December
2000 |
Western
SMT, SCS-M Leopards Then and
Now |
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Top left : DL2495
(SCS364M) at Stranraer Depot in May 1976. Top right
: DL2497 (SCS366M) at place unknown in 1976 by A.N.Other.
Bottom left : DL2497 (SCS366M) preserved at Scottish
Vintage Bus Museum in October 2000. Bottom right :
Former DL2496 (SCS365M) still operating for Specialised Transport
Training, Liverpool in October 2000. |
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enlarge photos |
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Western's Stranraer depot
was originally allocated four Leyland Leopards from the SCS/GCS
batch. Below is a table detailing their current whereabouts. |
Fleet No. |
Registration |
Current
Status |
DL2496 |
SCS365M |
Driver Trainer with
Specialised Transport Training, Liverpool |
DL2497 |
SCS366M |
Preserved by Ray Ward at
Scottish Vintage Bus Museum |
DL2498 |
SCS367M |
Withdrawn and broken up
by O'Malley, Co.Tipperary, Ireland |
DL2500 |
GCS793N |
Withdrawn by Highland in
1986 and then to unknown |
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Questions |
 | Where was the top right photograph taken - the only
clue is the Austin garage of Dias & Co ? |
 | What happened to GCS793N ? |
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Mail
me please if you know the answer to either
of these questions |
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