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Reliving Hants & Dorset
Remember Hants & Dorset?
You now have a chance to relive some of your memories of this former Tilling
Group company! We start our journey on board Bristol RELL6G 1652
(XLJ 726K), a 1972 vehicle with ECW DP50F bodywork at Fareham Bus Station.
Here we set out to recreate three former Hants & Dorset routes that
this type of bus would have operated on. The first is the 53 service
to Southampton via the pretty village of Wickham. On arrival at Southampton
we change to service 70, a Limited Stop run to Gosport travelling
through picturesque Titchfield and Stubbington. There are plenty
of atmospheric sounds from the Gardner engine and Wilson semi-automatic
gearbox on board. We also have cameras along the route for the scenic
drive by shots.
We leave Gosport as service
76 back to Fareham. During the filming we have tried to keep
to the original routes and locations where possible, but a number of sites
have now been demolished to make way for newer buildings. With this
in mind, the second part of this programme is archive cine film provided
by Bob Gray. Bob took his camera out between 1971 and 1982 to capture
Hants & Dorset buses in service. You might recognise some of
the locations in the Fareham, Southampton and Gosport areas from
the RE ride, but a lot has changed. Bob also captured two of the
Bus Driver of the Year events that took place at Tidworth in 1975 and 1977.
Look out for sister vehicle XLJ 727K taking part! He also took
two Bristol VRs to the Southsea Spectacular Rally in 1976 and 1977, all
is here for you to enjoy.
The third part of this programme features Bristol FLF6G 1540 (GLJ 748D), a 1966 vehicle with ECW H70F bodywork. Filmed at the Stokes Bay Rally in 2004, we travel on 1540 as it takes us on a journey to Titchfield via Stubbington. Again plenty of sounds and scenes for you to enjoy. We finish off with a montage of views of preserved Hants & Dorset vehicles in action at Winchester, their home ground, looking the part, reliving the past days of Hants & Dorset.
So, if you remember Hants
& Dorset, this is the programme for you. If you are too young
to remember, take a look and see what you missed!
| Filmed : | 2004 |
| Duration : | 103 minutes (approx). |
| Price : | Within UK - £16 |
| Rest of world - £18 | |
| Format : | DVD -R |
| Order Ref : | D103 |
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