NEH 1015 - Another Big Bus Puzzle - all Solved!

[woodinsight]

#18 - Leyland?

[Austin]

Pic 18 is a Scammell Contractor with dual purpose bodywork for passengers and freight, one of 15 built for South African Railways or 'Suid-Afrikaanse Spoorweesee' in Afrikaans (the original photo shows 'SAS' above the number plate). The Scammell Contractor was designed as a heavy haulage tractor for gross weights up to 240 tons so this must be the most sturdily constructed bus ever!

[pguillem]

Pic 18 is a Scammell Contractor with dual purpose bodywork for passengers and freight, one of 15 built for South African Railways or 'Suid-Afrikaanse Spoorweesee' in Afrikaans (the original photo shows 'SAS' above the number plate). The Scammell Contractor was designed as a heavy haulage tractor for gross weights up to 240 tons so this must be the most sturdily constructed bus ever!

Yesss!!! Super Rookie !!! But SAS means "Suid-Afrikaanse Spoorwee".

[Carnut]

Pic 18 is a Scammell Contractor with dual purpose bodywork for passengers and freight, one of 15 built for South African Railways or 'Suid-Afrikaanse Spoorweesee' in Afrikaans (the original photo shows 'SAS' above the number plate). The Scammell Contractor was designed as a heavy haulage tractor for gross weights up to 240 tons so this must be the most sturdily constructed bus ever!

Good digging!
It was actually powered by a Cummins NH220 212 bhp diesel engine.

Here's another picture of it for interest:

[Carnut]

Just that Toyota #23 to positively ID now!

[woodinsight]

#23 - I'll have a guess although I haven't seen a photo of it.

Toyota Kiso Coach, an advanced full-fronted vehicle with an underfloor-mounted Hercules engine c.1935/36?

[Carnut]

#23 - I'll have a guess although I haven't seen a photo of it.

Toyota Kiso Coach, an advanced full-fronted vehicle with an underfloor-mounted Hercules engine c.1935/36?

No.  It's a bit later than that (post-war).

[Wendax]

It is the Toyota BW from 1949.

[Carnut]

It is indeed (although I had it as 1950, which is also the caption on your photo!)
Very well done.

This puzzle is now as complete as I think it can be but if anyone has anything more to add to any of them they are more than welcome to do so, and might even earn a point or two for their efforts!

Thanks for taking part and well done to all the successful puzzlers - particularly pguillem.  I'll have to make them harder next time!

[Wendax]

It is indeed (although I had it as 1950, which is also the caption on your photo!)

The source is from 1950, but the picture of the monocoque structure is dated 1949-2-22, so I think the bus was finished in 1949.

[Carnut]

And to answer Wendax on the chassis for #22, you may well be right but I don't want to write it in unless I know it really is correct, or I could put it in with a question mark.  I'm not 100% convinced you have it, but then I don't have an alternative..

Here is the original of the picture I used for the puzzle, for interest: