Fleet Data - ABW 310X (VUD 33X)

VEHICLE INFORMATION - ABW 310X

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Former Oxford Bus Leyland Leopard / Willowbrook Warrior ABW 310X. When new this vehicle had bodywork by Eastern Coach Works for use on the Oxford - London service.

Vehicle Registration Number - ABW 310X

Original Registration Number - VUD 33X

Year Of Registration - 1982

Chassis - Leyland

Type - Leopard

Chassis Number - 8131674

Engine - Leyland 0.680

Gearbox - 5 Speed Leyland Pneumocyclic Semi-Automatic (Type GB350)

Body - Willowbrook Warrior (Re-body October 1990)

Body Number - 90052

Seating Capacity - 48

Former Owner

1982 - January 2002 City of Oxford Motor Services (Oxford Bus Company)

MORE ABOUT WILLOWBROOK AND ABW 310X ......

Loughborough based Willowbrook was a casualty of the early 1980s recession but returned on a much smaller scale in 1985 with a new product range. The Warrior was launched in 1987 and established a niche for itself, particularly as a low cost new bus body for reconditioned coach chassis. The Warrior is a basic, functional body, not especially pretty and owing a great deal of style to the Leyland Lynx and Duple Dominant Bus range.

With a total of seven in service by the end of 1991, City of Oxford Motor Services (Oxford Bus) were the largest user of the type. A new generation of coaches for the busy London service had left Oxford Bus with a ready supply of old Leyland Leopard coaches. It was a small selection of these redundant vehicles which received new Willowbrook bodies.

The Oxford Warriors became regular performers on the busy Park & Ride services before being withdrawn in late 1995. Oxford Bus retained VUD 33X for use as a driver training bus and later re-registered the vehicle ABW 310X.

ABW 310X joined Woottens in 2002 for use on contract services in Buckinghamshire.

Oxford Bus Willowbrook Warrior Buses

Fleet No.	Reg. No.	Chassis Type / Chassis Number / Year First Registered	Original Body	Year Rebodied
611	RFC 11T	Leyland Leopard PSU3E/4R Chassis Number 7803617 1978	Duple Dominant Coach	1991
612	WPD 27Y	Leyland Leopard PSU3G/4R Chassis Number 8230064 1982	Eastern Coach Works B51	1991
613	RFC 13T	Leyland Leopard PSU3E/4R Chassis Number 7804743 1978	Duple Dominant Coach	1991
614	RFC 14T	Leyland Leopard PSU3E/4R Chassis Number 7804784 1978	Duple Dominant Coach	1991
627	MUD 27W	Leyland Leopard PSU3F/4R Chassis Number 8030940 1981	Duple Dominant Coach	1990
631	VUD 31X	Leyland Leopard PSU3G/4R Chassis Number 8131611 1982	Eastern Coach Works B51	1991
633	VUD 33X	Leyland Leopard PSU3G/4R Chassis Number 8131674 1982	Eastern Coach Works B51	Oct 1990

(WPD 27Y ex Bee Line 1990)

Withdrawn and ready for the new body - VUD 33X at Cowley Road depot shortly before being sent to Willowbrook of Loughborough.

Back from Willowbrook - VUD 33X seen resting outside the Cowley Road depot in October 1990. Photograph by Malcolm Crowe.

Back to work - VUD 33X with new Willowbrook body in December 1990.

Pink Leopard! VUD 33X advertising The George & Dragon in June 1993.

A new role - ABW 310X (VUD 33X) in driver training livery with Oxford Bus.

Seen in George Street in the early 1990's is 627 (MUD 27W). This bus is now in use with Gold Finger Experience, Bedford. Thanks to Malcolm Crowe (Oxford Bus Page) for this photograph.