If buses told stories...

Our bus is an original 1983 Leyland Titan double decker. It was last used in England operating as part of the Reading fleet, a town just north of London. From there, the bus was driven north to Liverpool, home of the Beatles, where it was loaded onto a cargo ship to await its maiden transatlantic voyage. Five weeks, two oceans and one Panama Canal later, the bus was unloaded at Port Hueneme, north of Los Angeles on the west coast of the United States.

One might speculate that if our bus had emotions, and it may well do, at that moment, when its rubbery wheels first touched down on dry land, like the immigrants of old, our bus was filled with the hopes and dreams of what the new world, America, could offer…who knows?

But California was not the end of the journey. From LA down to San Diego, over mountains and through deserts, across the border and into Arizona land, our bus is pleased to call Phoenix its new home. Our bus is a small piece of England which can be enjoyed by you, whether you live, work or just happen to be passing through the Valley of the Sun.

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For the protection of American manufacturing, US law states that vehicles may only be imported into the country if brand new, or, if they are in excess of 25 years of age. New double deckers manufactured in the UK cost in the region of £500,000 - that’s almost a cool one million dollars, so we decided to import the latter. Built in 1983 and imported to the US in 2008, our bus is without doubt one of the latest, if not the youngest English double decker operating in North America.

Since arriving in the States, the engine, a Gardner 6LXB, has been completely removed, rebuilt, serviced and cleaned. This has enabled us to maintain a dependable service using an engine which was already renowned for its reliability.

Our bus has a total seating capacity of 70 people. With air suspension and powerful hydraulic brakes even the largest of parties can be transported smoothly and safely.

Contrary to what many may believe, the only English buses to be painted red were those operating under London Transport. Our bus, being from the Reading Line, was a combination of white and green when purchased. To give it that quintessential London bus look, we decided to paint it red. After all, this is how we remember them from our school days.