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The vehicle was first registered on 31 August 1949 by its original owner, the late Mr. Oliver Gibson, of "Weardale Motor Services", Frosterley, County Durham, where it was used until 1969. It was then stored before being acquired by Dr. Michael Taylor and driven down from County Durham to [[Bewdley]] by Don Wilcox on 19 August 1970. The vehicle was sufficiently roadworthy to pass its MOT and convey a party of SVR members to Didcot for the GWS open day on 19 September 1970.<ref>SVR News 18</ref>
It was later repainted in original livery and advertising panels produced advertising the SVR services in 1971. It made a number of trips to other heritage railways and elsewhere.<ref name=SVR19>SVR News 19</ref> This included a trip to the Crich Museum in 1977.<ref>[http://www.hatspics.co.uk/type_years_photos.php?type=SVR%20Social&year=1977 Alan Thwaites] (retrieved 15 July 2020)</ref>It sent some time in the [[GWR Bus Garage (Ex Bridgnorth)| GWR Bus Garage at Bridgnorth]].
The vehicle is now preserved as part of the Science Museum Group collection<ref>[https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/objects/co26318/leyland-titan-pd2-1-bus-1948-omnibus Science Museum Group] (retrieved 15 July 2020)</ref>.
