{"product_id":"leyland-titan-b15-london-coaches-t343-route-52","title":"Leyland Titan B15 London Coaches T343 Route 52","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Leyland B15 project was conceived in 1973 as a modern replacement for aging bus types such as the Bristol VRT and Leyland’s own Atlantean. It was designed to incorporate the standardised and integral construction techniques so successfully employed on the Leyland National.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe design was heavily influenced by London Transport’s requirements, such as the option of dual and single door variants, and two of the five B15 prototypes were extensively tested in London. Production was initially carried out by Park Royal Vehicles, with the first Titan – as the B15 was known – entering service in August 1978. However, production was hampered by delays, including the closure of Park Royal and the transfer of production to Workington, which resulted in a number of Titan orders being cancelled. As a consequence, London Transport became almost the sole customer for the new bus.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Titan would go on to serve the Capital for the next decade, with withdrawals commencing in 1992. Many were subsequently sold off to second users, with some 400 seeing service on Merseyside, while others ended up in different homes around the country. Many remained in London, although numbers depleted after privatisation, and most had disappeared from the Capital by the early 2000s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur model depicts registration KYV 343X, which went new to London Transport in November 1981. The model depicts it as running on London Coaches’ 24-hour Route 52 during 1994, and wearing a striking red and white livery with Route 52 map branding. Route 52 blinds are carried, with a Victoria destination. The model is based on the Exclusive First Editions Dual Door Titan tooling, with the highly detailed livery having never before been seen on an EFE Titan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout this product:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOnline exclusive\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eColours\/details of final model may vary from illustration\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAuthentically detailed die-cast model from EFE Road\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eComplementary to OO scale model railways (1:76 scale)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"London Transport Museum","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56443390919004,"sku":"489461","price":46.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0937\/8090\/2236\/files\/489461_1_1200.jpg?v=1768217426","url":"https:\/\/shop.ltmuseum.co.uk\/products\/leyland-titan-b15-london-coaches-t343-route-52","provider":"London Transport Museum","version":"1.0","type":"link"}