Alexander Y Type
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The Alexander Y Type was a long-running design of single-deck bus or coach bodywork built by Walter Alexander Coachbuilders
of Falkirk, Scotland. It was built on a wide range of chassis between 1962 and 1983. A small number were built at Alexander's Belfast subsidiary.
From 1971 it became the AY Type (with the A signifying alloy construction) or AYS Type (with the S signifying service bus specification), although in common usage all are referred to simply as Y Type.
Walter Alexander Coachbuilders
Walter Alexander Coachbuilders was a Scottish bus coachbuilder and operater based in Falkirk.-History:Walter Alexander, notice a lack expasion by the Falkirk and District Tramways Company's especially in to Grangemouth which never hdd a tram line. In 1913 Alexander's Motor Service was created to...
of Falkirk, Scotland. It was built on a wide range of chassis between 1962 and 1983. A small number were built at Alexander's Belfast subsidiary.
From 1971 it became the AY Type (with the A signifying alloy construction) or AYS Type (with the S signifying service bus specification), although in common usage all are referred to simply as Y Type.
Chassis
The majority of Y Type bodies were fitted to Leyland Leopard chassis, and most were built for the Scottish Bus Group and its predecessors.| Chassis | Approximate number of bodies | Number for SBG and predecessors | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leyland Leopard Leyland Leopard The Leyland Leopard was a mid-engined single-deck bus and coach chassis built by Leyland between 1959 and 1982. It was popular with bus and coach operators throughout the British Isles... |
1803 | 1550 | PSU3 and PSU4 models |
| AEC Reliance AEC Reliance The AEC Reliance was a single-deck bus or coach chassis with a mid-underfloor-mounted engine, built by AEC in Southall, west London, England between 1953 and 1979. The name had previously been used between 1928 and 1931 for another single-deck bus chassis.... |
330 | 238 | |
| Seddon Pennine VII | 284 | 284 | |
| Ford R-Series Ford R-Series The Ford R-Series is a range of bus and coach chassis evolved from designs made by Ford's Thames commercial vehicle subsidiary until the mid-1960s. A number of components were shared with the D-series lorry, including the engine which was mounted vertically at the front of the vehicle, ahead of the... |
244 | 242 | R192, R226, R1014 and R1114 models |
| Albion Viking | 230 | 228 | VK41, VK43 and VK49 models |
| Bristol RE Bristol RE The Bristol RE was a rear-engined single-deck bus chassis built by Bristol Commercial Vehicles from 1962 until 1982. It is widely considered the most successful of the first generation of rear-engined single-deckers.... |
128 | 66 | RELH, RELL and RESL models |
| Bedford Y series | 92 | 81 | YRQ and YRT models |
| Bristol LH | 75 | 75 | LH6P model |
| Leyland Tiger Cub Leyland Tiger Cub The Leyland Tiger Cub was a lightweight underfloor-engined chassis built by Leyland Motors between 1951 and 1970, most as 44-45 seat buses, with a smaller number as coaches... |
52 | 31 | |
| Bedford VAM | 27 | 27 | VAM5 model |
| Leyland Panther Leyland Panther The Leyland Panther was a rear-engined single-deck bus chassis built by Leyland between 1964 and 1972. It gained a reputation for unreliability, which to some extent was common to many of the first generation of rear-engined single-deckers.... |
2 | 0 | for Newcastle Corporation, classified Y type but actually W type bodies |
| Dennis Lancet Dennis Lancet Dennis Lancet is a name given to several different single-deck bus chassis produced by Dennis. It was first given to a front-engined chassis, and later, in the 1950s and early 1960s, to the underfloor-engined Lancet UF.... |
1 | 1 | |
| Volvo B58 Volvo B58 The Volvo B58 is a mid-engined bus chassis built by Volvo of Sweden from 1966 until early 1982. It was the forerunner to the highly successful B10M.... |
1 | 0 | B58-56 demonstrator |
| Volvo B57 Volvo B57 Volvo B57 was a front-engined single-decker bus built by Volvo between 1960s and 1980s. It was equipped with the Volvo TD70-series engine.Volvo B57 could be built in 3 different wheelbase lengths: 5 metres , 5.5 metres and 6 metres .... |
1 | 1 | |
| TOTAL | 3270 | 2824 |