Last Updated : April 27th 2021 (brought up-to-date)
This website has grown in a fairly disorganised way
over a period of nearly 20 years, some pages being easier to find than
others. Time has come to provide you with a central index of what's
here and where to find it!
| Complete Chassis Lists Every vehicle listed by original owner including separate lists of surviving vehicles around the World |
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| VR |
Lodekka |
RE |
LH |
| Operator/Vehicle Lists Every operator who ever ran a VR, Lodekka, RE or LH |
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| Major Operators |
Tilling, NBC, post-deregulation companies and large groups (eg, First, Stagecoach, Arriva) **under construction** |
| Municipals and P.T.E.s |
Public and local-authority owned companies |
| Independent Operators |
Smaller privately owned companies listed by county |
| Miscellaneous |
Lists of vehicles in preservation, non-PSV use, driver trainers, van conversions and exported |
| Non-PSV Operators |
Non-PSV who operated significant numbers of vehicles |
| Overseas Operators |
Overseas operators who operated significant numbers of vehicles |
| New Zealand Operators |
Lists of vehicles owned by operators in New Zealand **under construction** |
| Special Features |
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| Liveries |
Lists of fleet liveries (including photos) carried by individual vehicles **under construction** |
| Advertising liveries |
Lists (by company) of advertising and special liveries carried by individual vehicles **under construction** |
| Accidents and Fire damage |
Incidents showing vehicles involved in accidents and having sustained fire damage |
| Unusual vehicles |
Vehicles that have had interesting conversions or unusual uses |
| Vehicle News |
News items about vehicles from 2007 to the present day |
| Photo of the Month Archive |
Archive of Photo of the Month features dating back to 2000 |
| Interesting vehicles on eBay | Bristols
and other interesting vehicles currently for sale on eBay. By clicking
on the links you help to raise funds for vehicle preservation |
| Bristols for sale | Bristol vehicles for sale. This is a free service aimed at finding a good home for worthy vehicles |
| Bristols on video |
YouTube clips of vehicles |
| Mobile homes |
List of vehicles that have been used as mobile homes and caravans |
| Operation manuals |
Downloadable links to service, operations and parts manuals for chassis, bodies and engines |
| Spotters' Log |
Photos hot off the press of vehicles in use around the World, with private owners or at rallies |
| Bristol VR links |
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| Complete Chassis list |
Matrix of VRs built by chassis variant by original operator. Also links to lists of all surviving VRs |
| Original Owners |
Lists of VRs by original owner showing which survive and which have been scrapped |
| Current Operators | List of VRs currently in commercial use around the World |
| Preserved (current) |
List of VRs currently in preservation including restoration status and most recently available photo |
| Preserved (all) |
List of all VRs that have been in preservation including disposals |
| Non-PSV (current) | List of VRs currently in non-PSV use in the UK including most recently available photo |
| Non-PSV (all) |
List of all VRs that have seen non-PSV use |
| Driver trainers |
List of VRs used as dedicated driver training vehicles |
| Exported |
List of VRs that were exported after finishing in service in the U.K. |
| Maintenance and Spares |
Information to help with vehicle maintenance, servicing and parts |
| Doctor Who Filming |
The story of three VRs used to film the Doctor Who episode "Planet of the Dead" |
| Overland to Ethiopia |
The trip of a lifetime taking a VR across the desert to Ethiopia in 2008 |
| World Cup 2010 | A VR leads the convoy of Dutch fans all the way to the 2010 World Cup in South Africa |
| Bristol Lodekka links |
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| Complete Chassis list |
Matrix of Lodekkas built by chassis variant by original operator. Also links to lists of all surviving Lodekkas |
| Preserved |
List of all Lodekkas that have been in preservation including disposals |
| Non-PSV |
List of all Lodekkas that have seen non-PSV use |
| Driver trainers |
List of Lodekkas used as dedicated driver training vehicles |
| Exported |
List of Lodekkas that were exported after finishing in service in the U.K. |
| Sanction list |
List of all Lodekkas by build sanction showing build variations by individual vehicle **under construction** |
| Build Features |
Detailed description of the variations in design and build features during Lodekka production **under construction** |
| Pre-Production Batch |
Focus on the pre-production batch of six Lodekkas delivered to operators in 1953 prior to the main production run |
| Long LD Batch |
Focus on the batch of long LDs delivered to operators in 1957 |
| Toastracks |
Short article about the batch of Lodekkas that were converted to toastrack layout for use on the island of St Lucia |
| Bristol RE links |
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| Complete Chassis list |
Matrix of REs built by chassis variant by original operator. Also links to lists of all surviving REs |
| Preserved |
List of all REs that have been in preservation including disposals |
| Non-PSV |
List of all REs that have seen non-PSV use |
| Driver trainers |
List of REs used as dedicated driver training vehicles |
| Exported |
List of REs that were exported both new and after finishing in service in the U.K. |
| Maintenance and Spares | Information to help with vehicle maintenance, servicing and parts |
| Christchurch, NZ |
List of REs delivered new to Christchurch Transport Board in New Zealand |
| Northern Ireland |
List of REs delivered new to Ulsterbus and Citybus in Northern Ireland |
| Bristol LH links |
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| Complete Chassis list |
Matrix of LHs by chassis variant by original operator. Also links to lists of all surviving LHs |
| Independent Operators list |
Matrix of LHs (mostly coaches) new to independent operatorss by chassis variant by original operator |
| Preserved |
List of all LHs that have been in preservation including disposals |
| Non-PSV |
List of all LHs that have seen non-PSV use |
| Driver trainers |
List of LHs used as dedicated driver training vehicles |
| Exported |
List of LHs that were exported after finishing in service in the U.K. |
| Van conversions |
List of LHs that were built with pantechnicon van bodied for use by the Silver Cross company |
| NBC Survivors |
List of surviving LHs that were new to National Bus Company subsidiaries |
| Municipal & PTE Survivors |
List of surviving LHs that were new to municipal and P.T.E. operators |
| London Transport Survivors |
List of surviving LHs that were new to London Transport |
| Independent Survivors |
List of surviving LHs that were new to independent operators in the U.K. |