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ILLUSTRATED FLEET HISTORY - BRITISH BUS COMPANY OF SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, U.S.A. 

Last Updated : January 29th 2024 (brought up-to-date)

This page lists all Bristol VRs operated by British Bus Company including links to all photos currently in the BVRES Collection showing the liveries carried by individual vehicles. If you have any further information or photos I would be delighted to hear from you at rob@robsly.com

Fleet Number

Registration

Chassis Number

Date Acquired

Date Withdrawn and Sold Notes
101 TFN982T VRT/SL3/1529 1/2005 (Chicago Double Decker of Chicago, Illinois) Current (9/2009)  
107 VPF287S VRT/SL3/1361 11/2006 (Westward Travel of Kingswood) Current (9/2009)  
110 UWV608S VRT/SL3/1108 1/2005 (Chicago Double Decker of Chicago, Illinois) ?/2010 (Star Line of Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.)  
  NHU672R VRT/SL3/514 9/2001 (Midland Red South 929) Not known (Black Diamond Limousine Service, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.A.)  
  OWE853R VRT/SL3/696 ?/2002 (Johnson of Hodthorpe) Not known (Black Diamond Limousine Service, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.A.)  
  LFS287F VRTLL/108 12/2003 (Chicago Motor Coach of Clinton, Illinois) by 8/2006 (KGM Charters of Los Angeles, California)  
  OCS584H VRTSL/284 12/2003 (Chicago Motor Coach of Clinton, Illinois) by 2/2009 (City Sightseeing of San Francisco, California)  
  STW26W VRT/SL3/2681 ?/2005 (Unknown owner in Georgia) by 6/2009 (Big Red Bus of Long Beach, California)  
  KOO791V VRT/SL3/2271 1/2006 (Abus of Bristol) by 6/2008 (San Francisco Sightseeing Deluxe of San Bruno, California)  
  WKO128S VRT/SL3/1338 11/2006 (Grahams of Bristol) ?/2010 (Vizit Tours of Los Angeles, California)  
  RRP861R VRT/SL3/606 by 9/2009 (Non-PCV) Current (9/2009)  
  UNW928R VRT/SL3/854 5/2003 (Fourways of Chelmsford) ?/2003 (Unknown owner in Nevada) Acquired as dealer stock only

DUP741S
VRT/SL3/1303
1/2005 (Chicago Double Decker of Chicago, Illinois) c2/2009 (SCRAPPED) Stored in Alabama
  PJJ21S VRT/SL3/1046 1/2005 (Chicago Double Decker of Chicago, Illinois) 1/2005 (Josh Goldberg, Baton Rouge, Louisiana) Acquired as dealer stock only
BPT918SVRT/SL3/10651/2005 (Chicago Double Decker of Chicago, Illinois)c2/2009 (SCRAPPED)Stored in Alabama
  RVB975S VRT/SL3/1465 1/2005 (Chicago Double Decker of Chicago, Illinois) c2/2009 (SCRAPPED) Stored in Alabama
  TFN979T VRT/SL3/1519 1/2005 (Chicago Double Decker of Chicago, Illinois) c2/2009 (SCRAPPED) Used for spares
  TFN986T VRT/SL3/1561 1/2005 (Chicago Double Decker of Chicago, Illinois) Current (11/2005) Stored in San Diego
  TFN988T VRT/SL3/1580 1/2005 (Chicago Double Decker of Chicago, Illinois) 1/2005 (Josh Goldberg, Baton Rouge, Louisiana) Acquired as dealer stock only
  LFS298F VRTLL/119 ?/2012 (Dan Nash of Chula Vista, California) 4/2013 (Firehouse Brewing Company of Rapid City, South Dakota) Acquired as dealer stock only
  OTA284G VRTSL/116 ?/2012 (Dan Nash of Chula Vista, California) 4/2013 (Firehouse Brewing Company of Rapid City, South Dakota) Acquired as dealer stock only

Photo Archive

TFN982T

Photos : Peter Coney, Dave Beardmore

VPF287S

Photos : Paul Bateson, Bob Martin

UWV608S

Photos : From the Internet, Paul Bateson

NHU672R

Photo : Michael Dryhurst

OWE853R

Photo : Stephen Thomas

LFS287F

Photo : eBay

OCS584H

Photo : Mike Diamond

STW26W

Photo : From the Internet

KOO791V

Photo : From the Internet

WKO128S

Photo : Bob Martin

RRP861R

Photos : Mike Diamond, Bob Martin

UNW928R
PJJ21S RVB975S

Photo : Mike Diamond

TFN979T

Photo : Mike Diamond

TFN986T

Photo : Peter Coney

TFN988T

Photo : eBay

OTA284G
OTA284G in 2013
Photo : BVRES Collection

 

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