| Leyland Titan | |
|---|---|
&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:RTL554.jpg) Metro-Cammell-bodied Leyland Titan PD2-7RT, London Transport fleet number RTL554 | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Leyland Motors/British Leyland, Leyland and Farington Lancashire, see also Ashok Leyland |
| Production | 1927–1942 1945–1969 |
| Body and chassis | |
| Doors | Generally rear open-platform, but various customer options. |
| Floor type | Step entrance |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | Leyland, 6–cylinder, petrol (until 1939) or direct-injection diesel from 1933, standard by 1938, see text. |
The Leyland Titan was a forward-control chassis with a front-mounted engine designed to carry double-decker bus bodywork. It was built mainly for the United Kingdom market between 1927 and 1942, and between 1945 and 1969.
The type was widely used in the United Kingdom and it was also successful in export markets, with numerous examples shipped to Australia, Ireland, India, Spain, South Africa and many other countries. From 1946 specific export models were introduced, although all Titans were right-hand drive regardless of the rule of the road in customer countries.
After Leyland ended the production of the Leyland Titan in UK, Ashok Leyland of India took up production and marketed the bus in South Asia as the Ashok Leyland Titan, which, in much developed form, is still in production.