CLASSIC COACHES (CUMBRIA)

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We started Cumbria Classic Coaches mid summer 1998, with a 1934 Leyland Lion. However, the first coach we bought was a 1949 Commer Commando with a Scottish Aviation body, this coach is being restored at the moment and you can follow it's progress by following the link to it's page. We have since acquired a considerable fleet (in vintage terms)! When we started with the Leyland Lion we soon realised we would need a back up vehicle so we bought our first Leyland Tiger CWG 286, this came from the opposite end of the country from the Lion which came from Aberdeen, we had to traipse practically to Lands End for the Tiger. One thing leads to another and with the start of the Kendal Klipper service we needed another back up bus and so bought our other Leyland Tiger CRN 80, we were really angling for the bus Will owned first. Of course more buses means you take more work so soon we had need of another so we borrowed a Bristol L5G from Steve Morriss and also started working with Malcolm Hodgson and his Bristol Lodekka. After a couple of years Steve wanted his bus back and we wanted to buy a coach but could find nothing on the market until we heard that Stefan Torres was selling his vintage fleet...so we bought it. Two AEC half cabs, two Guys and a Commer! We didn't need them all so sold on one of the AEC's, the York Pullman to David Bowman of Carlisle. Unfortunately the Guy Warrior was not quite what the public looked for as well so that went. We ran the Commer for a couple of seasons but it really didn't book out, being flat fronted didn't make it stand out enough despite an absolutely fabulous interior. Our heritage services have expanded to include 3 weekly routes see the routes page for more details. However the majority of our work is private hire for weddings, birthdays, festivals and even the odd pub crawl!