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| NUD
105L in Wantage. King
Alfred's statue is just visible to the
left of the bus. |
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| Didcot
Railway Centre |
| Transport
Rally |
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| Didcot |
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| Sunday
5th June 2016 |
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| TV&GWOT
supported the Didcot
Railway Centre with vintage bus
services on former Great Western Railway
Road Motors routes from Didcot: |
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| Didcot – Wantage
via Harwell, East Hendred and Ardington |
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| Didcot – Wallingford
via Brightwell-cum-Sotwell |
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| Didcot – Upton via
Blewbury |
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| They also ran frequent
services between Didcot Parkway station
and the rally site. |
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| An enjoyable day
out, with bus rides in the countryside
and a visit to the railway centre. Rounded
off with a Spitfire flying over the
station and railway centre. |
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| On
The Road |
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| EVC
244 |
| Coventry
244 (also Derby) |
| 1940
Daimler COG5 / Park Royal |
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| DBL
154 |
| Thames Valley 446 |
| 1946 Bristol K6A /
ECW |
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| NJO
703 |
| City
of Oxford 703 |
| 1949
AEC Regal III / Willowbrook |
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| FMO
938 |
| Thames Valley 556 (also
United Welsh) |
| 1950 Bristol LL6B /
ECW |
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| GRX
140D |
| Thames Valley D40 (Alder
Valley 672) |
| 1966 Bristol FLF6G
/ ECW |
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| RAH
681F |
| Eastern
Counties RL681 |
| 1968
Bristol RELL / ECW |
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| AFM
103G |
| Crosville
CRG103 (also ERG103) |
| 1969
Bristol RELL / ECW |
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| NUD
105L |
| City
of Oxford and South Midland |
| 1973
Bristol VRT / ECW |
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| POI
2190 |
| Ulsterbus
2190 |
| 1977
Bristol RELL / Alexander |
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| On
Display (some of these also
provided trips) |
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| MO
9324 |
| Thames
Valley 152 |
| 1927
Tilling Stevens / Brush (replica) |
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| DOD
518 |
| Western
National 333 |
| 1939
Bristol L5G / Beadle |
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| CFN
104 |
| East
Kent |
| 1948
Leyland Tiger PS1 / Park Royal |
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| HOT
339 |
| Tanner
(originally Graceline) |
| 1948
Bedford OB / Duple |
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| BEP
882 |
| Mid
Wales Motorways |
| 1951
Bedford OB / Duple |
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| SHN
301 |
| Scotts
Greys |
| 1952
AEC Regal IV / Burlingham Seagull |
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| MXX
430 |
| London
Transport RF453 |
| 1953
AEC Regal IV / Metro Cammell |
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| OTT
98 |
| Royal
Blue 1299 |
| 1953
Bristol LS6G / ECW |
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| OCY
955 |
| United
Welsh 308 / Thames Valley 620 |
| 1957
Bristol LD / ECW |
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| 129
DPT |
| Howes
of Spennymoor (OK Travel) |
| 1959
AEC Reliance / Plaxton Panorama |
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| UMR
112 |
| Swindon
112 |
| 1960
Daimler CVG6 / MCW |
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| HEK
962 |
| Butterfield
Tours (new to Smiths of Wigan) |
| 1961
AEC Reliance / Plaxton Panorama |
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| DSL
540 |
| London
Transport RM1033 (33 CLT) |
| 1961
AEC Routemaster / Park Royal |
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| PCW
957 |
| Burnley,
Colne & Nelson 57 |
| 1963
Leyland Tiger Cub / East Lancs |
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| 859
DYE |
| London
Transport RM1859 |
| 1964
AEC Routemaster / Park Royal |
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| 5056
HA |
| Midland
Red 5056 |
| 1965
BMMO S15 |
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| JJD
412D |
| London
Transport RML2412 |
| 1966
AEC Routemaster / Park Royal |
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| OAX
9F |
| Red
& White RC968 (National Welsh) |
| 1968
Bristol RELH / ECW |
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| PNM
757M |
| Great
Ouse Valley |
| 1974
Bedford YRQ / Panorama Elite III |
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| GNU
568N |
| Trent
421 |
| 1974
Leyland National |
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| SFJ
106R |
| Western
National 1106 |
| 1977
Bristol VRT / ECW |
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| UMR
199T |
| Thamesdown
199 |
| 1978
Leyland Fleetline / ECW |
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| JWV
976W |
| Southdown
276 |
| 1981
Bristol VRT / ECW |
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| Didcot
Railway Centre |
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| Didcot
Railway Centre |
| Loco
Shed |
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| 93 |
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Steam Railmotor |
| 1908
G.W.R. |
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| D9516 |
| Diesel
Loco |
| 1964
B.R. |
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| Steam
at the Rally Site |
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| AH
5473 |
| General
Purpose Engine |
| 1910
Clayton & Shuttleworth |
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| CH
5904 |
| Road
Roller |
| 1926
Aveling & Porter |
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