Rural buses.
Although decaying a little, this photo embodies all that I found fascinating in the independent bus scene of my youth. A chance encounter here with a couple of buses belonging to two operators based in the Somerset village of South Petherton, on the right Safeway, and on the left Hutchings & Cornelius. Both were 'medium weight' AEC Reliances with BET style bodies by Willowbrook (Duple Midland), though the H&C bus was a more unusual short example. WYD 306H carries a beautifully signwritten advert on it's luggage boot for the parent company Vincent's of Yeovil, a BL car dealership.
Rural buses.
Although decaying a little, this photo embodies all that I found fascinating in the independent bus scene of my youth. A chance encounter here with a couple of buses belonging to two operators based in the Somerset village of South Petherton, on the right Safeway, and on the left Hutchings & Cornelius. Both were 'medium weight' AEC Reliances with BET style bodies by Willowbrook (Duple Midland), though the H&C bus was a more unusual short example. WYD 306H carries a beautifully signwritten advert on it's luggage boot for the parent company Vincent's of Yeovil, a BL car dealership.