Subject: National Welsh HR1854 (MUH 284X)
Chassis: Leyland Olympian ONLXB/1R
Body: ECW H45/32F
Location: Barry, Broad Street
Date: c.1984

HR1854 received this wrap-around advert for UMB Ford which was in blue with white lettering. As a consequence the central white band was painted poppy red even though the two only overlapped on the staircase panel on the offside. It is seen here outside Barry depot, currently home to preserved sister MUH 289X.

The 350 ran from Merthyr Dyfan to Llantwit Major through Barry and at the depot here connections were advertised with the 315 service to and from Penarth (although the 315 started in Cardiff). These Olympians were not usually photographed on this service, those at Barry mainly working the 353 and 354.

From an original negative in the David Beilby collection taken by Dave Thomas