Southdown 100 at Southsea

Southdown Motor Services was formed on the 2nd June 1915 with the coming together of four local operators; Brighton Hove & Preston United Omnibus Co, Worthing Motor Services, Sussex Motor Road Car Co, and the London & South Coast Haulage Co. It is fitting that a special bus rally was organised on Southsea Common, near Portsmouth to celebrate 100 years of the Company on Sunday 7th June 2015. The Independent Transport Videos cameras were on the Common bright and early to capture the event for you to enjoy. Of course, the main stars of the day are those from Southdown that covered a period from 1915 to 1989 when the company was taken over by Stagecoach. This included Leyland Titans, Tigers, Leopards, Nationals, Atlanteans, Bristol REs, VRTs, a Guy Arab and a Volvo B10M. Newer vehicles from the current Stagecoach fleet were also represented, especially an Enviro E300 single decker in traditional Southdown green and cream livery and a double decker Enviro E400 representing the WW2 livery of green and grey.