Since 1907, Leyland Motors Ltd. was respected for its steam-driven and petrol-driven engines. After World War I, the company continued to make steam wagons, fire appliances, petrol-engined and passenger vehicles. The latter included, by 1925, a complete range of single-decker and double-decker vehicles. Perhaps the most famous of these was the 6-cylinder lowbridge Titan double-decker. Using a sunken gangway on the offside of the upper deck reduced the height of the vehicle more than a foot and a half. The diminished size allowed the Titan to travel routes where it never went before particularly in such older cities as Glasgow where a Titan could easily operate through some of the older thoroughfares.
The Titan also decreased travel time and increased passenger service: one study in 1930 reported that the Titan completed a 54-minute tram journey in 43 minutes and, in one year, passenger use increased by 11 per cent. Produced for two decades, the Titan lived up to its advertising slogan: "The Titan, the bus for tomorrow - today." And this replica is decorated with slogans of other companies - including Van Houten's Cocoa.

(1996)

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