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The End product
Following 185's trials Edinburgh Corporation placed orders for 300 Leyland PD2/20 'Titan' buses, by the time 798 arrived in 1956 refinements had been made so here we see the end product. At first this was turned out in unpainted aluminium with a madder band between the decks before acquiring full traditional livery. These Titans had their ups and downs and weren't short of critics but longevity could never be held against them as most gave around 20 years of service.
If you'd stood at a bus stop in the late 1950's and 60's the chances were one of these would come along - on any route such was their dexterity. OFS 798 arrived at the end of a batch of 100, most carrying NFS letters and based at Leith depot, however this one spent long years at Central garage before eventual withdrawal and fortunately now preseved and kept in pristine condition with a memorable advert for Edinburgh Zoo.
The End product
Following 185's trials Edinburgh Corporation placed orders for 300 Leyland PD2/20 'Titan' buses, by the time 798 arrived in 1956 refinements had been made so here we see the end product. At first this was turned out in unpainted aluminium with a madder band between the decks before acquiring full traditional livery. These Titans had their ups and downs and weren't short of critics but longevity could never be held against them as most gave around 20 years of service.
If you'd stood at a bus stop in the late 1950's and 60's the chances were one of these would come along - on any route such was their dexterity. OFS 798 arrived at the end of a batch of 100, most carrying NFS letters and based at Leith depot, however this one spent long years at Central garage before eventual withdrawal and fortunately now preseved and kept in pristine condition with a memorable advert for Edinburgh Zoo.