Most of the 1969 RELLs were registered in the RLJ-H series, and several were allocated to Fareham depot. They were more often seen in Southampton after the 70 service from there to Gosport was made limited stop and converted to one-person-operation. RLJ344H, seen here in Southampton Bus Station, was, if I recall correctly, the first with 4 leaf doors in the centre – the earlier ones in the batch had narrower 2 leaf doors – although the 1968 batch had the 4 leaf type. All rather curious, and I doubt anyone knows the reason why!
Most of the 1969 RELLs were registered in the RLJ-H series, and several were allocated to Fareham depot. They were more often seen in Southampton after the 70 service from there to Gosport was made limited stop and converted to one-person-operation. RLJ344H, seen here in Southampton Bus Station, was, if I recall correctly, the first with 4 leaf doors in the centre – the earlier ones in the batch had narrower 2 leaf doors – although the 1968 batch had the 4 leaf type. All rather curious, and I doubt anyone knows the reason why!