Bedford OWB CTP 200 number 170 Owned by: Working Omnibus Museum Project Ltd .   The body of a utility bus was intended to have a very short service life. Being made up of mainly wood, this bus had almost disintegrated through being kept in open storage, so a replacement body was necessary. When we attempted to find a set of original drawings for the bodywork, it was suggested by Duple coach builders, that we should make contact with Ulsterbus who were about to take on a rebuild of an Bedford OWB with the intention to revert it back to it's original utility body. This was duly completed some years later. 170 is currently fitted with original specification wooden slatted seats which were recovered from Dorset. It has recently changed ownership, being the first bus to be owned by WOMP but funded through a “support group” and has been laid up for a while following an MOT failure as a result of a structural crack to the chassis. This has now been repaired, but the opportunity is being taken to undertake further restoration and we hope that CTP will be back on the road soon. It has appeared in a Film being used as a Prison bus in Ireland. Delivered 1943 as fleet number 170 Withdrawn from service 1962 Donated to WOMP 2006 running at Cosham Compound recreating service in Wymering - a former haunt of this vehicle Click thumbnail to enlarge (c) SW (c) CW (c) CW (c) CW (c) CW (c) CW Progress Report - August 2010   All back together, the brakes now work, the chassis repairs are complete, the engine runs and the best bit of news: CTP200 now has an MOT. Although running, there are a few teething troubles with engine reliability to sort out, but you should soon see CTP200 back on the road again. Amd perhaps have an opportunity to sample the wonderfully comfortable utility wooden seats?