April 2024 Update | Leyland Olympic | Leyland Titan | May 2024 King Alfred Running Day

This April 2024 update brings you the latest news about JAA 708, the 1950 Leyland Olympic; HOR 811, the new arrival of the 1950 Leyland Titan and the Original King Alfred Running Day on 6 May 2024 (UK bank holiday Monday).
More on JAA 708:
The March 2024 Update: • Post Inferno, JAA 708 ...
JAA 708, Part 1: • (PART 1) Leyland Olymp...
JAA 708, Par 2: • (PART 2) Leyland Olymp...
The news clipping 1: • JAA 708 News on South ...
The news clipping 2: • JAA 708 on itv Meridia...
00:00 Start
00:41 JAA708 Leyland Olympic
03:21 How did the fire start?
04:21 HOR811 Leyland Titan
06:06 Running Day 6 May 2024
07:30 Join the FoKAB

[@michaelobrien9825]

YOU GUYS ARE AMAZING.

[@paulrobins3571]

Well done James!

[@johncourtneidge]

Hurrah and thank-you!

[@christopherhulse8385]

The Leyland Olympic really is a huge challenge, I'm an optimist but also realistic and the re-building work required may just be beyond the capability of your staff, that's not to say it couldn't be achieved, I personally feel the task is too great without the help of a full time bus manufacturing company.

[@stottybox3185]

Agreed.

[@paulmason329]

The Isle of Man Road Services has one of eight MMN registered Leyland Olympics in preservation It's obviously not JAA but FOKAB could borrow it possibly?On a Manx holiday in 1970 my family and I were treated to a high speed trip from Ramsey to Douglas, an amazing performance for a then 20 year old bus.

[@paulmason329]

Curious to know why does the 1950 Leyland Titan have a 1979 registration? A Southdown Leyland Titan PD3 has a WOW-T registration BTW.

[@hellowallace]

The story of HOR 811 is coming up soon...hopefully in May!

[@pm1104]

Is there another Olympic somewhere …….which you could use for parts……surely there has to be one somewhere….! 😊❤

[@highpath4776]

what happened to the Titan bought for spares - was there enough chassis to left to do something with or lack of space a problem?

[@hellowallace]

This question will be answered in the full episode of HOR 811....Coming soon....

[@fwof3347]

New sub

[@hellowallace]

Welcome aboard!

[@fwof3347]

@@hellowallace thank you kindly, I really hope you can restore the Olympic, I reside in Australia now, but if I was back home in uk, I would give my time for free to help … I’m a bus fanatic and trying to source a Leyland Titan B15 to take to Sydney for me to have a slice of home I used to drive them in service as a kid.

[@stottybox3185]

If it is rebuilt, then it will be at most, a replica, nothing appears to be salvageable, apart from the chassis and running gear.