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This website is for anyone interested in the
products of Bristol Commercial Vehicles, a manufacturer swallowed
up by British Leyland and a victim of the politics of the 1970s
and early 1980s. The specific model we deal with in most detail is the Vertical
Rear-engined (VR) double decker which is still operating in several parts of the country, but in ever-dwindling numbers.
2008 saw the last former NBC fleet mostly withdrawn (Wilts
& Dorset), but on the other hand there are now more than 200 VRs in various
states of preservation in the UK. The youngest
examples will celebrate their twenty-eighth birthday this year (2009), testament to the quality of design and build which was a
hallmark of the Brislington factory where they were built.
Last Updated : June 30th 2009 (Photo of the Month updated, Still in Service page updated, LEU263P, KTT42P, JWV272W and CWU324T on eBay)
This week's
interesting non-Bristols on eBay:
Updated ***
Mercedes OH1416
N750LUS
***Updated
AEC Reliance
NMS372
Daimler Fleetline
XSJ647T
Volvo Ailsa
B999YUS
Volvo B10M/Duple 340
F374DUX
Volvo Ailsa
A733PSU
Leyland Tiger
Plaxton Supreme
Bristols For Sale
I do not charge any fees for listing Bristol vehicles for sale
on this page, but I regret I cannot advertise events or vehicle parts due to
lack of available time. I do however now list Bristols advertised on
eBay in the hope of alerting buyers who may otherwise
miss the opportunity and have added a few additional links to interesting eBay
categories such as those for
Photos and
Models at
various points on the website.
The Doctor Who story has been moved here
Operator Focus(April 26th 2009)Crosville RE
After taking four months to complete the West Riding VR operator focus (due to the volume of current updates in the world of Bristol buses) I have now moved on to Crosville REs. This gives me a chance to showcase the photographic collection of Graham Senior, already used extensively for Crosville LHs, which includes views of nearly every RE that ever ran for the great company. Above is CRG531 (AFM106B), an example of my favourite body type - the Mark I coach - in National coach livery. Operator Focus - ArchiveThe Operator Focus Archive contains a log of previously featured operators. If you can contribute to fill any gaps or correct any mistakes I'd be delighted to hear from you. |
Photo of the Month (June 30th 2009 - updated July 3rd) |
The aim of this website is to be the up-to-date reference point for all surviving Bristol VR, Lodekka, RE and LH vehicles. Ultimately it is the intention to have an Illustrated History page for every one of these vehicles that were built including photos with every owner in every livery. Obviously this is a lifetime's work and will not be achieved without the help of a great many contributors - these kind folk have already helped to swell the number of photos held for publication to over 15,000, many of which are already in use on the site. I have decided that the time has come to record all changes of vehicle status on the website, and this information can now be found on the Recently Recorded Changes Log.
For a couple of years now I have been adding Illustrated Fleet Histories for operators who have run VRs, REs, LHs and/or Lodekkas at some point, ranging from large groups to tiny one-vehicle operations. Those added so far are listed by county on the Operator Cross Reference page (including an indication as to whether or not the list yet contains all the details and photos in my possession), but I now plan to showcase operators as I work on them. The purpose of highlighting them on here is both as a means of promoting the pages but also as a request for viewers to send in any photos that fill in the gaps in the Photo Archive sections on each page. The aim is to illustrate every vehicle in every livery with every operator and I want to thank all the very many kind individuals who have already made such contributions to this website.
The Illustrated
Histories Log page details those vehicles that have already been
processed. More are added each week. If you can help to complete any with either additional
information or photos I would be delighted to hear from you, either through the
submission of photos or slides for scanning, or through the email of digital
images. You will find my Contact Information at the foot
of this page.
I do not charge any fees for listing Bristol vehicles for sale on this page, but I regret I cannot advertise events or vehicle parts due to lack of available time. I do however now list Bristols advertised on eBay in the hope of alerting buyers who may otherwise miss the opportunity and have added a few additional links to interesting eBay categories such as those for Photos and Models at appropriate points on the website.
ILLUSTRATED CURRENT SURVIVORS LISTS
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VRs in Service ***New format***
All current VRs operated around the UK. |
Playbuses, exhibition units, caravans, etc. They're all here. |
Over one hundred and eighty VRs are already in preservation. Keep up with their progress here. |
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Lists by original owner of all RE survivors from around the World |
Lists by original owner of all Lodekka survivors from around the World |
Lists by original owner of all LH survivors from around the World |
COMPLETE TYPE LISTS
| BRISTOL
VR
Here you will find all VRs that were manufactured, listed by original owner. The lists show the current location of all survivors, all others being marked as scrapped. |
| BRISTOL
RE
Here you will find all REs that were manufactured, listed by original owner. The lists show the current location of all survivors, all others being marked as scrapped. ***New feature - work in progress*** |
| BRISTOL
SU
Although we do not cover the Bristol SU, you will find very comprehensive comprehensive coverage on Gerry Tormey's website using the above link |
| BRISTOL
MW
Gerry Tormey has also now completed a superb site devoted to the Bristol MW. Follow the link above. |
| BRISTOL
SC
Further offerings from Gerry Tormey now include this site for the Bristol SC.... |
| BRISTOL
LS
...and this one for the integral Bristol LS model |
This is a work in progress, but take a look - Frapper link - for the time being I have added my own VR and its sister with Stagecoach - do please feel free to add your own Bristol bus and photo.
Your webmaster would be delighted to hear from you about anything Bristol/ECW-related. His email address is rob@robsly.com.
This site is best viewed at a resolution of 1024 x 768 or higher
I am selling a few photos from my personal collection on eBay to raise funds towards the continued restoration of JOU161P. Please click here or on the link below to take a look:
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