Last Updated : September 24th 2018 (under construction)
This page lists all major fleet liveries carried by Bristol VR, RE, LH and Lodekka vehicles. If you have any further information or photos I would be delighted to hear from you at rob@robsly.com
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| Liveries prior to the National Bus Company |
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| Aldershot & District |
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Two-tone green and cream livery carried prior to the formation of NBC when it was replaced by NBC red |
| Alder Valley coach |
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Cream coach livery with a red stripe carried prior to the formation of NBC when it was replaced by NBC white coach livery |
| Alder Valley bus |
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Deep red and cream bus livery carried prior to the formation of NBC when it was replaced by NBC red |
| Brighton, Hove & District |
Red and cream livery carried prior to takeover by Southdown in 1969, after which Southdown green and cream replaced it |
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| Bristol Omnibus One-Man-Operated |
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Relatively
short-lived green and cream livery carried by Bristol Omnibus vehicles
that were suitable for One-Man Operation (one Lodekka was also
experimentally repainted although this remained crew-operated). This
livery superseded Tilling green and preceeded NBC green |
| Cheltenham District |
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Burgundy and cream livery carried by CDT vehicles |
| Cheltenham District One-Man-Operated |
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Relatively
short-lived burgundy and cream livery carried by CDT vehicles that were
suitable for One-Man Operation. This livery superseded CDT livery and preceeded NBC red |
| Durham District Services |
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Green and cream livery carried prior to the fleet being absorbed into United Auto and receiving Tilling red livery |
| Mansfield District |
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Green and cream livery carried prior to the formation of NBC when it was replaced by NBC green |
| Midland General |
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Black & cream single decker livery (shared with Mansfield District) and blue and cream double decker livery |
| Ribble |
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Red and cream livery carried prior to the formation of NBC when it was replaced by NBC red |
| Royal Blue |
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Blue and cream coaching livery carried by Western National and Southern National vehicles |
| Southdown |
Green and cream livery carried prior to the formation of NBC when it was replaced by NBC green |
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| Tilling Green |  | Tilling green livery as carried by many companies owned by
Tilling. Double deckers usually had two cream bands, single deckers
just the one. Originally the cream was lined out in black, but this was
deleted as a cost-saving measure later on. Replaced by either NBC green or (in the case of Hants & Dorset) NBC red livery in the early to mid 1970s. |
| Tilling Red |
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| West Riding |  | Green and cream livery carried by vehicles prior to the formation of NBC when it was replaced by NBC red |
| West Yorkshire |
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Red and cream coach livery carried by vehicles prior to the formation of NBC when it was replaced by NBC white coach livery |
| Liveries during the National Bus Company period |
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| National Bus Company Blue |
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NBC blue livery, usually (but not always) finished with a white stripe at waist level |
| National Bus Company Red |
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NBC red livery, usually (but not always) finished with a white stripe at waist level |
| National Bus Company Green |
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NBC green livery, usually (but not always) finished with a white stripe at waist level |
| NBC Dual-Purpose Red and White |
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NBC dual-purpose red and white livery |
| NBC Dual-Purpose Green and White |  |
NBC dual-purpose green and white livery |
| NBC Dual-Purpose Blue and White |  |
NBC dual-purpose blue and white livery |
| National White Coach |
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NBC white coach livery |
| Post-Deregulation former NBC company liveries | ||
| Alder Valley |
Green and yellow livery used by
Alder Valley South after separation of the Alder Valley company and
prior to the adoption of Stagecoach livery |
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| Bee Line |
Yellow and black livery used by
Alder Valley North/Bee Line after separation of the Alder Valley
company and prior to the adoption of First Beeline livery |
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| Bristol Overground |
Updated yellow, red and blue livery used by Bristol Omnibus replacing City Rider livery. |
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| Bristol Open-Top |
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Selection of open-top liveries applied by Bristol Omnibus between 1984 and 1999. |
| City Rider |
Yellow, red and blue livery used by Bristol Omnibus for vehicles on City services replacing NBC green livery |
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| Devon General |
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Red and cream livery used by Devon General to replace NBC red livery |
| Devon General Coach |
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Coach liveries carried by Devon General vehicles |
| East Kent |
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Red and cream livery used by East Kent to replace NBC red |
| Eastern National Experimental |  | Experimental post deregulation livery, replaced by scheme with less green |
| Hampshire Bus |
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Red, white and blue livery used by Hampshire Bus to replace NBC red |
| Hampshire Coach |
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White, red and blue scheme applied by Hampshire Bus in reverse style to bus livery for coach-seated vehicles |
| Solent Blue Line #2 |  | Revised two-tone blue and yellow livery applied to later VRs by Solent Blue Line |
| Western Nationa/Plymouth Citybus Joint Services |
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Green and white livery with Western National Citybus fleetnames |
| Western National "Birds Eye" |
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Blue, yellow, red and white "Bird's Eye" livery used by Western National to replace NBC green |
| Western National Interim |
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Blue, red and cream livery used by Western National to replace Bird's Eye livery |
| Western National "Badgers & Flags" |
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Blue, red and white "Badgers and Flags" livery used by Western National to replace Interim livery |
| Wilts & Dorset |
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Red, white and black livery used by Wilts & Dorset to replace NBC red |
| Municipal liveries | ||
| Plymouth Citybus |
Red and cream livery with Plymouth Citybus fleetnames |
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| Scottish Bus Group liveries | ||
| Alexander/Alexander Midland |  | Blue and white livery with Alexander & Sons fleetnames (later Alexander Midland) |
| Alexander Fife |
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Red and white livery with Fife fleetnames |
| Central S.M.T. |
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Red and white livery with Central S.M.T. fleetnames |
| Eastern Scottish |
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Green and cream livery with Eastern Scottish fleetnames |
| Highland |
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Red and cream livery with Highland fleetnames |
| Western S.M.T. |
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Red and cream livery with Western S.M.T. fleetnames |
| First Group liveries | ||
| First Badgerline |
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| First Beeline |
Blue and yellow livery adopted prior to the introduction of First corporate livery |
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| First City Line |
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| First Eastern Counties |
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| First Eastern National |
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| First Provincial |
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| First Red Bus |
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| First Southern National |
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| First Thamesway |
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| First Western National |
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| First "Barbie 2"/First Tour |
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| First "Barbie 3" |
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| Other Major Company liveries | ||
| Arriva |
Arriva corporate livery |
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| Stagecoach of Perth |
Initial livery carried by
Stagecoach vehicles early in the company's history, allover white with
broad red, blue and brown stripes |
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| Stagecoach "stripey" |
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Stagecoach standard corporate livery, allover white with red, blue and orange stripes |
| Stagecoach "rolling ball" |
Revised Stagecoach corporate livery, allover white with red, blue and orange "swoops" |
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| Independent operator liveries | ||
| City Sightseeing |  | Livery carried by City Sightseeing franchises around the world |
| Guide Friday |
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Livery carried by Guide Friday franchises in the U.K. |
| Advertising and Special liveries | ||
| Bristol Omnibus Advertising Liveries | Allover and wraparound advertising schemes carried by individual vehicles in the Bristol Omnibus fleet | |
| City of Oxford Advertising Liveries |
Allover and wraparound advertising schemes carried by individual vehicles in the City of Oxford fleet | |
| Eastern Counties Advertising Liveries |
Allover and wraparound advertising schemes carried by individual vehicles in the Eastern Counties fleet | |
| Hants & Dorset Advertising Liveries |
Allover and wraparound advertising schemes carried by individual vehicles in the Hants & Dorset fleet | |
| Lincolnshire Road Car Advertising Liveries |
Allover and wraparound advertising schemes carried by individual vehicles in the Lincolnshire Road Car fleet | |
| Maidstone & District Advertising Liveries |
Allover and wraparound advertising schemes carried by individual vehicles in the Maidstone & District fleet | |
| Queen's Silver Jubilee Livery |
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Queen's Silver Jubilee livery applied to vehicles in many companies to celebrate 25 years of the Queen's rule |
| South Wales Advertising Liveries |
Allover and wraparound advertising schemes carried by individual vehicles in the South Wales fleet | |
| Southdown Advertising Liveries |
Allover and wraparound advertising schemes carried by individual vehicles in the Southdown fleet | |
| Trent Advertising Liveries |
Allover and wraparound advertising schemes carried by individual vehicles in the Trent fleet | |
| United Counties Advertising Liveries |
Allover and wraparound advertising schemes carried by individual vehicles in the United Counties fleet | |
| Ulsterbus/Citybus Advertising Liveries |
Allover and wraparound advertising schemes carried by individual vehicles in the Ulsterbus/Citybus fleet | |
| Western National Advertising Liveries |
Allover and wraparound advertising schemes carried by individual vehicles in the Western National fleet | |
| West Yorkshire Advertising Liveries | Allover and wraparound advertising schemes carried by individual vehicles in the West Yorkshire fleet | |
| Open-Top liveries | ||
| Bristol Omnibus VR Open-Top Liveries |  | Open-top liveries carried by Bristol Omnibus VRs at Weston-super-Mare, Bath and Bristol |
| Crosville Open-Top Liveries | Open-top liveries carried by Crosville vehicles | |
| Eastern Counties Open-Top Liveries | Open-top liveries carried by Eastern Counties vehicles | |
| South Wales Open-Top Liveries | Open-top liveries carried by National Welsh/South Wales vehicles | |
| Southdown Open-Top Liveries | Open-top liveries carried by Southdown vehicles | |
| Southern Vectis Open-Top Liveries | Open-top liveries carried by Southern Vectis vehicles | |
| United Auto/East Yorkshire Open-Top Liveries | Open-top liveries carried by United Auto/East Yorkshire vehicles at Scarborough | |
| Western National Open-Top Liveries | Open-top liveries carried by Western National vehicles in Cornwall, Devon and Dorset | |