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Leicester Leyland PD3A/1
In Spring of 1978 Blackburn Borough Transport were ordered to take a number of buses off the road having failed a Transport Authorities test. To help alleviate the situation eight vehicles were hired from Leicester Corporation, arriving on May 20th. It was soon determined that vehicle 86 HBC had engine trouble and was sent back on 2nd June, to be replaced by 88 HBC on the same day. These vehicles operated until June 16th, before returning to Leicester on 17th June.
 
Bus No.
Leicester Fleet No.
Reg'n No.
Date into Service
Chassis Type
Chassis No.
Bodywork & Type
Body No.
  
201
262
262 ERY
01/1963
Leyland PD3A/1
622559
Park Royal H41/33R
B49002
  
202
263
263 ERY
"
"
622560
"
B49003
  
203
265
265 ERY
"
"
622662
"
B49005
  
204
81
81 HBC
03/1964
"
L02594
East Lancs H41/33R
EL6053
 
205
82
82 HBC
"
"
L02595
EL6052
  
206
83
83 HBC
"
"
L02660
"
EL6043
  
207
84
84 HBC
"
"
L02661
"
EL6044
  
208
86
86 HBC
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"
L02786
"
EL6048
  
209
88
88 HBC
"
"
L02914
"
EL6050
  
 
 
   
 
     
Single Deck = B Rear Entrance = R The figures shown denote seating capacity. For Single Deck vehicles the total is shown. For Double Deck vehicles the first figure is upper deck, the second figure lower deck
Double Deck 'Highbridge' = H Front Entrance = F
Double Deck 'Lowbridge' = L  
Wartime 'Utility' Body = U  
 

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