County or Sovereign (ex LCNE) C203 PPE in Red Lodge - 3 Sep 1988

Saturday 3 September 1988 – I am not exactly certain just which company was operating this vehicle at the time. London Country North East was privatised on 22 April 1988 when it was bought by the AJS Group who later created two companies in the names of County Bus and Coach and Sovereign Bus and Coach. National Bus Company style Green Line livery was carried by C203 PPE although it was working National Express summer Saturday holiday service 103 from Hatfield to Great Yarmouth when seen travelling on the A11 through Red Lodge, Suffolk. The vehicle is a Plaxton Paramount 3500 bodied Leyland Tiger. It features the low driving position which combined with the 3500 high model gives a very large size windscreen. It was new in August 1985 as fleet number STL3 in the London Country Bus Services fleet.