2022

NX9718 : Leyland National 'Super National'

taken 2 years ago, near to Whitehaven, Cumbria, England

Leyland National 'Super National'
Leyland National 'Super National'
Entering service in 1975, this was one of two Super Nationals booked for the Leyland National 50 event. The executive interior of the vehicle included a toilet compartment, cloakroom, servery, aircraft style seats with selectable audio, TV and video, radio telephone, on board mains generator and a Webasto heater. The vehicle was used on corporate hire work in Britain as well as mainland Europe, with famous passengers including Dolly Parton and Fleetwood Mac.

This photograph was taken during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic of 2020/21/22.
Leyland National 50

A selection of images from the event to mark 50 years of the Leyland National bus, which brought many surviving vehicles home to Cumbria. The free event on Saturday 30 April and Sunday 1 May 2022 was based in Whitehaven, the historic Georgian town where the first bus entered public service in March 1972.

The event, organised by Workington Transport Heritage Trust LinkExternal link included a display of Leyland Nationals and other Workington built vehicles at Whitehaven's harbour front together with exhibitions, film, talks and displays at the Portal annex of the Beacon Museum. A free park-and-ride service operated from Lakes College at Lillyhall Business Park. Furthermore, tours of Whitehaven and the former British Leyland bus factory at Lillyhall where all - over 7,700 - Nationals were constructed was facilitated by many preserved Leyland Nationals attending the event.


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NX9718, 346 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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James T M Towill   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 1 May, 2022   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 8 May, 2022
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NX 9725 1829 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:32.9636N 3:35.4023W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NX 9725 1828
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North-northeast (about 22 degrees)
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