THIS PAINTING IN OILS ON A 20″×30″ CANVAS BOARD IS FOR SALE AT £850. E-MAILmike@transportartist.co.uk FOR DETAILS.
Loading at King’s Statue, Weymouth these two Bristol K types of Southern National might appear to be the same because the bodies are both by Eastern Coach Works but the bus aficionado would know that the bus on the left, fleet No 1250, is a 1952 KSW6B lowbridge and its sister on the right, fleet No 822, a 1939 K5G highbridge.
Both, of course, are K types but 822 was the standard K being 26ft long and 7ft 6ins wide with a Gardner 5 cylinder engine and 14ft 6ins high body, hence 5G, whereas 1250 was 27ft long, (curiously classified S) 8ft wide, with a Bristol six-cylinder engine and 13ft 6ins high body, so quite simple really.
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Comments
Excellent detail again Mike, well done. – Ted
Cheers Ted, I know that Bristol rad almost by heart.
– Mike Jeffries
This is an amazing painting, you have a rare talent. You could put this in the ‘This is England’ group
Thanks Gothgirl, I suppose you could call a double-decker bus as Perpendicular rather than Gothic.
– Mike Jeffries
I remember catching these buses as a kid. And I’m a Jeffries !
You must be nearly as old as me, Jeffries!
– Mike Jeffries
Ground transportation vehicles built prior to and including 1949
Your cohosts,
Cee and Chris
What a talent you have……Excellent!
Mu heart has always been in Engand and Scotland…that is where I came from…
Yes, this is great, takes one back to better days, thanks for sharing!