Leyland TD2 - RV 3411 number TW1
Owned by: Portsmouth City Museums & Records Service
Originally No.17 and fitted with an English Electric 50 seater Double-Deck Body, this was one of
two converted to Tower Wagons for the Trolleybus Overhead Cable Maintenance in 1952, this
included the chassis being shortened . When the Trolleybuses were with withdrawn in 1963, it
was then used for various other duties because of its Tower and Towing abilities. It was
eventually withdrawn in 1975 and passed into the Ownership of The Portsmouth City Museums.
RV3411 has re-joined the CPPTD Collection June 09 moving from The Milestones Musuem.
Delivered in 1933 as fleet number 17
Converted to Tower Wagon in 1953
Withdrawn from service in 1975
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