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Double deck buses 954 (1964) Coach fleet
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Restoration of bus 954 – summer 2008 Now at the end of a painstaking restoration lasting well over 10 years, number 954, a Leyland Titan PD3 double-deck bus, has re-entered passenger service for the first time since 1977. Registered 954 CUF and new in 1964 to Southdown Motor Services of Sussex, the bus was one of a batch of 25 similar 69 seat vehicles from that year. We bought the bus in 1991 and following a period in store, 954 has undergone a complete refurbishment to the original 1964 specification. This fine vehicle is the very last survivor of the original batch still available for hire to the general public. |
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Reserve fleet
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954 is quite unusual in that during the winter months of the 1960s, the bus was temporarily converted into a mobile exhibition. Fitted with displays and information, it toured many areas of Northern England and occasionally France promoting the virtues of a holiday in Sussex. One such occasion was photographed (left) when the bus visited the Bull Ring in Birmingham. During the summer season it was simply a normal bus – no doubt carrying some of the people enticed during the winter period!
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