Tag: Bristol
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Nadder Valley Coaches – Bristol L5G – EDL 16
Nadder Valley Coaches1946Bristol L5GECW B31F In 1946 Southern Vectis added the first three post war examples of the Bristol L5G to its pre war and wartime fleet of the model. EDL 14 -16 arrived with Eastern Coach Works B35R bodywork, but, in 1961, all three were rebuilt with ECW B31F bodies for (what was then…
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Hants & Dorset – Bristol LL5G – KRU 993 – 787
Hants & Dorset Motor Services1952Bristol LL5GECW FC37F KRU 993 came to Hants & Dorset in February 1952 as a standard half cab LL6B with an ECW B39R body, one of a batch of seven similar vehicles, KRU 988-994, fleet nos. 782-788, delivered between September 1951 and February 1952. In June 1955 the Bristol AVW engine…
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United Automobile – Bristol KSW6B – PHN 809 – BH27
Copyright John Stringer United Automobile Services1952Bristol KSW6BECW H32/28R Following all the recent enthusiastic comment regarding the Western National KS5G photo, I thought I would submit this, taken from a recently rediscovered early slide of mine.United’s BH27 (originally BBH27), PHN 809, a KSW6B, is seen operating the 109 Seafront Service around North Marine Drive in Scarborough…
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Wilts & Dorset – Bristol KSW – HMR 59 – 344
Wilts & Dorset Motor Services1952Bristol KSW5GECW L55R Here is a view of HMR 59, a Bristol KSW5G with ECW bodywork. By the time of this view, the 1952 vehicle had been relegated to training duties. She’s seen in the yard of the Hants & Dorset depot in Southampton, in March 1975. By this time, NBC…
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Wilts & Dorset – Bristol KSW – HWV 294 – 365
Wilts & Dorset Motor Services1952Bristol KSW5GECW L27/28R HWV 294 is a Bristol KSW5G dating from 1952 [like the photographer] and has been fully restored by Roger Burdett internally, externally and mechanically. It will be at various rallies in 2014. It has a L27/28R ECW body and was new to Wilts and Dorset as their 365.…
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Hants & Dorset – Bristol KSW – KEL 728 – 1285
Hants & Dorset Motor Services1951Bristol KSW6BECW L27/28R KEL 728 is a Bristol KSW6B new to Hants & Dorset in 1951. The ECW body was of the L55R variety when new. After withdrawal from passenger duty in 1969, it became one of the driver training fleet, with various alterations including the fitting of a sliding door…
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Western National – Bristol KS5G – LTA 813 – W994
Copyright Ken Jones Western National Omnibus Co Ltd1950Bristol KS5GECW L27/28R In 2009 preserved Western National LTA 813 visited the Plymouth Rally travelling under it’s own power there and back from it’s base in Coventry. One of the people travelling back with it was Ken Jones originally from Taunton in Somerset. He managed a photographic stop…
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Southern Vectis – Bristol KS5G – HDL 264 – 750
Southern Vectis Omnibus Company1951Bristol KS5GECW L27/28R New to Southern Vectis in 1951 with an Isle of Wight registration a Bristol KS5G with an ECW lowbridge body and was withdrawn by them in 1967. Sold on to dealer W Norths (PV) Limited, Sherburn-in-Elmet in May 1967 it then went to Jameson of Sunderland the following month.…
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United Automobile – Bristol KSW6B – VHN 851 – H51
United Automobile Services1954Bristol KSW6BECW H32/28R In this shot you can certainly see the difference in height between this highbridge KS and the height of the Lodekka both of which had the centre isle seating plan. The KS series succeeded the K series in 1950 when body length was increased from 26ft to 27ft, the extra…
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Samuel Ledgard – Bristol K6A – GHN 840
Photograph from The late Robert F Mack collection. Samuel Ledgard1945Bristol K6AECW L27/26R As featured in “An Arresting Experience” by Chris Youhill on the “articles” page here we have the vehicle in question. This vehicle was ex-United Automobile Services fleet number BAL 8 new to them in 1945 acquired by Samuel Ledgard in 1959 and served…