In Thomas Bros' Footsteps - 3
Complementing my photo titled "In Thomas Bros' Footsteps - 2", this is another of Morris Travel's Solos operating Service 280 (Llandovery-Llangadog-Llandeilo-Nantgaredig-Carmarthen), which was a contract held by Thomas Bros until lost to SWT in 1990.
The contract, and its variant numbered 281, has been in the hands of a number of contractors for the former Dyfed County Council and current Carmarthenshire County Council since Thomas's days - SWT, Davies Bros and First Cymru - and is now held by Morris Travel.
Morris received six new Solos in 2009, but since then has added only second-hand examples to the fleet. However, earlier this year, four new examples - 8.5m YJ25 EHB & EHC and 9.2m YJ25 EHD & EHE - were purchased, possibly as a prelude to the model being phased out by Switch Mobility, as Optare's successor.
The straight stretch of the A40 south of Manordeilo is the location for this November 2025 shot of YJ25 EHE when heading for Carmarthen.
In Thomas Bros' Footsteps - 3
Complementing my photo titled "In Thomas Bros' Footsteps - 2", this is another of Morris Travel's Solos operating Service 280 (Llandovery-Llangadog-Llandeilo-Nantgaredig-Carmarthen), which was a contract held by Thomas Bros until lost to SWT in 1990.
The contract, and its variant numbered 281, has been in the hands of a number of contractors for the former Dyfed County Council and current Carmarthenshire County Council since Thomas's days - SWT, Davies Bros and First Cymru - and is now held by Morris Travel.
Morris received six new Solos in 2009, but since then has added only second-hand examples to the fleet. However, earlier this year, four new examples - 8.5m YJ25 EHB & EHC and 9.2m YJ25 EHD & EHE - were purchased, possibly as a prelude to the model being phased out by Switch Mobility, as Optare's successor.
The straight stretch of the A40 south of Manordeilo is the location for this November 2025 shot of YJ25 EHE when heading for Carmarthen.