Corgi 1/76 OM41230A Wright Eclipse Gemini, First West Yorkshire, Brian Parkin Livery, 33 Leeds

Wright Eclipse Gemini, First West Yorkshire, Brian Parkin Livery, 33 Leeds
The transport historian Brian Parkin, born in 1933 had a passion for transport since he was a child and worked in the industry until retiring in 1992 at National Express. Since 1958 Brian was involved in the Leeds and District Transport News, editing his last edition in December 2014. In 2015, First re-painted one of their fleet into the well-known green and cream livery of Yorkshire Rider in order to mark the twentieth anniversary since their buses were last operating. The bus will operate on routes across Leeds, and has been named after Brian who sadly passed away in January 2015 aged 81.