1984 Leyland Tiger A127ESG / VLT93 / MUI808
Year
1984
Registration
A127ESG / VLT93 / MUI808/A127ESG
Fleet number(s)
MPT127, ST9, 409, 431
Chassis
Leyland Tiger
Engine
Leyland TL11 diesel
Body
Duple Laser, rebodied in 2000 with East Lancs Myllennium Hyline
Previous owner(s)
Midland Scottish, Strathtay Scottish, Wootens
Current owner(s)
Andrew McCombie
Current livery
Strathtay Scottish
Further information
In 1999 a deal was struck between Strathtay and East Lancashire Coach Builders to build a cheaper solution to a whole new bus by taking an existing useful chassis for refurbishment. The result was a Myllennium Tiger (or 6...).
The prototype was vehicle 430 which was allocated to Blairgowrie for most of its days soon losing its HIL registration and gaining cherished plate 670CLT.
On the sale of the Traction group to Stagecoach it was quite clear that the likes of the Tiger’s days were numbered. However, 430 was one of two of the type to get painted into the Stagecoach beachball livery whilst retaining the number 430.
The whole ambush of Myllenniums was sold off in 2008 to Wootens to operate their rather intense Tiger Line service