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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…
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United Services – Leyland Titan PD2/3 – BCK 460
Photograph P Haywood United Services1947Leyland Titan PD2/3Burlingham L53R A few days ago I received an email from a Mr Paul Haywood with a photo attached, below is the email, above is the photo. “I have just come across your site, and noticed the article on United Services. Attached is a poor view of a United…
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Northern General – Leyland Titan PD2/3 – CCN 139 – 2080
Photograph by “unknown” if you took this photo please go to the copyright page. The Northern General Transport Company1951Leyland Titan PD2/3Leyland H33/26R This is a photo of a very typical all Leyland Titan of the period the only thing that would be different to a thousand other all Leyland Titans would be the layout of…
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Halifax Corporation – Leyland Titan PD2/37 – CJX 323C – 283
Photograph by “unknown” if you took this photo please go to the copyright page. Halifax Corporation Transport and Joint Omnibus Committee1965Leyland Titan PD2/37Weymann H36/28F Here we have one of Halifax corporations work horse Titans on a winters day. If memory serves me correctly they had very good heaters and were usually very warm although they…
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Rawtenstall Corporation – Leyland Titan PD2/12 – RTC 822 – 18
Photographs copyright G Walker. Rawtenstall Corporation1953Leyland Titan PD2/12Leyland H31/26R This Titan had a Leyland Metal frame Highbridge body which I think was the ultimate in half cab double deckers especially on a PD 2/12. The first shot shows the vehicle when I had repainted it back to its original Rawtenstall Corporation livery whilst the second…
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Ideal Service – Leyland Titan PD2 – YWT 572
Lower deck facing forward Lower deck facing rearward Upper deck facing forward Upper deck facing rearward Ideal Service (R Taylor & Sons)1959Leyland Titan PD2 (on older Tiger PS1 chassis)Roe L27/28R My thanks to Robert Gomersall for these excellent internal shots of a newly delivered Roe bodied Titan to R Taylor & Sons of Cudworth near…
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Sheffield Corporation – Leyland Titan PD2 – KWA 545 – 545
Copyright Ian Wild Sheffield Corporation1947Leyland Titan PD2/1Leyland H30/26R This is an all Leyland (H30/26R) PD2/1 of the first batch of 20 delivered to Sheffield in October 1947. These were withdrawn between 1963 and 1965 but then nine of them were reinstated and lasted until 1966. In May 1966 The Leeds and District Transport News came…