LS51

Bristol/ECW LS Coach 1951

The first ECW coach body for under-floor engined chassis was produced in 1952 and production continued into 1953. Featuring wind-down windscreens, curved corner windows, and cantrail windows deliveries on Bristol LS chassis were made to the following Tilling companies;

Crosville                      OFM666-95 (original fleet numbers UG294-323)      C39F
                                    SFM 1 (original fleet number UW324)                       C39F
Eastern National         UEV 843-6 (original fleet numbers 4196-9)               C39F
Hants & Dorset          MLJ 144-8 (original fleet numbers 699/850-3)          C39F
Lincolnshire                  JFU 290-2 (original fleet numbers 974-6)                 C39F
South Midland             SFC 565-70 (fleet numbers 79-84)                             C37F
 (conv to C39F 1960/1)
Southern National       LTA 996-9/MOD 971-2 (fleet numbers 1340-5)         C41F
                                    (conv to C39F 1961/2)
Southern Vectis           JDL 44-8 (fleet numbers 303-7)                                  C39F
Thames Valley             HBL 73-8 (fleet numbers 671-6)                                 C39F
United Counties          HBD 626-9 (fleet numbers 437-40)                            C39F
West Yorkshire            LWR 406-10 (fleet numbers CUG1-5)                         C39F
Westcliff-on-Sea          EJN 636-40                                                                 C39F
                                    FJN 164-9                                                                     C39F
Western National         LTA 874-8 (fleet numbers 1346-50)                           C41F
                                       (conv to C39F 1961)

 In addition a body was delivered on AEC Regal 1V chassis;

South Midland SFC 571 (fleet number 85)                                                      C37F
(conv to C39F 1961) 

Many vehicles were later converted to more conventional opening front windows. Some companies ( notably Crosville, Hants & Dorset, Lincolnshire & Southern Vectis ) eventually  converted their vehicles to dual purpose vehicles or buses with the fitment of jack-knife doors and modified destination boxes in the front dome. 

Very similar bodies were supplied to Royal Blue and United at the same time. These lacked cantrail windows. 

The Royal Blue vehicles (on Bristol LS chassis) had roof luggage racks and transparent panels above the windows with the ‘Royal Blue Coach Service’ legend.

LTA 867-73/MOD 973-9 (fleet numbers 1279-92)          C41F (converted to C39F 1960)

The United vehicles (on Leyland Royal Tiger chassis) had different side mouldings, an additional destination box for an illuminated fleetname, and side panel displays above the windows for ‘Tyne-Tees-Thames Service’. The first batch also had half drop windows.

PHN 801-4 (fleet numbers LUT1-4)        C38F (converted to C39F 1960/1)
RHN 778-72 (fleet numbers LUT 5-9)     C38F (converted to C39F 1960/1)

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