The Albion Lowlander was Leylands answer to the centre gangway low floor layout to compete with the Bristol Lodekka. The chassis was built at Scotstoun and the were badged as Albion for Scottish operators and Leyland for Englandshire.
Western based in Kilmarnock operated in the west region of Scotland from Dumfriesshire with its southernmost depot in Carlisle through Ayrshire coastline up through Renfrewshire to Glasgow and inland routes to Glasgow via Kilmarnock & Newton Mearns and from Ayr through Irvine & the Garnock Valley through Paisley to Glasgow. They also had operations on the Isle of Bute and later a Sub depot in Ardrishaig on the former MacBraynes services to Glasgow. Western as far as I know never operated as far up as Oban.
Western’s depots we’re strategically located through out the counties served. D Dumfries wit sub depots Wigtown, Penpont, Lockerbie,Annan, Stranraer, Kirkcudbright, Stranraer & Carlisle, the later two getting their own status later as S and E. A Ayr with sub depot Girvan C Cumnock with sub depot Sanquhar Kilmarnock with sub Depot Airdrie N Ardrossan G Greenock J Johnstone with sub depots Largs and Paisley, later Paisley being given full status later as P I Inchinnan M Thornliebank ( Previously Newton Mearns) with sub depot Ardrishaig after taking over from MacBraynes. These are off the top of my head as I may have admitted smaller sub depots.
The Albion Lowlander was Leylands answer to the centre gangway low floor layout to compete with the Bristol Lodekka. The chassis was built at Scotstoun and the were badged as Albion for Scottish operators and Leyland for Englandshire.
I thought only trains were built in Scotstoun. Greatly appreciate this information John
Western based in Kilmarnock operated in the west region of Scotland from Dumfriesshire with its southernmost depot in Carlisle through Ayrshire coastline up through Renfrewshire to Glasgow and inland routes to Glasgow via Kilmarnock & Newton Mearns and from Ayr through Irvine & the Garnock Valley through Paisley to Glasgow. They also had operations on the Isle of Bute and later a Sub depot in Ardrishaig on the former MacBraynes services to Glasgow. Western as far as I know never operated as far up as Oban.
Many thanks for the additional information John. The red/cream colour scheme of Western still exists to this day in the Oban area.
Western’s depots we’re strategically located through out the counties served.
D Dumfries wit sub depots Wigtown, Penpont, Lockerbie,Annan, Stranraer, Kirkcudbright, Stranraer & Carlisle, the later two getting their own status later as S and E.
A Ayr with sub depot Girvan
C Cumnock with sub depot Sanquhar
Kilmarnock with sub Depot Airdrie
N Ardrossan
G Greenock
J Johnstone with sub depots Largs and Paisley, later Paisley being given full status later as P
I Inchinnan
M Thornliebank ( Previously Newton Mearns) with sub depot Ardrishaig after taking over from MacBraynes.
These are off the top of my head as I may have admitted smaller sub depots.