Alexander Y Type

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Alexander Y Type
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Alexander AYS Type body on Leyland Leopard chassis.
Overview
Manufacturer Alexander
Production1962–1983
Assembly Falkirk, Scotland
Body and chassis
Doors1 door
Floor type Step entrance
Chassis Leyland Leopard
AEC Reliance
Seddon Pennine 7
Ford R-Series
Albion Viking
Bristol RE
Bristol LH
Bedford Y series
Leyland Tiger Cub
Bedford VAM
Leyland Panther
Dennis Lancet
Volvo B58
Volvo B57
Dimensions
Length10.0m, 11.0m and 12.0m
Width2.5m
Height3.0m

The Alexander Y Type was a long-running design of single-decker bus and single-decker intercity bus bodywork built by Walter Alexander Coachbuilders in Falkirk, Scotland. It was built on a wide range of chassis between 1962 and 1983. A small number were built at Alexander's Belfast subsidiary.

Contents

From 1971 it became the AY Type (with the A signifying alloy construction) or AYS Type (with the S signifying service bus specification), although in common usage all are referred to simply as Y Type.

Chassis

The majority of Y Type bodies were fitted to Leyland Leopard chassis, and most were built for the Scottish Bus Group and its predecessors.

ChassisApproximate number of bodiesNumber for SBG and predecessorsNotes
Leyland Leopard 18031550PSU3 and PSU4 models
AEC Reliance 330238
Seddon Pennine 7 284284
Ford R-Series 244242R192, R226, R1014 and R1114 models
Albion Viking 230228VK41, VK43 and VK49 models
Bristol RE 12866RELH, RELL and RESL models
Bedford Y series 9281YRQ and YRT models
Bristol LH 7575LH6P model
Leyland Tiger Cub 5231
Bedford VAM 2727VAM5 model
Leyland Panther 20for Newcastle Corporation, classified Y type but actually W type bodies
Dennis Lancet 11
Volvo B58 10B58-56 demonstrator
Volvo B57 11
TOTAL32702824

Other customers

As can be seen from the table above, SBG was by far the biggest customer, buying over 86% of the total output of Y Types. However other customers also existed, amongst these being the North Western Road Car Company with 75 Leopards and 30 Bristol REs, Venture of Consett with 32 Leopards and 12 Reliances, Lancaster City Council with 26 Leopards, and Potteries Motor Traction with 25 Reliances.

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