A rear view of P3
1913 S3.30.T Reg. LF 9967 Chassis No. S209/954 Engine: Leyland S3.30hp 4 cyl Petrol Gearbox: Leyland 4 speed manual
Body: 1913 Birch 36-seat Open top D/D bus (Ash frame/Mahogany panels) Ordered by The New Central Omnibus Co, London, just prior to their take-over by the LGOC, the bus was diverted to a new operation in Wellingborough run by Ben Richardson. Wellingborough MOC later became United Counties, and when the bus came to the end of its useful life it was sold to the Wellingborough Sewage Works where it became a store shed. It is one of only two surviving "Second Generation" motorbuses outside London, these being built with larger bodies and to a much lighter specification than the earlier buses of the 1903-09 period. Birch Bros, the builders of the body, were famous coachbuilders of the time as well as running their own buses. Restoration of the bus was completed in 1991.
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