Tag: Bristol RE
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Bristol RE
As a graduate engineer I found myself training at the Brislington works of Bristol (Commercial Vehicles Ltd) when the RE was about to be constructed – in fact I was on the production line when the first production model was assembled – I took in my Bus and Coach magazine with an exploded sketch of…
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City of Gloucester/Western Travel – Bristol RELH6L – WHW 374H – Bristol 2062
Copyright Rob McCaffery City of Gloucester/Western Travel1969Bristol RELH6LECW DP49F Gloucester’s first public transport was horse trams, in 1887, then electric trams in 1904, immediately becoming municipal. Livery was crimson lake and cream, becoming battleship grey during WWI and remaining so until closure in early 1933. Interestingly, during WWI, track was ripped up from little-used sections…
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West Yorkshire – Bristol RELH6G – AWR 405B – ERG 5
Copyright John Stringer West Yorkshire Road Car Co1964Bristol RELH6GECW DP47F A while back I posted a gallery of photos taken on the occasion of a Farewell to Samuel Ledgard tour in 1967.Taken on the same day at the start of the tour is this one showing West Yorkshire Road Car’s fine Bristol RELH6G/ECW coach ERG5…
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Crosville – Bristol RE – HFM 595D – ERG 595
Crosville Motor Services1966Bristol RELL6GECW DP50F Crosville had a very large operating area, and Aberaeron Depot was almost 100 miles from the Company’s headquarters at Chester. Here we see three of the Company’s earlier RE’s lined up in the Depot yard.ERG 595 registration HFM 595D was one of Crosville’s only three examples of the RELL6G in…
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Reading Corporation – Bristol RE – KRD 258F – 258
Reading Corporation1967Bristol RELL6GStrachans B34D KRD 258F, Reading 258, is another of the operator’s Bristol RELL6G fleet, with Strachans of Hamble B34D body (and the tribute to Burlingham’s “Seagull” motif). She’s seen at Wisley airfield, arriving for the open day there on 4 April 2004. Since the organisers’ move from Cobham to Brooklands, these events are…
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East Midland – Bristol RE – PNN 516F – O516
East Midland Motor Services1968Bristol RELL6GECW B49F East Midland was an early user of the Bristol RE/ECW combination once they became generally available. This example is seen in Bawtry on 13 July 1968 when it was about three months old.The rich red livery really suits the vehicle whilst the vertically mounted twin headlamps give a touch…
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Hants & Dorset – Bristol RE – MRU 126F – 918
Hants & Dorset Motor Services1968Bristol RELH6GDuple Commander III C48F This photo taken in the early seventies at Bournemouth Square bus station shows Hants & Dorset No 918 one of a batch of five similar coaches delivered in June 1968 No’s 916-920 registrations MRU 124-128F these being Bristol RELH6Gs fitted with Duple Commander III bodies those…
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United Automobile – Bristol RE – 104 VHN – RE4
United Automobile Services1964Bristol RELH6GECW C43F 104 VHN, was new in January 1964, with the fleet number BRC4; I am not sure when the last of the type were delivered, but the ECW bodied RELH6s were among the last United vehicles to carry this understated and distinctive livery. Some of the early Plaxton bodied Bristols did,…
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Bristol Omnibus – Bristol RE – UHU 220H – C1118
Bristol Omnibus1969Bristol RELL6LECW B44D This bus was on display in the centre of Bristol on 21st August 1969, presumably before entering service. The notices invite the public to view the “New Central Exit” bus. I am assuming that this was the first of this type of bus to operate in Bristol. The bright livery helps…
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Southern Vectis – Bristol RE – KDL 885F – 301
Southern Vectis Omnibus Company1968Bristol RESH6GDuple Northern C45F KDL 885F is a Bristol RESH6G with Duple Northern C45F body. Fleet number 301 in the Southern Vectis fleet, she is seen at the King Alfred Running Day in Winchester on 1 January 2010. Please note that the 2015 event has moved away from New Year’s Day and…