Western Welsh bus at North Terrace, Maerdy ? 1974
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The photograph on this page of Western Welsh bus at North Terrace, Maerdy ? 1974 by Alan Murray-Rust as part of the Geograph project.
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Western Welsh bus at North Terrace, Maerdy ? 1974
Image: © Alan Murray-Rust Taken: 8 Mar 1975
Classic Welsh valleys mining scenery. The distant bus was heading for the large mine at the head of the valley, although there had previously been a second pit at around its location, later occupied by the Avon rubber factory https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2411583 . The bus is Western Welsh HR 4.69, a Leyland Atlantean with Northern Counties bodywork new in 1969 to Rhondda Transport. As part of the National Bus Company, Rhondda was absorbed by Western Welsh and joined with Red & White to become National Welsh, although the separate Western Welsh and Red & White fleetnames were retained for a few years. This is one of a series of views featuring buses in the 60s, 70s, and 80s. http://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=137652761
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