Western National
LFJ 873W | Bristol VR | Fleet No. 38873 (ex 1226)
Fri, 19/02/2010 - 4:35pm — editorIn November 2009, the CBPG took over ownership of Bristol VRBristol VR was Bristol's rear-engined bus chassis, designed as a competitor to the Leyland Atlantean and Daimler Fleetline. 38873(LFJ 873W) from the Western National Preservation GroupWestern National Preservation Group. Originally numbered 1226, she was the last new Bristol VR bought by Western National in 1981 (later vehicles 1227 to 1238 went to Devon General). Read more
Western National Preservation Group
Thu, 10/02/2011 - 3:57pm — editorThe Group was formed in 1991 at the old Laira Depot in Plymouth.
The aim of the Group is to preserve the Western National name and the much loved West Country’s Green Buses.
AFJ 706T | Bristol VR | Fleet No. 1141
Wed, 17/02/2010 - 8:04pm — editorThis Bristol VRBristol VR was Bristol's rear-engined bus chassis, designed as a competitor to the Leyland Atlantean and Daimler Fleetline., fleet No. Read more
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
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
