A very early view of the Bee Line identity in October 1987 on Alder Valley liveried-Bristol VRT XMO 541H in Reading bus station. Alder Valley North took over the Bracknell, High Wycombe, Maidenhead, Newbury, Reading and Wokingham operations of Alder Valley as part of the preparations for the privatisation of the National Bus Company. It was later renamed The Berks Bucks Bus Company, with Bee Line as the trading name. JULIAN DOLMAN