Yelloway TDK 687J arriving at Torquay - Saturday 30 Oct 1971

Saturday 30 October 1971 - At the end of the 290 mile journey from Rochdale the passengers collect their luggage from the coach at Lymington Road Coach Station in Torquay. The scheduled arrival time was 1845 but we were 40 minutes early. We had left Rochdale at 0732. TDK 687J, a Plaxton Panorama Elite bodied AEC Reliance, new earlier in the year. The ‘service coach’ on the daily scheduled run was usually one of those new that year and the drivers were of ‘Leading Driver’ or ‘Senior Leading Driver’ grade.