In my youth I occasionally spent time in South Wales - these photographs scanned from slides represent a visit to Morris Coaches of Swansea in 1977, which revealed a quite bewildering variety of vehicles. Click the images for bigger versions.
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This trio of East Lancs-bodied Leyland PD3A/1 Titans, 402/3/7CKG originated with Cardiff Corporation as 402/3/5. |
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Bathtime for another from the same batch, 407CKG. |
| A grouping of former Crosville Briatol MWs: 4218/9FM, 7281/3FM |  |
| Bristol RELH/Eastern Coachworks 979WAE originated with Bristol Omnibus |  |
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Duple Midland bus-bodied Bedford VAL14 AJS110B was parked alongside Bedford SB/Plaxton Embassy 458FMA |
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Another VAL14, this time a coach, CUK502C, alongside the remains of burnt-out Plaxton-bodied NWN786F |
| Bedford YRQ/Duple ViceroyECY4K arrives at the yard |  |
| .....sister vehicle ECY5K is parked with Bedford VAM/Paxton Panorama I CHM254E |  |
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Another arrival, AEC Regent V FET130D had Neepsend bodywork and was acquired from South Yorkshire PTE. |
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An older decker was this Metro-Cammell tin fronted Leyland Titan PD2/40, PBN656 |
| Heavy-looking AEC Reliance/Duple Commander HPT999C and Bedford VAM/Plaxton NWV60E |  |
| Another Reliance/Duple combination, JUR592G. |  |
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A much newer coach was LWN321P, a sleek Volvo B58 with Plaxton Supreme body. |
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....while LWN323P was a handsome Duple Dominant-bodied Bedford YRT |
| An exotic Bedford was JCY12L, a YRT with Caetano Estoril II body. |  |
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This one-time Ribble Leyland Leopard L2T joined Morris from Hills of Tredegar. |