1 - R1.65 (GAX 1C)

1 - R1.65 (GAX 1C)

1 - R1.65 (GAX 1C) - the plush leather interior

1 - R1.65 (GAX 1C) after its first journey from Cardiff to Gloucester. Bristol 2965 is alongside.

1 - Red & White R1.65 (GAX 1C)

2 - R2.65 (GAX 2C)

2 - R2.65 (GAX 2C)

2 - R2.65 (GAX 2C) was sighted in Westgate, Street, Gloucester, running from the Cross

4 - R 4.65 (GAX 4C) passes the base of St Michael's Tower on The Cross in Gloucester at the start of the run home to Cardiff.

7 - R7.65 (GAX 7C)

7 - R7.65 (GAX 7C) shows how narrow was the entrance on the 19-foot wheelbase version of the earliest Bristol RELL/ECWs

7 - R7.65 (GAX 7C)

8 - R 8.65 (GAX 8C) in Lower Westgate Street, Gloucester. The spire of St Nicholas Church still bears traces of cannon ball damage from the English Civil War.

8 - R8.65 (GAX 8C) on the ICI Fibres works contract run to Brockworth.

9 - R 9.65 (GAX 9C)

9 - R9.65 (GAX 9C) at the end of the 300 service run from Cardiff in to Bristol.

10 - R10.65 (GAX 10C) arrives in Bristol from Cardiff on the 300 service that operated jointly with Bristol Omnibus.

10 - R10.65 (GAX 10C) passes the Cadena Cafe in Eastgate Street, Gloucester. This area has been completely rebuilt. For example, all the buildings have been demolished. The Colonnade on the old Gloucester Indoor Market was saved, but it was moved some distance down the road after this picture of Eastgate Street was taken.

10 - R10.65 (GAX 10C) sprints down Westgate Street, Gloucester, beneath the Christmas decorations that are still in place four months after the festive Season.

11 - R11.65 (GAX 11C)

13 - RC2.66 (GWO 2D) on a rail replacement service at the Gloucester (Central), ex-GWR, station.

14 - RC3.66 (GWO 3D) races through Churcham, between Gloucester and the Forest of Dean

15 - RC 4.66 (GWO 4D) is almost home, heading through Gloucester to Hereford

15 - RC 4.66 (GWO 4D) in Market Parade, Gloucester, heading for Swansea

15 - RC4.66 (GWO 4D) turns out of Clarence Street into Eastgate Street, Gloucester on the Associated Motorways service to Hereford.

16 - RC 5.66 (GWO 5D) in Eastgate Street on a hot summer's day run to Pembroke Dock with the Associated Motorways service. The fdriver pulls up at the zebra crossing - complete with Belisha Beacon.

16 - RC 5.66 (GWO 5D) on an Associated Motorways duplicate service from Gloucester to Pembroke. It is arriving light, so it must be taking up service at Gloucester.

16 - RC5.66 (GWO 5D) is on hire to Yelloways to duplicate from Cheltenham to Rochdale

17 - RC6.66 (GWO 6D) outside the Cadena Cafe in Gloucester's Eastgate Street, and en route to Swansea for Associated Motorways

18 - RC 7.66 (GWO 7D) provides another car on the Associated Motorways service to Swansea on August 12, 1966

19 - RC 8.66 (GWO 8D) on an end-of-summer working from Cheltenham via Gloucester bus station to Pembroke Dock

19 - RC 8.66 (GWO 8D) pulls away from the bay ready for the long haul from Gloucester to Pembroke Dock

19 - RC8.66 (GWO 8D)

19 - RC8.66 (GWO 8D) heads out of Gloucester for Pembroke Dock on the Associated Motorways service

20 - RC9.66 (GWO 9D) pictured in Gloucester en route for Tenby on an Associated Motorways working

21 - RC10.66 (GWO 10D)

22 - RC11.66 (GWO 11D) has a full load in Cheltenham, and despite the destination display has the standard Associated Motorways system of whitewashed intermeciate stops painted on the side window by the entrance... the passengers really did benefit from AM's charting system.

22 - RC11.66 (GWO 11D) runs round the new roundabout on the A40 at Longlevens, bound for Pembroke Dock on a wet July day, chased by one of Black & White's Leyland Leopard/Plaxton Panoramas. The roundabout would eventually carry the outer ring road around the City, linking Brockworth with the Forest of Dean.

30 - RS 8.67 (LAX 108E)

30 - RS8.67 (LAX 108E) in Aberdare

31 - RS37.67 (LAX 109E) was new as RS 9.67

31 - RS37.67 (LAX 109E) was new as RS 9.67

36 - RS14.67 (LAX 114E) in Cardiff

37 - RS15.67 (LAX 115E) arrives in Cardiff from Swansea

38 - RS16.67 (LAX 116E)

40 - RS18.67 (LAX 118E)

45 - R2.67 (LAX 123F) being steam-cleaned at Lydney depot

45 - R25.67 (LAX 123F) under National Welsh ownership, and parked up in Chepstow bus station.

46 - R3.67 (LAX 124F)

46 - R3.67 (LAX 124F) traverses Eastgate Street in Gloucester

47 - R 4.67 (lax 125f)

47 - R4.67 (LAX 125F) waits to leave on the 300 limited stop motorway service to Bristol

49 - R 1.68 (RAX 1G)

49 - R1.68 (RAX 1G) as 49 - R1.68 (RAX 1G) as National Welsh R1.68

50 - R 2.68 (RAX 2G)

51 - R 3.68 (RAX 3G)

51 - R3.68 (RAX 3G)

56 - R7.68 (RAX 7G)

57 - R9.68 (RAX 89G)

59 - R11.68 (RAX 11G) after it became a roadside burger bar

59 - R11.68 (RAX 11G) as The Teapot

59a - R11.68 (RAX 11G) in the Martins, Middlewich, dealer yard, before it became a roadside cafeteria.

59b - R11.68 (RAX 11G) enjoying life as a transport 'caff' on the A500 near Stoke-on-Trent.

60 - R12.68 (RAX 12G)

70 - RS6961 (THU 350G) was ex-Bristol 504

71 - RS6962 (THU 355G) was new as Bristol 509

71 - RS6962 (THU 355G) was new as Bristol 509

79 - RC 3.68 (OAX 3F) after it became RD59.69 in National Welsh Transglam colours

80 - RC4.68 (OAX 4F) with a Western Welsh survivor sporting National Welsh/Cymru Cenedlaethol colours (RD40.68) and (against the wall) UD4.70

82 - RC6.68 (OAX 6F) as National Welsh RC62.68. It is seen in Abergavenny depot

83 - RC7.68 (OAX 7F) enters Bridgwater bus station

84 - RC 8.68 (OAX 8F) ready to roll on the M4 motorway back to South Wales

86 - RC10.68 (OAX 10F) after it was renumbered RD1338

89 - RC3.69 (SAX 3G) runs into Exeter coach station on service from the short-lived Aust interchange

90 - RC4.69 (SAX 4G) as National Welsh RD48.69. It was taking a rest in Monmouth bus station.

91 - RC 5.69 (SAX 5G) as RD49.69 in National Welsh Glan-Ogwr colours

94 - RC 8.69 (SAX 8G) shoots across Gloucester's Station Road from Market Parade on its way to Cheltenham.

94 - RC8.69 (SAX 8G) and Black & White 262 (HDG 362D) in a deserted Exeter coach station

94 - RC8.69 (SAX 8G) climbs out of a snow-covered Forest of Dean at Harrow Hill, near Drybrook. Note the slag heap covered in snow. It would be removed in the wake of the Aberfan disaster.

97 - RC11.69 (SAX 11G)

97 - RC11.69 (SAX 11G)

97 - RC11.69 (SAX 11G)

97 - RC11.69 (SAX 11G) as National Welsh RC55.69 is seen at Abergavenny depot

97 - RC11.69 (SAX 11G) has been downgraded to a dual purpose vehicle with a new fleet number - RD5569. It was pictured in Hereford on the 38 service to Gloucester.

102 - R 5.71J (XWO 454J) as R3571 and N7312 (NFN 64M), ex East Kent

103 - R 6.71J of Jones, Aberbeeg as R36.71 (YWO 691K) after transfer to National Welsh.It was captured in Abergavenny.

110 - RD 2.72 (XWO 172J) in Swansea after it became RD 1360

112 - RD 4.71 (XWO 174J) as RD55.71 and U16.72

112 - RD 4.71 (XWO 174J) after it became RD 1362

115 - RC 3.71J (XWO 938J) became RC70.71 of Jones, Aberbeeg

118 - RS 2.71 (YAX 595J) in Southgate Street, Gloucester. It's just coming up to 1pm - it must be right because that's Mann the Jeweller's on the right - and there's Martins' Bank on the opposite side of the road. It was (unusually for the Cardiff service) a Bristol RESL6L with a paucity of seats.

120 - RS4.71 (YAK 597K) as National Welsh RS45.71 at Abergavenny

125 - RS 9.71 (CAX 309K) was another RESL6L, this time running out of Cardiff on the way to Bristol.

128 - RD1367 (CWO 285K) was new as Red & White RD 2.72. Here it is seen inside the abandoned Monmouth depot.

131[a] - RD 5.72 (CWO 288K) in a splendid, but short-lived, version of the Red & White colours.

131[b] - RD 5.72 (CWO 288K)