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This Lodekka line up at Eastleigh depot is dominated by Tilling green, first up though is NBC red LD6G 1438 (SRU987) originally 1438. First of the greens is 1486 (YRU62) an LD6B originally 1423, then LD6G 1446 (SRU995) once 1382, then 1416 (RLJ502) an LD6G once 1352. The next bus is unidentifiable, but the last Lodekka is LD6G 1465 (UEL722) new as 1401. Entering at the back is an all over advert FLF, one of several in the mid seventies for British Coal. An Alder Valley FLF sporting the same ad attended SHOWBUS 74. |
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Poppy pink 1956 Bristol LD6G 429 (OHR918) is seen in Basingstoke. New to Wilts & Dorset as 629 the bus is passing a highbridge 1960 Metro Cammell bodied Leyland Atlantean, 3997 (538HKJ), transferred from Maidstone & District where it had been DH538 |
Preserved 1961 Bristol FS6G 1450 (5677EL) is seen giving free local rides at the 2015 Alton Bus Rally.
Picture ref B436 |
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A real mix of poppy red buses here at Southampton depot. Rear entrance and front entrance Lodekka, one with an open platform, a VR, an LH, two Duple Commander bodied Bristol RELH coaches and one of those Leyland Panthers from Maidstone & District. Stagecoach sold the depot when it acquired Hampshire Bus and later sold the bulk of Southampton based services to Solent Blue Line now known as Bluestar. |
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