Things seemed to be on the up after Deregulation when the fledgling groups like Drawline had a good look at their image and got Ray Stenning to make a basic design but with a different colour pallet for each operator. It worked well but even if they saw them I don't suppose the public were aware of the subtlties of it all. Of these the most attractive probably was London Country SE which was rebranded London & Country and whose two colours of green reminded me of Aldershot and Distict in a way.. New buses included this Alexander bodied Leyland Olympian in Crawley on the well remembered 408 to Leatherhead Garage which would have seen green RT's when I was youngster in 'my golden age'.
A couple of corrections: L&C was formerly LCSW (the SE bit became Kentish Bus) and this picture is in the bus station at West Croydon.
ReplyDeleteI sometimes have to pinch myself to realise how far in the past this all happened! Your photographs are much appreciated reminders of both how things used to be and how they are now (well, at least before coronavirus struck...).
I'm glad you enjoy my postings and thanks for the corrections. I have trouble remembering everything and no I'm not that familiar with Croydon: You'll be telling me they have trams there next lol.
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