WMT and Midland Red West Leyland Lynx

[adrock1976]

Unsure if there is an existing thread or not.

Around 1990 when I was still residing in my native West Midlands, I remember both West Midlands Travel and Midland Red West introducing the Leyland Lynx single deckers - most likely a direct replacement for the Leyland National single deckers.

I seem to remember in regards to WMT, that the garages at Walsall, Dudley, Hockley, Lea Hall, and Yardley Wood had a fleet of Leyland Lynx buses. I believe that Wolverhampton (the previous site at Cleveland Road/Vicarage Road/Hospital Street area near Bilston Road) had a few Leyland Nationals, as did Hartshill and Acocks Green. When both Dudley and Hartshill garages closed in 1993, I remember most of the Lynxes mainly transferring to West Bromwich and Quinton garages.

At the end of the late 1990s and early noughties, the Lynxes seemed to vanished totally. Were they transferred to other parts of the UK, or were they scrapped early?

 

[6Gman]

Unsure if there is an existing thread or not.

Around 1990 when I was still residing in my native West Midlands, I remember both West Midlands Travel and Midland Red West introducing the Leyland Lynx single deckers - most likely a direct replacement for the Leyland National single deckers.

I seem to remember in regards to WMT, that the garages at Walsall, Dudley, Hockley, Lea Hall, and Yardley Wood had a fleet of Leyland Lynx buses. I believe that Wolverhampton (the previous site at Cleveland Road/Vicarage Road/Hospital Street area near Bilston Road) had a few Leyland Nationals, as did Hartshill and Acocks Green. When both Dudley and Hartshill garages closed in 1993, I remember most of the Lynxes mainly transferring to West Bromwich and Quinton garages.

At the end of the late 1990s and early noughties, the Lynxes seemed to vanished totally. Were they transferred to other parts of the UK, or were they scrapped early?

WMT still had some Lynx in use as late as 2006.

 

[ChrisPJ]

They did sell many off for further service though.

 

[winston270twm]

WMT still had some Lynx in use as late as 2006.

The final few saw out their remaining time in service at Walsall garage, a handul latest until the end of 2008 at least
http://wmbusphotos.com/NXWM/gonebatches/1061-1316/1312.html

 

[winston270twm]

At the end of the late 1990s and early noughties, the Lynxes seemed to vanished totally. Were they transferred to other parts of the UK, or were they scrapped early?

A number were transferred within NX Group to Travel Dundee which swiftly moved on to another Scottish Subsidiary Highland Country Buses. A large batch were withdrawn & sold on to Bus Eireann for further use as school buses, whilst more were transferred in to TWM & Travel London's driver training fleets.

Photo's of most TWM Lynx here:
http://wmbusphotos.com/NXWM/gonebatches/1061-1316/1061-1316.html

 

[the101]

At the end of the late 1990s and early noughties, the Lynxes seemed to vanished totally. Were they transferred to other parts of the UK, or were they scrapped early?

As has been said, some moved elsewhere, but Lynxes had a dreadful tendency to rot from the inside out which in many cases contributed to a short life.

 

[Statto]

WMT idea was, to buy Lynxes then sell them off mid life which is why they brought a lot of Lynxes, didn't know about the rot they had, but i remember the Timesaver ones with duel purpose seating allocated to the then 979.

 

[Jamescoeby]

As the Leyland offcially end their service at 12:23am on Saturday Service 22/9192X...

Share when was your last rode with Leyland Olympian

mine was 9194R on 143March 21st

 

[Robertj21a]

As the Leyland offcially end their service at 12:23am on Saturday Service 22/9192X...

Share when was your last rode with Leyland Olympian

mine was 9194R on 143March 21st

???? Can someone translate please .