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Birkenhead 105
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Corporation Transport Fleet No. 105, registration No. BG9225 was
purchased in 1946. 105 was one of 145 Leyland Titan PD1 models
delivered to Birkenhead Corporation between 1946 & 1948.
After World War 2 it took until late 1945 for Leyland Motors to
recommence production using parts designed for the MK2 Matilda Tank. Due to
the shortages after the war this design was produced for a further
eighteen months until Leyland Motors began production of the new PD2.
This 1946 example carries a Wigan built Massey Brothers wooden framed
body. 105 was withdrawn from service in May 1960 finding further use as
a school bus with Phillips of Bagillt, North Wales.
In 1999 it was fully restored by volunteers at Wirral Transport Museum
supported by a £10,000 donation from Ovaltine and £10,000 European
funding.
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