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CTP85 was Portsmouth 164 was one of seven Bedford OWBs and had been new in 1943 with a Duple B32F body - 162/3 had Mulliner bodies and 164-168 had Duple bodies.
The whole batch, 162-168, were re-seated, between 1949 and 1951, to B27F using seats from English Electric bodies dating from 1931/2. All except 167 were further reseated to B26F in 1960, and 164 was withdrawn in 1962 and used as a temporary office at Leigh Park Compound in March 1963.

Photo taken by the late John Boylett, courtesy of John Kaye, Sunday 15 March 1959, Knowsley Road, Cosham

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