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Early NBC days with a line up at Reading of some of Alder Valley's earliest Lodekkas, including some LD models. Most are still in Tilling or Alder Valley Ribble red with cream relief, but the two on the end of the line up are in NBC poppy red and white with assymmetric blinds having had their via blinds painted out.

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Keen eyes will spot this picture was taken at the same time in the Thorn Walk back yard at Reading depot. The acute vehicle shortage is apparent with two if the London Country RTs hired in evident. Nearest the camera is RT3253 (LLU611), sandwiched between former Aldershot & District 465 (465EOT) now Alder Valley 807 and former Thames Valley coach FLF D5 (ABL117B) now Alder Valley 637. Beyond the second RT is another Loline, this time Weymann bodied, and in the Ribble red Alder Valley livery.

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633 (839CRX) started the new Thames Valley numbering system in 1963 as D1. It is seen here still in TV red preparing to leave Maidenhead Bus Station on a short working of route 1 towards Reading.

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One of Wycombe's large fleet of FLFs at Risborough Clock Tower Market Place not long after the formation of Alder Valley.

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Alder Valley 652 (FBL484C), new as Thames Valley D20, is seen in Windsor Central Station forecourt at the terminus of the service from High Wycombe via Maidenhead.

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