BUSWORLD PHOTOGRAPHY

I AM CHRISTOPHER LEACH THE ARTIST. I started this blog so that I can share with everyone my vast collection of transport photographs showing a personal and nostalgic view of the industry with images that span some 45 years taking in the U.K and some of Europe. I have no darkroom and so rather than being the perfectionist after tidying them up I upload the images warts and all, and even those that won't scan squarely or are scratched. In a way it adds age and character. You are all free to download these for your personal use but please remember I still own them and you are not just free to use them without prior permission for any knd of publishing. Click on images to enlarge them and if you want to see more leave your comments or visit my website for the mother-site with galleries including those Buses & Girls: PICTUREWORLD

Saturday, 25 October 2025

Former Ribble Leopard with Staffordian Travel LCW732W


 After Greatrex Travel sold it's business it was rebranded as Staffordian and wore an attractive silver and black livery. This former Ribble Plaxton bodied Leopard might have arrived in all-white and bought mainly for schools contracts was given a cheap livery 'facelift' but still looked rather attractive. Another explanation for the livery change is more likely that by this time Staffordian iteslf had been merged with Happy Days with which it had close family links and who initially had to keep the name alive for various reasons. Unlike today's buses the Leyland Leopard was quite loud and this one particularly so as it had a none standard sounding exhaust that boomed even more than usual and in my opinion at least it sounded lovely as one could hear it's roar from miles away. 

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