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 6 July 2008

Portugal: Something New 1984

Still looking fairly new when I visited Portugal in 1984 were some crisp bodied Utic bodied Leylands lacking much of the usual chrome-strip we associate with Portuguese coach styling. This one was still sparkling new when seen in Lisbon working on express duties.

3 comments:

artdesire said...

Hi. Thanks again for a wonderful picture of the glorious RN days. This type of bus was my favourite to travel on. It was the best drive ever. Probably the perfect combination of a Leyland chassis and Utic body (type "Europa") on an incredibly smooth suspension. Integrally prefabricated coaches like Irizars these days are absolute crap compared to the passenger's comfort of these Utic goodies.

Terminal Rodoviario said...

Hello Christopher...

I have a few good memories lived in some of these vehicules.

Compared to the old combination of UTIC-AEC, this new model as a huge improvement on passager's and driver's comfort. Especially concerning the noise...

I've traveled a few times on them and I still remember how smooth it was to ride on one...

By the way, the one you posted is not doing a Express Service, but a Long Distance Service one (Longo Curso).

Beste regards.

Unknown said...

It's a wonderful wonderful bus. I travelled in RN 7365- 48 SEATS-AIR CONDITIONNED - from Lisbon into TurKey, Greece, all Youguslavia, Bulgaria, Hungary,Checoslovakia, Norway, England, Scotland, Denmark,Sweeden -all Europe...

Best Regards
José Luis COVITA