BUSWORLD PHOTOGRAPHY

I AM CHRISTOPHER LEACH THE ARTIST. I started this blog so that I can share with everyone my vast collection of transport photographs showing a personal and nostalgic view of the industry with images that span some 45 years taking in the U.K and some of Europe. I have no darkroom and so rather than being the perfectionist after tidying them up I upload the images warts and all, and even those that won't scan squarely or are scratched. In a way it adds age and character. You are all free to download these for your personal use but please remember I still own them and you are not just free to use them without prior permission for any knd of publishing. Click on images to enlarge them and if you want to see more leave your comments or visit my website for the mother-site with galleries including those Buses & Girls: PICTUREWORLD

Sunday 7 June 2009

Applegate: A peach of a coach!


A late survivor, I'm sure this immaculate AEC Reliance was a big favourite with local enthusiasts in the Gloucester area, seen the mid Eighties. This was the first version of the Plaxton Panorama Elite body introduced in 1968 and even though updates tried to make it look even more streamlined and modern to my thinking the clean lines and gentle curves matched it's already streamlined looks perfectly. The charming company name and driver in his bright pullover make me think of a more comfortable Britain before it became a Corporate-mess and plagued with over-zealous traffic planning and swamped with regulations. It's even against the law to eat an apple when you're driving now but it hasn't stopped me.

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