A low floor bus before its time
By then 10 years old, Bristol Omnibus Company's prototype flat floor Bristol FLF6B, 995EHW, originally LC8540 but by this time C7000, waits at S.James Barton roundabout, central Bristol, whilst operating a short working on service 36 to St.Annes, principally for the Board Mills workers to enjoy their lunchtime shopping in Bristol, August 19th 1969. This working would either have been on the Lawrence Hill depot's "miscellaneous" roster, where the crews worked many different routes and predominantly split turns but enjoyed a higher take home pay (due to split penalties and early and late payments) and more weekend rest days, or part of Brislington depot's 36 roster. The destination linen is almost perfectly set, the "L" indicating "..a journey of a local nature..." rather than one completing the whole of the route. To my knowledge C7000 was the only bus in the Bristol fleet fitted with CBC heating and ventilation that sported these neat front vent guards.
A low floor bus before its time
By then 10 years old, Bristol Omnibus Company's prototype flat floor Bristol FLF6B, 995EHW, originally LC8540 but by this time C7000, waits at S.James Barton roundabout, central Bristol, whilst operating a short working on service 36 to St.Annes, principally for the Board Mills workers to enjoy their lunchtime shopping in Bristol, August 19th 1969. This working would either have been on the Lawrence Hill depot's "miscellaneous" roster, where the crews worked many different routes and predominantly split turns but enjoyed a higher take home pay (due to split penalties and early and late payments) and more weekend rest days, or part of Brislington depot's 36 roster. The destination linen is almost perfectly set, the "L" indicating "..a journey of a local nature..." rather than one completing the whole of the route. To my knowledge C7000 was the only bus in the Bristol fleet fitted with CBC heating and ventilation that sported these neat front vent guards.