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John Grigg
of Portishead, Bristol
joined the Road Run at Cheltenham on Saturday 15th Sept.
with his former
Royal Blue - 1953 Bristol ECW
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A Brief History
OTT 98,
Fleet Number 1299, entered service with Southern National in
Royal Blue livery on 14th September 1953, operating from
Bournemouth Depot on both Royal Blue and Associated Motorways
Express Services. Withdrawn after the 1969 season, she was sold
to H & C at Garston in June 1970, and then to Dorset Transport
Circle in December 1972. Extensively rallied since, she was
donated by DTC to Westcountry Historic Omnibus and Transport
Trust in 2006 and has recently had a complete engine rebuild.
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John Mosedale
of Bridgewater, Somerset
joined the Road Run at Bristol on Saturday 15th Sept.
with his
former
Hutchins &
Cornelius - 1965 AEC Reliance/Harrington
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A Brief History
This
beautifully restored 1965 AEC Reliance 2MU4RA was new to
Hutchins & Cornelius of South Petherton, Somerset in 1965. The
coach went to Taylors Coaches of Tintinhull, Nr. Yeovil, in
1979. Eventually rescued for preservation by Steve Morris of
Quantock Motor Services and later purchased by present owner in
2003. Complete restoration nearly completed!
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Philip Platt
of Exeter, Devon
joined the Road Run at Cheltenham on Friday 14th Sept.
with his former
Grey Cars - 1963 AEC Reliance 470
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A Brief History
On summer
weekends, Grey Cars often provided coaches from/to Devon for
Yelloway. In the 1960s these ewere AEC Reliances or Commers and
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Andrew
Higgs
of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
joined the Road Run at Bristol on Saturday 15th Sept.
with his former
Gourds of
Bishopsteignton - 1950 Bedford OB - Duple Vista
LDV 483
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Brief History
New to
Gourds of Bishopsteignton, Devon in 1950. Used on many
continental tours, later being sold to Parsons of Holsworthy,
Devon. Parsons were later taken over by Jennings of Bude, whose
garage provided a home for the coach for many years. |
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Nick
Helliker
of Stroud, Gloucestershire
joined the Road Run at Cheltenham on Saturday 15th Sept.
with his former
Foden's of
Sandbach, Cheshire - 1951 Foden PVRF6
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A Brief History
This vehicle
was built by Foden's of Sandbach, Cheshire for the
transportation of the famous Foden's Motor Works Band. It
performed this duty until 1979 when it was replaced by a purpose
built vehicle (again by Foden). The vehicle was put "out to
grass" (literally) at the factory until bought by an enthusiast
who stored it under cover for some years before being bought by
the present owner. There then followed a major restoration which
included virtually re-framing the body and having the original
seat moquette re-woven.
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Steve
Graham
of Cheshire
joined the Road Run from Rochdale on Friday 14th Sept.
with his former
Royal Blue - 1964
Bristol RELH6G
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Stephen Wren
of Pontypridd, Wales
joined the Road Run between Highbridge/Taunton on Saturday 15th Sept.
with his former
Grey Cars - 1962 AEC Reliance
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A Brief History
This coach
carries the rare Willowbrook Viscount bodywork featuring an
inward sloping rear window similar to the Ford Anglia 105E of
the same era. Built to 7'6" wide for touring Dartmoor and Exmoor
but used to duplicate YellowaY services on Summer Saturdays. The
low gearing required for the moors results in a top speed in the
low forties which must have made timekeeping difficult on long
distance express operations. |
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