| Old
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two fleet numbers are shown, the first is until
September 1971 and the second from September 1971. |
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| Unknown |
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small black & white photo. |
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The fleet number and registration are
unreadable, even when scanned at high
resolution. Hants & Dorset swapped
some of these body types and rebuilt
others.The destination reads NOT IN
SERVICE 000. |
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| 1286
/ 1349 - KEL729 |
| 1951
Bristol KSW6B |
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| Bournemouth
bus station, April 1969, showing Private
1. On the left is a Bristol MW coach.
To the rear can be seen a Lodekka in
limited stop cream livery and a Wilts
& Dorset Lodekka. |
| Image
kindly donated by Ian Banks |
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| 1296
/ 1359 - KRU962 |
| 1951
Bristol KSW6B |
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| Bournemouth
bus station, March 1969. |
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The car is a Ford Zodiac and the registration
appears to be 4125RU, dating from 1963. |
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C.Essex |
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| 1297
/ 1360 - KRU963 |
| 1951
Bristol KSW6B |
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| Eastleigh
garage (Blenheim Road) in August 1970.
The display shows EASTLEIGH 123. |
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| 1253
- JEL272 |
| 1338
/ 1402 - LRU68 |
| 1487
/ 1212 - 7687LJ |
| 862
/ 1793 - UEL736 |
| 1950
Bristol K5G, 1954 Bristol LD6B, 1962
Bristol FL6G, 1957 Bristol LS6G |
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| 1253
was withdrawn before the 1971 renumbering.
Photo is of Bournemouth bus station
in the 1960s. |
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| 3493
- KDL414 |
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Vectis 518) |
| 1954
Bristol LD6G |
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| One
of a number loaned to Hants & Dorset
from 1973 to 1975. Given an H&D fleet
number and Southampton depot yellow
disc but continued to carry SVOC name
and legal lettering. Photographed in
Grosvenor Square and displaying Southampton
51. |
| Photo
C.Essex |
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| 1341
/ 1405 - LRU71 |
| 1954
Bristol LD6B |
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| Bournemouth
bus station 1974 showing destination
Wimborne 22. Still in the old Tilling
green but with the formerly black mudguards
painted green and carrying its new number
with Bournemouth white and black depot
discs. |
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| 1354
/ 1418 - RLJ504 |
| 1955
Bristol LD6G |
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| On
an 88 from Central Station to Thornhill
Estate, rounding the Civic Centre Rose
Gardens with the old bus station building
(left) and the Lord Louis pub. |
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| 1404
/ 1468 - UEL725 |
| 1958
Bristol LD6G |
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| In
Cumberland Place, Southampton on its
way from the bus station to the Grosvenor
Square Garage after arriving on a 51
in August 1970. |
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| 1449
/ 1114 - 5676EL |
| 1961
Bristol FS6G |
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| Fareham
bus station 1974 showing Fareham 53
(from Southampton). Carrying its new
number and Fareham depot discs (yellow
and black), but still has black mudguards.
On the left is a Southdown Leyland PD3/4
(Queen Mary) in NBC apple green. |
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| 1465
/ 1201 - 4388LJ |
| 1961
Bristol FL6G |
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| In
Grosvenor Square, Southampton in 1973. |
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| 1484
/ 1209 - 7684LJ |
| 1962
Bristol FL6G |
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| In
The Avenue, Southampton on a 47 from
Winchester in the 1970s. |
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Hants & Dorset were unusual in having
70 seat rear entrance Lodekkas. |
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| 1489
/ 1142 - 4689RU |
| 1963
Bristol FS6G |
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of my favourite buses while I worked
in Winchester, 1489 survived until the
end of crew operation in 1980. Seen
in Southampton bus station, in May 1979. |
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| 1489
/ 1142 - 4689RU |
| 1963
Bristol FS6G |
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| In
Winchester bus station displaying 187,
a local city service (Winnall - Oliver's
Battery). |
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| 666
/ 123 - 475BMR |
| 1964
Bristol FS6B |
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| In
Wilts & Dorset colours in Southampton
bus station on a 37 back to Salisbury.
Photo taken before the fleet merger
and renumbering. |
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| 1515
/ 1168 - CEL863C |
| 1964
Bristol FS6G |
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| Leaving
Winchester bus station on a 47 to Southampton,
carrying its post-1971 number and Southampton
depot disc. |
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| 1531
/ 1228 - EEL894C |
| 1965
Bristol FLF6G |
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| Winchester
bus station on service 47 back to Chandler's
Ford and Southampton on a September
1969 evening, with me as the conductor. |
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| 1531
/ 1228 - EEL894C |
| 1965
Bristol FLF6G |
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| In
Southampton bus station on a 47 to Winchester.
Photo taken before renumbering. |
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| 664
/ 219 - JMR814F |
| 1967
Bristol FLF6B |
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| A
former Wilts & Dorset vehicle seen
in Basingstoke bus station on a service
314 to Popley. 29/4/1975. |
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| 1564
/ 1261 - KRU238F |
| 1967
Bristol FLF6L |
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| Rounding
the Civic Centre Rose Gardens in the
1970s on a 36 Southampton to Calmore.
Behind is the old bus station building
on the left and the Lord Louis pub on
the right. |
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| 1565
/ 1262 - KRU239F |
| 644
/ 107 - 682AAM (Wilts
& Dorset) |
| 1967
Bristol FLF6L |
| 1962
Bristol FS6G |
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| Grosvenor
Square, May 1979. |
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| 1574
/ 1271 - LLJ440F |
| 1967
Bristol FLF6L |
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of two semi-automatic FLFs delivered
to Winchester depot while I worked there
(the other being 1575). Seen here at
the rear of Winchester bus station showing
Winchester Eastleigh 48. The bus on
the right has the Wintonline local area
name. |
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| 1575
/ 1272 - LLJ441F |
| 1967 Bristol FLF6L |
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| The
other Winchester semi-automatic being
used by Southampton depot, parked in
Grosvenor Square and showing Southampton
51. Along side is 1536 / 1233 reg FLJ153D,
a 1966 FLF6B. The Winchester bus has
no sun visor and has a black rubber
surround to the destination display. |
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| 1905
- VRU128J |
| 1971
Daimler CRG6LX - Roe |
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| In
the Rose Gardens outside Southampton
bus station in 1972, on a 54 to the
Central Station but with West End displayed
ready for the return journey. The Daimlers
were H&D's first double deck PAYE
buses, brought in because SCT had converted
their half of the services on this joint
route. |
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| 3327
- JJT439N |
| 1975
Bristol VRT |
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| At
the kiosk (Manchester Street) end of
the bus station on route 88A from the
Central Station to Thornhill.(1970s).
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| 2301
- HOR589E |
| 1967
Leyland Atlantean PDR1/2 |
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| Former
King Alfred bus on the left with its
sister 2303 - HOR591E on the right,
in 1978. |
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| 2651
- 412FOR and
780 - LWV964 |
| Leyland
PSU3 and Bristol LS5G |
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| Former
King Alfred Leyland PSU3 with Willowbrook
bodywork, 2651 is parked next to 780,
an ex Wilts & Dorset Bristol LS5G, near
the old Winchester Chesil station. |
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| 801
/ 1787 - SRU977 |
| 1956
Bristol LS5G |
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| One
of a batch supplied with front and rear
doors for crew operation but reduced
in 1958 to front door only. |
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| 860
/ 1791 - UEL734 |
| 1957
Bristol LS6G |
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| A
former coach downgraded and converted
to bus work. Seen in August 1970 with
Shamrock & Rambler 1963 Bedford
SB5 / Duple reg 525CER which is carrying
H&D Southampton number 929. |
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| 886
/ 1832 - 7122LJ |
| 1962
Bristol MW6G |
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| In
Southampton bus station in British Rail
Seaspeed Hovercraft livery for the 52H
shuttle service between the Central
Station and the hovercraft to Cowes,
Isle of Wight. |
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| 727
/ 837 - EMR302D |
| 1966
Bristol MW6G |
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| A
former Wilts & Dorset dual purpose
vehicle seen in Bournemouth bus station
on an X38 to Salisbury (but still showing
Bournemouth on the blind) in September
1972. |
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| 837
/ 1611 - NLJ826G |
| 1968
Bristol RE |
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| An
example with original low windscreen.
Photographed In Grosvenor Square with
Cadnam / Nomandsland 40A on the old-style
destination display (in capitals). |
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| 842
/ 1616 - NLJ872G |
| 1969
Bristol RELL6G |
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| A
dual-purpose RE allocated to Bournemouth
and seen on a 10 to the bus station.
This batch had an advertising panel
on the side, below the waistrail and
a new-style fleetname in red on the
cream band.. |
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| 3042
/ 1638 - UEL558J |
| 1970
Bristol RELL6G |
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| An
RE with the later front end, stiil green
but renumbered and with NBC lettering
in cream instead of white. Allocated
to Poole depot, displaying 26 Bear Cross. |
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| 3027
/ 1523 - REL744H |
| 1969
Bristol LH6L |
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| The
early type of LH with a low, flat windscreen.
Still in Tilling green and cream but
with NBC logo and new number with yellow
and black Fareham depot discs. Fareham
bus station in 1973 on a 73 to Lee-on-Solent
and Gosport. |
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| 3556
- GLJ488N |
| 1975
Bristol LH |
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| Seen
on route 30 from Cadnam to Southampton.
In Portland Terrace with the Lord Louis
pub behind it, 3556 is about to enter
the bus station. |
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| 1691
- JKK186E |
| 1967
Leyland Panther |
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| One
of a group of such vehicles acquired
from Maidstone & District in 1972.
This one was their S86. It is on a 123
to Bournemouth. |
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| 1695
- JKK190E |
| 1967
Leyland PSUR1 |
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one was Maidstone's S90. Seen at the
rear of Winchester bus station in April
1975 showing Winchester 196, the former
King Alfred route 10 to Sutton Scotney,
Whitchurch and Overton. Photo
C.Essex. |
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| 684
- JKK195E |
| 1967
Leyland PSUR1 |
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| Acquired
from Maidstone & District in 1972
and allocated a Wilts & Dorset fleet
number. This one, Maidstone's S95, is
in Basingstoke and has been repainted
in poppy red. |
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| 3612
- NEL855M |
| 1973
Leyland National |
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| In
the Rose Gardens (Southampton bus station
/ Civic Centre) on a 56 from Southampton
to Lymington in 1973. |
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| 3635
- GFX974N |
| 1974
Leyland National |
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| In
Winchester bus station showing route
183, a city service to Weeke and Harestock.
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| 2602
- AOU109J |
| 1971
Scania BR111 / MCW |
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| May
1973 in Winchester Broadway. One of
three former King Alfred Scanias (108,
109, 110). 109 , now H&D 2602, is
ready to do a 4A to Stanmore. 110 is
behind waiting to go to Harestock on
a 20. |
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| 881
/ 1827 - 1473LJ |
| 1961
Bristol MW6G |
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| On
the A55 near Colwyn Bay on a 7 Day Tour
of The Wye Valley and North Wales. |
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| 926
/ 57 - PEL905G |
| Bedford
VAL70 |
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| New
to Wilts & Dorset, seen in Bournemouth
bus station, September 1972. Thought
to be a Duple Viceroy body. |
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| 916
/ 1053 - MRU124F |
| 1968
Bristol RELH6G |
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| In
a New Forest car park on an excursion
in 1973 and wearing NBC white. One of
a batch of five (916-920) with Duple
Northern Commander III bodies. |
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| 1060
- WEL463J |
| 1971
Leyland Leopard / Plaxton |
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| In
Hants & Dorset's smart pre- National
Travel cream and green livery. |
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On hire to Royal Blue. |
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| A
tow truck photographed in Grosvenor
Square in July 1967. The fleet number
is hard to see but looks like 2006.
This would make it a 1938 Bristol L5G,
registration BOW162. The fleet numbers
would have been TS662 (1938), 729 (1950/1),
2006 on being rebuilt as a recovery
vehicle and 9081 from 1971. The vehicle
has no registration plates but does
have trade plates. The front one is
partially visible and seems to be 058CR
(a known H&D plate). 2006/9081 was
later painted yellow. |
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| Just
visible in the garage is 899 / 1052
AEL7B a 1964 Bristol RELH6G coach. |
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Their original cream and green livery
was very smart. |
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| 917
and 920 were destroyed in separate fires
while on tour in 1970. |
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