Rare bus on Fratton Bridge and '˜rinking' on the pier

Today and next Monday Remember When concludes its lingering circuit of Portsmouth through the ages aboard corporation-only buses.
By The Newsroom
Published 1st Feb 2016, 06:06 BST
Leyland Atlantean saloon 192, an extremely rare bus, on Fratton bridge in 1981 giving a splendid view down Fratton road. This was one of only 14 buses like this in the country.Leyland Atlantean saloon 192, an extremely rare bus, on Fratton bridge in 1981 giving a splendid view down Fratton road. This was one of only 14 buses like this in the country.
Leyland Atlantean saloon 192, an extremely rare bus, on Fratton bridge in 1981 giving a splendid view down Fratton road. This was one of only 14 buses like this in the country.

This week we take a nostalgic look back down Fratton Road and recall The Hard close to the Dockyard’s main gate when it was a mass of buses.

As always, we’re in the company of photographer and bus fan John Kirby, of Stubbington Avenue, North End, Portsmouth.

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