Cornwall Bus Preservation Society

Photograph Details

Picture Date: 

17 Apr 2011

Photographer: 

VRT1147

Lee returns from St Ives on the 2011 'running day' in Colin's Bristol VRBristol VR was Bristol's rear-engined bus chassis, designed as a competitor to the Leyland Atlantean and Daimler Fleetline. 1203/38847(LFJ 847W) which interestingly along with Bristol VR 1141(AFJ 706T) owned by the CBPSCornwall Bus Preservation Society - 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 even loaned to members of the group, were the two vehicles painted in the green and cream livery of Western National in 1999 to celebrate 70 years of the Company. That livery is visible on Martin's 1958 Bristol LD 1943(VDV 760) at the bus station.