Central SMT

Single-Deckers : Leyland Leopard

The Alexander-bodied Leyland Leopard is the type that came to dominate the Central SMT fleet in the late 1970s. But the Central Leopard story started much earlier - in 1961, to be exact, with the arrival of T1-6. These were quite different from all the others that were to follow, being short L2 models. This first batch of Leopards would soon be re-numbered TS1-6, to emphasise the difference.

The first instantly recognisable Leopards, PSU3s with Alexander AYS bodies, came three years later. Substantial batches arrived on a regular basis thereafter, subtle design differences reflecting the story of the evolving Y-type body. Additional examples also came from fellow-SBG companies, almost invariably to the short-window design favoured by Central. Despite the intensive nature of its operations, Central was very slow to adopt semi-automatic transmission in its Leopard orders, and it declined to specify the wider four-leaf door when this became an option.

Some variety was injected into the Leopard fleet in 1979 and 1980, when the company took some dual-purpose examples with the relatively new T-type body.

*T(S)1-6*		Chassis Leyland L2			Built 1961
		Bodywork Alexander DP41F
1 CGM411	3 CGM413		4 CGM414	5 CGM415		6 CGM416
2 CGM412

*T7-25*		Chassis Leyland PSU3/1R			Built 1964
		Bodywork Alexander AYS B53F
7 AGM607B	11 AGM611B		15 AGM615B	19 AGM619B		23 AGM623B
8 AGM608B	12 AGM612B		16 AGM616B	20 AGM620B		24 AGM624B
9 AGM609B	13 AGM613B		17 AGM617B	21 AGM621B		25 AGM625B
10 AGM610B	14 AGM614B		18 AGM618B	22 AGM622B

*T26-45*		Chassis Leyland PSU3/1R			Built 1967
		Bodywork Alexander AYS B53F
26 HGM426E	30 HGM430E		34 HGM434E	38 HGM438E		42 HGM442E
27 HGM427E	31 HGM431E		35 HGM435E	39 HGM439E		43 HGM443E
28 HGM428E	32 HGM432E		36 HGM436E	40 HGM440E		44 HGM444E
29 HGM429E	33 HGM433E		37 HGM437E	41 HGM441E		45 HGM445E

*T46-75*		Chassis Leyland PSU3/1R			Built 1968
		Bodywork Alexander AYS B53F
46 KGM646F	52 KGM652F		58 KGM658F	64 KGM664F		70 KGM670F
47 KGM647F	53 KGM653F		59 KGM659F	65 KGM665F		71 KGM671F
48 KGM648F	54 KGM654F		60 KGM660F	66 KGM666F		72 KGM672F
49 KGM649F	55 KGM655F		61 KGM661F	67 KGM667F		73 KGM673F
50 KGM650F	56 KGM656F		62 KGM662F	68 KGM668F		74 KGM674F
51 KGM651F	57 KGM657F		63 KGM663F	69 KGM669F		75 KGM675F

*T76-95*		Chassis Leyland PSU3/1R			Built 1969
		Bodywork Alexander AYS B53F
76 OGM276H	80 OGM280H		84 OGM284H	88 OGM288H		92 OGM292H
77 OGM277H	81 OGM281H		85 OGM285H	89 OGM289H		93 OGM293H
78 OGM278H	82 OGM282H		86 OGM286H	90 OGM290H		94 OGM294H
79 OGM279H	83 OGM283H		87 OGM287H	91 OGM291H		95 OGM295H

*T96-135*		Chassis Leyland PSU3/3R			Built 1971
		Bodywork Alexander AYS B53F
96 UGM196K	104 UGM204K		112 UGM212K	120 UGM220K		128 UGM228K
97 UGM197K	105 UGM205K		113 UGM213K	121 UGM221K		129 UGM229K
98 UGM198K	106 UGM206K		114 UGM214K	122 UGM222K		130 UGM230K
99 UGM199K	107 UGM207K		115 UGM215K	123 UGM223K		131 UGM231K
100 UGM200K	108 UGM208K		116 UGM216K	124 UGM224K		132 UGM232K
101 UGM201K	109 UGM209K		117 UGM217K	125 UGM225K		133 UGM233K
102 UGM202K	110 UGM210K		118 UGM218K	126 UGM226K		134 UGM234K
103 UGM203K	111 UGM211K		119 UGM219K	127 UGM227K		135 UGM235K

*T136-167*		Chassis Leyland PSU3/3R			Built 1972
		Bodywork Alexander AYS B53F
136 XGM436L	143 XGM443L		150 XGM450L	156 XGM456L		162 XGM462L
137 XGM437L	144 XGM444L		151 XGM451L	157 XGM457L		163 XGM463L
138 XGM438L	145 XGM445L		152 XGM452L	158 XGM458L		164 XGM464L
139 XGM439L	146 XGM446L		153 XGM453L	159 XGM459L		165 XGM465L
140 XGM440L	147 XGM447L		154 XGM454L	160 XGM460L		166 XGM466L
141 XGM441L	148 XGM448L		155 XGM455L	161 XGM461L		167 XGM467L
142 XGM442L	149 XGM449L

*T168-196*		Chassis Leyland PSU3/3R			Built 1973
		Bodywork Alexander AYS B53F
168 AGM668L	174 AGM674L		180 AGM680L	186 AGM686L		192 AGM692L
169 AGM669L	175 AGM675L		181 AGM681L	187 AGM687L		193 AGM693L
170 AGM670L	176 AGM676L		182 AGM682L	188 AGM688L		194 AGM694L
171 AGM671L	177 AGM677L		183 AGM683L	189 AGM689L		195 AGM695L
172 AGM672L	178 AGM678L		184 AGM684L	190 AGM690L		196 AGM696L
173 AGM673L	179 AGM679L		185 AGM685L	191 AGM691L

*T197-225*		Chassis Leyland PSU3/3R			Built 1974
		Bodywork Alexander AYS B53F
197 OGM597M	203 OGM603M		209 OGM609M	215 OGM615M		221 OGM621M
198 OGM598M	204 OGM604M		210 OGM610M	216 OGM616M		222 OGM622M
199 OGM599M	205 OGM605M		211 OGM611M	217 OGM617M		223 OGM623M
200 OGM600M	206 OGM606M		212 OGM612M	218 OGM618M		224 OGM624M
201 OGM601M	207 OGM607M		213 OGM613M	219 OGM619M		225 OGM625M
202 OGM602M	208 OGM608M		214 OGM614M	220 OGM620M

*T226-265*		Chassis Leyland PSU3C/3R			Built 1975/6
		Bodywork Alexander AYS B53F
226 MHS4P	234 MHS12P		242 MHS20P	250 MHS28P		258 MHS36P
227 MHS5P	235 MHS13P		243 MHS21P	251 MHS29P		259 MHS37P
228 MHS6P	236 MHS14P		244 MHS22P	252 MHS30P		260 MHS38P
229 MHS7P	237 MHS15P		245 MHS23P	253 MHS31P		261 MHS39P
230 MHS8P	238 MHS16P		246 MHS24P	254 MHS32P		262 MHS40P
231 MHS9P	239 MHS17P		247 MHS25P	255 MHS33P		263 MHS41P
232 MHS10P	240 MHS18P		248 MHS26P	256 MHS34P		264 MHS42P
233 MHS11P	241 MHS19P		249 MHS27P	257 MHS35P		265 MHS43P

*T266-274*		Chassis Leyland PSU3/3R			Built 1971/2
		Bodywork Alexander AYS B53F
		(ex-Alexander Midland 1975)
266 VMS108J	268 VMS110J		270 BWG825L	272 BWG827L		274 BWG829L
267 VMS109J	269 VMS111J		271 BWG826L	273 BWG828L

*T275-284*		Chassis Leyland PSU3/3R			Built 1974
		Bodywork Alexander AYS B53F
		(ex-Eastern Scottish 1975)
275 PFS554M	277 PFS556M		279 PFS558M	282 PFS560M		283 PFS562M
276 PFS555M	278 PFS557M		280 PFS559M	282 PFS561M		284 PFS563M

*T285-332*		Chassis Leyland PSU3C/3R			Built 1977-9
		Bodywork Alexander AYS B53F
285 WSU427S	295 WSU437S		305 WSU447S	315 EGB47T		324 EGB56T
286 WSU428S	296 WSU438S		306 WSU448S	316 EGB48T		325 EGB57T
287 WSU429S	297 WSU439S		307 WSU449S	317 EGB49T		326 EGB58T
288 WSU430S	298 WSU440S		308 WSU450S	318 EGB50T		327 EGB59T
289 WSU431S	299 WSU441S		309 WSU451S	319 EGB51T		328 EGB60T
290 WSU432S	300 WSU442S		310 WSU452S	320 EGB52T		329 EGB61T
291 WSU433S	301 WSU443S		311 WSU453S	321 EGB53T		330 EGB62T
292 WSU434S	302 WSU444S		312 WSU454S	322 EGB54T		331 EGB63T
293 WSU435S	303 WSU445S		313 EGB45T	323 EGB55T		332 EGB64T
294 WSU436S	304 WSU446S		314 EGB46T

*T333-344*		Chassis Leyland PSU3C/3R			Built 1978-9
		Bodywork Alexander (Belfast) AYS B53F
333 EGB65T	336 EGB68T		339 EGB71T	341 EGB73T		343 EGB75T
334 EGB66T	337 EGB69T		340 EGB72T	342 EGB74T		344 EGB76T
335 EGB67T	338 EGB70T

*T345-367*		Chassis Leyland PSU3C/3R			Built 1979
		Bodywork Alexander AYS B53F
345 GSU827T	350 GSU832T		355 GSU837T	360 GSU842T		364 GSU846T
346 GSU828T	351 GSU833T		356 GSU838T	361 GSU843T		365 GSU847T
347 GSU829T	352 GSU834T		357 GSU839T	362 GSU844T		366 GSU848T
348 GSU830T	353 GSU835T		358 GSU840T	363 GSU845T		367 GSU849T
349 GSU831T	354 GSU836T		359 GSU841T

*T368-372*		Chassis Leyland PSU3C/3R			Built 1979
		Bodywork Alexander AT DP49F
368 GSU850T	369 GSU851T		370 GSU852T	371 GSU853T		372 GSU854T

*T373-384*		Chassis Leyland PSU3C/3R			Built 1979
		Bodywork Alexander (Belfast) AYS B53F
373 GSU855T	376 GSU858T		379 GSU861T	381 GSU863T		383 GSU865T
374 GSU856T	377 GSU859T		380 GSU862T	382 GSU864T		384 GSU866T
375 GSU857T	378 GSU860T

*T385-394*		Chassis Leyland PSU3F/3R			Built 1980
		Bodywork Alexander AT DP49F
385 PGA825V	387 PGA827V		389 PGA829V	391 PGA831V		393 PGA833V
386 PGA826V	388 PGA828V		390 PGA830V	392 PGA832V		394 PGA834V

*T395-404*		Chassis Leyland PSU3F/3R			Built 1981
		Bodywork Alexander AYS B53F
395 PUS150W	397 PUS152W		399 PUS154W	401 PUS156W		403 PUS158W
396 PUS151W	398 PUS153W		400 PUS155W	402 PUS157W		404 PUS159W

*T405-409*		Chassis Leyland PSU3/1R			Built 1963
		Bodywork Alexander AY DP49F
		(ex-Western SMT 1981)
405 CAG439C	406 CAG442C		407 CAG449C	408 CAG453C		409 CAG470C

*T410-415*		Chassis Leyland PSU3/1R			Built 1968
		Bodywork Alexander AYS B53F
		(ex-Alexander Northern 1981)
410 KRG516F	412 KRG512F		413 KRG513F	414 KRG514F		415 KRG515F
411 KRG511F

*T416-440*		Chassis Leyland PSU3G/3R			Built 1981/2
		Bodywork Alexander AYS B53F
416 TSU639W	421 TSU644W		426 TSU649W	431 LUS431Y		436 LUS436Y
417 TSU640W	422 TSU645W		427 TSU650W	432 LUS432Y		437 LUS437Y
418 TSU641W	423 TSU646W		428 TSU651W	433 LUS433Y		438 LUS438Y
419 TSU642W	424 TSU647W		429 TSU652W	434 LUS434Y		439 LUS439Y
420 TSU643W	425 TSU648W		430 TSU653W	435 LUS435Y		440 LUS440Y

Central SMT

Single-Deckers : Leyland Leopard

Single-deck Types