W Alexander and Sons
Leyland Lion LT5B (1934) reg WG2373: GVVT Bridgeton Bus Garage Glasgow
W. Alexander & Sons was one of Scotland’s most influential and long-lived bus and coach operators, founded in 1913 by Walter Alexander in Camelon, near Falkirk. What began as a small charabanc and excursion business grew into a major transport group serving large parts of central, eastern and northern Scotland, with routes linking towns and cities such as Falkirk, Stirling, Perth, Dundee, Kirkcaldy and Aberdeen.
Alongside running buses, the company also became a pioneering vehicle bodybuilder through its coachbuilding arm, producing the famous Alexander bus bodies that were used not only on its own fleet but across Britain and overseas. Through expansion, nationalisation, regional reorganisation and eventual privatisation, the Alexander name left a lasting mark on Scottish public transport.
Leyland Tiger PS1 (1950): Museum of Transport Greater Manchester
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Guy Arab mkIII (1948): Scottish Vintage Bus Museum, Lathalmond
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Albion Valkyrie PW65 (1932) reg WG1448: Scottish Vintage Bus Museum, Lathalmond
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Leyland TS2 (1929): Scottish Vintage Bus Museum, Lathalmond
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AEC Regal with Alexander C35F body (1946): Scottish Vintage Bus Museum, Lathalmond
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