The top coat has been added onto WW1518 and it looks fantastic in original colours, work moves back to the interior now with new flooring & laminate to be added before glazing takes place.
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WW1518 PROGRESS
Work on our Western Welsh Leopard has restarted and things are moving quickly, 1518 was new to Barry Depot and in later years was converted to a tow bus the rear quarter being removed in the process. As can be seen a new section has been added, this was removed from a scrap exOxford AEC…
Swansea Museum 24th Feb
The CTPG visited Swansea Bus Museum on Sunday 24th Feb, we took our National Welsh Olympian as the restoration of Swansea’s SWT Olympian had recently been completed. The photos below show the two preserved South Wales Olympians together almost identical to look at but with very different running gear, one being Gardner/Hydracyclic and the other…
Progress on WW1518
Work has restarted on the restoration of WW1518 our Leyland Leopard ex tow bus now restored to full length, we hope to see some paint on her in the near future.
Windward Depot
At the end of January the move into Windward Depot was completed following a month of preparation and cleaning, the end result seems to be better than the old Atlantic Depot layout.
INTRODUCING WINDWARD DEPOT
The CTPG received the keys to our new building on Barry Dock on 14th December, Windward depot will replace Atlantic depot in the new year. Luckily for us Windward has a pair of pits, a spray booth and store room already in place and will be very useful to ensure we can keep the fleet…
Pontypridd 8 visits Swansea
Pontypridd 8 visited Swansea for the Bus Museums open day at the end of October, the weather was cold and bright as can be seen in the photos. WW1370 and PTX830F also travelled along the A48 from Barry. No. 8 performed two timetabled runs during the day.
MERTHYR TYDFIL FESTIVAL OF TRANSPORT 2018 BRINGS OUT THE WHEELS
On Sunday 9th September, the Festival of Transport at Merthyr Tydfil Leisure Centre drew the visitors from many parts of The Valleys and some came from Swansea and Devon. Mike Taylor, the Chairman of the Cardiff Transport Preservation Group which organised the event said “It was a slightly mixed day weather wise but with enough…
August Road Run
August road run was around the Vale in PAX before stopping off for liquid refreshments, photo taken near Ogmore.
Trip to Newport Bus Depot
Photos from the successful trip to Newport in our Leyland PDR1, this was the first time 68 went home since she limped out in 2006 to join the CTPG collection. On Sunday 12th August we will be taking a trip to Corporation Road, Newport to visit Newport Bus depot, we will be leaving Broad…
