D Stazicker Photography
part time lover
The first handful of very early Optare Spectra`s had a slightly different body design with a more flattened front when compared to the rest. This is former Reading 703 a lucky survivor from the initial Reading batch now in Cyprus with "love buses". It received accident damage from a close encounter with a bridge on Loddon Bridge Road, Reading in July 2005 after which it was sold to Ensign. They used it for a short time with citysightseeing but it was destined for export. Hard to imagine the first spectra's are now well over 23 years old.....This is quite a tricky bus to photograph, the schedule is lets say fluid, and sometimes a minibus appears ! Salt Lake, Larnaca May 2015
part time lover
The first handful of very early Optare Spectra`s had a slightly different body design with a more flattened front when compared to the rest. This is former Reading 703 a lucky survivor from the initial Reading batch now in Cyprus with "love buses". It received accident damage from a close encounter with a bridge on Loddon Bridge Road, Reading in July 2005 after which it was sold to Ensign. They used it for a short time with citysightseeing but it was destined for export. Hard to imagine the first spectra's are now well over 23 years old.....This is quite a tricky bus to photograph, the schedule is lets say fluid, and sometimes a minibus appears ! Salt Lake, Larnaca May 2015