DSCF4952 Delaine 50 (RCT 3) at Bourne - 29 Sep 2018

Saturday 29 September 2018 (1100) – The lower deck emergency window on Delaine 50 (RCT 3), a Yeates bodied Leyland PD3/1 new in July 1960. The bus has folding doors on the rear nearside entrance/exit and is fitted with a full height emergency door out from the rear of the bus at the bottom of the stairs as well as this window immediately behind the driver's cab.

The feature shown here was more common in earlier times but by the late 1950s was less so. Note how the aperture ventures into the area of the cream band and also the number of different pieces of red infill in the moulding strips.

After many years sterling service this bus is now part of The Delaine Heritage Trust Collection and was seen at The Delaine Running Day at the Bourne garage.