Nowhere's far

Barrie Gilbert
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Nowhere's far
Nowhere's far

Merthyr Tydfil-based 1st Call Travel suffered a serious fire at its Pant premises in December 2014, which led to the loss of a large number of vehicles. Other operators stepped in and loaned vehicles. These included neighbour John's Travel, in the shape of a pair of Alexander PS-bodied Volvo B10Ms - M427 RRN and P318 EFL - which had largely been confined to school contracts since acquisition from New Adventure Travel.

At the time, 1st Call still operated Services X75/X75A between Merthyr Tydfil and Swansea, and it was on these duties that they were temporarily employed.

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1st Call went on to purchase both of the PSs from John's with their respective school contracts, and made use of them on Services X75/X75A on Saturdays in place of Darts.

This New Year's Eve shot from December 2016 shows M427 RRN entering Merthyr Tydfil Bus Station either on her way to or from "Nowhere". Despite the stricter PSVAR regulations having taken effect from January 1996 precluding step-entrance single deckers from being used on registered local bus services, presumably she was certified as a coach and her use was still legal.

Wonderful Machines.

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Taken on: December 31, 2016
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Groups appears in:   • Bus UK: Buses, Coaches and Trams of Wales    • Welsh Bus and Coach Operators    more » • Merthyr Tydfil Bus Photos    • South Wales Bus And Coach Photos    • Alexander ps and dash    • ALEXANDER PS    • Volvo B10M with Alexander PS body    • Alexander PS Type Single Deckers    « less
Camera: Nikon D3300, f/5.0, 1/640 sec, 35mm (=52mm), ISO 800 (more info) (hide info)
Camera: Nikon D3300
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Exposure Time: 0.002 sec (1/640)
Focal Length: 35mm (35mm equivalent: 52mm)
ISO: 800
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Flash: Off, Did not fire
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