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ILLUSTRATED FLEET HISTORY - TAYLOR OF MEPPERSHALL 

Last Updated : February 10th 2024 (under construction)

This page lists all Bristol LHs operated by Reliance 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

Registration

Chassis/Body Type

Chassis Number

Date Acquired

Date Withdrawn and Sold Notes
LTM971G LHL6L Plaxton C53F LHL/131 6/1969 (New) 4/1973 (Richardson of London)  
LTM972G LHL6L Plaxton C53F LHL/132 6/1969 (New) 7/1972 (Richardson of London)  
JUR596G LHL6L Plaxton C53F
LHL/141 5/1970 (McIntyre of Harlow)
7/1972 (Richardson of London)  
ONM573H
LHL6L Plaxton C53F LHL/145
6/1970 (New) 7/1974 (Mancini of Redbourn)

ONM574H LHL6L Plaxton C53F LHL/146 5/1970 (New) 4/1974 (Percival of Oxford)

TBU726GLHL6L Plaxton C44FLHL/1199/1970 (Best of W5)Not known (Mancini of Redbourn)
RNM275J
LHL6L Plaxton C53F LHL/167 1/1971 (New) Not known

RNM276J LHL6L Plaxton C53F LHL/183 7/1971 (New) Not known

TNM577K
LHL6L Plaxton C53F LHL/186 8/1971 (New)
11/1978 (Boon of Standish)

VNM140K
LH6L Plaxton C45F
LH/656
5/1972 (New) Not known (Robins of Hertford)

VNM141K
LH6L Plaxton C45F LH/657 6/1972 (New) Not known (Rimmington of Rothwell)

ATM61L
LHL6L Plaxton C53F LHL/207
3/1973 (New) 8/1978 (Powell of Lapford)

ATM62L LHL6L Plaxton C53F LHL/208 3/1973 (New)
6/1978 (Boon of Standish)
PTM451M
LHL6L Plaxton C51F LHL/228 4/1974 (New)
6/1979 (Boon of Standish)

GNM230N
LHL6L Plaxton C51F LHL/224 1/1975 (New)
Not known (Goldsmith of Sicklesmere)

PTM450M
LHL6L Plaxton C51F LHL/225 4/1974 (New) Not known (Keenan of Bellurgan)

LTM502P
LH6L Plaxton C45F LH/1145 10/1975 (New)
Not known

NUR43P
LH6L Plaxton C45F LH/1147 4/1976 (New)
Not known (O'Sullivan of Huyton)

PTM53R
LHL6L Plaxton C51F LHL/248
9/1976 (New)
6/1989 (Russell of Glasgow)
Reregistered 617MUR, 2/1984.
Reregistered UPP268R, 3/1987
PNM35R
LHS6L Plaxton C35F LHS/256 8/1977 (New)
Not known (Monk of NW10)

ANK56S
LHL6L Plaxton C53F LHL/265 6/1978 (New)
Not known (Jones of Ponciau)

VVD44S LHL6L Plaxton C53F LH/1416 11/1977 (New) 1/1985 (Zamir of Burton)
 
VVD54S
LHL6L Plaxton C53F LHL/260 11/1977 (New) 5/1980 (Beeston of Hadleigh)

VVD55S
LHL6L Plaxton C53F LHL/259 11/1977 (New) Not known (Wright of Norwich)
CNK633T LHS6L Plaxton C35F LHS/336 9/1978 (New) Not known (Bailey of Folkestone)
 
DMJ750T
LHL6L Plaxton C53F LHL/271 1/1979 (New)
Not known (Warren of Neath)

CAR170K
LHL6L Plaxton C51F
LHL/185
4/1980 (Glensilver of N12)
4/1985 (Non-PCV)

OKL974P (ex-NKH972P 578CYA) LHL6L Plaxton C51F LHL/238
10/1982 (Douglas of Ramsgate)
3/1986 (Craker of Maidstone)

SFJ108R
LH6L Plaxton C41F
LH/1427
Not known (North Devon 3408)
10/1987 (Welwyn Hatfield Line)

AVS349N (ex-XPD124N) LHS6L Plaxton C33F
LHS/157 4/1984 (London Country BN24) 6/1989 (AJC Coaches of Leeds) Rebodied from ECW B35F

Photo Archive

VVD44S

Photo : Cliff Essex

AVS349N (ex-XPD124N)OKL974P (ex-NKH972P 578CYA)
NKH972P with Reliance
Photo : Richard Haughey Collection

 

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