British step-floor single-decker bus (built 1972-1985)
Motor vehicle
Leyland National
Preserved NBC Cumberland Leyland National, the earliest surviving National produced, outside the former British Leyland Lillyhall factory in May 2022
Overview
Manufacturer
Leyland
Production
1972–1985
Assembly
Workington, England
Body and chassis
Doors
1, 2 or 3
Floor type
Step entrance
Chassis
Integral
Powertrain
Engine
Leyland 510
Leyland 0.680 Leyland TL11
Gardner 6HLXB
Gardner 6HLXCT
Transmission
Leyland
Voith 851
Dimensions
Length
10.3 m (34 ft), 10.6 m (35 ft), 10.9 m (36 ft), 11.3 m (37 ft), 11.6 m (38 ft)
Chronology
Predecessor
AEC Swift
Bristol RE
Daimler Fleetline
Daimler Roadliner
Leyland Panther
Successor
Leyland Lynx
The Leyland National is an integrally-constructed British step-floor single-decker bus manufactured in large quantities between 1972 and 1985. It was developed as a joint project between two UK nationalised industries – the National Bus Company and British Leyland.[1] Buses were constructed at a specially built factory at the Lillyhall Industrial Estate, Workington. Styling was carried out by the Italian vehicle stylist Giovanni Michelotti, previously commissioned by both Triumph (Herald, TR4, GT6, 2000/2500, 1300, Dolomite and Stag) and Scammell lorries (Routeman GRP cab).
It was intended to replace all the rear-engined single-decker buses offered by British Leyland, including the AEC Swift, Bristol RE, single-deck Daimler Fleetline, Daimler Roadliner and Leyland Panther.
^Moses, Derek (18 July 1969). "Enter Leyland National with an integral bus". Commercial Motor. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
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