A classic at work.
By the time that I took this picture in the mid 1980's, working Harrington bodied coaches were something of a rarity. There could be little doubt that the Grenadier was a true classic of the mid '60's, in fact a well presented one such as 487 GFR didn't look out of place here. The operator of the Reliance was Abbot's Coaches of Blackpool, a longstanding AEC user until they ceased operating. The shot was taken on one of those fortuitous occasions when things actually worked out!... it nearly was so different. The location is Colwyn Bay, and was prior to the opening of the A55 North Wales 'Expressway'.
A classic at work.
By the time that I took this picture in the mid 1980's, working Harrington bodied coaches were something of a rarity. There could be little doubt that the Grenadier was a true classic of the mid '60's, in fact a well presented one such as 487 GFR didn't look out of place here. The operator of the Reliance was Abbot's Coaches of Blackpool, a longstanding AEC user until they ceased operating. The shot was taken on one of those fortuitous occasions when things actually worked out!... it nearly was so different. The location is Colwyn Bay, and was prior to the opening of the A55 North Wales 'Expressway'.