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Leyland National SBK 740S
This is a MK1 Leyland National with a 11.3M body, Dual Door and 44 seating capacity.
This bus was new to Gosport with fleet number 40 in 1978.
This was one of three to be allocated to the fleet by NBC Hants/Dorset.
It was transferred from First Provincial to First Red Bus (Barnstaple) in early 2000.
It was placed into storage until June 2001 at Ilfacombe when it then joined the preservation group at Aberdeen.
It currently has a Class V MOT.
The bus is painted in prototype Group local Cream/Red livery of First Provincial Ltd.
This bus can be seen back on its home ground at Gosport Rally some years.
Leyland National KSO 74P
In 1972, Aberdeen Corporation Transport was the first municipal operator to buy this type of bus.
Most of these buses were built for usage for National Bus Company fleets who operate south of the border.
Aberdeen took a trial batch (VRS 41-43L) in 1972.
Grampian Regional Transport then ordered another 20 which were delivered in 1976.
All the National's had disappeared from Aberdeen by 1990 with No.74 gone in 1982.
No.74 then passed to Moffat&Williamson, then served for Isle of Man National Transport with it finally ending up with Irish Ferries as a transit bus at Holyhead Ferry Terminal.
In 2000 the bus was brought back to Aberdeen in a poor condition and restorations is well under way to return it to its best in GRT livery.