Leyland PD1A DTP 823 number 189 Owned by: Working Omnibus Museum Project Ltd .  It was operated in service until 1967 and on withdrawal was sold via a Warwickshire dealer to the Fire Service Training College at Moreton-in-Marsh. Following purchase for preservation, it has been stored at various locations before eventually arriving at CPPTD in 1995. Years of open storage caused it to suffer badly from vandals, but some restoration progress has been started. In November 2009, restoration work recommenced. Progress reports will be updated here from time to time. Delivered 1947 as fleet number 189 Withdrawn from service in 1967 Sold to the Fire Service Training College Acquired by WOMP in 1995 Click thumbnail to enlarge (c) SW (c) SW (c) SW (c) SW (c) SW (c) SW (c) SW (c) SW (c) SW Progress Report - August 2010   We now have a new floor - tongue and groove, topped with plywood and to be finished with cork tiles, as originally fitted, not lino as we had previously planned. The rear step riser has been strengthened, adding to the work previously undertaken and the rear part of the chassis cleaned off, primed and re-silvered.  Doug has rebuilt one of the battery boxes which will now take two 12v batteries; the other battery boxes will be dummies.  The stress panels have been temporarily fitted to the nearside to allow the rusted panels on the other side to be removed, along with the window pans that will require complete replacement. Still plenty to do, but overall progress is being made quicker than we originally thought it would. There are a few areas that are going to cause us problems though...