Red Rover 146, one of their ex-Nottingham Leyland Nationals, pictured in Buckingham Street on a local service in August 1981.

Red Rover is, of course, no more, swallowed up by Luton & District in January 1988. 146 was still in the fleet, but was not operated by LDT. It is still listed by the DVLA, although has not been on the road since 5/88. The Two Brewers, along with a whole chunk of that side of the street, has since been redeveloped.

Pentax SP1000/50mm
Kodachrome 64

Tags:   Aylesbury Buckinghamshire Red Rover LDT Leyland National GAU727L Nottingham Secondhand Two Brewers Pub Kodachrome Pentax

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Former Devon General AEC Regent V ROD 765 in action with Red Rover in Aylesbury in May 1973; this bus was later preserved and is now back in Devon General livery.

Scanned from a 35mm size negative taken by Alec Swain, now in my collection.

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Kingsbury Square bus stops with Red Rover Leyland Leopard 114 working a local service in October 1980.

Pentax SP1000/55mm
Ilford FP4

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In 1988, Luton & District acquired Red Rover/Keith Coaches in the January, followed by Tourmaster Coaches in the June. This picture represents both; ex-Red Rover Bedford YMT 240 stands at Dunstable, The Square, with a Tourmaster feeder service to Luton on 9 July 1988.

The paraphernalia alongside is worth a second glance; the street map of Dunstable with push-buttons to light up important places in the town (yes there were some), the London & Birmingham distances, the ex-London Transport bus stop and bus shelter, a rather civilised hipped roof affair.

Pentax SP1000/50mm
Fujichrome 100

Tags:   Luton & District Red Rover Tourmaster Bedford YMT SJO871T Dunstable Luton Map Town plan London Birmingham London Transport Bus stop Bus shelter

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Leyland Fleetline/MCW OKW 515R was much travelled. New in 1977 to South Yorkshire PTE, it subsequently ran with South Yorkshire Transport, Red Rover, Luton & District, Motts of Stoke Mandeville and back to Sheffield with Andrews, before entering preservation.

It is seen here as Luton & District 704, although still in the livery of Red Rover, passing through Dunstable on a Sunday 61 working from Aylesbury to Luton on 24 April 1988.

I have absolutely no recollection of Max's Bakery, now Jenny's Restaurant. We tended to use The Bread Bin, which was opposite.

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