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RM29112

Subject: Western Welsh 2365 (XTG 365)
Chassis: Leyland Tiger Cub PSUC1/1
Body: Weymann B44F
Location: Bridgend, Quarella Road
Date: early-1970s

Following the absorption of Rhondda by Western Welsh 365 was renumbered 2365 and shortly afterwards transferred to Bridgend depot. It would not have been out of place there, being virtually indistinguishable from Western Welsh's own Tiger Cubs.

Later on in its life it has been rebuilt with fixed windscreens, something that wasn't even legal at the time of its construction.

2365 is working the rather interesting route to Blaengarw via Bettws. The board in the windscreen displaying what looks like an acronym is actually indicating that it goes via the small village of Shwt served by approximately every alternate bus on this hourly service. Services via Shwt seem to have been a victim of the Glan-Ogwr MAP service revisions in 1980.

Photograph by courtesy of The Bus Archive/Roy Marshall

Categories & Keywords
Category:Transportation
Subcategory:Buses
Subcategory Detail:
Keywords:Bridgend, Leyland, Rhondda Transport, Tiger Cub, Western Welsh, Weymann, WWOC, XTG365

RM29112