Leicester Bridgemaster.
Yesterday allowed me to tick a box I've been wanting to for some time, that was to ride this fabulous machine. I have to say that I was in no way disappointed as the standard of restoration is second to none, its absolutely fabulous. Well done to all those involved.
217 AJF represents the intermediate style of body fitted by Park Royal which included a few curves, and didn't look so much as if it had been hewn out of a lump of rock. In my humble opinion, the AEC front fibreglass cowl was the best job anyone ever made of modernising and disguising the erstwhile exposed radiator of front engined buses.
The photo was taken outside Loughborough Central, the towns former 'Great Central' station which of course is now a premier league heritage steam railway HQ. I got to thinking that my first visit to this location would have been approximately fifty years ago to peer over the wall to see the fledgling 'Main Line Steam Trust' and its couple of 'Industrials'. Time flies, enjoy 'today'.
Leicester Bridgemaster.
Yesterday allowed me to tick a box I've been wanting to for some time, that was to ride this fabulous machine. I have to say that I was in no way disappointed as the standard of restoration is second to none, its absolutely fabulous. Well done to all those involved.
217 AJF represents the intermediate style of body fitted by Park Royal which included a few curves, and didn't look so much as if it had been hewn out of a lump of rock. In my humble opinion, the AEC front fibreglass cowl was the best job anyone ever made of modernising and disguising the erstwhile exposed radiator of front engined buses.
The photo was taken outside Loughborough Central, the towns former 'Great Central' station which of course is now a premier league heritage steam railway HQ. I got to thinking that my first visit to this location would have been approximately fifty years ago to peer over the wall to see the fledgling 'Main Line Steam Trust' and its couple of 'Industrials'. Time flies, enjoy 'today'.