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  • Marchwood Motorways – Bedford VAM5 – DOT 248D

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    Marchwood Motorways (Totton)1966Bedford VAM5Plaxton C45F DOT 248D is a Bedford VAM, bought new in 1966 by Marchwood Motorways of Totton, near Southampton (not TOTON, the great railway marshalling yard and depot in the Midlands!). The bodywork is by Plaxton. Like other members of the fleet bought new, she would have been on private hire and…

  • Western National – Bedford VAM 5 – KDV 140F – 710

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    Western National Omnibus Co Ltd1967Bedford VAM 5ECW B45F The last Bristol MW’s entered service in May 1967, and the first LH’s in June 1968. In the interim, Western National placed in service a batch of twelve Bedford VAM 5 with Eastern Coachworks bus bodywork. These were numbered 701-712 (KDV 131 -142F). The body design was…