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HAP 985 |
1953 Bristol KSW6G with ECW body Brighton,
Hove & District 6447, 447 in 1955 /
Southdown 447 in 1968. |
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Silcox (Pembroke Dock) 86 in 1969
./... / Brighton & Hove 6447 in 1986. |
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HCD 449 |
1947 Leyland Tiger PS1 with ECW coach
body, rebuilt for bus use in 1955 Southdown
1249, 689 in 1955 until 1960. |
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Used by Southdown as a temporary booking
office and left luggage office in Bognor,
renumbered D689. |
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HDL 279 |
1951 Bristol LL5G with ECW body. Southern
Vectis 835. |
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HEK 962 |
1961 AEC Reliance. with Plaxton 41
seat body. Rebodied in 1974 with 45
seat Plaxton Panorama Eilte body. |
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New to Smiths of Wigan. Preserved
in the livery of Butterfield Tours of
Skipton. |
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HLJ 44 |
1948 Bristol K6A with ECW body Hants
& Dorset TD895 (1187 from 1950). |
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Entered services in 1949, loaned to
London Transport. |
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HOD 75 |
1949 Bedford OB with Duple Vista body
Western National 596. |
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Mervyn's Coaches (Micheldever). |
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HOT 339 |
1948 Bedford OB with Duple body. Graceline
Coaches, New Alresford, Hants. Brown
Motor Services, Forest Green, Surrey.
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Used as a family tourer around Europe.
Found in Portugal. Restored from 2001
in livery of Tanner's Services, Banbury,
Oxon. |
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HTR 56 |
1952 Guy Arab III with Park Royal
body. |
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Southampton Corporation 239. |
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HWV 294 |
1952 Bristol KSW5G with ECW body. |
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Wilts & Dorset Motor Services 365. |
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JAA 708 |
1950 Leyland Olympic with MCW bodywork. |
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King Alfred Motor Services until 1966
/ FoKAB in 1990. |
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Destroyed by fire at Penton Mewsey
storage site on 8 December 2023. |
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JDL 40 |
1953 Bristol KSW5G / ECW. |
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Southern Vectis 766 until 1970. |
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JDV 754 |
1949 Bedford OB with Duple Vista body.
Woolacombe & Morthoe Motor Company.
Fred Guard, Barnstaple (1960). Streets
Coachways, |
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Barnstaple (1966). Armstrong & Son,
Bletchley (1967). Withdrawn in 1973.
Various private owners. Lewis Coaches,
Henstridge, Somerset (2011). |
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JEL 272 |
1950 Bristol K5G with ECW body. |
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Hants & Dorset 1253 (withdrawn before
1971). |
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JFJ 873 |
1949 Daimler CVD6 with Weymann body. |
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Exeter Corporation 173. Withdrawn
1966. |
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JFM 575 |
1948 AEC Regent III with Strachan
body . |
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Crosville TA5. |
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JLJ 401 |
1949 Leyland Tiger PS2/3 with Burlingham
body. |
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Bournemouth Corporation 44. |
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JLJ 403 |
1949 Leyland Tiger PS2/3 with Burlingham
body. |
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Bournemouth Corporation 46. |
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JOJ 548 |
1950 Guy Arab IV with Metro Cammell
body. |
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Birmingham Corporation 2548 until
1972. Converted to promote and sell
Travelcard ticket. |
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Withdrawn 1977. Sold 1978. |
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JOW 924 |
1952 Guy Arab UF with 1955 Park Royal
body Southampton Corporation 251. |
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Chassis and registration date from
1952, no body fitted until 1955, rebuilt
by SCT in 1964. |
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JRX 823 |
1955 Bristol KSW6B with ECW body Thames
Valley 748. Driver training from 1971.
Preserved from 1974. |
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The penultimate low bridge KSW to
be built. |
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JVH 378 |
1955 AEC Regent III with East Lancs
body. Huddersfield Joint Omnibus Committee
178. |
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Became West Yorkshire PTE in 1974,
renumbered 4178. |
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JVY 516 |
1954 AEC Regal III with Barnaby (of
Hull) body. |
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York Pullman. |
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JXC 432 |
AEC Regent III with Park Royal body. |
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London Transport RT624. Until April
1979, being the last RT in public use. |
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JYC 855 |
1949 Leyland Tiger with Harrington
body. |
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Scarlet Motors (Minehead). |
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KDD 38 |
1950 AEC Regal III with Harrington
body. |
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Bevan Bros, Soudley Valley, Gloucestershire.
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KDL 414 |
1954 Bristol LD6G with ECW body. Southern
Vectis 518. |
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Loaned to Hants & Dorset between 1973
and 1975, given H&D number 3493 but
retained SVOC name and legal lettering. |
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KEL 94 |
1950 Bedford OB with Duple body. |
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Shamrock & Rambler (Bournemouth). |
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KEL 133 |
1950 Leyland Titan PD2 with Weymann
body. Bournemouth 247 (originally 133?).
Rebuilt without front stairs in the
1960s. |
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Withdrawn 1972. Front stairs restored.
Rear entrance, front exit. |
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KEL 405 |
1950 Bristol L6G with Portsmouth Aviation
body. |
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Re-bodied with ECW body in 1961 Hants
& Dorset 677 (until 1969). |
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KEL 729 |
1951 Bristol KSW6B with ECW body Hants
& Dorset 1286 (renumbered 1349 in 1971,
withdrawn 1971). |
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Image kindly supplied by Ian Banks
for use on my web site. |
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KFM 767 |
1949 Bristol L5G with ECW body. |
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Crosville KG118. |
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KFM 893 |
1950 Bristol K5G with ECW body. Crosville
KG131. From 1958 SLG131. |
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In 1967 renumbered G131 as a towing
vehicle. Withdrawn the same year. |
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KFN 220 |
1955 AEC Reliance with Weymann body
East Kent Road Car Co |
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Fleet numbers not used until NBC.
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KLB 915 |
1949 Leyland Titan PD2 with Leyland
body - the first eight foot type in
London. London Transport RTW185. |
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Used late in LT service for driver
training. |
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KLJ 749 |
1950 Bristol LL6G with Portsmouth
Aviation body Hants & Dorset 779 until
1965. |
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Originally in coach livery. |
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KNN 314 |
1949 Bedford OB with Duple body. South
Notts Bus Company, Gotham, Notts. |
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Operated by Ages Past (Dr M C W Sleep),
a collector and operator of OBs. |
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KPW 986 |
1949 Bedford OB with Duple Vista body.
Eagles Coaches, Castle Acre, Norfolk.
Withdrawn 1973, stored until 1988. |
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Lewis Coaches, Henstridge, Somerset.
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KRU 962 |
1951 Bristol KSW6B with ECW body Hants
& Dorset 1296 (1359 in 1971). |
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Image used with acknowledgements to
C. Essex. |
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KRU 963 |
1951 Bristol KSW6B with ECW body. |
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Hants & Dorset 1297 (1360 in 1971).
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KSJ 201 |
1958 Morris Minor 1000 convertible. |
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Left-hand drive export model, to California.
Age-related registration applied when
brought to the UK in 2002. |
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KSV 102 |
1954 AEC Regent III with Weymann body.
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Carris (Lisbon, Portugal) 255. Portuguese
registration GB-21-07 |
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KUO 972 |
1950 Bristol K6B with ECW body. |
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Western National 959 until 1970. |
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KYY 527 |
1950 AEC Regent III with Park Royal
body. London Transport RT1700. To country
services in 1957. Withdrawn 1975. |
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London Bus Company. |
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KYY 529 |
1950 AEC Regent III with Park Royal
body. London Transport RT1702. With
London Transport until 1972. |
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One of four RTs to take part in a
tour of Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany,
Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and
France to publicise the 1951 Festival
of Britain. |
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KYY 615 |
1950 AEC Regent III with Park Royal
body. |
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London Transport RT1777 |
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KYY 653 |
1950 AEC Regent III with Weymann body
(fitted in 1965, replacing the original
Park Royal body). |
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London Transport RT1798. Until 1979.
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KYY 877 |
1950 AEC Regent III with Weymann body.
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London Transport RT3148. |
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LDP 945 |
1955 AEC Regent III with Park Royal
lowbridge body. |
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Reading 98. |
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LFM 320 |
1950 Leyland Tiger PS1 with Weymann
body. |
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Crosville KA244. |
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LHT 911 |
1948 Bristol L6B with ECW body, converted
to 5LW(L5G) in 1952 rebodied 1958. |
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Bristol Tramways (2388) until 1963.
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LHY 976 |
1949 Bristol L5G with ECW body Bristol
Tramways 4216, transferred to Country
Services in 1960 and renumbered 2495. |
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Withdrawn 1966. Preserved as Bristol
C2736 |
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LLU 957 |
1950 Leyland RTW. |
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London Transport RTW467. |
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LOD 495 |
1950 Albion Victor with Duple Vista
body. |
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Original owner Charles Way of Crediton
(later known as Way & Son) who ceased
trading in 1970. Bought for private
use but recertified in 1994. Carmel
Coaches, Devon - started in 1984 - is
a modern coach company with vintage
coach hire. |
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LOU 48 |
1954 Dennis Lance K4 with East Lancs
body. |
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Aldershot & District 220. |
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LOW 217 |
1954 Guy Arab III with Park Royal
body. |
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Southampton Corporation 71. |
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LRU 68 |
1954 Bristol LD6B with ECW body. |
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Hants & Dorset 1338 (renumbered 1402
in 1971). |
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LRU 71 |
1954 Bristol LD6B with ECW body. |
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Hants & Dorset 1341 (renumbered 1405
in 1971). |
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LRV 992 |
1956 Leyland PD2 with MCW body, converted
to open-top. Portsmouth Corporation
2 / Southdown? / Blue Admiral 2. |
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Original fleet number unknown, possibly
102. In Devon General colours in 2015. |
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LRV 996 |
1956 Leyland PD2 with MCW body, converted
to open-top in 1971, withdrawn 1980.
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Portsmouth Corporation 4 (orginally
104). |
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LSU 857 |
1947 Bedford OB with Mulliner body. |
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Jersey Motor Transport (registered
J 6986) in BEA livery for airport route
until 1951, then bus livery. Withdrawn
1969. |
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Originall for Safety Coach Services,
St. Helier. |
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LTA 729 |
1951 Bristol LL6B with ECW Duple body.
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Western National (Royal Blue) 1250.
Out of service 1964. |
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LTA 772 |
1951 Bristol LWL5G with ECW body. |
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Western National 1613. Southern National
1613 in 1960. Withdrawn 1968. |
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LUC 204 |
1951 AEC Regal IV with Metro-Cammell
body. |
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London Transport RF4. Withdrawn 1964.
To Premier Travel, Cambridge. |
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This first batch of RFs were 27ft
6in instead of 30ft. Known as Sightseeing
RFs because of their windows, they had
a distinctive livery and were allocated
to private hire. |
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LUC 291 |
AEC Regent III with Park Royal body. |
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London Transport RT2043. |
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LUR 446 |
1950 Bedford OB with Duple Vista body. |
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Kirby (Bushey Heath), Burnell ( Wooton
Courtney), Venner (Drayford), Perret
(Shipton Oliffe), |
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Manor Coaches (Yate), Ages Past (Eversley).
Various owners between Manor Coaches
and Ages Past. |
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LWV 964 |
1955 Bristol LS6G with ECW body |
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Wilts & Dorset 573, Hants & Dorset
780 from 1971 until 1974. |
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LYF 104 |
1951 Leyland Titan 7RT with Park Royal
body. |
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London Transport RTL1163. |
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LYR 672 |
1951 AEC Regent III with Park Royal
body. |
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London Transport RT2688. Withdrawn
1976. Bought by a school and converted
for tours in the UK and Europe. |
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LYR 854 |
1952 AEC Regent III / Weymann. |
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London Transport RT3435. London Country
from 1970. LCBS (Grays) Sports & Social
Club in March 1972. Open top since 1976
(possibly after an accident). London
Bus Company from 2007. |
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LYR 910 |
1952 AEC Regent III with Park Royal
body. |
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London Transport RT3491. Withdrawn
1973. |
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