Southdown CUF 257L at Barton Mills - 28 Apr 1985

Sunday 28 April 1984 – I didn’t note what Southdown 1257 (CUF 257L) was working as I snapped it passing the end of Tuddenham Road, Barton Mills. It was a Duple Dominant bodied Leyland Leopard new in May 1973. Work had already started in creating a dual carriageway between here and Chalk Hill towards Red Lodge and the earthworks can be seen just to the right of the direction sign. The car immediately behind the coach is passing the turning into Barton Mills village that passed the Bull Inn. Today that road surface still exists as does the surface where the three distant cars are.