Northern General 2354, EFT551, an AEC Reliance 2MU3RV built in 1961 with Burlingham Seagull 70 C41F bodywork.
The Seagull body with a drastic makeover, perhaps influenced by the success of Harrington bodies, but many preferred the original classic. This vehicle had been new to Wakefield's Motors as 251, part of the Northern group.
Photo taken by Donald Hudson, March 1971, Chester-le-Street