As well as local and national bus services Western SMT / Western Scottish also operated a hugely successful Private Hire and Extended Tour programme.
Coaches or Seddon T Type’s were the preferred vehicle choice for this type of work but Western also fitted the following Alexander Y Type bodied vehicles with “Dual Purpose” coach style seating to ensure enough “back up” vehicles were always in plentiful supply:
| Fleet Number | Registration Number | Date Purchased |
| L2013-2059 | CAG428-474C | 1965 |
| L2179-2205 | KCS150-175F | 1968 |
| L2222-2235 | OCS526-539H | 1970 |
| L2314-2316 | RSD735-737J | 1971 |
| L2317 | RSD739J | 1971 |
| L2318-2319 | RSD741-742J | 1971 |
| L2320-2325 | RSD745-750J | 1971 |
| L2326-2329 | RSD725-728J | 1971 |
| L2330 | RSD738J | 1971 |
| L2331 | RSD740J | 1971 |
| L2332-2333 | RSD743-744J | 1971 |
| L2334-2337 | RSD751-754J | 1971 |
| L2338-2343 | RSD729-734J | 1971 |
| L2353-2376 | WSD743-766K | 1972 |
| L2377-2405 | YSD337-365L | 1973 |
| L2442-2457 | RAG383-398M | 1974 |
| L2458-2498 | SCS327-367M | 1975 |
| L2499-2500 | GCS792-793N | 1975 |
| S2664-2688 | RSD967-991R | 1977 |
| S2789-2798 | XSD598-607T | 1978 |
| S2845-2864 | BSD845-864T | 1979 |
This month’s photograph depicts the original seating / moquette as fitted to Western’s Alexander “Y” type dual purpose buses.