47 years of coach photography
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There are 2,000 coaches in this collection. It is part of a pictorial record of over 40,000 buses and coaches, plus ships, planes and trains, from the Alan O. Watkins Collection that is now available for research on the web.
Now - if you liked this, why not visit the sister collection, 45 Years of Bus Photography?
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Ex Greek coach [Albania] SR 6450 B Fn [c] MAN 232
Recent Changes
2009-09-27 09:02:02
Added new collection 1980s transparencies (44 images)
2009-07-24 22:57:25
Added new collection New views (80 images)
2009-02-23 18:07:02
Added new collection Motorway service area coaches (62 images)
2008-05-10 14:09:22
1 image added to WA Shearings (and predecessors)
2008-05-10 14:06:12
1 image added to Seddon
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    Euro Bus Expo 2006, Birmingham NEC - coaches (75 images)
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    Mini coaches (24 images)
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    NEC Coach and Bus Show, 1989 (18 images)
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    Prescott battle bus, 2005 election (7 images)
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    Southport day trippers, 1984 (20 images)
    Syon Park Bus and Coach Show, 1983 (27 images)
    Those were the days, my friends... (46 images)
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    The first coach photograph that I took was in May 1962 when I went to Rome.
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