The Leyland PD3 was introduced in the late 1950s to fulfil an industry need for longer buses with less frequency. Based on the PD2, the new PD3 version was increased to the new legal length of 30 feet, with a width of 8 feet. This extra length over its predecessor earned it the familiar name 'Queen Mary', which stuck! Southdown Motor Services, who worked chiefly along the south coast, were the first to take an allocation of the new double deckers, delivered to Portsmouth. The Leyland PD3 was produced between 1957 and 1967 and during that time Southdown took 285 Northern Counties bodied versions featuring full fronts and a front entrance. This lead the way for other UK operators to follow suit and many were exported to British colonies , including Hong Kong.
Our model TCD 822, fleet No. 822 is travelling on Route 31B. In its instantly recognisable Southdown colours of cream and pale green, lined in gold, it was amongst the first batch delivered between May and December 1958.
Dimensions and Weights
Packed: 8.6cm x 5.3cm x 4.6cm ( L x W x H )
Unpacked: 6.1cm x 1.6cm x 3cm ( L x W x H )
Excludes shipping cartonScale
Scale
1:148 scale means that this is 148 times smaller than the full sized vehicle(s)
For a much more detailed explanation of scale and the history please follow .