Portsmouth Corporation 4 - LRV996
Leyland "Titan" PD2/12 built 1956
M.C.W "Orion" 56 Seat Open-Top Double-Decker
Owned by: Working Omnibus Museum Project Ltd
No.4 was delivered as a standard 56 seat closed-top double-decker bus,numbered No.104. Its seating capacity was
increased by 3 seats to 59 during 1961. In 1971 it was one of four vehicles of this type that were chosen for
conversion to open top form to replace the four ageing 1935 Leyland TD4s that worked Service 25 along Southsea
Seafront. Two more were converted in 1972. No.4 was withdrawn in 1980, its replacement being one of five Leyland
Atlanteans that were converted to open top from 1977 onwards. It was acquired for preservation in 1980 and passed
through two further owners until it eventually passed to us in 1991.
No.4 on route to the Dock Yard in May 1972. Photo Alan Robinson
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No.4 on one of our running days leaving Broad Street on it's way to the Sea Front Circular Tour.
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No.4 on our Last Day at Broad Street before the Parade.
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