John Oram's photos with the keyword: Provincial

On New Years Day 2020, The Provincial Society operated an Ale & Ride event from Gosport and Fareham Bus Stations using a number of preserved vehicles. By around 11am, three buses had arrived at Gosport. Following the departure of the unique Wadham Stringer bodied ACE Cougar H523CTR with a good crowd on board a better view was available of Portsmouth City Transport Leyland Titan PD2 112/ORV989 with Provincial Leyland National 2 A301KJT. I don't think the grim setting of Gosport's shabby bus station has changed much - except to deteriorate - since People's Provincial actually operated. I was also surprised to note that First was operating no service. 5300_DSC_1641CE

On New Years Day 2020, The Provincial Society operated an Ale & Ride event from Gosport and Fareham Bus Stations using a number of preserved vehicles. By around 11am, three buses had arrived at Gosport. Following the departure of the unique Wadham Stringer bodied ACE Cougar H523CTR with a good crowd on board a better view was available of Portsmouth City Transport Leyland Titan PD2 112/ORV989 with Provincial Leyland National 2 A301KJT. I don't think the grim setting of Gosport's shabby bus station has changed much - except to deteriorate - since People's Provincial actually operated. I was also surprised to note that First was operating no service. 5300_DSC_1639R

On New Years Day 2020, The Provincial Society operated an Ale & Ride event from Gosport and Fareham Bus Stations using a number of preserved vehicles. By around 11am, three buses had arrived at Gosport. The unique Wadham Stringer bodied ACE Cougar H523CTR, formerly no. 3 of People's Provincial was the first to leave with a good crowd on board. Also visible in this shot are Portsmouth City Transport Leyland Titan PD2 112/ORV989 and Provincial Leyland National 2 A301KJT. I don't think the grim setting of Gosport's shabby bus station has changed much - except to deteriorate - since People's Provincial actually operated. I was also surprised to note that First was operating no service. 5300_DSC_1637CE

On New Years Day 2020, The Provincial Society operated an Ale & Ride event from Gosport and Fareham Bus Stations using a number of preserved vehicles. By around 11am, three buses had arrived at Gosport. Nearest the camera was the unique Wadham Stringer bodied ACE Cougar H523CTR, formerly no. 3 of People's Provincial. Also visible are Portsmouth City Transport Leyland Titan PD2 112/ORV989 and Provincial Leyland National 2 A301KJT. I don't think the grim setting of Gosport's shabby bus station has changed much - except to deteriorate - since People's Provincial actually operated. I was also surprised to note that First was operating no service. 5300_DSC_1632CE

On New Years Day 2020, The Provincial Society operated an Ale & Ride event from Gosport and Fareham Bus Stations using a number of preserved vehicles. By around 11am, three buses had arrived at Gosport. From l-r are Provincial Leyland National 2 A301KJT, Portsmouth City Transport Leyland Titan PD2 112/ORV989 and the unique Wadham Stringer bodied ACE Cougar H523CTR, formerly no. 3 of People's Provincial. I think this line up rather conters the pejorative 'like the back of a bus' but I don't think the grim setting of Gosport's shabby bus station has changed much - except to deteriorate - since People's Provincial actually operated. I was also surprised to note that First was operating no service. 5300_DSC_1627CE

On New Years Day 2020, The Provincial Society operated an Ale & Ride event from Gosport and Fareham Bus Stations using a number of preserved vehicles. By around 11am, three buses had arrived at Gosport. Nearest the camera was the unique Wadham Stringer bodied ACE Cougar H523CTR, formerly no. 3 of People's Provincial. Also visible are Portsmouth City Transport Leyland Titan PD2 112/ORV989 and Provincial Leyland National 2 A301KJT. I don't think the grim setting of Gosport's shabby bus station has changed much - except to deteriorate - since People's Provincial actually operated. I was also surprised to note that First was operating no service. 5300_DSC_1623CE

On New Years Day 2020, The Provincial Society operated an Ale & Ride event from Gosport and Fareham Bus Stations using a number of preserved vehicles. The third to arrive at Gosport and seen here entering the bus station was Leyland National 2 A301KJT in Provincial colours. Earlier in preservation this vehicle was in a People's Provincial scheme. I don't think the grim setting of Gosport's shabby bus station has changed much - except to deteriorate - since Provincial actually operated. I was also surprised to note that First was operating no service. 5300_DSC_1609CE

Provincial ECW bodied Bristol RELL6G 12/ECG112K. 200_2_P1060168C

People's Provincial ACE Cougar 3/H523CTR. 200_2_P1060164C

Having established that the Gosport Bus Rally was indeed under way, I decided that the Stokes Bay venue was not the idea place to be between night duties and that Gosport Bus Station would be a better place to see some of the associated vehicles. It was apposite that Provincial Leyland National NLP389V/432 in its now fading 125th anniversary (1878-2003) livery was the first I saw there. Preserved buses are extensively photographed and rallies tend to attract similar exhibits but I think it is worthwhile to add to the library of such photographs so that, when some of these vehicles pass into history or adopt new guises, their existence and appearance at different times and in different places is recorded as thoroughly as possible. TZ30_P1010007