Double-Deckers : Bristol Lodekka FS
By the time Central took its fourth Lodekka variant, the FS, it had already sampled both the FSF and the FLF - models which most people recognised as pointing the way to the future. Nevertheless in 1964 it acquired a substantial fleet of rear-entrance FSs with only 60 seats. The debate over the virtues of the rear platform was still raging in Motherwell in 1964 - as indeed it continued to do in London into the next century.
It's difficult to explain why, but I always felt that the FSs had a certain air of sophistication about them - perhaps it was the combination of a traditional layout and more modern fittings.
B181-215 | Chassis Bristol FS6G | Built 1964 |
Bodywork ECW H33/27RD |
181 AGM681B | 188 AGM688B | 195 AGM695B | 202 AGM702B | 209 AGM709B |
182 AGM682B | 189 AGM689B | 196 AGM696B | 203 AGM703B | 210 AGM710B |
183 AGM683B | 190 AGM690B | 197 AGM697B | 204 AGM704B | 211 AGM711B |
184 AGM684B | 191 AGM691B | 198 AGM698B | 205 AGM705B | 212 AGM712B |
185 AGM685B | 192 AGM692B | 199 AGM699B | 206 AGM706B | 213 AGM713B |
186 AGM686B | 193 AGM693B | 200 AGM700B | 207 AGM707B | 214 AGM714B |
187 AGM687B | 194 AGM694B | 201 AGM701B | 208 AGM708B | 215 AGM715B |
| LEFT : B200 hard at work on the marathon 242 Peebles - Glasgow. Note the short-lived reference to 'Blytheswood Street', soon to be re-named Anderston Cross Bus Station. |
RIGHT : This shot captures a priceless moment with B214 disgracing itself in Glasgow. Apparently it is beneath the dignity of the 'white hat' to get actively involved! | |