Leyland600:
Hi Ray, The paint used was manufactured by Williamsons of Ripon I seem to remember under the trademark of Ripcerol. Probably known as Ribble Red or Crimson. The Carlisle painter was a good friend and a great craftsman, he and his labourer mate could prepare and paint a 1500 or 1700 decker inside and out in 4 1/2 days brushed. I had a tin of Williamsons Rossendale Crimson when I repainted my Leyland bodied PD 2/12 RTC 822.
Cheers, Leyland 600
Ray Smyth:
Ribble Leyland PD2, Fleet No. 1916 seen at Blackburn Bus Station about to depart to Clitheroe.
It would be interesting to discover the actual name of the deep red paint colour that Ribble
buses were painted in for many years. Ray Smyth.
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Hello Ray Smyth and Leyland 600 
Ribble double decker bus,RN 8310,Fleet No.1916 is Leyland Titan TD5 of 1938 that originally had a Brush L27/26R body.Here are the details:-
Leyland Titan TD5/1950 Alexander L27/26R,8Ft Wide,Double Decker Omnibus,Chassis No.16480,Body No.3769, RN 8310,Preston,March 1938,
Ribble,Fleet No.1916.Ray Smyth.
To Millburn Motors Ltd,Preston,dealer, in April 1961,then J.Laverty,Neilston,Renfrewshire,May 1962,last licensed in October 1962,scrapped in
June 1963.
The official name of Ribble Motor Services’ red livery was Cherry Red,and was used with cream relief on the buses and usually reverse overall
cream,with Cherry Red relief,livery on Ribble motorcoaches such as this magnificent and preserved Leyland Tiger TS7 motorcoach:-
Leyland Tiger TS7/5-1950 Duple C31F Motorcoach,Chassis No.6726,Body No.53826, FV 5737,Blackpool,1-1936,Ribble,No.753.Originally English Electric C31F,new as Standerwick,No.81.Ray Smyth.1# Currently preserved by D.Hoare,Chepstow.
Originally Leyland petrol engined ;re-numbered 32 in 1946.
To Ribble Motor Services,Preston,in March 1948,fitted with a new Leyland E.181 7.4-Litre Diesel-Oil Engine,and new Duple A-Type 8 Ft wide
motorcoach body,with Ribble fleet No.1461 and re-numbered 753 in 1951.
Withdrawn in September 1960,to Millburn Motors Ltd,Preston,dealer,3-7-1961,then Hooper to June 1962?,then to D.Hoare,Chepstow for
preservation in 1969,then to Clavewer,Antwerp,October 1992,for preservation,then purchased again by D.Hoare,Chepstow,for
preservation by October 1994.
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