L405 entered service with Glasgow Corporation in 1960. It was one of a number of “Big L”s operated by the Corporation, imaginatively named as they carried L prefix fleetnumbers indicating Leyland, and were 30ft long which was the maximum permitted length at the time. They were less popular with the crews than the smaller “Wee L”s.
L405 entered service at Parkhead garage, then moved to Bridgeton by early 1966. It later served at Ibrox, Bridgeton again, and finally at Partick. On disposal it served with several operators in South Wales.
L405 entered preservation in England with Ross Stewart in 1985, and recently passed from him to Phil Blair, in Southampton. L405 and D258 visited Glasgow for “Corpyfest” and the GVVT Open Day 2014, and following on from that event, L405 remained at Bridgeton, changing hands in 2020.
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- Registration
- SGD 407
- Chassis type
- Leyland Titan PD3/2
- Chassis number
- 600405
- Body type and seating
- Alexander H41/31F
- Body number
- 6248
- Date new
- November 1960
- Original operator
- Glasgow Corporation (L405)