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What a relief!
Another classic rural operator in Gloucestershire was Cottrells of Mitcheldean, down in the Forest! This business bought its first deckers after the second world war for its heavily used service between Ruardean, Mitcheldean and Gloucester.
In 1974 LLH 9K, a Roe bodied Leyland Atlantean, was acquired from Silverline Coaches at Hounslow. It had been used for a contract with TWA linking central London with Heathrow Airport. In 1974, when less than three years old Cottrells bought her.
Here, LLH 9K is seen in 1982 en route to Cheltenham, to undertake a job more akin to its original role in life, ie a National Express working. At the wheel is Edgar Cottrell, one of the brothers then running the business.
This bus would spend another seven years running with Cottrells before being sold into retirement as a mobile shop in the Northampton area.
What a relief!
Another classic rural operator in Gloucestershire was Cottrells of Mitcheldean, down in the Forest! This business bought its first deckers after the second world war for its heavily used service between Ruardean, Mitcheldean and Gloucester.
In 1974 LLH 9K, a Roe bodied Leyland Atlantean, was acquired from Silverline Coaches at Hounslow. It had been used for a contract with TWA linking central London with Heathrow Airport. In 1974, when less than three years old Cottrells bought her.
Here, LLH 9K is seen in 1982 en route to Cheltenham, to undertake a job more akin to its original role in life, ie a National Express working. At the wheel is Edgar Cottrell, one of the brothers then running the business.
This bus would spend another seven years running with Cottrells before being sold into retirement as a mobile shop in the Northampton area.