Tag: Leyland Titan PD2
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Preston Corporation – Leyland Titan PD – BCK 367C – 61
Copyright Pete Davies Preston Corporation1954Leyland Titan PD2/10 – PD3Leyland – Preston Corporation H38/32F BCK 367C started life as FRN 740 a 1954 PD2/10 with a Leyland H32/29R body which has been rebuilt to a PD3 format. She now resides in the North West Museum of Road Transport in St Helens, but was in need of…
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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…
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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…