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Leyland Lion LT5A Metro36

Leyland Lion LT5A Metro36

Metro 36 leyland lion lt5a country excursion Metro 36 leyland lion lt5a 4cyl 5 7l 65hp only st georges tce june 1938 Metro 36 leyland lion lt5a gearless nicholson rd subiaco 21 4 40 mock air raid exercise
At a glance

The vehicle

Make / modelLeyland Lion LT5A Metro36
ManufacturerLeyland Motors
ModelLT5A
EngineLeyland E101, 4 cylinder diesel, 5.7 litre, 65 bhp
TransmissionFour speed crash transmission
Body: ManufacturerCampbell and Mannix of Perth
Body: ConstructionTimber Frame
StatusNot recorded in the crawled source — confirm operational/restorable/spares status with BPSWA before publishing.
On the road and in preservation

The story

In 1935 this Leyland Lion LT5A was delivered to the Metropolitan Omnibus Coy of Fremantle, and later operated with Henderson's Bus Service, Bunbury. The bus's original engine was later replaced with a Leyland E101 unit. A future overhaul is planned.

Metro 36 leyland lion lt5a
Metro 36 leyland lion lt5a — caption/credit pending volunteer review
Gallery

Photos

Metro 36 leyland lion lt5a 4cyl 5 7l 65hp only st georges tce june 1938
Metro 36 leyland lion lt5a 4cyl 5 7l 65hp only st georges tce june 1938 — caption/credit pending volunteer review
Metro 36 leyland lion lt5a gearless nicholson rd subiaco 21 4 40 mock air raid exercise
Metro 36 leyland lion lt5a gearless nicholson rd subiaco 21 4 40 mock air raid exercise — caption/credit pending volunteer review
Metro 36 leyland lion lt5a
Metro 36 leyland lion lt5a — caption/credit pending volunteer review
1935 leyland lion lt5a metro 36
1935 leyland lion lt5a metro 36 — caption/credit pending volunteer review

Captions above are auto-derived from the source filenames as a starting point — a volunteer should confirm/replace them with real what/where/year/photographer credits per the Design System's imagery rules.

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