Plaxtons Album

Here, we present a fine selection of Plaxtons Works photographs from the sixties, seventies and early eighties.

1960’s Gallery

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1970‘s Gallery

Feb 1970 - 'Front LH Malagasy Rep. Bed SB. Left Hand Drive'

Feb 1970 - 'RH Front. Malagasy Rep. Bedford. SB. LH Drive.'

May 1970 - Front OS. Leyland 12M. World Cup Coach. Note tables & airport airside identification.

June 1970 - 'Rear NS Corner. Bed SB. Cravens.'

July 1970 - Plaxton demonstration. New Panorama Elite II on Leyland Leopard.

July 1970 - As previous

July 1970 - Front NS. Leyland 11M. Hebble.

July 1970 - Front NS. Leyland 11M. Rhondda.

July 1970 - Front NS. Ford 226. Hicks (Rally).

July 1970 - Blue Star Line. Leyland Leopard.

July 1970 - Front OS Leyland 11M. Hants & Dorset.

July 1970 - Front OS Leyland 11M. Rhondda.

July 1970 - Front OS. Leyland 11M. Hebble.

July 1970 - Front NS. Leyland 11M. Hebble.

July 1970 - Front NS. Leyland 11M. Rhondda.

July 1970 - Front NS. Ford 226. Hicks (Rally).

July 1970 - Front OS Leyland 11M. Hants & Dorset.

July 1970 - Plaxton demonstration. New Panorama Elite II on Leyland Leopard.

Sept 1970 - 'Front OS. Valiant Silverline. Bed 'Y' type. Body was at 1970 Motor Show.

Vauxhall Motors Press Photograph

Oct 1970 - 'Front NS Bed SB. With Elite moulding!'

Jan 1971 - Front OS North Western Leyland 11M

Jun 1971 - Front OS Samuelsons. Leyland 11M.

Jun 1971 - NS Front. Trent BED YRQ

Aug 1971 - NSF. Ben Stanley. Bedford Val.

Aug 1971 - Fogarty. Bed YRQ Express. First body with pivot door. Castleways of Winchcombe.

Aug 1971 - OSF. Ben Stanley.

'Sept 1971-Aug 1972 - Panorama III'

1971 - Bristol Omnibus. Bristol Greyhound. Leyland Leopard Plaxton Panorama Elite

Sept 1971 - Western Welsh. Leyland Elite II.

NS. Hants and Dorset. Leyland Leopard P. Elite II. No roller blinds to windows.

OS View of previous

Carters of Litcham. Ford Elite Express II.

Yeomans Canyon Travel. Elite Express II. Photo - Olivers Mount, Scarborough.

Titteringtons of Penrith. Elite Express III.

Heasmans. Leyland Leopard Panorama Elite III. N.B. Smaller headlamps.

Feb 1974 - Bedford. YRQ Elite III. National Bus Co. 7411 QC 011 019

Feb 1974 - Leyland 11M Elite III. Hebble. W.O. Numbers 74112C 021 - 030

Feb 1974 - Bedford YRT Elite III.

Feb 1974 - Bedford. YRQ Elite III.

Feb 1974 - Leyland 11M Elite III - Yorkshire Traction 74112C 058 - 060

Feb 1974 - Leyland 11M Elite III. Yorkshire traction W.O.No's 74112C 058-060

Feb 1974 - Bradford Y.R.T Elite III. National Bus Co. W.O.No's. 7411TC 069.081.082.085-089

Mar 1974 - Bedford VAS. Samuelsons W.O.No's - 74 VAS 015

Mar 1974 - Leyland 11M Elite III - Samuelsons W.O.No's - 74112C 051 - 054

Mar 1974 - Leyland 11M Elite III. Samuelsons. W.O.No's - 742C051 - 054

Mar 1974 - Leyland 11M Elite III - Hebble W.O.No's - 74112C 021 - 030

Mar 1974 - Leyland 11M Elite III. W.O.No's - 74112C 021 - 030

Apr 1974 - Bedford YRT Elite. Everton. W.O.No - 74/ 11TC 035

1970 - AEC Reliance / Plaxton Service Bus. Gillet Brothers

1978 - Stanbridge Motor Services. Bedford / Ford

1978 - AEC Reliance. ''Thomas Cook''

1979 - Wallace Arnold. Euroways. Volvo Plaxton Supreme.

1979 - Bedford. Spencers Supreme IV.

Ellerman Bee Line. 7 vehicle hand over.

Sworders Supreme IV

Wallace Arnold. Ford Supreme IV.

Wallace Arnold. Ford Supreme IV #2

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1980‘s Gallery

1980 - Leyland Leopard Supreme IV - Ulsterbus

1980 - Ulsterbus

1981 - Wilfreda Beehive of Doncaster. Leyland Leopard Supreme IV.

Amport & District DAF MB Plaxton Supreme VI

Bebb Coaches. 1980 Volvo B58 Plaxton Viewmaster

Pennwold 1980 Volvo B58 Plaxton Viewmaster

1982 - Gastonia Scania 112. Plaxton 3500.

1982 - Glenton Tours. Volvo. Plaxton 3200.

Dodds of Troon. Scania 112 Plaxton 3500.

JF Steward & Son. Bedford Plaxton 3200.

1985 - Kings of Dunblane. Bedford Plaxton 3200.

Plaxton Demonstrator

…and now for something completely different!…

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Selection of Plaxton Concepts and new coach designs

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