Scarborough reinforcements 1982
The holiday traffic on the Yorkshire Coast still requires a few extra buses to be drafted in, but nothing like the amounts of days gone by. The United Scarborough allocation expanded greatly, and in NBC days this often meant secondhand arrivals from other NBC subsidiary fleets as well as from within the company. I remember green Southern Vectis Lodekkas, Crosville MWs & East Midland Leopards, all long before my photography days though. The summer of 1982 brought 3 or 4 ex West Yorkshire Road Car Bristol RELLs, including this 50 seat DP seated example HWU662J, which became 5039 in the United fleet, although traditionally the 50xx series was the preserve of the two door RELLs. Here we see 5039 ready to depart Scarborough's Valley Bridge Bus Station with a full load for the Butlin's Camp at Filey on 5th August 1982. Happy days !!
Scarborough reinforcements 1982
The holiday traffic on the Yorkshire Coast still requires a few extra buses to be drafted in, but nothing like the amounts of days gone by. The United Scarborough allocation expanded greatly, and in NBC days this often meant secondhand arrivals from other NBC subsidiary fleets as well as from within the company. I remember green Southern Vectis Lodekkas, Crosville MWs & East Midland Leopards, all long before my photography days though. The summer of 1982 brought 3 or 4 ex West Yorkshire Road Car Bristol RELLs, including this 50 seat DP seated example HWU662J, which became 5039 in the United fleet, although traditionally the 50xx series was the preserve of the two door RELLs. Here we see 5039 ready to depart Scarborough's Valley Bridge Bus Station with a full load for the Butlin's Camp at Filey on 5th August 1982. Happy days !!