THE SOUTH OF ENGLAND BUS IMAGE GALLERY
City of Portsmouth Transport Department
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 Portsmouth 201 was one of 15 prototype trolleybuses bought for evaluation purposes prior to a bulk order being placed. Originally numbered 1 but in 1939, with the rest of the trolleybus fleet, it had 200 added to its fleet number. The trolley was withdrawn 1958 and sold locally in 1960 and presented to the National Motor Museum, Beaulieu where it was displayed in the open air as seen above. Unfortunately the body's timber framework suffered from being outside and the trolley was acquired by Portsmouth City Museums Department in 1972 and is now kept under cover at the Milestones Museum in Basingstoke. |
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 Seen at the Alton Rally in July 2015 is 1943 Bedford OWB 170 (CTP200) now preserved by the Working Omnibus Museum Project. The wartime bus had a wooden body made of wood which disintegrated more rapidly than normal. The replica body was built with advice from Ulsterbus who were restoring a similar bus. It is seen here in Portsmouth livery but was new in bauxite primer. WOMS painted it in the more normal wartime grey colours. Alongside is a typical Aldershot & District Weymann bodied AEC Reliance, 370 (XHO370).
Picture ref B385 |
 Portsmouth Corporation Leyland Titan TD4c 5 (RV6358) would be familiar to many holidaymakers, as in its last years of service it paraded along Southsea seafront in topless form. Now restored its English Electric body has had its roof rebuilt to represent its original appearance in 1935. It is seen at the 2011 Maidstone rally in April that year. |
 This Portsmouth Atlantean pair at Alton in 2015 well represents the fleet and its preserved offspring. Whilst 236 (BBK236B) has kept its roof, so many of those converted to open top, like 9 (ERV250D), originally 250, lasted much longer than normal buses on their gentle summer only work that they more readily survived to fall into the hands of preservationists.
Picture ref B412 |
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