Leyland PD1A DTP 823 number 189
Owned by: Working Omnibus Museum Project Ltd
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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Withdrawn from service in 1967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
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Progress Report - January 2010
At them moment, we’re concentrating on working from the ground up. Overall, we continue to find
that the bus is in remarkably good condition, considering the life that it has had. The chassis has
been cleaned off and repainted in multiple coats of chassis silver, a new battery box has been
fabricated and the downstairs floor is being replaced - tongue and groove, topped with plywood
and finished with lino. While the floor is up, we’ve checked the fuel tank mountings and run new
cables to the rear of the chassis to supply the rear road lights. Very little corrosion has been found
- what we have found has been cleaned off and treated. We have, though found a huge amount of
sand and dried soil which has worked to preserve the vehicle. Meanwhile, we’ve started work on
refurbishing the electrical equipment, including control box, ready for reassembly. In the interest
of road safety, we’ll be adding additional side and tail lights, turn indicators and brake lights, but
will also retain the original semaphore trafficators
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