Eccleston Road: Journey's End

No doubt all the British express coach drivers will know this impressive approach to Victoria Coach Station in London and also have a tale or two to tell about the cheap digs and hotels they had to use nearby in the big bad Capital. However this relatively local Hastings a District Duple bodied Leyland Leopard would normally be able to return home the same day with commuters.  On this occasion though the Kent driver was  parading along sunny Eccleston Road on private hire work yet almost by habit still taking the very familiar route making it something of a 'busman's holiday; no doubt,.