Leyland PD2/12 - LRV 996 number 4 Owned by: Working Omnibus Museum Project Ltd First into service in 1956 as fleet number 104, 56 seat bus (30 upstairs, 26 downstairs). Increased to 33 upstairs in 1961. Converted to open top for seafront service in 1971, replacing the then nearly 40 year old Leyland TD4’s of which our number 7 is an example, and renumbered as number 4. The seafront fleet usually operated in a reverse livery of white with a red band, however, we have chosen to keep LRV in the traditional Portsmouth colour scheme. No.4 was withdrawn in 1980, its replacement being one of five Leyland Atlanteans that were converted to open top from 1977 onwards. This bus was acquired for preservation by the late David Fereday Glenn in 1980, straight out of City of Portsmouth service.  He rallied it regularly before selling it to Keith Morton in 1984.  Keith took it to many rallies and also undertook a number of Yorkshire holidays, with a group of friends and fellow enthusiasts,  during the mid - 1980s.  With the loss of accommodation in the Portsmouth area in 1987 the bus moved to the old coal yard at Medstead & Four Marks station, where WOMP had established a presence.  Despite various electrical safeguards being installed by Keith, the bus was broken into one night, started up and driven out through the locked (and inward opening) gates to the open yard and taken to a nearby smallholding, slaughtering a number of chickens in the process.  Fortunately someone had spotted it being driven away and reported it to the police and the bus was soon recovered, but with a number of damaged panels.  It passed to us in 1991. Delivered in 1956 as fleet number 104 Converted to open top in 1971 Withdrawn from service in 1980 No 4 at Wicor Free bus service Guildhall Square Gosport Rally before preservation Final day at Broad Street Click thumbnail to enlarge At Worthing In service, Newport IoW unidentified location (c) DJ (c) DJ (c) DJ (c) DJ (c) DJ (c) DJ (c) CW (c) SW (c) SW (c) SW (c) SW