MODEL FOCUS: Thamesway

24806 Mercedes Hoppa THAMESWAY
In the popular East London livery of Thamesway, this model illustrates how the minibus has been used to open up new routes. H391 MAR, fleet number 391 is on route W17 Walthamstow, Church Hill/Coppermill Lane.

17202 Long single door Leyland National mark I single deck bus Photo courtesy of EFE Zone

20603DL Dennis Dart Plaxton Pointer single deck bus. Thamesway vehicles are a familiar sight in Essex and East London where this Dart is operating. On the long 551 route to Basildon, M920 TEV displays adverts for Ridleys beer on its sides illustrating the type of advertising now common on single deck buses.

43314 Plaxton Premiere coach SAX Southend Arterial Express. Photo courtesy of modelbuszone.co.uk

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