Tag: Leyland
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Leicester City Transport – Leyland Titan – GRY 50D – 50
Copyright Michael Crofts Leicester City Transport1966Leyland Titan PD3A/1MCW H41/33R I became a bus driver in 1965 and was driving for PMT Stoke driving Regents, Guy, Daimler, Reliance and of course Leyland PD/3s. So as time went by I ended up working for Midland Red North. I was promoted to Driving Instructor in 1989 and to…
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PMT – Leyland Titan PD3 – 811 JVT – H811
Copyright Ian Wild Potteries Motor Traction1960Leyland Titan PD3/3Willowbrook H39/34F This was the last front engined bus delivered to PMT and was ordered by Baxters of Hanley who had sold out to PMT in December 1958. The Leyland PD/Willowbrook combination was clearly Baxters preferred design following on from the two Leyland PD2/20 supplied in 1955 and…
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Stockport Corporation – Leyland Titan – KJA 871F – 71/5871
Copyright Ken Jones Stockport Corporation1968Leyland Titan PD3/14East Lancs H38/32R KJA 871F is a Leyland Titan PD3/14 with East Lancs H38/32R body, new to Stockport Corporation as their no. 71 in February 1968. It is preserved at The Manchester Museum of Transport in Boyle Street, Cheetham Hill. Greater Manchester. The museum is next to an operational…
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CIE – Leyland Titan – OYI 827 – RA62
Copyright Brendan Smith CIE (Coras Iompair Eirann)1959/60Leyland Titan PD3/2CIE H41/33R Seen in the dark blue and cream livery introduced for double-deckers in 1961, RA62 shows the final version of the CIE double-deck body, which is said to have been originally influenced by the prewar Leyland bodies supplied to Dublin United Tramways. The body design certainly…
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Blackpool Corporation – Leyland Titan – LFR 528F – 528
Blackpool Corporation1968Leyland Titan PD3A/1MCW H41/30R LFR 528F is one of a batch of 40 Titan PD3A/1 vehicles with MCW H71R bodywork, delivered to Blackpool Corporation in 1967 and 1968. Some of the later 1968 vehicles had the G suffix to their registrations. 528 is seen in the old almost-overall cream livery at Fleetwood on 15…
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Southend Corporation – Leyland Titan – CJN 438C – 338
Southend Corporation1965Leyland Titan PD3/6Massey H38/32R This picture was taken sometime in the early seventies at what is now to me an unknown location in Southend, it shows No 338 CJN438C one of a batch of twelve Leyland PD3/6s with Massey H38/32R bodywork delivered in April 1965 after Massey had changed to a severe upright front…
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Bedwas & Machen – Leyland Titan PD3 – PAX 466F – 6
Bedwas & Machen Urban District Council1968Leyland Titan PD3/4Massey L35/33RD PAX 466F was new to Bedwas & Machen in June 1968 and carries a Massey lowbridge body L35/33RD. She was one of the runners at Bus & Coach Wales in September 2014 carrying some healthy loads on some difficult terrain. The event is held in Merthyr…
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Southdown – Leyland Titan – 415 DCD – 415
Southdown Motor Services Ltd1964Leyland Titan PD3/4Northern Counties FCO39/30F This Titan PD3/4 in the Southdown fleet is seen in somewhat strange surroundings. She is adjacent to a public park outside Dock Gate 4 in Southampton on 23 August 1982 while on hire to Southampton City Transport on park and ride duty in connection with the Tall…
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Caerphilly UDC – Leyland Titan – GNY 432C – 32
Caerphilly Urban District Council1965Leyland Titan PD3/4Massey L35/33RD Here we have another Urban District Council vehicle this time it is a Massey lowbridge-bodied Leyland Titan PD3/4 which was new to Caerphilly Urban District Council in October 1965 as fleet number 32. With chassis number L42817 and body number 5911 this bus looks in fine fettle in…
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Southdown – Leyland Titan – BUF 279C – 279
Southdown Motor Services Ltd1965Leyland Titan PD3/4Northern Counties FH39/30F BUF 279C fleet number 279 is nearest the camera in this view taken at Dunsfold on 10 April 2011. Her close cousin, 972 CUF fleet number 972, is alongside. Both are Leyland titan PD3/4 vehicles with Northern Counties FH69F bodies. 972 was new in 1964 and 279…