Western National, Southern National and Royal Blue

1800 - 1855 (K-types)

Mon Feb 24 2003

Monday 24 February 2003: 1800 - 1855 (K-types)

Published in Western National, Southern National and Royal Blue

1600 - 1655 (LWL buses)

Wed Feb 19 2003

Wednesday 19 February 2003: 1600 - 1655 (LWL buses)

Published in Western National, Southern National and Royal Blue

1226 - 1278 (L-types coaches and buses)

Tue Feb 11 2003

Tuesday 11 February 2003: 1226 - 1278 (L-types coaches and buses)

Published in Western National, Southern National and Royal Blue

2400 - *** (Leyland Leopard)

Sun Jan 11 2004

Sunday 11 January 2004: 2400 - *** (Leyland Leopard)

Published in Western National, Southern National and Royal Blue

3100 - *** (Bristol LH coaches)

Fri Jun 11 2004

Friday 11 June 2004: 3100 - *** (Bristol LH coaches)

Published in Western National, Southern National and Royal Blue

3400 - *** (Bristol LH coaches)

Mon Jun 14 2004

Monday 14 June 2004: 3400 - *** (Bristol LH coaches)

Published in Western National, Southern National and Royal Blue

3300 - *** (Bristol LH coaches)

Sun Jun 13 2004

Sunday 13 June 2004: 3300 - *** (Bristol LH coaches)

Published in Western National, Southern National and Royal Blue

Buses and coaches in the local scenery

Sun Jan 15 2006

Sunday 15 January 2006: Buses and coaches in the local scenery

Published in Western National, Southern National and Royal Blue

1320 - 1339 (Bristol LL and LWL coaches)

Fri Feb 14 2003

Friday 14 February 2003: The small batch of Bristol LWL6B Queen Mary coaches bodied by ECW were a regular feature of day tours operated by Southern National and Western National. These pictures were taken at the end of their operating lives.

Published in Western National, Southern National and Royal Blue

1200 - 1225 (Rebodied Bristol coaches)

Mon Feb 10 2003

Monday 10 February 2003: Twenty five L-type Bristol coaches were bodied by beadle for Royal Blue services soon after the Second World War. It was the first post-war investment to modernise the fleet, but after a few years the bodies were scrapped, and the coaches rebodied as full-fronted buses. The finish was similar to the SC4LK coaches then emerging from the Lowestoft plant, but provided a handsome fleet of one-man-operated buses to modernise the largely rural routes in Devon and Cornwall.

Published in Western National, Southern National and Royal Blue

Devon General

Sun Jan 20 2002

Sunday 20 January 2002: Devon General

Published in Western National, Southern National and Royal Blue

3800 - 3806 (ex-Silver Star, Porton Down)

Fri Jun 18 2004

Friday 18 June 2004: 3800 - 3806 (ex-Silver Star, Porton Down)

Published in Western National, Southern National and Royal Blue

1300 - *** (Bristol LH coaches)

Thu Feb 13 2003

Thursday 13 February 2003: 1300 - *** (Bristol LH coaches)

Published in Western National, Southern National and Royal Blue

542 - *** (Bristol VRT)

Sun Jan 12 2003

Sunday 12 January 2003: 542 - *** (Bristol VRT)

Published in Western National, Southern National and Royal Blue

1450 - *** (Bristol RELH)

Tue Feb 18 2003

Tuesday 18 February 2003: 1450 - *** (Bristol RELH)

Published in Western National, Southern National and Royal Blue

Grey Cars

Tue Jan 22 2002

Tuesday 22 January 2002: Grey Cars

Published in Western National, Southern National and Royal Blue

200 - 206 (Leyland Lynx)

Thu Jan 9 2003

Thursday 9 January 2003: 200 - 206 (Leyland Lynx)

Published in Western National, Southern National and Royal Blue

1800 - *** (Olympians)

Sat Feb 22 2003

Saturday 22 February 2003: 1800 - *** (Olympians)

Published in Western National, Southern National and Royal Blue

DAFs, Hestair-Duple and others

Sun Mar 10 2002

Sunday 10 March 2002: DAFs, Hestair-Duple and others

Published in Western National, Southern National and Royal Blue

Second hand vehicles

Mon Mar 11 2002

Monday 11 March 2002: Second hand vehicles

Published in Western National, Southern National and Royal Blue

1400 - 1421 (Doubledeck coaches)

Mon Feb 17 2003

Monday 17 February 2003: 1400 - 1421 (Doubledeck coaches)

Published in Western National, Southern National and Royal Blue

2200 - *** (Leyland Tigers)

Thu Jan 1 2004

Thursday 1 January 2004: 2200 - *** (Leyland Tigers)

Published in Western National, Southern National and Royal Blue

3800 - 3813 (Bristol LS coaches)

Wed Jun 23 2004

Wednesday 23 June 2004: This batch originated with Eastern National, some originally being delivered to Westcliffe-on-Sea.

Published in Western National, Southern National and Royal Blue

2200 - 2214 (Bristol LS coaches)

Thu Jan 1 2004

Thursday 1 January 2004: 2200 - 2214 (Bristol LS coaches)

Published in Western National, Southern National and Royal Blue

1340 - 1382 (Bristol LS coaches)

Sat Feb 15 2003

Saturday 15 February 2003: 1340 - 1382 (Bristol LS coaches)

Published in Western National, Southern National and Royal Blue

1815 - 1817 (Volvo Citybus)

Sun Feb 23 2003

Sunday 23 February 2003: 1815 - 1817 (Volvo Citybus)

Published in Western National, Southern National and Royal Blue

Minibuses

Sun Jun 19 2005

Sunday 19 June 2005: Minibuses

Published in Western National, Southern National and Royal Blue

3500 - *** (Leyland Leopards)

Tue Jun 15 2004

Tuesday 15 June 2004: 3500 - *** (Leyland Leopards)

Published in Western National, Southern National and Royal Blue

Grenville, Camborne takeover

Mon Jan 21 2002

Monday 21 January 2002: Grenville, Camborne takeover

Published in Western National, Southern National and Royal Blue

700-714 (Bedford VAM/ECW)

Thu Jan 16 2003

Thursday 16 January 2003: 700-714 (Bedford VAM/ECW)

Published in Western National, Southern National and Royal Blue

2800 - *** (Leyland Nationals)

Tue Jan 20 2004

Tuesday 20 January 2004: 2800 - *** (Leyland Nationals)

Published in Western National, Southern National and Royal Blue

934 - 1238 (Bristol VR)

Fri Jan 17 2003

Friday 17 January 2003: 934 - 1238 (Bristol VR)

Published in Western National, Southern National and Royal Blue

96 - *** (Bristol LH buses)

Sun Apr 2 2006

Sunday 2 April 2006: 96 - *** (Bristol LH buses)

Published in Western National, Southern National and Royal Blue

Exeter Corporation buses

Sun Jan 20 2002

Sunday 20 January 2002: Exeter Corporation buses

Published in Western National, Southern National and Royal Blue

2900 - *** (Leyland PD1A-ECW)

Sun Jan 25 2004

Sunday 25 January 2004: This batch of Leyland Titans PD1A all had lowbridge ECW L55R bodies.

Published in Western National, Southern National and Royal Blue

1785 - 1799 (Bristol MW buses)

Fri Feb 21 2003

Friday 21 February 2003: 1785 - 1799 (Bristol MW buses)

Published in Western National, Southern National and Royal Blue

2600 - 2625 (Bristol MW buses)

Mon Jan 12 2004

Monday 12 January 2004: 2600 - 2625 (Bristol MW buses)

Published in Western National, Southern National and Royal Blue

1969 - 2114 (Bristol FLF Lodekkas)

Fri Feb 28 2003

Friday 28 February 2003: 1969 - 2114 (Bristol FLF Lodekkas)

Published in Western National, Southern National and Royal Blue

2215 - 2280 (Bristol MW coaches)

Fri Jan 2 2004

Friday 2 January 2004: 2215 - 2280 (Bristol MW coaches)

Published in Western National, Southern National and Royal Blue

600 - 612 (Bristol SUS4A)

Tue Jan 14 2003

Tuesday 14 January 2003: 600 - 612 (Bristol SUS4A)

Published in Western National, Southern National and Royal Blue

2700 - *** (Bristol RELL)

Thu Jan 15 2004

Thursday 15 January 2004: 2700 - *** (Bristol RELL)

Published in Western National, Southern National and Royal Blue

Bristol K, KS, KSW

Wed Feb 1 2006

Wednesday 1 February 2006: Bristol K, KS, KSW

Published in Western National, Southern National and Royal Blue

1656 - 1796 (Bristol LS buses)

Thu Feb 20 2003

Thursday 20 February 2003: 1656 - 1796 (Bristol LS buses)

Published in Western National, Southern National and Royal Blue

1863 - 1967 (Bristol LD Lodekkas)

Tue Feb 25 2003

Tuesday 25 February 2003: The combined fleets of Western National and Southern National ran an extensive fleet of Lodekkas, with a large number of Bristol FLF/ECW 70-seat front-entrance buses. They included the first pre-production Lodekka, 1863 (OTT 2), a pair of LDL and another pair of FS, a secondhand fleet consisting of half Bristol's FSFs - but not a single FL. Many of the FLFs survive in the United States, masquerading as London red buses. Nothing could be further from their real operating territory in the largely rural areas of Devon and Cornwall, Somerset and Dorset.

Published in Western National, Southern National and Royal Blue

1279 - 1299 (Bristol LS coaches)

Wed Feb 12 2003

Wednesday 12 February 2003: 1279 - 1299 (Bristol LS coaches)

Published in Western National, Southern National and Royal Blue

262 - 379 (L types)

Fri Jan 10 2003

Friday 10 January 2003: 262 - 379 (L types)

Published in Western National, Southern National and Royal Blue

2350 - *** (Bristol RELH)

Sat Jan 10 2004

Saturday 10 January 2004: 2350 - *** (Bristol RELH)

Published in Western National, Southern National and Royal Blue

1383 - 1437 (Bristol MW coaches)

Sun Feb 16 2003

Sunday 16 February 2003: Key: RB - Royal Blue SN - Southern National WN - Western National DG - Devon General (Following a reorganisation in the National Bus Company, Devon General came under the management - and the vehicle allocation policy - of the Western National management in Queen Street, Exeter). An enthusiastic AEC operator, it took some downgraded MW coaches as buses.

Published in Western National, Southern National and Royal Blue

400 - 435 (Bristol SUL4A coaches)

Sat Jan 11 2003

Saturday 11 January 2003: 400 - 435 (Bristol SUL4A coaches)

Published in Western National, Southern National and Royal Blue

613 - 696 (Bristol SUL4A buses)

Wed Jan 15 2003

Wednesday 15 January 2003: 613 - 696 (Bristol SUL4A buses)

Published in Western National, Southern National and Royal Blue