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Ribble – Leyland Titan – RCK 920 – 1775
Ribble Motor Services1962Leyland Titan PD3/5Metro-Cammell FH41/31F In 1956 the UK maximum legal length for double deck buses was extended to 30 ft, and Leyland quickly responded with the PD3 chassis, essentially an elongated version of the PD2. Ribble ordered a fleet of 105 synchromesh gearbox PD3/4 machines distinguished by handsome Burlingham FH41/31F bodywork featuring a…
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Bradford Corporation – Leyland Titan – LAK 307G – 307
Bradford Corporation1969Leyland PD3A/12Alexander H41/29F After its five year AEC Regent V phase (a subject that has generated polarised opinions and been discussed in depth and at length on OBP) Bradford Corporation seemed to cast all thoughts of standardisation to the winds by embarking upon a spending policy that encompassed front and rear engined vehicle types…
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North Western – Leyland Titan PD2/1 – CDB 237 – 237
North Western Road Car1949Leyland Titan PD2/1Leyland L27/26R The full name was North Western Road Car Company Ltd and they were based at Stockport near Manchester. Another bus with a painted radiator did absolutely nothing for appearances the top deck windows are fairly deep for a lowbridge body though, the photo taken at Dean Street bus…
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Halifax Corporation – Leyland Titan PD2/37 – CJX 329C – 289
Halifax Corporation Transport and Joint Omnibus Committee1965Leyland Titan PD2/37Weymann H36/28F Halifax buses with fleet numbers below 200 were owned by Halifax corporation, fleet numbers above 200 were owned by the Joint Omnibus Committee.Photo taken 100 yards from where I used to live. Travelled miles on these Titans. 11/03/11 – 16:18 Nice shot made even better…
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Yorkshire Woollen District – Leyland Titan – HD 8553 – 699
Yorkshire Woollen District Transport1963Leyland Titan PD2Roe H63R Now this gets interesting according to my book this is a 1950 Leyland Titan PD2/3 with a Roe H56R body. Well it is defiantly not a rear entrance that’s plain to see and the registration of just two letters I think came well before 1950. I think its…
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Blackpool Corporation – Leyland Titan PD2/27 – PFR 334 – 334
Photograph by ‘unknown’ if you took this photo please go to the copyright page. Blackpool Corporation1959Leyland Titan PD2/27Metro Cammell Weymann FH35/28R Blackpool were really into the full frontal look I think it was to make them look like the trams that Blackpool is famous for. Before these normal looking full frontal Titans they had other…
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Morecambe & Heysham – Leyland Titan PD2/37 – 33 MTD – 87
Photo by “unknown” if you took this photo please go to the copyright page. Morecambe & Heysham Corporation1960Leyland Titan PD2/37Massey H37/27F Here is a difference in livery for Morecambe & Heysham Corporation the old as depicted on fleet number 63 in the background and the new on the Leyland Titan PD2 fleet number 87 in…
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Halifax Corporation – Leyland Titan PD2 – CCP 162C – 62
Photo by “unknown” if you took this photo please go to the copyright page Halifax Corporation Transport and Joint Omnibus Committee1965Leyland Titan PD2/37Roe H37/28F This photo is of a C. H. Roe Version of an Halifax Corporation Leyland Titan PD2/37. You can compare it to a Weymann bodied version tomorrow when there will be Leyland…
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Oldham Corporation – Leyland Titan PD2/4 – DBN 330 – 427
Photo by “unknown” if you took this photo please go to the copyright page. Oldham Corporation1949Leyland Titan PD2/4Leyland H30/26R The PD2/4 was a special model it was a PD2/3 which was 26′ 0″ long 8′ 0″ wide, had an exposed radiator, synchromesh gearbox and this is where they differ the PD2/3 had vacuum brakes and…
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Yorkshire Traction – Leyland Titan PD2 – VHE 193 – 1193
Yorkshire Traction1961Leyland Titan PD2 Roe H35/28F Here we are in Huddersfield again on the road where all the non Corporation buses had there terminus, although the odd one did sneak in now and then. I think it was Lord Street and the building on the left is the Parish Church, this is where I think all…