Privately Owned Vehicles – Part of CPPTD Collection:
Bedford OB no.31 (EHV65).
Built 1951 for East Ham Borough Council with Duple 29-seat bus body
Withdrawn in the early 1970s and sold for preservation
No restoration work was undertaken until acquired by its previous owner in 1984
Later moved to Broad Street where the running units and brakes were overhauled
Repainted into the livery of local operator Hants and Sussex which once operated vehicles of this type
AEC Regent III 9613A no.42 (AHC 442).
Built 1951 for Eastbourne Corporation with Bruce Coachworks 56-seat double deck body
Withdrawn 1971 and sold to the Eastbourne-based Eastbourne Regent Preservation Group for preservation
Set aside after suffering a cracked engine block in 1981
Moved to Broad Street in 1996 and once again restored to running order using a replacement engine
Leyland Atlantean PDR1/1 no.236 (BBK236B).
Built 1964 for for Portsmouth Corporation with Metro Cammell 76-seat double deck body
Converted to one man operation in 1976
Passed to a Hemel Hempstead based coach operator in 1980
Withdrawn 1987 and sold for preservation
Acquired by current owners in 1994
Restoration work since then has involved relining the brakes, replacing the lower panel work, restoring the
destination apertures to their original layout, renewing much of the interior wiring and upper deck flooring, replacing engine mountings, and finally undertaking a complete repaint inside and out.
Leyland Atlantean PDR2/1 no.190 (TBK190K)
Built 1971 for Portsmouth Corporation with Seddon Pennine 40-seat dual door single deck body
Fitted with towing hook for use, when required, on the service between The Hard Interchange and the Continental Ferry Port for which a number of luggage trailers were acquired from British Airways
Withdrawn in 1982 and sold for preservation to its current owners
Leyland Atlantean AN68/1R no.287 (XTP287L).
Built 1973 for Portsmouth Corporation with Alexander 75-seat dual door double deck body
Passed to Portsmouth City Transport 1986, Portsmouth Citybus 1988, Southdown Motor Service 1991, Thames Transit (trading as Portsmouth Transit Red Admiral Blue Admiral) 1991, Blue Admiral Ltd 1991
(on loan to Devon General Ltd from 1995), Thames Transit (Oxford) 1996, London Bus Export Co (Chepstow) 1997
and Quadrini Leisure Corporation (Newcastle-upon-Tyne as non PSV)
Withdrawn 2001
Sported a number of liveries during Portsmouth service including a all-over blue-based scheme that commemorated the 40th anniversary of D-day in 1984
Has recently received a great deal of attention to return it to running order
AEC Regent V no.361 (BTR361B).
Built 1964 for Southampton City Transport with East Lancs Neepsend 66-seat double deck body
Delivered registered as 361 HCR but was re-registered with its current mark before entering service
Withdrawn 1979 and sold to the Solent Transport Trust for preservation
