Illustrated History for AFJ739T


Chassis: LH6L LH/1557 Body: Plaxton 7910BXM507S Engine: Leyland O401 Configuration: C41F, C43F
Status: Scrapped     Last Reported: 1/2010

Last updated : August 1st 2015 (brought up-to-date)

1/2010 Flashman, Gunnislake (dealer for scrap)
6/2005 - 1/2010 Terry Partridge, Saltash (for further preservation)
1/2002 - 6/2005 Pratt & Gray, South Devon (for preservation). Owned by Gray only, c9/2002
4/2001 - 1/2002 ?, Canvey Island (non-PCV). Converted for use as a mobile greengrocer's shop
7/2000 - 4/2001 First Western National Buses Ltd. (Red Bus) (driver trainer) 9718
3/1999 - 7/2000 First Bristol Buses Ltd. (driver trainer) 8939
6/1997 - 3/1999 Bristol Omnibus Company Ltd. (Badgerline) 8939 (driver trainer)
5/1996 - 6/1997 Provincial Bus Company Ltd. 939 (driver trainer). Withdrawn 6/1996
4/1996 - 5/1996 Blue Admiral Ltd. 3319 (driver trainer)
?/1991 - 4/1996 Red Admiral Ltd. 3319. Withdrawn 12/1991. To driver trainer, 12/1991. Loaned to Blue Admiral and used in service in Southsea, 3/8/1993
?/19?? - ?/1991 Thames Transit Ltd. 3319. Used by Devon General, 12/1990
1/1983 - ?/19?? Devon General Ltd. 3319. Greenslades "stripey" livery, ?/198?
6/1979 - 1/983 Western National Omnibus Company Ltd. 3319. Delivered in Devon General poppy red and white livery. Western National leaf green and white livery, ?/19??

Restored in Greenslades livery, 3/2003

Photo : Dave Godley

Stored at Winkleigh, 10/2002

Photo : Dave Beardmore

Badgerline training vehicle, 8/1999

Photo : Mark Pitman

Red Admiral fleetnames, summer 1991

Photo : Rob Smith

Devon General red and cream with no fleetnames, 1/1988

Photo : Graeme Selway

Greenslades "stripey" livery, mid-1980s

Photo : Kelvin Amos

     
     
     
     
     

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