1967 Leyland Titan PD2/40

This was one of the vehicles taking part in the Greater Manchester Transport Society's annual Trans Lancs Historic Vehicle Rally in Heaton Park, Manchester in September 1993.

It isn’t listed in the programme of the event, but it’s  a 1967 Leyland Titan PD2/40 originally operated by Salford City Transport. It took part in the rally in 1995 though and the programme that year  said this about it:

 

'Leyland Titan PD2/40, Metro-Cammell, 1967                                                                         JRJ281E

Salford City Transport

Entered by         M.C. & R.A.Cotton, Irlam, Lancs

This bus was the penultimate of 103 such vehicles bought by Salford City Transport between 1963 and 1967. Operated from the now closed Weaste Garage for most of its life. Withdrawn 1980 and was bought by the present owners for preservation in 1984.'

 

It was at that time one of the exhibits in the Greater Manchester Transport Museum, but now appears to be part of the Southdown Historic Vehicles Ltd collection in Worthing.