THE SCOTTISH VINTAGE BUS MUSEUM – KCH 112 (reregistered ABV33A)

THE SCOTTISH VINTAGE BUS MUSEUM – KCH 112 (re-registered ABV33A)

DETAILS

Chassis: Leyland Titan PD2/12, built 1956, 562584.

Body: Double-deck, Highbridge. Metropolitan Cammell Works (Birmingham) built 1957. Orion body. (H32/26RD)

Engine: Leyland O.600 (9.8litres)

First Licensed: 01/02/1957

DCP_0459
Lathalmond August 2006

BACKGROUND HISTORY

The PD2 was the postwar design (PD) version 2 of the Leyland Titan chassis first introduced in 1927. The PD2 being launched by Leyland in 1947.

HISTORY OF THIS VEHICLE

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This vehicle was originally supplied in 1957 to Trent Motor Traction. KCH 112 was allocated to the Shipley depot in Derbyshire from new and was based there for most of its working life. In 1972 it was reallocated to Nottingham,then Hucknall for short time with its final days in Belper and Derby. Withdrawn in 1977.

scansmrbuscfc2_edited It was finally sold in June 1977 going to a dealer before being sold on to North East Lancashire County Council who utilised it as a playbus. The vehicle remained as a playbus until being sent to the scrapyard in August 2006. It appears to have been based for a time in Bristol with a community group before going into the ownership of the London Bus Export Company (Gwent) who operated it as “Mr. Bus”.

Mr Bus Leaftlet - front DCP_0448 Sold on in March 1997 to a furniture warehouse in Tillicoultry. The vehicle appears to have languished in a local garage in the area before being sent to the scrap in 2006.

RESTORATION DETAILS

At an early stage. The playbus interior has been removed and paint stripping of body panels has commenced. A set of seats have been obtained from (ironically) a 1979 Leyland Atlantean originally with Glasgow which was being converted into a playbus. The intention is to restore in colours of Garelochhead Coach Services who operated 2 buses from the same batch (bought from Trent in 1968)

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DCP_0458 17 May 2008

Work on stripping the paint on roof of upper deck internally. Time consuming job as stripper drops off reducing contact time- well worth wearing a hat. 6 coats of paint don't help. General prep ahead of planned chassis sand blast and silvering. More parts aquired from various sources. On schedule for 2011!!!

All information by Graham Ellery

For more information on how the restoration is progressing please visit www.leylandtitanpd2trentbus.moonfruit.com

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