Hi Martin/David I last visited Tonypandy in January of last year and despite the cold weather the welcome I got from my family was as warm as ever. The town had changed beyond measure however, very much in need of re- generation. I do remember the NBC red National Welsh vehicles as a child and that pic of the Regent is a reminder of happier days in the Rhondda.
Steve On Jul 22, 9:02 pm, David Beilby <[email protected]> wrote: > Hopefully this will rekindle some of those memories and also make an > interesting contrast with Martin's modern picture. > > Taken almost thirty-three years ago (yike!), it shows National Welsh > Regent V/NCME H5966 (KNY 491D) entering the Square on 6th September > 1978. This bus had been 491 in the Rhondda fleet. At this time there > were but five ex-Rhondda Regent Vs left in service, largely employed > on the 520/521 trunk services from Pontypridd to Blaenrhondda and > Blaencwm, which I think were the last two-man services left working > from Porth depot. > > The paintwork on this particular bus had faded badly and it really was > more like a dull pink, which made it very easy to identify at a > distance. However, all the remaining Regents were individual, with > combinations of cream and black front window and destination blind > rubbers, white or poppy red backgrounds to the double-N symbol on the > radiator grille and white or grey fleet numbers. > > Am I allowed to say Wonderful Machines or is the phrase copyright? > The photo is - please respect the copyright. > > Regards, > > David Beilby > > 4295.jpg > 239KViewDownload > > > > On 22 Jul 2011, at 20:41, Cymru Coastliner wrote: > > > > > It looks excellent to me. I have many happy memories of the Rhondda > > Valley. I spent lots of time in the Tonypandy as a child staying with > > my Auntie, Uncle and three cousins, in the days of National Welsh. The > > small bus station and the vehicles down there used to fascinate me. > > > Regards > > Steve > > > On Jul 22, 8:17 pm, MARTIN BRAY <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I had hoped for three B10M pictures tonight but the cloud set in > >> over Tonypandy and I ended up with one which wasn't too well > >> composed in this new position within the bus station. > > >> Regards > > >> Martin Bray, Swansea, UK > > >> Stagecoach Cymru...http://www.stagecoach-cymru.co.uk > > >> Welcome to Margam Depot...http://www.margam-depot.co.uk > > >> 20391-tonypandy-220711-w.jpg > >> 364KViewDownload > > > -- > > 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 > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/welsh-bus-photographs?hl=en > > .- 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?hl=en.
