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These old photos were found in the Red Rover offices, so the photographer is unattributable.

1234PP characterised the Keith Coaches fleet in many ways - the AEC chassis, the Harrington coachwork and the distinctive registration. It wasn't long after the fleet had standardised on Harrington that the company ceased making coachwork and Keiths turned to Plaxton. AEC followed later and the choice fell to Leylands, though Bedfords joined the fleet too. 1234PP is on a private hire for Hazells Club, Hazells being a book manufacturer in the town for many years.

Duple bodied Reliance RCG647 is seen here in Kingsbury Square on bus work, with an ex LT RT family Red Rover decker behind and a United Counties K further back. The coach was new to Creamline of Bordon in 1957.

VOT568 is another Creamline Reliance/Duple dating from 1959. It is seen on layover in Kingsbury Square prior to a local town service route to Elmhurst Estate.

A posed picture of VOT568 again.

Kingsbury Square again - the bus terminus in Aylesbury before the 'black hole' under the shopping centre was built. An RT on the 301 waits behind as this Duple Britannia AEC heads out to North Marston on the Buckingham Road. This 1958 Reliance also arrived from Creamline.

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