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C Class
Leyland Single Deckers

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C 76
Photo: J.F.Higham

The C class was introduced in 1935. C1 started work on Central Area route 237 and, except for C76, preceded the others in the class by a considerable period. The class was based on the Leyland Cub four-wheel chassis with a Leyland six cylinder diesel engine rated at 27.3 hp. Its introduction was prompted by a demand for buses of smaller capacity to work in the Country area where conditions did not permit, and the traffic did not demand, a vehicle of normal size.
The L.P.T.B. also took over interstation bus working in the City (on behalf of the mainline railways) from a private contractor, and provided special C class buses for the service. (C106-C113). These vehicles were based on the Leyland "Cub" chassis with a petrol engine. The special body had a so-called "observation" rear section, where the rear seats were raised on a platform, and the space underneath was used for luggage storage. These interstation vehicles sported a special blue and cream livery.

Coachwork was by the following builders:
C1 - L.P.T.B. Chiswick.
C2-C75 - Short Brothers.
C76 - acquired from Charles Russett & Son, "St Albans and District."
C77-C98 - Metro-Cammell-Weymann.
# C99-C105 were built as Leyland Cub lorries.
C106-C113 - Park Royal Coachworks Ltd.

C 1 - 114

1

AYV 717

2

BXD 631

3

BXD 627

4

BXD 628

5

BXD 629

6

BXD 632

7

BXD 630

8

BXD 633

9

BXD 634

10

BXD 635

11

BXD 636

12

BXD 637

13

BXD 638

14

BXD 639

15

BXD 640

16

BXD 641

17

BXD 642

18

BXD 643

19

BXD 644

20

BXD 645

21

BXD 646

22

BXD 647

23

BXD 648

24

BXD 649

25

BXD 650

26

BXD 651

27

BXD 652

28

BXD 653

29

BXD 654

30

BXD 655

31

BXD 656

32

BXD 657

33

BXD 658

34

BXD 659

35

BXD 660

36

BXD 661

37

BXD 662

38

BXD 663

39

BXD 664

40

BXD 665

41

BXD 666

42

BXD 667

43

BXD 668

44

BXD 669

45

BXD 670

46

BXD 671

47

BXD 672

48

BXD 673

49

BXD 674

50

BXD 675

51

BXD 676

52

BXD 677

53

BXD 678

54

BXD 679

55

BXD 680

56

BXD 681

57

BXD 682

58

BXD 683

59

BXD 684

60

BXD 685

61

BXD 686

62

BXD 687

63

BXD 688

64

BXD 689

65

BXD 690

66

BXD 691

67

BXD 692

68

BXD 693

69

BXD 694

70

BXD 695

71

BXD 696

72

BXD 697

73

BXD 698

74

BXD 699

75

BXD 700

76

JH 2401

77

CLE 105

78

CLE 106

79

CLE 107

80

CLE 108

81

CLE 109

82

CLE 110

83

CLE 111

84

CLE 112

85

CLE 113

86

CLE 114

87

CLE 115

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CLE 116

89

CLE 117

90

CLE 118

91

CLE 119

92

CLE 120

93

CLE 121

94

CLE 122

95

CLE 123

96

CLE 124

97

CLE 125

98

CLE 126

99L

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100L

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101L

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102L

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103L

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104L

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105L

#

106

CLX 543

107

CLX 544

108

CLX 545

109

CLX 546

110

CLX 547

111

CLX 548

112

CLX 549

113

CLX 550

114L #