Tag: Western National
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Western National Cornwall
My father worked for British Railways in Nottingham, so unlike most of my schoolfriends who had to be content with holidays on the Lincolnshire coast or maybe North Wales, we made the very best use of our free rail travel. A favourite destination was Cornwall, and since the railway came to an end at Penzance,…
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Western National – Tilling Stevens – JY 124 – 3379
Western National Omnibus Co Ltd 1932 Tilling-Stevens Beadle B35R JY 124 is a Bristol L, dating from . . . NO! Despite the Bristol radiator, this is actually a Tilling-Stevens, new to Western National (fleet number 3379) in 1932, and given a new Beadle body in 1947. After some years in use with a fairground…
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Western National – Bristol L5G – DOD 518 – 333
Copyright Les Dickinson Western National Omnibus Co Ltd1939Bristol L5GBeadle B35R This view of ex Western National No333 was taken at the Bristol Waterfront Running Day in 2011. It has a Beadle thirty-five-seat body and was in great shape, as can be seen. Thanks to all of you who have the ability, time (and money) to…
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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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Western National – Bristol L – DOD 518 – 333
Western National Omnibus Co Ltd1940Bristol L5GBeadle B36R This vehicle has appeared on this site before but I thought a rear view of it may be of interest. DOD 518 is a Bristol L5G dating from 1940, but she was rebodied in 1950, receiving the Beadle B36R unit (with door) that we see here. The first…
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Western National – Bristol L – JUO 943 – 1211
Western National Omnibus Co Ltd1948Bristol L6BBeadle C31F – ECW FB39F (1958) A 1948 Bristol L6B, when it was delivered to Western National it had a Beadle C31F body. Ten years later it was lengthened to a LL standard and rebodied by Eastern Coachworks to this FB39F style, I presume both happened at the same time.We…
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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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Western National – Bristol K6B – KUO 972 – 959
Western National Omnibus Co Ltd1950Bristol K6BECW L27/28R KUO 972 is former Western National 959 dating from 1950. It is a K6B with ECW L27/28R body that has undergone full restoration. It was withdrawn in 1970 after spending all it’s working life for Western National in Cornwall. It is seen in service at Brislington on 10th…
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Western National – Bristol H5G – FJ 8967 – 137
Copyright Ken Jones Western National Omnibus Co Ltd1933Bristol H5GBristol B35R Here is a sepia tone picture of Colin Billington’s restored Bristol H vehicle taken in the South Hams district of South Devon on the 19th September 2009 seen heading towards Kingsbridge, with Colin at the wheel.Originally FJ 8967 was a Bristol H4B with a Brush…
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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…