Cumberland Coachwork (Myers & Bowman Ltd.) of Distington, Cumberland
1950 an advert for Cumberland Coachwork (Myers & Bowman Ltd.) of Distington, Cumberland., whose coachwork seen here could well “crossover” to the Highly Esteamed ‘Oddities on Wheels’ tread. A better photo would be welcome but a fuzzy wuzzy is better than nothing to see this unusual observation coach without a raised rear section. Instead seats behind the back axle are stepped down and face to the rear. Built on a Commer Avenger chassis for Sowerby’s Tours Ltd of Gilsland, Cumberland., where did the luggage go? Imagine too, being stuck behind it for for any great distance with rows of passengers looking out at you! More conventional coachwork from this LKC is seen in the second photo.
1934 Cumberland Motors 38, AAO574, a Leyland Lion LT5A with Massey body
1951 Cumberland 152, LAO146, seen at Wigton was a Leyland PSU1-13 Royal Tiger with Eastern Coachworks B45F body
1951 Cumberland 324, LAO145, carried an early version of the ECW body which was B45F in this case
1949-cumberland-358-hrm699-was-a-1949-leyland-l27-26r-bodied-leyland
1951-cumberland-152-lao146-seen-at-wigton-was-a-leyland-psu1-13-royal-tiger-with-eastern-coachworks-b45f-body
1951-cumberland-153-lao147-an-eastern-coachworks-b45f-bodied-leyland-psu1-13-royal-tiger
1951-cumberland-324-lao145-carried-an-early-version-of-the-ecw-body-which-was-b45f-in-this-case
1951-cumberland-370-krm252-a-leyland-pd2-12-with-leyland-l27-28r
1952-cumberland-motor-services-334-lrm108-a-leyland-pd2-12-with-leyland-l27-26r-body
1953-cumberland-155-and-158-mao107-and-mao109-1953-leyland-b44f-bodied-leyland-psu1-17-royal-tigers
1953-cumberland-175-mao105-was-the-last-of-three-leyland-c41c-bodied-leyland-psu1-15-royal-tigers
1954-cumberland-406-orm141-an-early-bristol-ld6g-with-ecw-h33-27rd-body
1956-cumberland-282-rao736-a-bristol-ls6g-with-ecw-c39f-body
1957-cumberland-200-uao373-was-a-bristol-sc4lk-with-an-e-c-w-b35f-body
1957-former-eastern-national-bristol-sc-436-606jpu-and-seen-here-with-cumberland
1961-cumberland-553-112drm-was-a-bristol-fs6g-with-an-e-c-w-h33-27rd-body
1961-cumberland-motor-services-550-109drm-a-1961-bristol-lodekka-fs6g-with-ecw-body
1963-cumberland-motor-services-231-aao34b-a-1964-bristol-mw6g-with-ecw-bus-body
1964-cumberland-564-aao574b-a-bristol-fs6b-with-ecw-h60r-body
1966-cumberland-motor-services-245-jao245d-a-bristol-mw6g-with-ecw-b45f-bodywork
1967-cumberland-motor-services-256-krm262e-a-bristol-rell6l-with-ecw-b53f-body-and-369-mao369p-a-new-52-seat-leyland-national
1967 Cumberland Motor Services 809, NRM809M, a Ford R226 with Duple C53F bodywork.
Inbetween Cumberland decided to do something else and became Cumberland Motors what was a buscompany.
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