David Slater (Spoddendale)'s photos with the keyword: Greenslades Tours

Showbus, Sunday 21 September 2014 - Greenslades Tours of Exeter AFJ 86B, a 1964 Harrington bodied AEC Reliance. Only 7' 6" wide to cope with the narrow lanes used on excursions and tours in the West Country.

Showbus, Sunday 21 September 2014 - Greenslades Tours (National Travel South West) 326 (JFJ 506N), a 1975 Plaxton Panorama Elite bodied Bristol LH. Only 7' 6" wide to cope with the narrow lanes used on excursions and tours in the West Country.

Summer 1966 (I think) – Another regular Devon based operator hired by Yelloway for many years was Greenslades Tours. This line up of four Greenslades AEC Reliances was taken on the Rochdale Corporation Transport parking ground during a Saturday afternoon. The coaches had worked north on the Friday night northservice and would return on the Saturday night south service. Yelloway had an arrangement to park vehicles on this site at certain times because the garage was often full or, in this case, to keep the garage clear for its coach loading and departure activities. Harrington bodywork is carried by three of the coaches, the third from the left is by Duple.

August 1972 - Yelloway worked with may different joint operators. This colourful line up of coaches was a regular sight on a Saturday morning on the Rochdale Corporation Transport parking ground before the coaches from the south returned back home. Working away from the camera are coaches of Red and White; Southdown; Royal Blue and Premier Travel. I can’t recall whose that was at the far end possibly Greenslades Tours. Baillie Street runs along the back of the coaches and Duncan Street is in the background across the photograph. This site became part of Rochdale bus station in the early 1970s. Red and White, Southdown and Royal Blue were members of the Associated Motorways consortium and their vehicles would be working the joint Yelloway/Associated Motorways services to Barry Island, Portsmouth and Bournemouth respectively.

August 1973 – By this time Greenslades had become part of the National Bus Company and their traditional fawn and green livery had disappeared being replaced by the all-over white format. YTX 322H was parked up for the day at Rochdale having worked on hire to Yelloway duplicating the Friday night northbound service from Devon to then duplicate the Saturday night southbound service. The destination blind was amusing – perhaps this Devon based driver thought that Rochdale was ‘Lands End’ or ‘world’s end’!! A Plaxton Panorama Elite bodied Leyland Leopard new to Rhondda Transport in 1970.