Can You Remember ????? When this was the New Bus For London.

Starting out in the mid 1970’s, the Leyland B15 or Titan as it was called was the NBFL of its time.

 

Intended to be mass produced as had been Leyland’s National single decker, operators at that time were  more drawn to its simpler relative the Leyland Olympian.

 

Although a few were produced for Greater Manchester, Birmingham, Reading and one for China Motor Bus the rest of those buses produced went to London Transport.

 

There they soldiered on until withdrawal beckoned in the early years of this century.

 

I was fortunate this week whilst on a very brief visit to Cheddar Gorge in Somerset to find two survivors working for Longleat Enterprises carrying passengers along the gorge.

 

A860 SUL was on of those built for London Transport and still retains its second door.

 

While RMO 74Y originated with Reading Transport.

Never the resounding success that was hoped it would be, it nevertheless lead the way to the world beating Olympian. 

Now getting on for 30 years old, it is pleasing to see that they can still earn a living.