Classic Buses in Fareham (8) - 1 November 2020

As the country prepared for a second national lockdown and I felt this might be my last opportunity for a while for meaningful photography, I had the most pleasant of surprises at Fareham station. I had gone there anticipating rail replacement services and these were indeed running (and are illustrated in my photostream) but of even greater interest was a gathering of classic buses in the car park. There were eventually six before all departed. This was, apparently, not an organised event as such but a last trip by their respective owners before storing the vehicles for the winter.

This joyful scene, shot in unsettled weather, shows Royal Blue ECW bodied Bristol RE 1457/LDV467F, Southern Vectis ECW bodied Bristol RE 810/HDL25E and an ECW bodied Bristol VR 105/NUD105L in Oxford South Midland/National Bus Company scheme.

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