No.6 was delivered as a standard 56 seat closed-top double-decker bus,numbered No.96. Its seating capacity was
increased by 3 seats to 59 during 1961. In 1972 it was one of two extra vehicles of this type that were chosen for
conversion to open top form to join the earlier replacements the four ageing 1935 Leyland TD4s that worked Service 25 along Southsea
Seafront. No.6 was withdrawn in 1980, its replacement being one of five Leyland
Atlanteans that were converted to open top from 1977 onwards. It was acquired in 1980 for preservation,
she was damaged in a garage fire and has recently been repaired.
