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I think of these as typical Neath & Cardiff coaches but in fact they only bought this batch of three new. However, they did also buy six secondhand examples from SUT in 1966/67 which is probably what what created that impression. NCY886 was the middle one of its batch, which were AEC Reliance MU3RV chassis with Burlingham Seagull C41C bodies, and it entered service on 19th May 1956.
BLOTW shows this as fleet number 46 but postwar these fleet numbers were only used for accounting purposes and not normally carried on the vehicles. Surprisingly this coach only lasted four more months before withdrawal.
This is one of my earliest photographs taken with an Instamatic camera. It's scrubbed up quite well really but a relative disappointment as I'd just finished a colour slide film and wish this had been on it!

Photo taken by David Beilby, Jun 1968, Swansea, off Plymouth Street
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