LEYLAND TIGER (MODERN)
DUPLE. Ordered in 1983 with Duple Goldliner III bodywork (FLT1 - FLT3) and to a C46Ft layout. FLT1 - FLT11 were all ordered by Alexander (Fife). VTY130Y - FLT4 had a Duple Laser body and was new to Northern General as their 7014 in 1983. It came to Fife in 1984. MSU499 came to Fife in 1990 from Kelvin Central. It was originally registered D319SGB and had a Duple 340 body with a C48FT layout.
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SFS581Y - FLT1
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SFS582Y - FLT2 - 582 | #SFS583Y / MSU463 - FLT3 - 563 | MSU464 - 564 | VTY130Y / GSU341 - FLT4 - 541 - 490 |
| MSU499 - 559 | PES189Y / MSU445 - 545 |
#Also carried MSU445 and PSP722Y.
The next 3 buses also had Duple Laser bodies, but with a C51F layout. They came to Fife in 1987 from Highland Scottish. They were originally registered A505PST, A506PST and A507PST respectively.
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A505PST / GSU342 - FLT27 - 542 -
491
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A506PST / GSU343 - FLT28 - 543 - 492 | A940XGG / A507PST / GSU344 - FLT29 - 544 - 493 |
Another 2 Tigers here with Duple 340 bodies. They were new in 1987 to Fife Scottish and had a C46Ft layout.
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D525ESG - FLT25
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D526ESG - FLT26 - 586 |
ROE. Ordered in 1984 with Roe Doyen bodywork and to a C46Ft layout.
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A163TGE - FLT5
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A164TGE - FLT6 |
ALEXANDER 'TC' TYPE. Ordered in 1985 with the 'TC' type of bodywork and to a C47F layout.
| B207FFS - FLT7 - 507 | B208FFS - FLT8 - 508 | B209FFS/GSU343 - FLT9 - 509 - 491 | B210FFS - FLT10 - 510 | B211FFS - FLT11 - 511 |
ALEXANDER 'P' TYPE. FLT12 was ordered new by Fife Scottish in November 1986 with the rest following in the early months of 1987. FLT12 - FLT19 had a B61F layout. FLT20 - FLT24 had a B57F layout.
| *D512CSF - FLT12 - 412 | D713CSC - FLT13 - 413 | D614ASG - FLT14 - 414 | D615ASG - FLT15 - 415 | D516DSX - FLT16 - 416 |
| D517DSX - FLT17 - 417 | D518DSX - FLT18 - 418 | D519DSX - FLT19 - 419 |
D520DSX -
FLT20 - 420
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D521DSX - FLT21 - 421 |
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D522DSX -
FLT22 - 422
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D523DSX - FLT23 - 423 | D524DSX - FLT24 - 424 |
ALEXANDER 'TE' TYPE. These buses came from #Highland Scottish and *Kelvin Central in 1987 and 1989 respectively. The ex Highland vehicles had a DP53F layout whilst the ex Kelvin Central vehicles had a DP49F layout (apart from 470 which had a DP47F layout).
| *MNS6Y - 466 | *MNS7Y - 467 | *MNS8Y - 468 | *MNS9Y - 469 | *MNS10Y - 470 |
| #D277FAS - FLT30 - 477 | #D278FAS - FLT31 - 478 | #D279FAS - FLT32 - 479 |
WHERE DID THEY GO AFTER FIFE ?
466 - MNS6Y:- SOLD TO BLUE BUS OF HORWICH. SEEN HERE AS RE-REGISTERED WJI9072 AND RE-BODIED.
470 - MNS10Y:- IN PRESERVATION, POSSIBLY AT GVVT. PHOTOGRAPH HERE
FLT4 - VTY130Y/GSU341:- SOLD TO BUSWAYS.
FLT9 - B209FFS:- MOVED TO NORTHERN IN JAN 1997 AND RE-REGISTERED AS B291YSL WITH THE FLEETNUMBER 457.
FLT13 - D713CSC:- SEEN HERE WITH ROWE AND TUDHOPE.
FLT14 - D614ASG:- WAS BROKEN UP FOR SPARES BY CLYDE COAST AS SEEN HERE.
FLT15 - D615ASG:- SEEN HERE AND HERE WITH EBLEY BUS. (HAS IT BEEN RE-ENGINED WITH A VOLVO ?)
FLT16 - D516DSX:- WAS WITH WJC BUSES. PHOTOGRAPH HERE, HERE AND HERE
FLT22 - D522DSX:- WAS WITH CLYDE COAST AS SEEN HERE
FLT27 - A505PST/GSU342:- SOLD TO BUSWAYS THEN CLEVELAND TRANSIT. KNOWN TO BE SOLD TO NORTHERN IN JUNE 1995.
FLT28 - A506PST/GSU343:- SOLD TO BUSWAYS. KNOWN TO BE SOLD TO NORTHERN IN JUNE 1995.
FLT29 - A507PST/GSU344:- SOLD TO BUSWAYS. KNOWN TO BE SOLD TO NORTHERN IN JUNE 1995.
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