Alan retired in 2014 after 49 and a half years as a coach and bus painter for Southern Vectis. During his time he painted hundreds of the island’s buses and used his skill to sign write many of the fleet by hand. Alan is well known in the bus world for creating a very special trademark The Mallyshag on the buses he painted. The Mallyshag caterpillar appeared in various places on the bus and was even recently found in an office in the Nelson road depot.
“This is a sad time for us all, and our thoughts are with Alan’s family and friends as they come to terms with his loss. He was a popular colleague and played a crucial role in bus painting before the introduction of vinyl.” said Southern Vectis Depot Engineer Julian Rose.
