Buses of (North) Somerset - 1
Weston-Super-Mare in September 2014 yielded an incursion by First Devon & Cornwall into what was always traditional First Somerset & Avon's territory. This was in the form of an extended Service 21 (Taunton-North Petherton-Bridgwater-Highbridge-Burnham-on-Sea) further up the coast via Brean to form a half hourly Weekday Daytime through service taking about two and a half hours end to end.
Vehicles came from both FD&C's Taunton and Bridgwater depots, mostly in the form of Plaxton President and Alexander ALX400-bodied Dennis Tridents that had originated in the London fleets, which were beginning to receive the very attractive two-tone green and fawn Buses of Somerset livery.
Needless to say, the initiative was only short lived, no doubt hampered by timekeeping issues at the major towns along the route. The green buses now only venture as far north as Burnham, with First West of England's Weston depot once again covering the Burnham to Weston section as a re-introduced Service 20, with partly open-top operation in the Summer months.
My first shot is of President-bodied 32844, new as T844 LLC, but sporting dateless plate MIG 3844, as she swings on to Beach Road when taking the circuitous route around the town centre to the terminus in Regent Street.
The Plaxton President is undoubtedly one of my favourite low-floor double-deck bodies, especially when fitted with bonded glazing.
Buses of (North) Somerset - 1
Weston-Super-Mare in September 2014 yielded an incursion by First Devon & Cornwall into what was always traditional First Somerset & Avon's territory. This was in the form of an extended Service 21 (Taunton-North Petherton-Bridgwater-Highbridge-Burnham-on-Sea) further up the coast via Brean to form a half hourly Weekday Daytime through service taking about two and a half hours end to end.
Vehicles came from both FD&C's Taunton and Bridgwater depots, mostly in the form of Plaxton President and Alexander ALX400-bodied Dennis Tridents that had originated in the London fleets, which were beginning to receive the very attractive two-tone green and fawn Buses of Somerset livery.
Needless to say, the initiative was only short lived, no doubt hampered by timekeeping issues at the major towns along the route. The green buses now only venture as far north as Burnham, with First West of England's Weston depot once again covering the Burnham to Weston section as a re-introduced Service 20, with partly open-top operation in the Summer months.
My first shot is of President-bodied 32844, new as T844 LLC, but sporting dateless plate MIG 3844, as she swings on to Beach Road when taking the circuitous route around the town centre to the terminus in Regent Street.
The Plaxton President is undoubtedly one of my favourite low-floor double-deck bodies, especially when fitted with bonded glazing.