A cat or rather a Jojo must have nine lives. Today it seems unthinkable that one might attempt to take photos on the tiny strip of pavement in the middle of the road in busy Bristol. But the world was a bit different in the early Eighties and not only were we not constantly being watched we were left to use our common-sense. All I can say is nobody seemed too bothered, I'm still here and believe it or not even managed to get back again without being run over despie not wearing a high-viz vest. So I lived to tell the tale and also managed to get an unusual photo of a South Wales Duple Dominant bodied Leopard heading off for far off Haverfordwest. My advice though is as they say "don't try this at home".
Looks like you've caught one the Expresswest services, in the period before they were taken over by National Express and renumbered 6.. and very soon returned to the three local operators (BOC, NWOS and SWT) but keeping the 6.. numbers rather than reverting to the original X.. numbers.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if you caught it when the service was brand new (i.e. before some coaches were given the Expresswest livery) or if this was a replacement vehicle for an unavailable EW coach?
A good shot with the three vehicles side-by-side. :)
Florence is a fair way from home, coming from (or heading home to) Morecambe.