Busworld Photography: Remembering Bristol buses in Bristol

BUSWORLD PHOTOGRAPHY

I AM CHRISTOPHER LEACH THE ARTIST. I started this blog so that I can share with everyone my vast collection of transport photographs showing a personal and nostalgic view of the industry with images that span some 45 years taking in the U.K and some of Europe. I have no darkroom and so rather than being the perfectionist after tidying them up I upload the images warts and all, and even those that won't scan squarely or are scratched. In a way it adds age and character. You are all free to download these for your personal use but please remember I still own them and you are not just free to use them without prior permission for any knd of publishing. Click on images to enlarge them and if you want to see more leave your comments or visit my website for the mother-site with galleries including those Buses & Girls: PICTUREWORLD

Tuesday 24 May 2011

Remembering Bristol buses in Bristol

The thing that amazed me about the 2011 Bristol Bus Rally held down on the dockside was how many older Pre-NBC Bristol Omnibus vehicles there are in preservation from the Forties, Fifties and Sixties, which all looked beautifully restored with crews immaculately turned out in period uniform too. I'm sure if you put together all the roadworthy restored vehicles from a couple of more obvious favourite fleets like Southdown and Ribble or Aldershot and District and Crosville they would not match the number or sheer quality which is a great credit to the local chaity organisations and people of the Bristol area . One of the oldest vehicles there was C3336 GHT 154 this 1941 BBW bodied Bristol K5G which has been restored to it's pre-Nationalisation livery.