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Thames Valley Bristol RE buses

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Thames Valley Bristol RE buses
Thames Valley Bristol RELL6G ECW S308
Numerically the last of a trio of 1964 Bristol RELL6G buses, S308 (CBL357B) is seen when newly delivered in Reading depot. It may never have reached Windsor, the trio settled to working on the 5 service from Reading to Oxford. No more RE buses joined the fleet for some years leaving this graceful ECW design distinctive within the fleet for some years.
 
Thames Valley Bristol RESL6G ECW S337
The next RE buses were of the short RESL type. Most of the batch of eight were concentrated at Bracknell, but their introduction on one man town services was a protracted affair, running in to much union opposition. The original vision for their use was the reason for the unique to Thames Valley dual door arrangement. RESL6G S337 (LJB337F) is seen at Newbury.
 
Thames Valley Bristol RESL6G ECW S332
Allocated to Maidenhead with S331 was RESL6G S332 (LJB332F). It is seen at Bridge Street Bus Station in the company of a Bristol LS, making a stark contrast.
 
Thames Valley Bristol RELL ECW
Side by side in Reading depot are contrasting Bristol REs with the newly delivered example on the right and the original, looking rather the worse for wear withouts its grill in place.
 
Thames Valley Bristol RELL6G ECW
One of the original RELL trio (S306-308) seen in Newbury Bus Station with a light sprinkling of snow freshly fallen on the ground.
 
London & Home Counties
Thames Valley Bristol RE buses