Leyland B21

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Leyland B21
Ipswich Buses bus 115 (B115 LDX), 2013 East Anglia Transport Museum Hop on a Bus Day.jpg
Preserved Ipswich Buses Alexander bodied Leyland B21 in June 2013
Overview
Manufacturer Leyland
Production1979–1985
Assembly Workington, England
Body and chassis
Body style Single-deck
Floor typeStep entrance
Related Leyland National
Powertrain
Engine Leyland 510
GM 6V71
Transmission Allison HT740
Voith D851
Chronology
Predecessor Bristol RE

The Leyland B21 was a bus chassis manufactured by Leyland between 1979 and 1985. The chassis was developed from the integral Leyland National and was designed for overseas markets, [1] [2] with its biggest market being Australia.

Contents

The B21 was assembled at Leyland's Workington factory, with some work additionally performed at the company's Bristol works. [1] [3]

Operators

In Australia, Transperth purchased 20 [4] and Darwin Bus Service 18. [5] [ better source needed ] Other purchasers included Benders Busways, Delwood Coaches, Melbourne-Brighton Bus Lines, Nowra Coaches and Surfside Buslines. All of the Australian chassis were powered by the GM 6V71. [6] [7]

In Belgium, SNCV of Brussels purchased 25. [1] [8] Israeli operator Egged sought to import 150, but difficulties over financing saw the deal fall through. [9]

In the United Kingdom, Ipswich Buses purchased four and Ulsterbus six. [10]

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References

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