Leyland Panther Cub GTP 175F number 175
Owned by: Working Omnibus Museum Project Ltd
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This is the sole surviving Portsmouth example of the Leyland Panther Cub., The
bodywork on this batch of buses was divided between two body builders: Marshall
& Metro Cammell Weymann. Never a common choice of bus, very few Panther Cubs
have survived into preservation. Restoration work is yet to begin but will require
significant attention to the rear bodywork.
Delivered 1967 as fleet number 175
Withdrawn from service 1981
Further use as staff transport
Back in service in 1989
Withdrawn 1992
Acquired by WOMP in 2006
in store, awaiting restoration
final years of service
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