Routemasters in Rhyl
Back in the period which followed 'Deregulation' there was a small surge in operators who considered they might make a killing with crew operated services rather than the almost universal and inherently slow one person operated buses. Some enjoyed more success than others, but the basic economics of paying two people could rarely be justified financially, even if it was 'better' in many other ways.
In Rhyl, the Kerfoot Davies coach hire business purchased a handful of ex LT AEC Routemasters to run a service linking the caravan parks of the traditional North Wales coastal towns with Rhyl in competition with Crosville Wales. I'm not sure how long the operation lasted, but I only ever saw their smartly turned out RMs on one occasion. Here CUV 122C trundles west along Rhyl's promenade circa 1998.
Routemasters in Rhyl
Back in the period which followed 'Deregulation' there was a small surge in operators who considered they might make a killing with crew operated services rather than the almost universal and inherently slow one person operated buses. Some enjoyed more success than others, but the basic economics of paying two people could rarely be justified financially, even if it was 'better' in many other ways.
In Rhyl, the Kerfoot Davies coach hire business purchased a handful of ex LT AEC Routemasters to run a service linking the caravan parks of the traditional North Wales coastal towns with Rhyl in competition with Crosville Wales. I'm not sure how long the operation lasted, but I only ever saw their smartly turned out RMs on one occasion. Here CUV 122C trundles west along Rhyl's promenade circa 1998.