A personal favourite.
Definitely in my all time top ten of buses I've driven would be this Plaxton Supreme IV bodied AEC Reliance. NUB 93V was new in 1980 to Compass of Wakefield, then passing via various owners to Quantock Motor Services who still own it. The picture here was taken when I'd borrowed it at the end of a gala event and popped across to somewhere in the sun and away from the parked cars in Bishops Lydeard for a quiet photograph about six or seven years ago. Since then, NUB has been bottom half re-painted into the operator's newer base red livery, but currently languishes 'out of ticket' at the back of their soon to be vacated Norton Fitzwarren premises.
Everything was right about this 760 engined semi auto, and on one memorable occasion I made the journey one evening from Taunton to Newcastle under Lyme in 2hrs 50mins for the 170 miles... (without exceeding any speed limits!) 70mph motorway cruising was effortless and is still legal for an older (pre 1988) coach. Definitely a worthy preservation candidate.
A personal favourite.
Definitely in my all time top ten of buses I've driven would be this Plaxton Supreme IV bodied AEC Reliance. NUB 93V was new in 1980 to Compass of Wakefield, then passing via various owners to Quantock Motor Services who still own it. The picture here was taken when I'd borrowed it at the end of a gala event and popped across to somewhere in the sun and away from the parked cars in Bishops Lydeard for a quiet photograph about six or seven years ago. Since then, NUB has been bottom half re-painted into the operator's newer base red livery, but currently languishes 'out of ticket' at the back of their soon to be vacated Norton Fitzwarren premises.
Everything was right about this 760 engined semi auto, and on one memorable occasion I made the journey one evening from Taunton to Newcastle under Lyme in 2hrs 50mins for the 170 miles... (without exceeding any speed limits!) 70mph motorway cruising was effortless and is still legal for an older (pre 1988) coach. Definitely a worthy preservation candidate.