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1936 Private company. | 1936 Private company. | ||
1948 Had capacity for c.1000 motor bus bodies/year. Manufactured mainly for [[Thomas Tilling]] and its subsidiaries<ref>The Times Jan. 31, 1948</ref> | |||
1961 Omnibus body builders. 1,000 employees. <ref> [[1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE]]</ref> | 1961 Omnibus body builders. 1,000 employees. <ref> [[1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE]]</ref> | ||
1965 [[Leyland Motors]] acquired a stake (25 percent) in Bristol Commercial Vehicles and [[Eastern Coach Works]]. | |||
1969 [[National Bus Co]] formed a joint venture with [[British Leyland Motor Corporation|British Leyland]] (the 25% owner of [[Bristol Tramways and Carriage Co]] and [[Eastern Coach Works]]), by means of which British Leyland became a 50% owner of the NBC's manufacturing companies. The joint venture designed and built a new single-deck bus, the [[Leyland Motors: National 1|Leyland ''National'']]. The first bus was delivered in 1972, and it remained in production until 1986. The ''National'' was also available to other bus operators. | 1969 [[National Bus Co]] formed a joint venture with [[British Leyland Motor Corporation|British Leyland]] (the 25% owner of [[Bristol Tramways and Carriage Co]] and [[Eastern Coach Works]]), by means of which British Leyland became a 50% owner of the NBC's manufacturing companies. The joint venture designed and built a new single-deck bus, the [[Leyland Motors: National 1|Leyland ''National'']]. The first bus was delivered in 1972, and it remained in production until 1986. The ''National'' was also available to other bus operators. | ||
Latest revision as of 10:04, 16 August 2022
of Lowestoft, Suffolk
1920 Established
1936 Private company.
1948 Had capacity for c.1000 motor bus bodies/year. Manufactured mainly for Thomas Tilling and its subsidiaries[1]
1961 Omnibus body builders. 1,000 employees. [2]
1965 Leyland Motors acquired a stake (25 percent) in Bristol Commercial Vehicles and Eastern Coach Works.
1969 National Bus Co formed a joint venture with British Leyland (the 25% owner of Bristol Tramways and Carriage Co and Eastern Coach Works), by means of which British Leyland became a 50% owner of the NBC's manufacturing companies. The joint venture designed and built a new single-deck bus, the Leyland National. The first bus was delivered in 1972, and it remained in production until 1986. The National was also available to other bus operators.
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Sources of Information
- ↑ The Times Jan. 31, 1948
- ↑ 1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE