Central SMT

Single-Deckers : Seddon Pennine

Central SMT Co Ltd operated just one Seddon Pennine, an ex-Western SMT T-type example acquired in 1984 as part of a Scottish Bus Group initiative, in the pre-low floor age, to provide wheelchair accessible buses. Central Scottish Omnibuses Ltd, however, inherited a further 33 examples at Airdrie depot, which the company acquired on formation in 1985, from Eastern Scottish.

The Seddon Pennine VII was an SBG-influenced design - effectively an attempt to create a Gardner-engined Leopard. Prior to 1985, they had been popular at Eastern Scottish and Western SMT, and the re-organisation of that year saw them further spread around the group.

The Central examples were a diverse bunch, having a mixture of Alexander Y and T-type, and Plaxton Supreme III and IV bodywork. Even the Y-types were a mixture of panoramic and short window examples. The AYS Seddons also differed visually from the standard Central Leopard by having wider entrances with four-leaf doors.

Single-deck Types

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