THE SOUTH WEST OF ENGLAND BUS IMAGE GALLERY
Western National | Tilling era liveries
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 In Bretonside Bus Station is ECW bodied Bedford VAM5 703 (KDV133F), an attempted Bristol SU replacement. Alongside is MCW bodied Atlantean 197 (DDR197C) of Plymouth City.
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 Another Bedford VAM5, 705 (KDV135F), passes Park Royal bodied Atlantean 239 (JJY639G) on Royal Parade.
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 A common practice amongst Tilling fleets was the rebodying of Bristol L coaches and lengthening the chassis to fit full front ECW bus bodies. That is what happened to Beadle coach 1203 (JUO935) of 1948 when only ten years old.
Picture courtesy of the South Devon Railway archive |
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