West Riding Leyland Lynx Tribute

A tribute to the Leyland Lynx once in use with West Riding and latterly, Arriva Yorkshire.
Photos used are either my own, Jon Lawton's or Peter Hirsts.

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Autos & Vehicles

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• Leyland
• Lynx
• West
• Riding
• Arriva
• Yorkshire
• The
• Cars
• Drive
• Bus

[craigjohnson12345]

Great video. I think arriva yorkshire have one of the worst fleets in the country now. Crap buses. Bring back bristol vr, Leyland olympian, Leyland lynx and national 2. RIP West Riding Buses.

[Lynxboy252]

Oh I dunno, think their have quite a nice fleet and have invested quite a bit in new buses over the past 2 years with more new buses due this month and next.

Have to agree with your comment about the old buses, would be nice to have them back. Would make West Yorkshire sound more interesting.

[spartan117ism]

@Lynxboy252 Is your lynx the last one standing?

[Lynxboy252]

@spartan117ism : Last West Riding one or last ever? There's plenty out in preservation but mine is the only finished West Riding example. There is a Mk2 example in preservation but has yet to be repainted into the WR livery.

[craigjohnson12345]

Please bring back West Riding Buses. All is forgiven.

[Lynxboy252]

Your wish will be granted come next year. I own Leyland Lynx C920 FMP (mail me for a website showing it's progress etc if you're interested). It's in the process of being rebuilt as the body was badly corroded. It will be repainted into West Riding livery.

[whambam06]

It's amazing yet tragic how quickly buses like these slip our memory. I can now rememeber these vividly around the streets of Leeds City Centre around a decade ago. West Riding Buses had a name that meant unity for everyone in West Yorkshire. Arriva does nothing but demonstrate globalisation and monopoly of the market, with its shoddy fleet of noisy, smoky, cheaply built yet expensive to run rubbish from the continent. I wish Leyland Atlanteans, Olympians, MCW Metrobuses etc could still be here.

[theextreme2006]

Hi all i have started a forum for busses in and around yorkshire and look forward to other peoples views i am working on getting a web partnership with various groups too the web site is yorkshirebus(dot)net if the address does not show please send me a message and i will pass it on to you thanks

[spartan117ism]

@Lynxboy252 But your bus looks nice!

[CAMB757200]

This for cameron butler, a total bus spotter

[firstnickguy]

Ah the Leyland Lynx popular bus I ever rode in my childhood days from bus operator Quickstep in Leeds rhanx 4 posting

[craigjohnson12345]

I drove that bus that you have bought. I worked for West riding 1997 to 2001. Now live in Edinburgh and work for lothian buses.