Southdown at Amberley Celebrating 100 Years 1915-2015

Southdown Motor Services was formed on the 2nd June 1915 by the merging of three companies. One of the companies, ‘Worthing Motor Services’ was using a pleasing apple green and cream livery and it was this livery that was chosen for the new company. Over the years the company has been a firm favourite with bus enthusiasts, although the original company has now passed into history we are blessed with a good number of preserved Southdown vehicles that we can all enjoy. The excellent Amberley Museum & Heritage Centre in West Sussex is home to a superb collection of former Southdown vehicles, many dating back to the 1920s and 1930s. On the 12th April, in Southdown’s one-hundredth year, 2015, the museum put on a special event to mark the anniversary. They ran most of their historic collection of Southdown vehicles along with a number of visiting Southdown buses and coaches, which added to the historic scene. The independent transport videos cameras were at Amberley to record the event.