When Stroud's buses were green (and even red)
8th Stroud Bus Running Day
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We continue our retrospective of the Eighth Stroud Running Day in words and images
 One of the oldest vehicles running at Stroud was ex-Red & White L1749, a 1949 Guy/Duple. Stroud operated the first Red & White double deck of all and, indeed, was something of a R&W decker stronghold, though they were all Albions save the first Bristol. A Red & White vehicle is once again seen along the Golden Valley, approaching Brimscombe Corner from the Thrupp direction  In the foreground at the Leonard Stanley terminus of the 414 is the bonnet of a brown Rover P6 car, a pony & trap complete with dogs, village sign, no. 2062, and the parish church. The Stroud RE Group's veteran RELH dual purpose 2062 is currently in NBC green & white, a livery once familiar in the 70s and early 80s on Stroud's clutch of similar vehicles. 2062 spent some time in service at Stroud  There were at least two vehicles on the day with so-called 'skittle alleys' on their upper deck, where there is a sunken gangway on one side, with period seating for four people abreast, something unpopular with both passengers and conductors at the time - but a means to an end in an area such as Stroud's, where lowbridge buses were warranted  Recently launched Gloucester Citizen spin-off Stroud Life featured the Running Day before the event. Both it and the Stroud News & Journal also gave reports. Here, the SNJ photographer takes a picture of Stagecoach's Sholto Thomas atop his ex-Brighton & Hove Bristol FLF  Minchinhampton is a fine setting for the vehicles on any running day. Here are two: a late ECW bodied RELH coach plus Leyland National, at the terminus. The RELH had arrived and indeed departed on the 430; the National though expected on the 429 entered and left Minch via West End, somewhat off route  Our thanks are due to Mike Ede and the Stroud RE Group crew for organising this year's successful event. Here they are - most of them at any rate. 2008's was easily acknowledged as the one with the most vehicles on service and the most passengers by far - indeed the best all round |
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