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FLEET HISTORY - CASTROL OF ELLESMERE PORT

Last Updated : March 20th 2020 (under construction)

This page lists all Bristol Lodekkas owned by Castrol 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 Number

Date Acquired

Date Withdrawn and Sold Notes
RFM416 (Photo)
LD6B 100037 2/1969 (Crosville DLB671) 9/1975 (SCRAPPED)  
RFM463 LD6B 100179 ?/1970 (Crosville DLB718) 10/1975 (Exported)  
VFM597 LD6B 104040 2/1970 (Crosville DLB732) 2/1976 (SCRAPPED)  
VFM616 LD6B 104134 3/1970 (Crosville DLB751) Not known (SCRAPPED)  
XFM191 LD6B 108106 4/1970 (Crosville DLB780) Not known (SCRAPPED)  
VFM627 LD6B 108041 5/1970 (Crosville DLB762) Not known (SCRAPPED)  
637HFM LD6B 150099 1/1976 (Cheetham & Dugmore of Little Sutton) ?/1977 (SCRAPPED)  
535OHU (Photo)
FLF6B 210026
4/1977 (Bristol Omnibus C7092)
12/1987 (Driver trainer)

256SFM FLF6B 169022 8/1977 (Crosville DFB43) ?/1984 (Preserved)  
FNU412C FLF6B 229125 8/1978 (Trent 710) 8/1985 (SCRAPPED)  

Photo Archive

RFM416
416RFM in 1975
Photo : Adrian Healey
RFM463
VFM597
VFM616
XFM191
VFM627
637HFM
535OHU
535OHU with Castrol
Photo : Adrian Healey
256SFM
FNU412C


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