Thnak you for posting the photograph of 160 Richard. You certainly helped to jog my memory.
On 15 Oct, 07:05, "richard field" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > *The Duple Dominant Reliances were numbered 467 - 471 (HCY 467 - 471R) and > were delivered in NBC dual purpose red and white livery alone with a batch > of Leopards with identical bodies 472 - 476 (NCY 472 - 476R). Latter in > their lives they were painted into National Express white and renumbered. > The Reliances changed to 159 - 163 and the Leopards to 164 - 168. Attached > are three photos. Reliance 160 (HCY 468N) photographed at Neath garage in > National Express livery, Leopard 166 (NCY 474R) at Neath, Victoria Gardens > bus station, also in National Express livery and 164 (NCY 472R) another > Leopard also at Vicoria Gardens bus station but this time wearing a latter > livery. > > Richard Field. * > > On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 10:28 PM, barrie gilbert < > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > A valid point Ian, but I cannot recall seeing any of the Bedfords used > > on National Express work in white. I similarly cannot recall the HCY - > > N Reliances being repainted white. You're not thinking of similar > > 180-2 (TCY 180M, UCY 181/2N), which were always in white ? > > > The former National Travel South West Leopards simply received new > > fleetnumbers, fleetnames and legal lettering. It was otherwise > > business as usual (apart from the move to Brunswick Street depot) > > until the Trathens MANs arrived for the launch of the Swansea to > > London "Rapide" service. > > > On 14 Oct, 21:28, "Ian Kirby" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > But didn't SWT take over the Swansea based operation of National Travel > > > South West in May 1981? Could the sudden appearence of dual purpose > > coaches > > > in National white be connected with this - I seem to recall that some of > > the > > > HCY-N Reliances also appeared in white around this time. > > > > Ian > > > > On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 9:24 PM, barrie gilbert < > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > The national rail strike was in 1982, so I cannot think of any obvious > > > > reason why the Bedfords received National Express livery in 1981.- Hide > > quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > > scan0001.jpg > 86KViewDownload > > scan0002.jpg > 1199KViewDownload > > scan0003.jpg > 1171KViewDownload- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Welsh Bus Photographs" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Welsh-Bus-Photographs -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
