Tag: Royal Blue
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Royal Blue Run
Royal Blue and Associated Motorways runs have been happening since 2002 see their website, there is a link at the foot of this page). The number of participating vehicles continues to grow. Since 2008 I have been navigating on a 1966 Bristol MW Royal Blue coach. The event normally lasts 3 days, over a weekend…
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Western National – Bristol L6A – HOD 30 – 1228
Western National Omnibus Co Ltd1948Bristol L6ABeadle C31F H0D 30 is a Western National Royal Blue with fleet number 1228 dating from 1948. It’s a Bristol L6A with Beadle C31F body. It is fitted with a 7.7 litre AEC engine as specified by Royal Blue, the coachwork largely to Duple design, was contracted out to Beadles…
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Southern National – Bristol LS – OTT 98 – 1299
Southern National Omnibus Company1953Bristol LS6GECW C41F Seen heading along York Place, Harrogate at the end of a Trans-Pennine run is Southern National 1299 (OTT 98), a 1953 Bristol LS6G with ECW C41F coachwork. Resplendent in iconic Royal Blue livery, this coach was part of the last batch to be built with the traditional Royal Blue…
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Western National – Bristol MW6G – 253 KTA – 2270
Copyright Ken Jones Western National Omnibus Co Ltd 1962Bristol MW6GECW C39F This is a Bristol MW6G from 1962 with second style MW ECW C39F body, and was hired from Western National to London Country Bus Services Limited in 1975 to 1977. In 2000 it was in service with Memory Lane Vintage Omnibus Services. It has been…
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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.…