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Still in Service

Last Updated : April 4th 2008 (Bankfoot Buses of Perth added)

There were still 215 VRs licensed for service in the UK in January 2008 (335 in May 2006, 262 in July 2007)

Visit the Illustrated History section for VR fleets now departed

FIRSTGROUP - SURVIVING VRs

There were 7 (10/23/49/71/113) survivors in total during January 2008 (July 2007/May 2006/Feb 2005/Jan 2004/Jan 2003)

FIRST DEVON & CORNWALL ***All VRs now withdrawn

FIRST HAMPSHIRE & DORSET (1 survivor)

ARRIVA - SURVIVING VRs

There was 1 (1/4/4/10) survivors in total during January 2008 (July 2007/May 2006/Jan 2004/Jan 2003)

ARRIVA CYMRU (1 survivor)

GO-AHEAD - SURVIVING VRs

There were 23 survivors in January 2008 (29/33 in July 2007/May 2006)

DAMORY COACHES (8 survivors)

SOUTHERN VECTIS (4 survivors)

WILTS & DORSET (6 survivors)

INDEPENDENTS - SIGHTSEEING AND TOURS

18 survivors listed at January 2008 (39 in Jan 2004, 36 in Feb 2005, 18 in May 2006, 20 in July 2007)

BIG RED BUS COMPANY OF WILMINGTON (1 survivor)

CLASSIC OMNIBUS OF FOLKESTONE (1 survivor)

CLASSIC BUS OF BLACKPOOL (3 survivors)

EAST YORKSHIRE (1 survivor)

ENTERPRISE BOATS OF TRURO (1 survivor)

EXPRESS MOTORS OF BONTNEWYDD (1 survivor)

QUANTOCK MOTOR SERVICES OF BISHOPS LYDEARD (2 survivors)

RIVER LINK OF DARTMOUTH (3 survivors)

SHORELINE SUNCRUISERS OF SCARBOROUGH (1 survivor)

SUMMERCOURT TRAVEL OF NEWQUAY (1 survivor)

UNIVERSAL LIMOS OF GUERNSEY (2 survivors)

WHITBY TOWN TOUR (1 survivor)

YORK PULLMAN OF YORK (2 survivors)

INDEPENDENTS - SOUTH WEST ENGLAND

47 survivors listed at January 2008 (98 in Jan 2004, 83 in Feb 2005, 50 in May 2006, 44 in July 2007)

ABUS OF BRISTOL (2 survivors)

CHEPSTOW CLASSIC BUSES (35 survivors)

MARCHANT OF CHELTENHAM (2 survivors)

ROSELYN OF PAR (2 survivors)

SHORELINE COACHES OF BOURNEMOUTH (1 survivor)

VERWOOD BUS OF VERWOOD (1 survivor)

WESTERN GREYHOUND OF NEWQUAY (2 survivors)

WESTWARD TRAVEL OF KINGSWOOD (1 survivor)

INDEPENDENTS - SOUTH EAST ENGLAND

49 survivors listed at January 2008 (123 in Jan 2004, 105 in Feb 2005, 82 in May 2006, 66 in July 2007)

BLACK & WHITE OF WINCHESTER (1 survivor)

BLUE BUS OF DEBACH (3 survivors)

COUNTRY LION OF NORTHAMPTON (1 survivor)

EMBLING OF GUYHIRN (15 survivors)

FARLEIGH COACHES OF WOULDHAM (1 survivor)

HEDINGHAM OMNIBUSES (11 survivors)

M & E COACHES OF ROCHFORD (1 survivor)

MORTONS COACHES OF BASINGSTOKE (1 survivor)

PIKE OF ANDOVER (4 survivors)

SUSSEX COACHES OF BILLINGSHURST (1 survivor)

TALISMAN OF GREAT BROMLEY (1 survivor)

VILLAGE COACHES OF FINDON (2 survivors)

INDEPENDENTS - NORTHERN ENGLAND

39 survivors listed at January 2008 (90 in Jan 2004, 71 in Feb 2005, 52 in May 2006, 44 in July 2007)

A1 MINIBUS SERVICE OF WARRINGTON (2 survivors)

GRIERSON OF FISHBURN (1 survivor)

HULME HALL OF CHEADLE HULME (3 survivors)

JOHNSON OF HODTHORPE (32 survivors)

POWNER OF MARKET HARBOROUGH (1 survivor)

INDEPENDENTS - SCOTLAND AND WALES

31 survivors listed at January 2008 (142 in Jan 2004, 109 in Feb 2005, 71 in May 2006, 47 in July 2007)

ALPINE OF LLANDUDNO (11 survivors)

BANKFOOT BUSES OF PERTH (4 survivors)

CLYNNOG & TREFOR OF TREFOR *** All VRs now withdrawn

COASTAL OF BARRY (1 survivor)

COLE OF TREORCHY (2 survivors)

DAVID OF PONTYCYMMER (2 survivors)

GM COACHES OF CEFN CRIBBWR (3 survivors)

GRIFFITHS OF PORT DINORWIC (3 survivors)

WILLIAMS OF DEINIOLEN (1 survivor)

JONES OF LLANFAETHLU (2 survivors) 

MORRIS OF PENCOED (1 survivor)

RIDGWAY OF MARGAM (1 survivor)

VOEL COACHES OF DYSERTH (1 survivor)

WOOLLEY OF LLANEDWEN (3 survivors)

OVERSEAS VR FLEETS

AFRICA

ASIA

AUSTRALIA

BELGIUM

OTHER CANADIAN OWNERS

CARIBBEAN

DOUBLEDECKER BUS AND TOURS OF SAN DIEGO, U.S.A.

EASTERN EUROPEAN

FRANCE

GERMANY

GRAY LINE OF VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA

HOLLAND

IBERIA (SPAIN & PORTUGAL)

ITALY

MAMBO TOURS OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, U.S.A.

NEW ZEALAND

OTHER U.S.A. OWNERS

RED BUS RENTAL OF TARZANA, U.S.A.

SCANDINAVIA

SOUTH AMERICA

SWITZERLAND

 


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