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===Leyland Titan KPT 909===
[[File:KPT_909_HatsPics.jpg|thumb|300px|right| KPT 909 at Crich in 1977 (© Hats Pics)]]
KPT 909 is a double deck Leyland Titan PD2 model, chassis No. 494078, seating 26 downstairs and 27 upstairs. The upstairs seating uses long seats with a side sunken gangway, allowing the bodywork to be one foot lower than the conventional type to cater for low bridges.
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>.
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===Midland Red UHA 255===
[[File:Midland 015 (15163955611).jpg|thumb|300px|right| UHA 255 at Wythall (Wikimedia Commons)]]
UHA 255 is a single deck Midland Red S14 built in 1955, fleet number 4255. It was based at the Worcester Garage.
===Guy Arab 1293 RE===
[[File:Guy Arab with Burlingham Seagull body first registered July 1959.JPG|thumb|300px|right|1294 RE, a similar Harper Bros. Guy Arab with Burlingham Seagull body(Wikimedia Commons)]]1293 RE is a Guy Arab coach with Burlingham Seagull body, ex-Harper Bros. (Heath Hayes) number 59. After Harper Bros. were taken over by the National Bus Company, the coach was sold to the [[SVRA|Wolverhampton Branch of the SVRA]] in 1975 for £150. It was used for three years, mainly on local outings, and was also taken to the National Tramway Museum at Crich and to shows at Bromyard and Bishop's Castle.<ref name=SVRA>[http://www.svr-wolverhampton.org.uk/trips/harper.html SVRA] (retrieved 15 July 2020)</ref>
In 1978 the coach was placed on loan to the Leyland Commercial Vehicle Museum. It 1994 it was then moved to Inskip for undercover storage and restoration<ref name=SVRA/>. It is now owned by Bernard Rogers<ref name=PS/>.
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