| Time to show a few more of Phil's excellent 1980s photos, starting with a Ford Escort van that has already appeared on LTSV. When I published the earlier photo, I speculated that the non-standard gold roundel carried by this van was probably associated to its allocation to the Commercial Operations Unit (later 'Tours and Charters' and finally 'London Coaches'), based at the time at Battersea Garage. This new photo backs this up because, just visible on the side of the van body is the remains of lettering advertising the 'London Liner' service. This was a service between London and Birmingham, operated by double-deck coaches from West Midlands Travel and London Coaches. 3004F was photographed in May 1986 parked in the side yard of Victoria Bus Garage, a location which was often used by Tours and Charter coaches. The lettering must only have been carried for a short time, as the Birmingham service had only started in March 1986. A further service, to Eastbourne, commenced that May. |
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05/1986 |
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01/02/2021 |
