North Tyneside Rally Entrants, July 2006 photo vehicle index (if year make and model exhibitor history identity available) Leyland Leopard with 102 Group of Nether 1 JSA102V 1980 Alexander T-type 49 seat New in 1980 to W Alexander, was Northern Scottish NPE102. Dallachy coach body. Leyland Leopard PSU3/3R Operated by Western SMT, initially on Express services in the black and white SCS Gerard Butler of 2 1974 with Alexander Y-type livery shown. Later it was painted red and cream. Sold initially to Northern 335M Newcastle upon Tyne Scottish in 1981, it later passed to Scarlet Band, West Cornforth, who operated it coach body. on school services around County Durham. This Routemaster entered service as London Transport RML2551 in 1966, initially AEC/Park Royal Steve Griffin of on route 6, and after refurbishment on route 12. Refurbishment was of both 3 JJD 551D 1966 Routemaster R2RH Newcastle upon Tyne interior and of the driveline, when a Cummins engine replaced the AEC original. The current owner intends to preserve it with its route 12 branding. North -East Bus NHN Daimler Fleetline with Roe The bus was new to Darlington Corporation and passed into preservation from 4 1972 Preservation Trust of 250K single-deck body. them. It is now in the hands of NEBPT. Sunderland 5 JNP 590C 1965 Albion Nimbus Alan Dixon of Stanley The current owners are solely responsible for this bus which spent its working life on the Channel Island of Guernsey. South Shields Pres Daimler CCG6 with Roe Group (c/o Gary The bus appeared in the 1964 Earls Court Motor Show. It is a hybrid of Daimler 6 LCU 112 1964 double-deck body. Sinclair) of South chassis and Guy driveline with Gardner engine. It has appeared in a Tesco advert. Shields Leyland Titan PD2A/24 with East Lancashire Malcolm Hodgson of 7 ABV 43B 1964 New to Blackburn Corporation in 1964 as one of a batch of 12. Withdrawn from Coachbuilders 63-seat Appleby service by Blackburn in 1981 and sold 2005. double-deck body. AEC Regent III based Paul Pearson of 8 CU 5705 1951 Merryweather pump New to South Shields Fire Brigade. Chester-le-Street escape vehicle Dennis Loline (Gardner 6LW engine) with 500 Group of This bus was an exhibit at the Earls Court Mo tor Show when new. It was taken out 9 JDC 599 1959 of service in 1972 and sold to a Scottish operator. It was rescued from scrap and Northern Counties double- Billingham rebuilt to emerge on the rally scene in 1998. deck body. Daimler Fleetline CRL6 500 Group of This last-surviving Teesside 'standard' was acquired for preservation in 1989. It 10 JDC 544L 1972 with Northern Counties Billingham has covered over 1 200 000 miles! H43/27D body Bristol LHS6L with Aycliffe Bus This bu s was new to Southern Vectis for service on the Isle of Wight. It was NDL acquired by United in 1977 for use on experimental Flexibus services in the Ripon 11 1969 Marshall single-deck bus Preservation Society 769G area. Then in 1981 it was used in Newton Aycliffe on the Newtonian 79 town body. of Newton Aycliffe service, before the Road Ranger minibus era. Leyland Tiger PS1 with Chris Lediard of This half-cab coach served most of its working life in East Anglia. Restored from 12 ENT 778 1948 Burlingham single-deck Morpeth 1973 by Premier Travel (Watford). It is currently licensed and available as a PCV. coach body. Bedford SBG with Plaxton Derek Thompson of 13 JHL 701 1956 New to Swan's of Berwick. Consort coachwork. Morpeth Leyland Leopard with Derek Thompson of 14 VTY 543J 1970 Plaxton Panorama Elite Much used on runs to Spain by Tyne Valley. Morpeth bodywork Leyland Tiger PS1 with Derek Thompson of 15 AHL 694 1947 Used in service in Yorkshire until 1965. Restored from 1999 and made its first trip Barnaby coach body Morpeth on a tour to Holland in summer 2002. Leyl and Atlantean with UVK 16 1983 Alexander double-deck Ray Wilson of Stanley Recently acquired by NEBPT and in the care of Ray Wilson. 290T bus body. John Shaw of New to Exeter city, it was bought by Shaw Bros in 1971. It was sold to United 17 UFJ 292 1957 Guy Arab IV 6LW Massey Spennymoor when company sold out. Leyland Atlantean PDR1/1 David Slater of 18 221 JVK 1961 with Alexander double- The bus was new to Newcastle Corporation and worked until 1977. Restored by Newcastle upon Tyne Jimmy Storey. deck body. The bus was new to United in the summer of 1947, with fleet number BLO 202. It Bristol L5G with Eastern was allocated to subsidiary company Bell's Services of Westerhope, Newcastle David Slater of 19 HHN 202 1947 Coachworks single-deck carrying the standard red and cream livery. Next, in 1951, it was returned to the Newcastle upon Tyne main United fleet as BG 216. In 1959, the bus was transferred from United to bus body. subsidiary company Durham District Services, with whom it ran in green and cream livery, numbered DB 216. It was sold for preservation in 1968. OTA Bristol RELH6G with Roger Burdett of Long New to Royal Blue; used on Express Services between London/Midlands - 20 1969 Devon/Cornwall. Painted unusually in National White the livery used for the 640G Eastern Coachworks body. Eaton majority of its service life. Newly re-moquetted in 2006 GSX Bedford YRT Alexander Y - Iain Docherty of 21 1975 Edinburgh Corporation Transport commissioned this vehicle as a coach but 121N type Edinburgh converted it to a bus after only a year in service. Bristol SUL4A with The bus was new to West Yorkshire. It ran from Malton and York depots until 22 811 BWR 1962 Eastern Coachworks 36- TM Leach of Keighley 1972. It was subsequently used by BP for works' transport. After acquisition most seat body. of the much needed restoration has been completed. Seddon Pennine with 750 Coach Group This former Eastern Scottish coach worked the Edinburgh to London motorway MSF Alexander M-type coach 23 1976 (Lathalmond) of connection in the late seventies and in the eighties. It did further service with 750P bodywork, with 42 seats small independents from about 1989, and was restored for preservation from Glasgow for motorway work. 1997. AEC Matador 0853United 24 HSK 687 1944 Automobile Services built Mark Dolan of Crook New to RAF as radar tractor unit. Purchased by United Automobile Services in 1970, converted to current condition in 1973. Max speed 42mph. recovery body Optare Metrorider MR03 Abbey Coaches of 25 VIL 6938 1990 This midibus was formerly with Stagecoach Busways, fleet number 1694. It is now 26 seat midibus Middlesbrough owned by Abbey Coaches of South Bank, Middlesbrough. New in 1971 to Bur nley, Colne and Nelson, then passing to Burnley and Pendle PCW Bristol RESL with Pennine Phil Logie of North 26 1971 with the reorganisation of local government. The bus was withdrawn from service 203J bus bodywork. Shields 1983. Now in livery of 1980, it is the only survivor of this combination of chassis and body. City Sightseeing A722 Metro-Cammell Weymann This was West Midlands PTE vehicle number 2722. It passed to Circle Line, Oxford, 27 1983 North-East of who converted it to open-top. Circle Line was taken over by City Sightseeing in UDE Metrobus mark II. Newcastle upon Tyne 2005. AEC/Park Royal CUV Tom Hawkin of 28 1965 Routemaster 64-seat None given. 265C Middlesbrough double deck bus. Tom Hawkin of 29 WYW 14T 1978 MCW Metrobus None given. Middlesbrough Atkinson Alpha with North-East Bus Gardner 6HLW engine and The vehicle was new to the commission of Sunderland Corporation; it passed to 30 WBR 248 1964 Preservation Trust of Marshall 48-seat single- NEBPT for preservation, and is in regular use. Sunderland deck body. .