Leicester PD2 restored by depot apprentices

10/03/2020 WebSupport Buses, Features, Industry Heritage

Apprentices at First’s Leicester depot have restored this Leicester CIty Transport Leyland PD2. STUART RENDER

Looking immaculate after its unveiling, the Leyland PD2 is a part of Leicester’s transport heritage. STUART RENDER

Staff from First’s Leicester depot and members of the LTHT in front of the restored Leicester PD2. STUART RENDER

From left: Richard Worman, Chairman of the LTHT, Sir Peter Soulsby, City Mayor for Leicester and keen champion of Leicester’s heritage, and Nigel Eggleton, Managing Director, Midlands, at First UK Bus and honorary President of the LTHT. STUART RENDER

Stuart Render reports on the revealing of a historic bus which has been restored by engineering apprentices at First Leicester

On Wednesday 4 March, Stuart Render visited First Leicester’s Abbey Lane depot to see the unveiling of a 1950 Leyland Titan PD2 that has been undergoing an overhaul as part of an apprentice training scheme.

The bus, FJF193, fleet number 154, first entered service with Leicester City Transport (LCT) in December 1950. It was withdrawn in March 1970 and passed through several hands before ending up with dealer Joe Sykes in September 1981.
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