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VEHICLE INFORMATION - UHG 736R 

SOLD FOR PRESERVATION  June 2007

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Vehicle Registration Number - UHG 736R

Previous Registration Number - JIL 2199

Date Of Registration - October 1976

Chassis - Leyland

Type - National

Chassis Number - LN 11351A/1R 03562

Engine - Gardner 6HLXB (180bhp)  Reconditioned by

Gearbox - 5 Speed Leyland Pneumocyclic Semi-Automatic (Type GB395)

Body - East Lancs Greenway (Re-body & Chassis Refurbishment May 1994)

Body Number - B8407

Seating Capacity - 49

More about UHG 736R......

The Leyland National was one of the most significant buses of the last Century. Unlike any bus seen before it, the National was designed like an aircraft and built like a car by use of mass production methods.

The Leyland National was the result of a joint venture by the National Bus Company (NBC) and Leyland Bus – hence the name Leyland National. The aim was to produce a revolutionary single deck bus for use in National Bus Company fleets and beyond. A massive factory in Workington was constructed to make the bus with annual production of 2000 units per year expected.

Mechanically the Leyland National was advanced. Air suspension was standard as was power steering, semi-automatic gearbox and turbo-charged engine. The body design was modern and strong with a robust and spacious interior.

By the early 1990s many Leyland Nationals, especially Mark 1s, were fast approaching the end of their serviceable lives. This prompted East Lancs Coach Builders of Blackburn to launch the National Greenway – a refurbishment package aimed at extending the life of ageing Nationals.

Unlike most other refurbishments, the Greenway conversions included replacement of all major mechanical components (including engine, gearbox, differential etc) and a complete rework of the body with interior refit. The finished item was a revived and re-styled Leyland National, which was a welcome alternative to the high capital investment required for new vehicles.

UHG 736R was new to Ribble in October 1976. London & Country acquired the bus in 1994 as a donor vehicle for Greenway conversion during May of that year. One of the last Nationals to be converted to Greenway specification for the company, the bus was reregistered JIL 2199 and allocated to Addlestone depot.

A change in ownership resulted in the bus gaining full Arriva livery in September 1998 before being transferred to Arriva Fox Country in December 1999. The vehicle was later sold to Northern Blue before passing to Woottens (via British Bus Sales) in August 2004.

The vehicle returned to its original registration number in March 2006.

Greenway Production Photographs & Data

A Leyland National receiving the Greenway treatment at East Lancs. Note how the vehicle has been stripped right back to its bare frame. Photograph copyright © East Lancs Coach Builders.

List of the mechanical work carried out to the Greenway conversions.

Production List

Thanks to East Lancs Coach Builders for their help with this web page.

Credit & Debit Cards Accepted

Members of the Confederation of Passenger Transport

Route One Awards - Shortlisted for Coach Operator of the Year 2007

Showbus Award Winners

National Express Approved Operator

Member of the Buckinghamshire County Council Next Bus Project

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