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The
coaches gather for a lunch break at
Milford on Sea on Sunday. |
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Thames
Valley & Great Western Omnibus Trust |
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Royal
Blue Run |
2016 |
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Friday
17th to |
Sunday
19th June 2016 |
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Day
1 - London (Victoria Coach Station)
to Bristol via Reading. |
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Photos taken at
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Day
2 - Bristol to Poole via Bath and
Evercreech Junction, ending in Bournemouth.
Commemoration of the 50th anniversary
of the closure of the Somerset &
Dorset Railway. |
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Photos taken at
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Day
3 - Bournemouth to Lulworth Cove
then Bournemouth through the New Forest
to Lyndhurst via Milford on Sea, Lymington,
Beaulieu and Brockenhurst. Reliving
the glory days of Elliott Brothers Royal
Blue Tours. |
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Photos taken at
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OTT
43 - Royal Blue 2200 |
1953
Bristol LS6G / ECW. |
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OTT
43 - Royal Blue 2200 |
1953
Bristol LS6G / ECW. |
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837
SUO - Royal Blue 2351 |
1964
Bristol RELH6G / ECW. |
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837
SUO - Royal Blue 2351 |
1964 Bristol RELH6G
/ ECW. |
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EMW
284 - Wilts & Dorset 279 |
1947 Bristol L6B /
Beadle. |
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LTA
729 - Royal Blue 1250 |
1951 Bristol LL6B /
ECW. |
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BHU
92C - Bristol Greyhound 2138 |
1965
Bristol MW6G / ECW. |
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56
GUO - Royal Blue 2267 |
1961
Bristol MW6G / ECW. |
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EDV
502D - Royal Blue 1420 |
1966
Bristol MW6G / ECW. |
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EDV
502D - Royal Blue 1420 |
1966
Bristol MW6G / ECW. |
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Photos taken at the clock tower at
the end of The Broadway. Front views
are of coaches in London Road. Rear
views are of coaches leaving via Oxford
Street. |
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MOD 973 and OTA 632G were also seen
in Newbury but traffic prevented taking
photos. |
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253
KTA - Royal Blue 2270 |
1962
Bristol MW6G / ECW. |
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253
KTA - Royal Blue 2270 |
1962
Bristol MW6G / ECW. |
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56
GUO - Royal Blue 2267 |
1961
Bristol MW6G / ECW. |
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56
GUO - Royal Blue 2267 |
1961 Bristol MW6G /
ECW. |
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837
SUO - Royal Blue 2351 |
1964
Bristol RELH6G / ECW. |
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837
SUO - Royal Blue 2351 |
1964
Bristol RELH6G / ECW. |
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BHU
92C - Bristol Greyhound 2138 |
1965
Bristol MW6G / ECW. |
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EDV
502D - Royal Blue 1420 |
1966
Bristol MW6G / ECW. |
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EDV
502D - Royal Blue 1420 |
1966 Bristol MW6G /
ECW. |
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EDV
505D - Royal Blue 1423 |
1966 Bristol MW6G /
ECW. |
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EDV
505D - Royal Blue 1423 |
1966
Bristol MW6G / ECW. |
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EMW
284 - Wilts & Dorset 279 |
1947
Bristol L6B / Beadle. |
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EMW
284 - Wilts & Dorset 279 |
1947
Bristol L6B / Beadle. |
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LTA
729 - Royal Blue 1250 |
1951 Bristol LL6B /
ECW. |
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LTA
729 - Royal Blue 1250 |
1951
Bristol LL6B / ECW. |
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MOD
973 - Royal Blue 1286 |
1952
Bristol LS6G / ECW. |
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OTA
632G - Royal Blue 1460 |
1969 Bristol RELH6G
/ ECW. |
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OTT
43 - Royal Blue 2200 |
1953
Bristol LS6G / ECW. |
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OTT
43 - Royal Blue 2200 |
1953
Bristol LS6G / ECW. |
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OTT
98 - Royal Blue 1299 |
1953 Bristol LS6G /
ECW. |
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Photos taken at the end of Woodcock
Street and in front of the Market House. |
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In some photos, the scaffolding around
the George Inn (opposite the Market
House) can be seen as it has its thatched
roof renewed. |
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Arriving
at the car parks for a lunch stop. |
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OTT
43 - Royal Blue 2200 |
1953
Bristol LS6G / ECW. |
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OTA
632G - Royal Blue 1460 |
1969 Bristol RELH6G
/ ECW. |
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56
GUO - Royal Blue 2267 |
1961
Bristol MW6G / ECW. |
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EDV
502D - Royal Blue 1420 |
1966
Bristol MW6G / ECW. |
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LTA
729 - Royal Blue 1250 |
1951
Bristol LL6B / ECW. |
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EMW
284 - Wilts & Dorset 279 |
1947
Bristol L6B / Beadle. |
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837
SUO - Royal Blue 2351 |
1964
Bristol RELH6G / ECW. |
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625
DDV - Royal Blue 2246 |
1960
Bristol MW6G / ECW. |
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MOD
973 - Royal Blue 1286 |
1952
Bristol LS6G / ECW. |
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EDV
505D - Royal Blue 1423 |
1966
Bristol MW6G / ECW. |
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253
KTA - Royal Blue 2270 |
1962
Bristol MW6G / ECW. |
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OTT
98 - Royal Blue 1299 |
1953
Bristol LS6G / ECW. |
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Passing
through Milford on Sea village on the way to Lymington
and Lyndhurst. |
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837
SUO - Royal Blue 2351 |
1964
Bristol RELH6G / ECW. |
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OTA
632G - Royal Blue 1460 |
1969
Bristol RELH6G / ECW. |
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625
DDV - Royal Blue 2246 |
1960
Bristol MW6G / ECW. |
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OTT
43 - Royal Blue 2200 |
1953
Bristol LS6G / ECW. |
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253
KTA - Royal Blue 2270 |
1962
Bristol MW6G / ECW. |
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56
GUO - Royal Blue 2267 |
1961
Bristol MW6G / ECW. |
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EDV
502D - Royal Blue 1420 |
1966
Bristol MW6G / ECW. |
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EDV
505D - Royal Blue 1423 |
1966
Bristol MW6G / ECW. |
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OTT
98 - Royal Blue 1299 |
1953
Bristol LS6G / ECW. |
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LTA
729 - Royal Blue 1250 |
1951
Bristol LL6B / ECW. |
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MOD
973 - Royal Blue 1286 |
1952
Bristol LS6G / ECW. |
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EMW
284 - Wilts & Dorset 279 |
1947
Bristol L6B / Beadle. |
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Photos taken at the two cliff-top
car parks and in Milford-on-Sea village centre.
The Bristol Greyhound did not appear on the last
day but we gained Royal Blue 2246 (625 DDV). The
morning started sunny but quickly clouded over.
The afternoon was damp but the coaches brightened
everbody's day. |
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Three days spent spotting the coaches.
It's always a challenge as timings and routes can
change and I have to find good locations, often
in strange towns. But that's part of the fun. Let's
see what route they take next year! |
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