CBPS vehicles 'on tour' at Kingsbridge 2011

Sun, 25/09/2011 - 8:09pm — editor

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CBPS vehicles 'on tour' at Kingsbridge 2011

Picture Date:

17 Sep 2011

Photographer:

Editor

Our Vario 52529(S529 RWP), Bristol VRBristol VR was Bristol's rear-engined bus chassis, designed as a competitor to the Leyland Atlantean and Daimler Fleetline. 1003(VDV 141S) and Bristol LHBristol Commercial Vehicles Light Horizontal engined 716(MUO 328F) at Tally Ho's yard on the Kingsbridge Running Day 2011.

Vehicle Details

MUO 328F | Bristol LH | Fleet No. 716

Wed, 18/11/2009 - 9:48am — webmaster

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Registration:

MUO 328F

Fleet No.:

716

Date acquired:

Sat, 31/10/2009

CBPS's Bristol LH at Penzance running day

This Bristol LH 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 - 9:32am — webmaster

Details

Registration:

S529 RWP

Fleet No.:

52529

Date acquired:

Tue, 01/09/2009

1998 Mercedes Vario mini bus registration S529 RWP

In 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

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