC Bridgemaster with Park Royal H45/31R body.
Photo taken Sun 9 Sep 2012, Abbey Pumping Station Museum, Leicester

35. 218AJF ... Don's Tours of Bishops Stortford 218AJF and VHE199, ex-Leicester 218 and ex-Yorkshire Traction 1199 respectively.
Photo taken parking area off Dane Street, Bishops Stortford

36. 245AJF ... A1 Service, (Ardrossan) 245AJF was a Leyland PD3A/1 with a Metro-Cammell H41/33R body, new to Leicester in 1961.
Photo taken Sun 5 Aug 1979

37. 246AJF ... Leicester 246, 246AJF, a Leyland PD3A/1 with Metro Cammell H41/33R body, new in September 1961.
Photo taken January 1972, London Road, Leicester

38. 221DRY ... Leicester 221, 221DRY, a 1962 AEC Bridgemaster with rear entrance Park Royal bodywork. This bus was withdrawn in 1971 after just 9 years service.
Photo taken 1960s, Newarke Street, Leicester

39. 254DRY ... Roseworth Kioras JJB ADC175A, a Leyland Titan PD3A/1 built in 1962 with East Lancashire H41/33RD bodywork.
Photo taken May 1985, Low Green, Great Ayton

40. 264ERY ... Guide Friday 264ERY, a Leyland Titan PD3A/1 built in 1962 with Park Royal O41/33R bodywork.
Photo taken August 1982, Stratford-upon-Avon

41. 265ERY ... Leicester City Transport 265, 265ERY, 1962 Leyland PD3A/1/Park Royal H41/33R on hire to Blackburn.
Photo taken Sat 3 Jun 1978, Darwen Circus

42. 186DRY ... Leicester 186, 186DRY, was one of a trio of Leyland Atlanteans with Metro-Cammell bodywork bought for evaluation purposes in 1963.
Photo taken Sat 19 May 1979, Humberstone Gate, Leicester

43. 187DRY ... Continental Pioneer, Richmond R5 “Boadicea”, 187DRY, seen at Putney Bridge Station whilst operating a London Transport rail replacement service, was a Leyland PDR1/1 Atlantean, with a Metro Cammell H44/33F body, which had been acquired in March 1980, from Leicester, to whom it had been new in February 1963, with fleet number 187.
Photo taken Sun 15 Mar 1981, Putney

44. 197GJF ... Ex-Leicester 197 approaches Wembley Stadium. New as Leicester 197 in December 1963, 197GJF was an A.E.C. 4MU3RA Reliance with a Marshall B54F body which was rebuilt to B50D in July 1967 and reseated to B47D in April 1969.
Photo taken Sat 5 Jun 1976, Wembley Stadium

45. 264ERY ... 264ERY is a Park Royal bodied Leyland PD3A/1, new to Leicester City Transport in January 1963 and withdrawn in November 1977. It was sold to Guide Friday Tours of Stratford upon Avon in January 1978 and converted by Willowbrook to an open top layout. It entered service with Guide Friday in April 1978 and worked until 2000. The LTHT acquired it in June 2011. It is seen passing Renown CBC921
Photo taken Sun 7 Sep 2014, Car Park at National Space Museum

46. 82HBC ... Leicester City Transport 82, 82HBC, 1963 Leyland PD3A/1/East Lancs H41/33R on hire to Blackburn.
Photo taken Sat 3 Jun 1978, Bolton Road, Darwen

47. 82HBC ... Leicester 82, 82HBC, a 1964 East Lancs bodied Leyland Titan PD3A/1 is seen after withdrawal and sale to local independent Astill and Jordon of Ratby.
Photo taken Sat 2 Oct 1982, St Margaret's Bus Station, Leicester

48. 89HBC ... Hull never bought any Leyland Titans for passenger service but they did buy an ex-Leicester example for the learner fleet in the late eighties. Leicester 89, 89HBC, a 1964 Leyland Titan PD3A/1 with East Lancs body is seen as a carnival float in Hull in 1995.
Photo taken August 1995, Anlaby Road

49. 90HBC ... 90HBC is an East Lancs bodied Leyland PD3A/1 new to LCT in February 1964 and withdrawn in September 1978.
Photo taken Sun 7 Sep 2014, London Road, Leicester

50. DBC190C ... Preserved Leicester City 190, DBC190C, a AEC Renown 3B3RA with East Lancs H72F body new in 1964
Photo taken Sun 29 Jun 2003, North Weald

51. CJF71C ... Rear view of Leicester 71 CJF71C, Leyland PD3A/1 / East Lancs H41/33R, new in January 1965
Photo taken January 1972, Swain Street

52. CJF73C ... Weardale MS CJF73C, a Leyland Titan PD3A/1 built in 1965 with East Lancs H41/33R bodywork.
Photo taken Sun 12 Apr 1981, Frosterley Garage

53. DBC189C ... Hunter, Seaton Delaval 37, DBC189C (formerly Leicester 189), an AEC Renown 3B3RA with East Lancs. H44/31F body, new in 1965.
Photo taken Summer 1977, Oxford Street/North Parade, Whitley Bay

54. EFP621T ... A Daimler-Benz O317 with Ludewig one and a half deck body, new in 1966 and presented to Leicester in 1978 by its twin town of Krefeld in Germany. It then acquired the UK registration EFP521T. The same year in return, Krefeld received Leicester 85, a 1964 Leyland double decker with East Lancs body.
Photo taken Sun 3 Oct 1982, Leicester City Transport Abbey Park Depot

55. FJF38D ... Leicester 38, FJF38D, an AEC Renown / East Lancs H43/31R
Photo taken January 1972, Humberstone Gate, Leicester

56. FJF40D ... Preserved Leicester 40, FJF40D, a 1966 AEC Renown with East Lancs H44/31R body.
Photo taken Sat 26 Apr 2014, Quorn & Woodhouse station yard

57. FJF40D ... Maynefleet 40, FJF40D, an A E C Renown 3B3RA built in 1966 with East Lancashire H43/31R bodywork, picking up passengers with plenty of luggage at Lime Street station.
Photo taken August 1979, Lime Street Railway Station, Liverpool

58. GRY48D ... Preserved Leicester 48, GRY48D, a 1966 Leyland PD3A with MCW H41/33R body.
Photo taken Sat 26 Apr 2014, Quorn & Woodhouse station yard

59. GRY50D ... Leicester 50, GRY50D, a 1966 Leyland Titan PD3A/1 with MCW bodywork passes 1969 Bristol RELL6L 128, TRY128H.
Photo taken Sat 19 May 1979, Humberstone Gate, Leicester

60. GRY53D ... Leicester 53, GRY53D, a Leyland PD3A/1 with MCW H41/33R body
Photo taken January 1972, London Road, Leicester

61. GRY60D ... GRY60D, new in 1966 is Leicester 60, a Leyland Titan PD3A/1 with Park Royal 74 seat body.
Photo taken Tue 11 Aug 1987, Approaching the Wythall Transport Museum, possibly Church Lane

62. GRY64D ... The Leyland Titan PD3 was synonymous with Leicester in the sixties. The last examples with Park Royal bodywork entered service in 1966. 64, GRY64D, a Leyland Titan PD3A/1 en route to Eyres Monsall in 1979, the year prior to its withdrawal.
Photo taken Sat 19 May 1979, Leicester

63. LJF16F ... Preserved ex-Leicester 16, LJF16F, Leyland PD3A/12 with East Lancs H41/33R body, new in September 1967
Photo taken Sun 26 Sep 2004, Duxford

64. LJF16F ... Leicester 16, LJF16F, a 1967 Leyland Tian PD3A/12 with East Lancs bodywork. The destination was carried by this bus in 1982 when it performed the last rites for rear entrance buses in Leicester.
Photo taken Sun 13 Jun 2010, Chatsworth

65. LJF19F ... Leicester 19, LJF19F, Leyland Titan PD3 / East Lancs H41/33R, new late 1967.
Photo taken Sat 4 Apr 1981, Humberstone Gate, Leicester

66. LJF21F ... Seen helping out in Newcastle in 1976 is Leicester 21, LJF21F, a 1967 East Lancs bodied Leyland Titan PD3A/12.
Photo taken 1976, Byker PTE Depot, Newcastle

67. LJF21F ... Pre-School Playgroups Association, LJF21F, a Leyland Titan PD3A/12 built in 1967 with East Lancashire bodywork.
Photo taken August 1983

68. LJF22F ... Leicester 22, LJF22F, Leyland Titan PD3 / East Lancs H41/33R new in late 1967.
Photo taken Sat 4 Apr 1981, Humberstone Gate, Leicester

69. LJF22F ... Rear view of Leicester 22, LJF22F, Leyland Titan PD3 / East Lancs H41/33R, new late 1967.
Photo taken Sat 4 Apr 1981, Humberstone Gate, Leicester

70. LJF25F ... Leicester 25, LJF25F, Leyland Titan PD3 / East Lancs H41/33R new in late 1967.
Photo taken Sat 4 Apr 1981, Charles Street, Leicester

71. LJF26F ... Leicester 26, LJF26F, a Leyland PD3A/12 with MCW H41/33R bodywork, loading in the city centre.
Photo taken summer 1981, Humberstone Gate, Leicester

72. LJF27F ... Leicester 27, LJF27F, a 1967 Leyland Titan PD3A/12 with MCW body
Photo taken 1975, Leicester

73. LJF28F ... Leicester 28, LJF28F, Leyland Titan PD3 / MCW H41/33R.
Photo taken Sat 4 Apr 1981, Humberstone Gate, Leicester

74. LJF28F ... Leicester 28, LJF28F, Leyland Titan PD3 / MCW H41/33R, new late 1967.
Photo taken Sat 4 Apr 1981, Humberstone Gate, Leicester

75. LJF28F ... Apologies to Leicester City fans (buswise), but this must rank as one of the worst liveries applied (in my opinion). LJF28F seen at the short lived "Independent" bus station (waste ground) in Sauchiehall Street, near Buchanan St and now underneath the Glasgow Concert Hall.
Photo taken July 1984, Suchiehall St at Buchanan St, Glasgow

76. LJF2F ... Stanbridge & Crichel Bus Co, Wimborne, LJF2F, a Bristol RESL6L built in 1967 with ECW B42D bodywork.
Photo taken October 1983, Dorchester

77. LJF31F ... Leicester City Transport 31, LJF31F, a 1967 Leyland Titan PD3/12 with MCW body
Photo taken October 1982, Eyres Monsall

78. LJF34F ... Leicester 34, LJF34F, Leyland Titan PD3 / MCW H41/33R new in late 1967.
Photo taken Sat 4 Apr 1981, Humberstone Gate, Leicester

79. PBC103G ... Leicester bought their second batch of Leyland Atlanteans in 1969 which carried ECW bodies and were PDR1A/1 chassis. They were originally ordered as ECW bodied Leyland Titan PD3s but the order was changed to take advantage of the government's bus grant scheme which offset some of the cost of new vehicles. They had low driving positions giving rise to a rather odd frontal appearance. 103, PBC103G, is seen in the Haymarket Leicester in 1982.
Photo taken Fri 8 Oct 1982, Haymarket, Leicester

80. PBC107G ... Leicester bought their third and last batch of Leyland Atlanteans in 1969. These were Park Royal bodied Leyland Atlantean PDR1A/1s to a style pioneered by Sheffield. 107, PBC107G, is seen here in the centre of Leicester.
Photo taken Fri 8 Oct 1982, Humberstone Gate, Leicester

81. TRY118H ... Busways, Newcastle 1802, TRY118H, a Bristol RELL6L built in 1969 with ECW B48F bodywork.
Photo taken August 1989, Trans-Pennine Rally, Harrogate Stray

82. TRY121H ... Borough of Ipswich 121, TRY121H, a Bristol RELL6L built in 1969 with ECW B47D bodywork. This had been new as Leicester 121.
Photo taken October 1982, Crown Street, Ipswich

83. TRY122H ... Former Leicester TRY122H was delivered in December 1969, entering service on 21st as one of a batch of 20 Bristol RELL6Ls that were delivered over 1969/1970 to replace Leyland PD2s.
Photo taken Sun 16 Jun 2024, Quorn

84. TRY128H ... Leiceter bought several batches of ECW bodied Bristol RELL6Ls at the end of the nineteen sixties. 128, TRY128H dates from 1969 and carries a dual door 47 seat ECW body.
Photo taken Sat 19 May 1979, Humberstone Gate, Leicester

85. TRY127H ... Leicester City Transport 127, TRY127H, a Bristol RELL6L built in 1970 with ECW B47D+19 bodywork.
Photo taken August 1980, Haymarket Centre, Leicester

86. TRY130H ... Leicester 130, TRY130H, was a Bristol RELL6L with ECW B47D new in March 1970, fifteenth of a batch of twenty seen in a remarkably traffic-free city centre - even for a Sunday.
Photo taken Sun 16 May 1971, Charles Street, Leicester

87. WBC137J ... Leicester City Transport 137, WBC137J, a Metro-Scania BR111MH built in 1971 with Metro-Cammell-Weymann B44D bodywork.
Photo taken August 1982, Charles Street, Leicester

88. WBC141J ... Leicester City 141, WBC141J, aMetro-Scania BR111MH built in 1971 with Metro-Cammell-Weymann B44D bodywork.
Photo taken August 1980, outside Haymarket Centre, Humberstone Gate, Leicester

89. ARY219K ... Leicester were keen users of MCW Metro Scania saloons from the end of the nineteen sixties. Seen at Leicester General Hospital in 1980 is 219, ARY219K, a 1972 example with 44 seat dual door bodywork.
Photo taken Sun 10 Oct 1982, Leicester General Hospital

90. ARY222K ... Leicester City 222, ARY222K, a Metro-Scania BR111MH built in 1972 with Metro-Cammell-Weymann B44D bodywork.
Photo taken August 1984, Humberstone Gate, Leicester

91. ARY225K ... Preserved ex-Leicester 225, ARY225K, an MCW Metro-Scania with MCW B42D body, new in 1972.
Photo taken Sun 18 Jul 2004, Watercress Line Rally, Alton

92. ARY225K ... Attending the Bus Driver of the Year competition at High Ercall was Leicester 225, ARY225K, a Scania BR111MH with MCW B42D body which were marketed as "Metro-Scania".
Photo taken Sun 30 Sep 1973, High Ercall

93. ... Leicester crest as carried by First Leicester double decker 46 which is in Leicester livery.