This time it's the TTT-X's - Part One

Good evening everyone

Following on from last night's post (http://www.busesaroundplymouth.co.uk/2016/02/here-is-two-more-of-pctpgs-heritage.html) I will talk about the TTT-X's over the next two nights.

Here is a list of them. The buses in bold are the ones I will focus on (i.e. the ones owned by PCTPG) and will be covered. They are H43/31F, which in English means a highbridge, 43 seats on the upper deck, 31 seats on the lower deck and front doors only. They were new in December 1981 (162-171) and March 1982 (172-174). All above info courtesy of Bus Lists on the Web.

162 - TTT162X 
163 - TTT163X
164 - TTT164X
165 - TTT165X
166 - TTT166X
167 - TTT167X
168 - TTT168X  
169 - TTT169X
170 - TTT170X
171 - TTT171X 
172 - TTT172X  
173 - TTT173X
174 - TTT174X

So, today I will covering buses 162 and 168

162 - Leyland Atlantean (East Lancs)

No info from the PCTPG webpage, but here is a photo of it in a yellow livery.

168 - Leyland Atlantean (East Lancs)

- This bus was delivered in a cream roof and on the upper and lower windows including the windscreen and cantrail. It had cream numbers on the front and sides and black numbers on the back.

- In 1986, it got repainted again, with new features including black paint on the lower deck.

- It got converted to 'Easybus' use for disabled and elderly and would run on a different route on a different day each week

- It would get repainted into Plymco livery in 1996 and an advert for Weatherproof Flat Roofing in 2000, followed by a newer livery in 2002 

- This bus was withdrawn in 2003 and went to Shamrock Coaches in Poole and it then got sold again, to the North East of England, and then got sold to the PCTPG.
Info courtesy of the PCPTG 

Here is a photo of TTT 168X courtesy of the PCTPG

Information on TTT 171X and TTT 172X will be coming tomorrow night. Stay tuned for more details.