RT3148 at Swanley Garage

Hertford Running Day

Sunday June 6th 2004

Prepared by Ian Smith, 24th June 2004


Part 4: T762 and GS62 on the 308A

I didn't manage to get on T792 - but Alan Charman was running GS62 as a duplicate on the 308A to Little Berkhamsted, so I went aboard the GS. Both buses loaded to the limit, and very quickly we were away, round the town and up the hill to County Hall, where we passed RT604 on the 341.

T792 at Hertford T792 leaving Hertford

We eased down towards Horns Mill, then turned off away south up a side valley away from the River Lea. The GS followed the Regal up into the woods and through Brickendon to Bayford. There the T turned the corner by the Bakers Arms and pulled up. GS62 pulled past to the bus stop, and we all stopped for photographs.

T792 at Bakers Arms GS62 at Bakers Arms

When we moved off again, GS62 was in the lead. T792 followed us along the leafy lane to Epping Green, where we turned right to head into pretty Little Berkhamsted. We passed the Five Horseshoes and continued to the top of the village. A little way right from the T-junction was the old terminus - a reverse turn round by a brick wall into a side-turning. I watched the traffic while first the GS and then the Regal turned. I then had a walk back to the Five Horseshoes.

T792 at Bakers Arms GS62 turns at Little Berkhamsted

T792 turns at Little Berkhamsted T792 and GS62 at Little Berkhamsted

T792 at Little Berkhamsted GS62 at Little Berkhamsted

We set off back towards Epping Green, with GS62 again leading. We turned the corner towards Bayford. There we turned right for Brickendon, where we stopped outside the Farmers Boy for more pictures.

T792 at The Farmers Boy GS62 at The Farmers Boy

We rolled back down the long descent to Horns Mill, and climbed up past County Hall before dropping back down into Hertford. We were followed in by RT3148 on the 341 duty that I had originally planned to do. RF633, resting on the other side of the bus station after travails on the 350 was a reminder of yet another trip that would have to wait for another year.

T792 arrives back at Hertford RT3148 on 341 at Hertford RF633 on 350 at Hertford

There wasn't time now for me to do another round trip before my last bus - the 384 to Stevenage - so I headed for another cup of tea and a toasted teacake, and settled down to watch the departures...

Part 5: RF4 on 384

All photos by Ian Smith. Click on most of them for a larger picture.

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