| Talking of municipals in the west, I was surprised to read that Reading Transport is still council-owned. What has that got to do with this Thames Valley service vehicle you may wonder. Well, Reading bought out 'independent' operator Courtney Buses in 2019 and started using the 'Thames Valley' fleetname for their services. This name harks back to the traditional operator that merged with Aldershot and District to form the NBC subsidiary Alder Valley. The vehicle shown here was originally with Courtney, as was similar LS14HGE, which was shown on LTSV last spring. In fact LS14HGE was parked nearby when Derek photographed YJ65VXH at Bracknell Bus Station on 18th October 2021, both vehicles carrying the same livery of white with a grey panel (looking like an additional window at first glance). As with LS14HGE, YJ65VXH looks like a Renault Kangoo but is in fact a Mercedes Citan. |
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18/10/2021 |
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Regular. An extra large copy of this photo is available. |
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Thames Valley YJ65VXH
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14/11/2021 |
