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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 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>
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>.
UHA 255 is a single deck Midland Red S14 built in 1955, fleet number 4255. It was based at the Worcester Garage.
The vehicle was acquired by Bob Sim in 1971, the bus company agreeing to the sale on the understanding that the bus would not be used for "private hire or gain" and would be well preserved in its original colour. The vehicle was based at Bewdley where it was used for railway maintenance work and from time to time as a general transport vehicle for company workers.<ref name=SVR19/> It was also used in conjunction with KPT 909 to bring private parties from BR railheads to [[Bridgnorth ]] for trips on the SVR.<ref>SVR News 20</ref>.
UHA 255 is now at the Transport Museum, Wythall.
===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 [[SVRASVR Wolverhampton Branch|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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