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543 & 545 (MOR581 & 583) in the Aldershot & District fleet became consecutively numbered as Alder Valley 347 & 348. They were new in 1954 as A&D 250 & 252 with Strachan coach bodies but were rebodied by MCW as buses in 1967. 348 has gained the new NBC livery. |
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343 (HHO539E) was near identical to the two Reliances above, but it was built on a new AEC Reliance chassis in 1967 as A&D 539. It is seen in Aldershot Bus Station with Denis Lolines and a Park Royal bodied London coach in attendance. |
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I am sure the intention was good, but acquiring Southampton's two Strachan bodied AEC Swifts to help Alder Valley over its engineering crisis probably made the situation worse. 397/8 (MTR422/3F) were Southampton 4 & 5. They were acquired in July 1974 and 398, above, was sold to Rees & Williams of Tycroes two years later, though what happened to 397, sold at the same time, is unknown. The view is in Aldershot depot in familiar circumstances. |
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