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    • Citybus/Ulsterbus Leyland tiger 2644
    • Bournemouth Corporation, Daimler Fleetline 40
  • Work in Progress
  • Vehicles no longer with us
    • Western SMT, Leyland Leopard KL2711
    • Leyland Leopard PIB 3673
    • Glenton Tours/Ulsterbus, Leyland Leopard 576
    • Ulsterbus, Leyland Leopard 286
    • Ulsterbus, Leyland Leopard 1526
    • Vehicles acquired for parts >
      • Flexibus, Mercedes Benz 609d 26
      • Ulsterbus, Leyland Leopard 173
      • Citybus/Ulsterbus, Bristol RE 2568
  • Rallys Attended
    • ITH Rally 2014
    • Dublin Bay Rally 2014
    • 2015 ITH Bus Rally, Cultra
  • Stewart Gilmore gone but not Forgotten
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Ulsterbus Leyland Tiger 1242

Fleet no 1242
Reg no. NXI 4242
Type : Leyland Tiger TRBTL11/2RP
Chassis no TROO588
Body : Alexander (Belfast) N type  DP53F+22
​ Body no :  B11/33
Engine : Leyland TL11
Gearbox : 5 speed semi auto

ALLOCATION
New 1989
Newtownards  3/1989 -

Sold to British Bus Sales

Sold to J Holden Bude 04/06/2010
​Acquired By P McAlinney Newtownards 22/08/2011


1242 in Newtownards when just under a year old in this shot.
1242 is seen here just after the Translink period had started. The mk2 wayfarer can just be seen threw the windscreen
Leyland Tiger 1242 seen when still in service with Ulsterbus. It is seen here outside Stormont.
1242 on a rather wet Saturday morning a few years before coming out of service getting ready to depart Gibson's Lane for Belfast
1242 seen after arriving at the yard from Cornwall.
1242 at its second outing after entering preservation, It is seen here complete with MK2 Ulsterbus fleetnames and logos along with its Leyland badges and Tigers head.
1242 is seen with parked in the shed in MK2 Ulsterbus livery. This livery was applied to tidy the bus up and allow the previous operators fleetnames to be removed
New steel rear bumper made and fitted
New steel bumpers fitted to the front
Bumpers painted and badges fitted
Badges fitted and destination blind also refitted
1242 before its first MOT in preservation
decision was taken to replace both damaged rear panels.
boot doors in the process of being removed to allow the hit panels to be replaced
Left hand rear hit panel removed, it cant be seen in this photo but the frame work was also badly damaged at top of the panel
both rear panels refitted but the bumper had to removed to be adjusted to suit the panels
Rear of the bus rebuilt
Start of the process of painting.
The bus being rubbed down in preparation for painting
Roof being rubbed down
Roof being rubbed down for being painted
Bus being painted/undercoated
Bus being painted into MK1 Ulsterbus livery
out of the shed to have the fleetnames applied
1242 being painted
Rear shot after being painted in MK1 livery
1242 in the bus station in Regent street, Newtownards
1242 Back in its home depot of Newtownards
1242 at Scottish Vintage Bus Museum Open Weekend, Lathlamond, August 2012.
1242 out being roadtested before its MOT test
Taken in Cloughey village after being repainted
1242 after being painted into MK1 Ulsterbus livery
1242 in Belfast City centre out for run to Downpatrick
ITH Bus and Coach rally 2014
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  • Home Page
    • Our EX Ulsterbus fleet
  • Our Fleet
    • Barton /Trent/Sealandair Coaches(PAB) DafMB230 Plaxton
    • Flexibus, Mercedes Benz 609d 36
    • Flexibus, Mercedes Benz 609d 51
    • Ulsterbus, Leyland Leopard 129
    • Ulsterbus, Leyland Leopard 182
    • Ulsterbus, Leyland Leopard 235
    • Ulsterbus, Leyland Leopard 274
    • Ulsterbus Leyland leopard 275
    • Ulsterbus, Leyland Leopard 280
    • Ulster Transport Authority, Leyland Tiger Cub H301
    • Ulsterbus, Leyland Tiger 363
    • Ulsterbus, Leyland Tiger /Alexander TE 517
    • Ulsterbus /Flexibus Mercedes Benz 912
    • Ulsterbus, Leyland Tiger 1025
    • Ulsterbus, Bristol RE 1058
    • Ulsterbus, Leyland Tiger 1242
    • Ulsterbus, Leyland Tiger Towbus 1286
  • Our Fleet
    • Ulsterbus, Leyland Leopard 1571
    • Ulsterbus Bristol LH 1629
    • Ulsterbus, Bedford YLQ 1878
    • Central SMT/Ulsterbus, Leyland Leopard 1882
    • Western SMT/Ulsterbus, Leyland Leopard 1886
    • London Country BN33 / Ulsterbus 1893
    • Ulsterbus, Bristol RE 2134
    • Citybus, Bristol RE 2306
    • Ulsterbus/Citybus, Bristol RE 2446
    • Citybus, Bristol RE 2481
    • Citybus, Leyland Tiger 2635
    • Citybus, Leyland Lynx 3007
    • Citybus/Ulsterbus, Leyland Tiger towbus 2640
    • Citybus/Ulsterbus Leyland tiger 2644
    • Bournemouth Corporation, Daimler Fleetline 40
  • Work in Progress
  • Vehicles no longer with us
    • Western SMT, Leyland Leopard KL2711
    • Leyland Leopard PIB 3673
    • Glenton Tours/Ulsterbus, Leyland Leopard 576
    • Ulsterbus, Leyland Leopard 286
    • Ulsterbus, Leyland Leopard 1526
    • Vehicles acquired for parts >
      • Flexibus, Mercedes Benz 609d 26
      • Ulsterbus, Leyland Leopard 173
      • Citybus/Ulsterbus, Bristol RE 2568
  • Rallys Attended
    • ITH Rally 2014
    • Dublin Bay Rally 2014
    • 2015 ITH Bus Rally, Cultra
  • Stewart Gilmore gone but not Forgotten
  • The Gallery
  • Contact us