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Technical details;
Chassis – Leyland Lynx II LX2104
Body - Integral Leyland
Power - Cummins L10 with ZF four speed automatic gearbox
Owner - Paul Westinghouse
West Riding 377 is a Leyland Lynx II and carries registration number J377 AWT. She was delivered in November 1991 and was part of the last order of the Lynx model for West Riding Buses, then part of the Caldaire Group. The Lynx was well liked at the time with 130 being purchased, 46 of this number being to the mark II specification that were easily identified by the different front nose to that of the Mark I version, often referred to as a Trojan front
Seen in Wakefield bus station and sporting a flip-dot destination blind
Mechanically the Lynx was a fine vehicle and extremely reliable. However, some bodywork defects developed in service and many examples had to be returned to Leyland for rectification work. When Leyland passed to Volvo Bus Group the Lynx was dropped and was replaced by the Volvo B10B.
She had a very active life, being allocated to Belle Isle Depot Wakefield, and she was the last bus in the fleet to carry the original West Riding green and cream "slant" livery.
After a number of heavy years service, along with most other Mark II examples she was sent to Pickerings for a mid life refurbishment, the most noticeable change externally being the removal of the skirts around the bottom of the bus and wheel arch areas along with repainting into Arriva livery.
In February 2004, she was transferred to Castleford depot after some earlier Lynx had been withdrawn and, by the following March, she was withdrawn and sold to Fleetlink (Dealer) before being sold on to Midland Rider for further service. Clearly Midland Rider were happy with her as they spent more money on refurbishment, including re-upholstery, to keep her in daily service, She carried on until 2010 when she was finally withdrawn after 19 years service.
Steve Hurley spotted the vehicle for sale and acted swiftly to secure her and in September 2010 she returned to Yorkshire in full working order. 377 was then rallied throughout 2011 and has provided many free rides at Dewsbury Bus Museum events and running days.
After several years stored, she passed to the current owner in 2026 and re-activation work started immediately
Steering, brakes, engine and transmission have all been given attention along with the cab area. Preliminary work to make her watertight has been carried out in preparation for a re-paint over the winter. She is now back on the road.
You can keep up to date with her progress by following her on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Mk2Lynx
West Riding 377 (J377 AWT)
