Tag: Bristol RE
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Greyhound Motors Ltd – Bristol RE – NHW 313F – 2156
Greyhound Motors Ltd1968Bristol RELH6LECW C45F On 10th February 1925 The Greyhound Motors Ltd introduced an express stage service between Bristol and London. It was apparently an immediate success despite the GWR railway between the two cities. In 1928 the company was acquired by the Bristol Tramways and Carriage Company later renamed the Bristol Omnibus Company…
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Brutonian – Bristol RE – STC 928G – 28
Brutonian Bus Company1969Bristol RESL6GEast Lancs B47F Bruton is a settlement on the River Brue. It is in Somerset, between Frome and Yeovil. STC 928G is a Bristol RESL6G, new to Accrington Corporation Transport in 1969. It has East Lancs B47F body and passed to Brutonian in 1982. The fleet number and Accrington livery were so…
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North Western – Bristol RE – KJA 282F – 282
North Western Road Car 1968Bristol RESL6GMarshall B45F In its final years, North Western chose the Bristol RE as its standard single deck bus chassis, initially selecting the shorter RESL6G version in 1968 before turning to the longer RELL6G variety from 1969 onwards. The RESL6G saloons numbered forty in total and all came with Marshall bodywork, the…
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Eastern Counties – Bristol RESL – KVF 660E – RS660
Eastern Counties Omnibus Co Ltd1967Bristol RESL 6HLXECW B46F There are several non-ECW bodied RE buses featured on this site but few if any of the first Tilling Group RESL standard bus. This is RS660 (KVF 660E), the last of a batch of 14, which I believe was supplied to meet an outstanding order for MWs.…
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United Automobile – Bristol RELH6G – NHN 143E – 4343
United Automobile Services1967Bristol RELH6GECW C43F United had a small Garage at Pickering where the forecourt doubled up as a Bus Station.Here 4343 (originally RE43) is loading for a trip along the A170 seventeen miles to Scarborough.I expect this vehicle retained its manual gearbox which I would think could be tricky on a Stage Service. It…
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Crosville – Bristol RESL6G – OFM 2E – ERG 2
Crosville – Bristol RESL6G – OFM 2E – ERG 2Crosville Motor Services Ltd1967Bristol RESL6GECW DP42F Crosville was the first to operate the then latest version of the Bristol RESL with shortened wheelbase and extended front overhang giving a wider entrance door arrangement. These were also the first with this design of ECW body characterised by…
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Eastern Scottish – Bristol RE – EWS 166D – XA 166 A
Eastern Scottish1966Bristol RELH6GAlexander C38F Seen on layover in London are three of the Alexander C38F bodied Bristol RELH6G coaches operated by Eastern Scottish from a batch totalling 33 vehicles of the type delivered in 1966. These toilet equipped coaches brought a new level of refinement to the lengthy journey between the Capital and Caledonia for…