SYPTE Dominator.
Clem Smith's transport related photography continued largely unabated until he became housebound. He was a late convert to colour and most such images relate to the many rallies he and his immediate circle of friends visited with their preserved buses. Not withstanding the latter, he did seem to visit Sheffield on several occasions, maybe because of the ease with which you could at one time do so if you lived in North Staffs. There was for many years, a direct service from Hanley worked by PMT and Trent, latterly, just PMT until it reportedly fell victim to the EU 30 mile 'service' rules and/ or First's eye on the balance sheet. I'm not sure whether you can make the journey nowadays even changing in Buxton as you occasionally had to at various times.
On this occasion amongst several other things, he photographed NKU 205X, an Alexander 'R Type' Dennis Dominator on Pond Street bus station. By now the acquired taste SYPTE brown and cream livery had given way to the privatisation era technicolour red and yellow 'Mainline' branding. These Rolls Royce 'Eagle' engined buses bacame part of the fixtures and fittings here and were possibly unique in their spec. for the type in the UK.
SYPTE Dominator.
Clem Smith's transport related photography continued largely unabated until he became housebound. He was a late convert to colour and most such images relate to the many rallies he and his immediate circle of friends visited with their preserved buses. Not withstanding the latter, he did seem to visit Sheffield on several occasions, maybe because of the ease with which you could at one time do so if you lived in North Staffs. There was for many years, a direct service from Hanley worked by PMT and Trent, latterly, just PMT until it reportedly fell victim to the EU 30 mile 'service' rules and/ or First's eye on the balance sheet. I'm not sure whether you can make the journey nowadays even changing in Buxton as you occasionally had to at various times.
On this occasion amongst several other things, he photographed NKU 205X, an Alexander 'R Type' Dennis Dominator on Pond Street bus station. By now the acquired taste SYPTE brown and cream livery had given way to the privatisation era technicolour red and yellow 'Mainline' branding. These Rolls Royce 'Eagle' engined buses bacame part of the fixtures and fittings here and were possibly unique in their spec. for the type in the UK.