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11 November 2025; Zoe Perret, Partner, Initialized Capital, on New Venture Summit Stage during day one of Web Summit 2025 at the MEO Arena in Lisbon, Portugal. Photo by Paul Devlin/Web Summit via Sportsfile
I ove the extra chrome on this. The 1950s at their best and a destination to tell you that you've just missed it. What's not to like about the superb Ribble PD2.
This 1947 vintage Leyland PD2 bus was spotted by me at Quorn recently. When it was in service it was owned by Leicester City Transport as fleet number 154.
RUF186. Former Southdown fleet number 786 this is a Leyland PD2 with Beadle H59RD bodywork.
One of a batch of 12 similar vehicles delivered new in 1956.
Worthing Bus Rally 2011
1949 Leyland Titan PD2/3 chassis with Leyland H30/26R bus body and originally with a Leyland 7.4 litre E181 6-cylinder diesel engine but now with a replacement but I don't know what. At the South East Bus Festival, Detling, 11 April 2026. Registration KLB915, London Transport Fleet No.RTW185.
The Leyland Titan was built in 1927-42 and 1945-69 and was much developed over the years. It was exported in quantity and also built in India by Ashok. The pre-war models were the TD1-8 (initially petrol engines, diesel from 1939) built from 1927 until 1942. Post war, production restarted in 1945 with virtually a new design and continued until as late as 1969 with continuous improvements (though all with improved diesel engines): PD1, PD2 and PD3 with a plethora of sub-marks and different bodies. Export versions were OPD1, 2 & 3.
Moreover, a specific version of the PD2/3 was produced for London. The AEC Reliance III RT became the standard London Transport double-decker of the 1950's and 1960's, 4,825 being built. However, LT needed more such buses quickly. They thus ordered from Leyland, the biggest bus manufacturer in the UK, a large number of Leyland's most popular product, the Titan, but adapted for London conditions.Thus Leyland built their version of what LT classed as the RT and had bodies of Leyland manufacture but identical to the design of the Park Royal bodies of the Reliance III RT; however, Leyland engines were fitted rather than AEC ones. These Titans were included in the same RT class as the Reliances by LT. The London Titan was produced in RTW (wide) and SRT (short) varieties. 2,131 were produced, a massive number by the standards of provincial operators but something of a minority to the AEC product and always regarded as somewhat non-standard by LT.
11 November 2025; Susan Li, Anchor | Correspondent, Fox Business Investors, on Centre Stage during day one of Web Summit 2025 at the MEO Arena in Lisbon, Portugal. Photo by Paul Devlin/Web Summit via Sportsfile
11 November 2025; Navina Rajan, Senior Research Analyst, PitchBook, on the New Venture Summit stage during day one of Web Summit 2025 at the MEO Arena in Lisbon, Portugal. Photo by Paul Devlin/Web Summit via Sportsfile
11 November 2025; Stephanie Sher, Founder & Managing Partner, Integral Ventures on New Venture Summit Stage during day one of Web Summit 2025 at the MEO Arena in Lisbon, Portugal. Photo by Paul Devlin/Web Summit via Sportsfile
This is one of the vehicles that took part in the Greater Manchester Transport Society's Trans Lancs Historic Vehicle Rally at Heaton Park, Manchester in September 1990. It's a 1958 Leyland Titan PD2/30 that was delivered new to Wigan Corporation in November 1958 with fleet number 115. It is chassis 581260 and has a 9.8 litre diesel engine with bodywork by Northern Counties. It remained in service with Wigan until 1971 and then became a driver training bus. It's not listed in the programme of the event, but when it took part in the Rally in 1996 there was this note in the programme:
Leyland PD2/30 Northern Counties Body, 1958 DJP 754
Entered by S. Lord, Wardle, Rochdale, Lancs
Former Operator - Wigan. This 'Tin Front' Bus is housed in the Museum of Transport. The style of bus dates back to a BMMO design and later known as 'An Edinburgh Front'.
I could not leave her nekkid so she has a skirt on that I got in the crafter swap. Ebony grabbed that immediately. R wanted to play with the DOLL so the only one he is allowed to grab is the headless horseman right now.
Last seen (by me) at FoKABs January 2nd running day, Portsmouth City Transport Leyland Titan PD2 112/ORV989 today appeared at the Hovercraft Museum (Lee on Solent) open day running between there and Gosport Ferry.
11 November 2025; Nigel Morris, Managing Partner & Co-Founder, QED, on Centre Stage during day one of Web Summit 2025 at the MEO Arena in Lisbon, Portugal. Photo by Paul Devlin/Web Summit via Sportsfile
12 November 2025; Caroline Buckland, Group Director of Growth Marketing, Red Bull Racing, on Marketing Summit Stage during day two of Web Summit 2025 at the MEO Arena in Lisbon, Portugal. Photo by Paul Devlin/Web Summit via Sportsfile
1966 Leyland PD2 72 BDK 672D in Eastbourne corporation colours At The Hellingly festival of transport
I used a field goal post because a field goal post is in sports. I'm
most proud of my field goal post.