Timeline fleet no. 1 is standing in the depot yard at Shifnal. It is a Leyland Leopard PSU3/3R with Alexander AYS bodywork. New in 1971 as Western SMT 2341 registered RSD 732J, the chassis was originally fitted with a semi-coach version of the Alexander Y-type body, but this was destroyed in 1975 and replaced with the new short-windowed body seen here.
It was later transferred to Highland, before being sold to Shearings for use as a driver training vehicle. It was reregistered SPR 35 for a while but became TNA 161J prior to sale to Timeline, where it was pressed into passenger service again.

It has subsequently been preserved as Western SMT 2341 and has regained registration RSD 732J.

Tags:   TNA161J RSD732J Leyland Leopard Alexander AYS Timeline Shearings Western SMT Highland SPR35

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Timeline GLS 275S has arrived in Wolverhampton bus station on service 536 from Bridgnorth. It is a Leyland Leopard PSU3E/4R with Alexander T-type coachwork. New in 1978 as Alexander Midland MPE275, it later passed to Kelvin Scottish (no. 2009) and Cumberland M.S. (no. 613), then to Timeline.

After withdrawal by Timeline, it would pass to the Yorkshire operation of Blue Bus, Horwich before moving again to Southern National (no. 3562)

Tags:   GLS275S Timeline Wolverhampton Alexander Midland Kelvin Scottish Cumberland Motor Services Blue Bus Southern National Leyland Leopard T-type

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Timeline 23 is a Leyland Leopard PSU3F/4R with Eastern Coach Works B51 coachwork. It was new in 1982 as United Counties 177.

Tags:   CNH177X United Counties Timeline Leyland Leopard ECW B51

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Timeline 213 is an Optare Excel L1070, the first such model acquired in 1996 for evaluation, and seen here in Telford Bus Station.
It would be included amongst the Timeline buses sold to First Manchester, where it would be numbered 6601, later 60140. In 2012 whilst allocated to Wigan, it would be transferred to Stagecoach and numbered 35030.

Tags:   P213HRJ Timeline Optare Excel Telford First Manchester Stagecoach

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Timeline 303 is a Volvo B10L with Alexander Belfast Ultra bodywork, new in 1995.

It would later pass to GM Buses North (no. 565) and First Manchester (no. 60357) before ending its days in Northampton.

Tags:   N303WNF Timeline GM Buses North First Manchester Northampton Volvo B10L Alexander Belfast Ultra

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