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was made and by the summer <strong>of</strong> 2011 Veolia had withdrew all their services in the Vale<br />
and closed their super depot at Nantgarw.<br />
Now, with the former EST companies using depots at Wenvoe and Cefn Cribbwr, it<br />
seems that buses will disappear from Llandow at least for a while.<br />
(The editor would like to thank Alex Jeenes, David B Thomas, Mike O’Sullivan, Barrie Gilbert,<br />
Cliff Parker and Mike Street for the use <strong>of</strong> their photographs in this issue.)<br />
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OOPS 8;<br />
11<br />
This time we go to West Wales on a<br />
November evening over 50 years ago.<br />
WWOC 884 collided with a solid brick<br />
wall near a railway bridge at Goodwick.<br />
Bus 884 was one <strong>of</strong> 24 Willowbrook<br />
bodied Leyland PS1 in the fleet that spent<br />
much <strong>of</strong> its life in West Wales. 884 was<br />
on a late evening journey from Cardigan<br />
towards St. Davids with Driver Howard<br />
Seeley and Conductor Eugene Breen.<br />
Thanks to ex. Inspector Glyn Griffiths for<br />
sending in these photos. Glyn tells me<br />
that many <strong>of</strong> the seat frames had snapped<br />
<strong>of</strong>f by the impact and sadly 17 people<br />
were taken to hospital.
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