| The first Maudslay chassis with the Marathon name was the ML5 of 1937 with Maudslay petrol or Gardner oil engine. The 17'7" wheelbase Marathon II from 1946 also used the petrol engine, coupled to a Maudslay 5-speed gearbox. The Marathon III announced in October 1946 featured the AEC A173 7.7 litre diesel engine and AEC D124 4-speed sliding mesh gearbox, a specification similar to the AEC Regal I which would effectively see the Marathon off a year or two after Maudslay Motors became part of the ACV group of companies. In 1950 Marathon III's wheelbase was lengthened from 17'6" to 19'3" to accommodate 30' bodywork. |
1950 Commercial Motor Show: Hall Bros of South Shields CU5587, Maudslay Marathon III 79502 with Gurney Nutting Merton Mk IV FC37F body. (aecsouthall.co.uk collection) |
Macbrayne's 136 (GUS926), 1949 Maudslay Marathon III 70712/Park Royal C35F seen at Lathalmond. (Dave Gothard) |
Kim's Coaches HAB981, Maudslay Marathon III photographed outside the South Midland Motor Services offices, 16/6/63. (Peter Relf) |
1948 Maudslay Marathon III HHP756 with Duple coachwork, an ex-demonstrator. Sister vehicle HHP755, a 1948 AEC Regal III with identical bodywork, was originally badged as a Maudslay for the 1948 Commercial Motor Show. (NF collection) |
T Burrows & Sons of Wombwell 61 (HWW767), an elegant Duple-bodied Maudslay Marathon. (Peter Relf) |
Horlock's of Northfleet HYD920, 1947 Maudslay Marathon (chassis 60066) with a rather ungainly Whitson C35F coach body, new to Burnell, Weston Super Mare. (Peter Relf) |
Greenslades of Exeter LFJ804, 1951 Maudslay Marathon III (chassis 79536) with Gurney Nutting FC26C body. Dec 1953. (Peter Relf) |
Chiltern Queens of Woodcote LPF250, 1947 Maudslay Marathon III with Whitson coach body. Presumably LPH429 would have looked similar to this before the full-front conversion. Seen in Woodcote Garage yard. (Peter Relf) |
LRT133 was one of a pair of Maudslay Marathon III Gurney Nutting FC37F coaches ordered by Beeston of East Bergholt but delivered after their take-over by Eastern Counties in 1951. Seen at Ipswich in July 1951 still in Beeston livery but with ECOC fleetname and number MS907. (David Simpson) |
Eastern Counties Maudslay Marathon III with Gurney Nutting body, new to Beeston's of East Bergholt but seen in Wetherby on hire to West Yorkshire, 11/4/55. (J.C.W. Halliday via David Beilby) |
Canham of Whittlesey MPT588, 1951 Maudslay Marathon III 79544/Burlingham FC37F acquired 3/58 from from Cosy Coaches of Meadowfield. Seen in Peterborough Bus Station on April 23rd 1960. (Peter Relf) |
Morlais Services of Merthyr Tydfil 28 (OEV459), 1949 Maudslay Marathon (chassis 70285) new to Black & White of Walthamstow, London E.17 as their fleet number 17. The body was built by Black & White themselves. Seen at Penydarren Garage Yard in Merthyr Tydfil. (Peter Relf) |
Horlock of Northfleet OMT367, 1947 Maudslay Marathon III 70010/Strachans FC33F new to A. W. Latham t/a Enterprise Coaches, Kenton, Middlesex. (Peter Relf) |
Classique Coaches Ltd of Leyton no 33, PEV186, Maudslay Marathon III/70506 at the Station coach park, Eastbourne in 1950. Duple body? (David Simpson) |
Chiltern Queens of Woodcote LPH429, 1947 Maudslay Marathon III with Whitson coach body, subsequently given this full-front conversion complete with AEC grille. Seen at Woodcote Garage. (Peter Relf) |
Chiltern Queens of Woodcote LPH429, 1947 Maudslay Marathon III with Whitson coach body. (Roy Marshall/Chris Stanley collection) |
Offside view of the Chiltern Queens Maudslay Marathon LPH429. (Chris Stanley collection) |
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