Preserved Royal Blue LDV 467F, East Dereham Rally - 12 May 2024 (P1180292)

Sunday 12 May 2024 – Mid Norfolk Railway Bus and Coach Day, East Dereham

On board preserved Eastern Coachworks bodied Bristol RELH LDV 467F which was new in March 1968 to the Southern National Omnibus Company with fleet number 2375.

Note the features such as what were dubbed ‘jet vents’ back then. In the early 1960s sliding opening windows were considered old hat and ‘forced air ventilation’ became en vogue with air blowers mounted in the (open aspect) luggage racks. Often these suffered damage or were broken by ham-fisted passengers. The cramming of a tissue in the vent would close it off when cold air became an annoyance!

The reading lights above the windows were the forerunners of individual passenger reading lights also mounted in the luggage racks.

I had a return trip on this coach from East Dereham railway station to County School railway station about 6.5 miles journey. It was a great ride offering the sights and sounds of travel on a 56 year old coach.