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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 |
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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