EASTERN COUNTIES COACHING RECALLED

I think we have done and dusted with the Park and Ride saga for the time being, and as there is very little to report of unusual sightings it is time to begin an new look at the coaches used during the 1960's and early 1970's. The Bristol MW with the earlier style body from ECW was superseded by the later body seen below in Norwich Depot from 1962 with LS 811 3811 PW accompanied by an unusual type for a Tillings company which was first received in 1967 with Bedford VAM/Duple CB836-39 LNG 836-39E followed by 6 more the following year CB 840-45 PPW 840-45F, Eastern Counties, of those one burnt out in 1972 CB 844, in general these were that not that popular being sold on after 6-7 years. Much more popular above illustrated by RE 894 SVF 894G at Ipswich OCM,was the Bristol RELH with 3 delivered in 1964 RE 876-78 AAH 124-26B, followed by RE 879-81 GNG 479/92/481C in 1965, 1966 RE GPW 882-86D and finally RE 894-98 SVF 894-98G in 1969, these pictures from circa 1972 show how by now the ghastly National Express white livery ruined the more elderly coaches which always looked better in  the cream and maroon coach livery of Eastern Counties.