This the second Reading Transport view quickly following on from the first has been prompted by a 'Comments Column' request. I try my best for you but I'm sorry some things I can't supply like Southampton's Seddons. But this lovely shot of the Corporation's Mill Lane Garage in Reading taken in 1994 is enough to inspire even the most disinterested of passers-by to take a peep inside. But why bother when parked outside looking suprisingly smart in the Reading Livery that unlike many colours of today at least included an area of chocolate brown harking back to the good old days of trolleybuses and AEC's were a couple of smart ECW bodied Bristol VR's. Sadly the once numerous municipals had been gradually dying out since my spotting days so it's was nice to see this important Berkshire town get a good slice of the disbanded Alder Valley when it took over the former Thames Valley Newbury operations.
Thanks, just wonderful.
ReplyDeleteIt's sad sad that the old depot, which hailed back to tramway days and still had tramtracks inside most of it, could not be saved.
It's interesting how the bus livery complements the brickwork/bath stone combination of the depot. Strange I never noticed it back then.