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Penman · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 4880 Location: Swindon, Wilts.

Hi
I have been having a look through Google images for bus companies of my youth in Surrey and found some interesting pics.
Tillingbourne Valley
We all know what a Bedford OB looks like but have you seen one like this?
http://www.sct61.org.uk/tl991 instead of the usual Duple it is a Plaxton.
Brown Motor Services
http://www.flickr.com/photos/megaanorak/4731010405/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/megaanorak/4026892369/
Yellow Bus company
http://www.sct61.org.uk/yb530

http://tinyurl.com/cavzl8v

This company was the one we used for works outings and I often rode up front next to the driver in their Bedfords some of them had a seat in front of the sliding door.
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COMMAD · Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2012 5:51 am Post subject:

Love that OB, busses really had character in the 50's&60's, not like modern glued together rubbish which are made to carry as many bodys as they can shove in. Rolling Eyes