Stratford Blue / Midland Red Leyland Leopard xnx136h

[transpennine1]

absolutely brilliant, reminds me of the old x12 from halifax to manchester i used to bash often

[leopard32]

In later years this vehicle was allocated to Midland Red North's Ludlow depot as spare vehicle.

[leopard32]

Power steering was an option on the Leopard but did not become standard until the PSU3C variant from late 1974, when spring parking brakes were introduced. Corresponding models were the PSU4C and PSU5A in 33 foot and 39 foot 4 inch lengths,

[northstar1950]

As far as i am aware leopards were not filled with power steering.

[wikkadoo]

does this motor have power steering of any kind? Judging by the size of the wheel and the amount of turns to each lock I guess it hasnt

[wmtlynx]

No power steering on this one. There are leopards that were fitted with the "autosteer" type air-assisted steering similar to TWM Fleetlines. Midland Red had some, I believe.