November 2009
Bristol VR AFJ 749T
Sat, 28/11/2009 - 12:09am — webmasterAt running day 2006 in 'Barbie' livery
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Bristol VR 1003(VDV 141S)
Mon, 23/11/2009 - 5:08pm — webmasterThe morning was still quite wet when VDV 141S departed for St Ives on the Running day 2006
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A754 VAF | Leyland Olympian | Fleet No. 34754 (ex 1807/1754)
Wed, 18/11/2009 - 8:58am — webmasterWe have now successfully acquired from First Devon & Cornwall, former Western National 'Bristol' LeylandLeyland Bus was a British bus manufacturer. It emerged from the Rover Group (formerly British Leyland) as a management buyout of the bus business. It was subsequently acquired by Volvo Buses in 1988 and the name finally disappeared in 1993 OlympianLeyland Olympian was a double-decker bus built by British Leyland/Leyland Bus in the United Kingdom from 1980 to 1993., A754 VAF in Barbie 2 livery and displaying fleet number 34754.
This represents a very important 'save' for the CBPG as it is the last vehicle from the initial batch of 8 first introduced in Plymouth in November 1983 to come out of service in Cornwall. Unfortunately sister vehicles, 34751/2/5 (A751/2/5 VAF) have not been so lucky and have been scrapped. Read more
MUO 328F | Bristol LH | Fleet No. 716
Wed, 18/11/2009 - 8:48am — webmasterThis Bristol LHBristol Commercial Vehicles Light Horizontal engined 6L with 45 seat ECWEastern Coach Works Ltd was a bus and railbus body building company based in Lowestoft, England. ECW closed in 1987 bodywork was one of 10 new medium sized buses delivered to Western National in the summer of 1968 with 5 going to Southern National. Built by Bristol Commercial VehiclesBristol Commercial Vehicles Ltd was a manufacturer of buses and trucks based in Bristol, England. Closed 1983. (BCV), the light weight LH was the replacement for the earlier MW and SU models which had similar mid-mounted, horizontal, underfloor engines. Read more
S529 RWP | Mercedes Vario | Fleet No. 52529
Wed, 18/11/2009 - 8:32am — webmasterIn early September 2009, the CBPG acquired from First Devon & Cornwall, a Mercedes VarioMercedes-Benz Vario (model designation W670) is a heavy van manufactured by Mercedes-Benz mini bus registration number S529 RWP.
This vehicle with fleet number 52529 is in the pink and blue livery branded 'Tamar Link' and was formerly based at the Torpoint depot. She was new in 1998 and was one of a batch of 64 delivered to First Midland Red (FMR). She then carried fleet number 529 and was fitted with 22 seats. Read more
CORNWALL BUS PRESERVATION SOCIETY
Welcome to the information pages for the Cornwall Bus Preservation Society hereafter referred to as the CBPS.
The CBPS has been formed by a group of bus and coach enthusiasts who are involved in maintaining, restoring and preserving a number of buses which saw operational service in Cornwall that have been bought, donated or ev Read more
AFJ 749T | Bristol VR | Fleet No. 38749 (ex 1147)
Tue, 17/11/2009 - 5:52pm — webmasterAt the moment preserved in First Group's livery, Bristol VRBristol VR was Bristol's rear-engined bus chassis, designed as a competitor to the Leyland Atlantean and Daimler Fleetline. 38749(AFJ 749T) was one of 10 new ‘double deckers’ delivered to Western National in Cornwall in 1979 in standard NBC green. Originally she had fleet number 1147 and was alocated to the Truro depot, then situated on Lemon Quay, along with 'sisters' 1142(AFJ 744T) and 1144(AFJ 746T). She has been painted in nearly all the liveries used and has been based at most of the depots in Cornwall and even for a short time, was stationed at both Dartmouth and Plymouth. Read more
VDV 141S | Bristol VR | Fleet No. 1003 (ex 941 'Illustrious')
Tue, 17/11/2009 - 5:47pm — webmasterThis Bristol VRBristol VR was Bristol's rear-engined bus chassis, designed as a competitor to the Leyland Atlantean and Daimler Fleetline. with fleet number 1003 (VDV 141S) is a 1978 convertible open topper, one of 11 delivered to Western National/Devon General between November 1977 and March 1978. All of this batch were named after famous warships including 1003 which was originally numbered 941 and was named 'Illustrious'. When new, they were all painted in NBC red and whiteNational Bus Company Red and White livery. Read more
