The first 36-foot BET body was effectively a lengthened version of the previous shorter style, with the same short window bays and a well-rounded rear dome. 327 NMP was a 54-seat Park Royal-bodied AEC Reliance, which began life in 1962 as a demonstrator at a time when longer single-deckers had only recently been authorised. Hutchison of Overtown bought it in 1963 and sold it to Coastal Coaches of Northern Ireland in 1967. I have no photographic reference of its time with Hutchison so the livery is simply a best-guess (12-Jan-25).
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