21236 Metropolitan Omnibus Co (36)
Leyland Lion LT5A / Campbell&Mannix
Perth St Georges Tce
circa 1938
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| Chassis No: |
5703 |
| Body: |
Campbell&Mannix 05/35 B32?F |
| Engine: |
Leyland 4cyl 5.7ℓ 65hp diesel |
| converted to |
Leyland E101 4cyl 5.7ℓ diesel |
| Gearbox: |
4sp constant mesh |
| Last updated: |
14 February 2016 |
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| DATE |
REGO |
No |
FLEET |
| 11 May 1935 | 21236 | (36) | Metropolitan Omnibus Co | | | 31936 | (36) | Metropolitan Omnibus Co | | | 1 Dec 1948 | 31936 | (36) | Metro Buses | | | by 1 Dec 1951 | 45636 | (36) | Metro Buses | | | | | Hendersons Buses (Bunbury) [Metro] | | | by 26 Mar 1962 | B1401 | | Molyneux (Bridgetown) | | | | | Private Owner (Yornup) | | | | (36) | Private Owner (Willetton) PRESERVED | | | 2006 | | (36) | Bus Preservation Society of WA (Whiteman Park) | |
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| NOTES: |
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| | At one stage in the 1940s it carried a `Gearless Bus` badge on its radiator, but it is doubtful it was ever fitted with the Lysholm-Smith torque converter | | | | | | Appears to have been re-engined with the Leyland E101 4cyl diesel ex-Leyland Lion LT9 ( 12A) | | | | | | During its last operational years, in the mornings it carried timber workers from Bridgetown to Donnelly River, then operated a school bus service from Donnelly River to Bridgetown, then the reverse of this in the afternoons | | | | | | Last registration expired | | Dec 1965 | |
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