Eastern Coach Works
From Graces Guide
of Lowestoft, Suffolk
1936 Private company.
1961 Omnibus body builders. 1,000 employees. [1]
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.
See Also
- 1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE
- 1968 Commercial Motor Show
- 1968 Who's Who in the Motor Industry: Companies
- 1969 National Bus Co: holdings
- 1971 Who's Who in the Motor Industry: Companies
- AEC: Regent II
- Bristol Commercial Vehicles
- Bristol Commercial Vehicles: L type
- Bristol Commercial Vehicles: Lodekka LD
- Bristol Commercial Vehicles: MW
- Bristol Commercial Vehicles: RE
- Bristol Commercial Vehicles: SC
- Bristol Tramways and Carriage Co
- British Leyland Motor Corporation
- Eastern Counties Omnibus Co
- Guy Motors: GS
- Leyland Motors
- Leyland Timeline
- National Bus Co
- Transport Holding Co
- United Automobile Services