Tag: Leyland
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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…
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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…