Bristol VR
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
1147 gets a little more work
Fri, 03/02/2012 - 5:42pm — BusDriverLeeHaving a couple of spare hours this afternoon and needing to get out of the house, I finished off the replacement of 1147's top deck double seats. We've just got the 3 single seats and the front bench to do and it'll be complete!
Bristol VR 1003(VDV 141S) at Kingsbridge 2010
Wed, 22/09/2010 - 5:13pm — editorAt Kingsbridge bus station having just returned from RAF Bolt Head on service 429
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Bristol VR 1003(VDV 141S) at Kingsbridge 2010
Wed, 22/09/2010 - 4:34pm — editorLee turns into Kingsbridge bus station about to operate service 93 to Slapton
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Bristol VR AFJ 749T at Camborne Depot
Sat, 28/08/2010 - 12:07am — relh1460Looking in need of a repaint, AFJ 749T at Camborne depotUnion Street - First Devon & Cornwall Cornwall operations office - engineering workshops.
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Bristol VR's 38749 (AFJ 749T) and 38873 (LFJ 873W) at St Austell depot
Fri, 27/08/2010 - 11:37pm — relh1460Looking very smart at St Austell depotSt Austell after being repainted, these vehicles formed part of First Devon & Cornwall's 'Heritage Fleet'
Line up of Bristol buses at Penzance FLF,LH,LHS,VR,LWL
Tue, 17/08/2010 - 10:33am — VRT1147An impressive line up of most of the vehicles taking part in the Penzance Running Day and they are all Bristol's. (picture by Angela O'Connor)
Bristol VR 1056(OTA 290G) and Leyland Olympian 34754(A754 VAF) at Penzance
Mon, 09/08/2010 - 8:19pm — editorWaiting for duty on Sunday 18 April 2010 at Penzance Bus Station is our 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. 34754(A754 VAF) and Bristol VRBristol VR was Bristol's rear-engined bus chassis, designed as a competitor to the Leyland Atlantean and Daimler Fleetline. 1056(OTA 290G). Both vehicles performed well and proved to be very popular.
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Bristol VR, Bristol LH and Leyland Olympian
Mon, 09/08/2010 - 7:32pm — editorBristol VRBristol VR was Bristol's rear-engined bus chassis, designed as a competitor to the Leyland Atlantean and Daimler Fleetline. 1003(VDV 141S), Bristol LHBristol Commercial Vehicles Light Horizontal engined 716(MUO 328F) and 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. 34754(A 754 VAF) cleaned and ready to go on the Saturday prior to the Penzance Running Day on Sunday.
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Bristol VR 1003 (VDV 141S) on The Hoe
Wed, 04/08/2010 - 2:12pm — editorOn Sunday 25 July 2010, our Bristol VRBristol VR was Bristol's rear-engined bus chassis, designed as a competitor to the Leyland Atlantean and Daimler Fleetline. 1003(VDV 141S) looks good on the Hoe at Plymouth during the Western National Preservation GroupWestern National Preservation Group's Rally. She did a trip out around the City for the enthusiasts.
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