StreetLite in Lynton
Even as I position this photo ready for uploading to my Flickr, I still wonder at the desperation which set in momentarily for a few minutes this last Saturday. 'Mrs R' and friends had gone off for a walk around the shops of the little Devon town, a passtime which has never enthused me. I noted that there was a bus due fairly iminently, so opted to take its picture instead. Having seen said vehicle on its outward journey, I was in possession of the knowledge of what it was going to be, but still it won over shopping.
So therefore, I present to you a white Wright 'StreeLight'! I recall the first time I saw one of these things and trying to think of something positive to say about it. The best I could do was make the observation that at least it made the competing Solo look good. The soundtrack is equally uninspiring, burbling along like a little motorboat on the municipal park lake.
That said, they may be a good thing for an operator straight jacketed by regulations, rising costs and diminishing revenue . . . hopefully I shall never have first hand experience of such Eurobland motors. The resultant photo however came out rather well I thought, though I think its probably more down to the surroundings than the bus.
On a more serious note, I wonder how long such a service can survive in the present climate.
StreetLite in Lynton
Even as I position this photo ready for uploading to my Flickr, I still wonder at the desperation which set in momentarily for a few minutes this last Saturday. 'Mrs R' and friends had gone off for a walk around the shops of the little Devon town, a passtime which has never enthused me. I noted that there was a bus due fairly iminently, so opted to take its picture instead. Having seen said vehicle on its outward journey, I was in possession of the knowledge of what it was going to be, but still it won over shopping.
So therefore, I present to you a white Wright 'StreeLight'! I recall the first time I saw one of these things and trying to think of something positive to say about it. The best I could do was make the observation that at least it made the competing Solo look good. The soundtrack is equally uninspiring, burbling along like a little motorboat on the municipal park lake.
That said, they may be a good thing for an operator straight jacketed by regulations, rising costs and diminishing revenue . . . hopefully I shall never have first hand experience of such Eurobland motors. The resultant photo however came out rather well I thought, though I think its probably more down to the surroundings than the bus.
On a more serious note, I wonder how long such a service can survive in the present climate.