John Betjeman: Thank God It's Sunday

(BBC documentary, 1972)

Betjeman is more often associated with railways, but this filmed essay features fragments of a good many buses.
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Southdown Leyland Leopards and a 'Queen Mary' Leyland Titan PD3/4 open topper:
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New to Brighton Hove and District (42), Southdown FS2042 (XPM42) carries Southdown BH&D fleetnames. It's a convertible Bristol FS6G/Eastern Coachworks seen here in open top guise:
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Looks like Van Hool bodywork:
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