Tag: ECW
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Western National – Bristol MW – EDV 502D – 1420
Western National Omnibus Co Ltd1966Bristol MW6GECW C39F I’m sending you this picture of Bristol MW EDV 502D and EDV 505D because they entered service with Western National in May 1966 – 50 years ago this month. 502D was built in the Jan and 505D in the April. They are Bristol MW6G with ECW C39F body.…
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Red & White – Bristol MW – SWO 986 – UC758
Red & White Services1958Bristol MW6GECW C39F Here are two more views indicating what a difference a coat of paint makes, especially if it’s the same colours applied in a different style on the same vehicle. SWO 986 was new to Red & White in 1958. It is a Bristol MW6G with ECW C39F bodywork and…
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Eastern National – Bristol MW6G – OO 9548 – PL9360
Eastern National Omnibus Co Ltd1962Bristol MW6GECW C34F Whilst on holiday in mid Wales in 1971 this coach parked opposite us whilst its passengers enjoyed an ice cream from the conveniently sited van. The location is the Elan Valley from where the large reservoirs fed water to the Birmingham conurbation.The Eastern National coach was along way…
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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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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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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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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…