Leyland
Buses Appeal
London
Transport Museum needs your help to safeguard the future of three
rare survivors of a bygone age
The
Leyland buses appeal is one of the most significant heritage
acquisitions ever made by London Transport Museum. All three
motorbuses represent important milestones in the Capital’s history
that are not yet held in the London Transport Museum collection.
·
1908 London Central X2 type
·
1914 LNWR Torpedo charabanc
·
1924 LB5 Chocolate Express
London
Transport Museum Friends have generously
kick-started the appeal but your donation is crucial in helping us
tell London’s transport story, giving people of all ages and
backgrounds the chance to see and enjoy these buses as parts of the
Museum’s publicly accessible collection.
To donate
please visit our website
or phone 02075657451.
The picture below is of a 1924 LB5 Chocolate Express, from the Mike Sutcliffe Collection.
A 1920's Leyland LB5 Chocolate Express (c) Mike Sutcliffe Collection |
You may remember that thanks to the sterling effort of many people the very last Volvo Olympian to be built, Yarmouth's 34110 was saved for preservation and moved to a new home in Essex. Well as it turns out it's going to be a far more complicated job returning her to her former glory than first thought. East Norfolk Bus Blog has published an extensive update on what has already been done and what needs to be done to the Ollie and you can read that by clicking here. Suffice it to say it looks like a good couple of years and many gold coins before she emerges reborn.
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