Yelloway ODK 993H Aug 1973

August 1973 - ODK 993H was a one off purchase by Yelloway in 1970 and additional to the usual six vehicle annual intake. Like the main six this year (PDK 458-462H) it was also an AEC Reliance with Plaxton Panorama Elite bodywork but was delivered with standard seating rather than recliners for use on the likes of the Cambridge/Clacton-on-Sea or North Wales services etc. It was seen here at the top end of the garage/coach station at Rochdale loading on the day south Cambridge/Clacton service. The sliding doors of the lower workshop can be seen. This older workshop was built in the days of shorter coaches. Some of the longer coaches (the 36 foot/12 metre long models I think) were a very tight fit leaving just a couple or so feet in front of the coach facing the workbenches, the sliding exterior doors were only inches from the rear end of the coach when closed to keep out the cold winds that blew straight up the garage in winter!