The Rise and Fall of Leyland Trucks and Buses

Greetings! :D While most people think of the Morris Marina and Austin Allegro when discussing British Leyland, an often forgotten part of this gigantic firm was its trucks and buses division, which long predated the part-nationalised conglomerate, and had its history rooted over half-a-century earlier to a time when the Leyland Motors company was one of the most successful bus and lorry builders in the world. However, while Leyland Trucks & Buses proved to be one of the more popular aspects of the wider British Leyland group, external politics with regard to the bus market in general, together with the revenues from bus and truck sales being dispersed across the wider industry, meant its survival was not guaranteed, and by the end of the 1980s, this once legendary brand in the motoring world had almost disappeared completely. Chapters: 0:00 - Preamble 0:32 - Humble Origins 4:50 - Inter-War Success 10:25 - New Products for a New Age 13:42 - Widespread Expansion 17:36 - British Leyland 21:52 - Deregulation 26:23 - From Road to Rail 30:02 - The Big Sell Off 32:44 - Volvo Steps-in, and Steps Out 36:05 - Conclusion All video content and images in this production have been provided with permission wherever possible. While I endeavour to ensure that all accreditations properly name the original creator, some of my sources do not list them as they are usually provided by other, unrelated YouTubers. Therefore, if I have mistakenly put the accreditation of 'Unknown', and you are aware of the original creator, please send me a personal message at my Gmail (this is more effective than comments as I am often unable to read all of them): [email protected] The views and opinions expressed in this video are my personal appraisal and are not the views and opinions of any of these individuals or bodies who have kindly supplied me with footage and images. If you enjoyed this video, why not leave a like, and consider subscribing for more great content coming soon. Paypal: https://paypal.me/rorymacve?country.x=GB&locale.x=en_GB Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/rorymacve Thanks again, everyone, and enjoy! :D References: - AROnline (and their respective sources) - Wikipedia (and its respective references)