The Leyland Lion (Origins to 1929)

This book is a joint effort by Alan Townsin and Mike Sutcliffe MBE who tell the story of the Leyland Lion through the use of 100 superb quality photographs. The Leyland LSC Lion was introduced in 1925 and built up to 1929, more commonly known as the PLSC, and had an important place in the story of the British motor bus. It popularised the idea of a medium-sized single-decker designed as such from the ground upwards more broadly than any other type of that era. It offered a clear improvement over previous standards of travel for passengers and attracted orders from a wide variety of operators, large and small, usually with standardised bodywork. It incorporated a lower-built frame and had a brisk performance, a model well-liked and reliable in service. The remainder of the range, the Leveret and Leviathan models, are also included in this book so as to complete the history of the 'L' model range.