Our bus is a Leyland Titan given the number T51 when it entered service with London transport on the 7th July 1979. It carried the UK registration number: WYV 51T.
It started its life at Aldenham before transferring to Chiswick for trials. It entered service in December 1979 operating from the North Street Garage in Romford on the outer reaches of East London This is where the owner of The London Transport Company grew up.
T51 was overhauled in April 1984 and was then posted to Barking where it served until 1992 when it was transferred to Catford.
In May 1994 T51 was placed in store until being sold into the private sector. At this time T51 was converted to single door status and undertook various charter work in the UK until being sold to The London Transport Company in Perth Australia.
We repainted T51 into its original colours (minus the yellow doors)
T51 started life with London Transport in England, and will serve the rest of its days with The London Transport Company (Australia).
Despite her age T51 presents just as she did in her original London Transport days and is still capable of 80 km/h
For those who are really interested, below is a list of T51's movements from when she was new.
7/79 new to
Aldenham
10/79 CS to
Chiswick experimental
12/79 NS into
service (North Street)
4/84 at
Aldenham overhaul
8/84 RD from
o/h
12/84 BK
transfer
85-6 BK
12/87 BK
repainted
9/88 BK
repainted
89-91 BK
2/92 TL
transfer (Catford)
5/94 FW
transfer into store (Fulwell)
5/94 AL change
store (Merton)
5/94 A
transfer (Sutton)
9/94 FW return
to store
10/94 sold to
Ensign Bus & Couch Sales, Rainham
11/94 Bought
by Kinch, Barrow-on-Soar
1999 Kinch
1/01 in
service with Kinch
2005 Sold to
David Karcheski and exported to Australia