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ILLUSTRATED FLEET HISTORY - FIRST WESTERN NATIONAL BUSES

BRISTOL VR

Last Updated : May 1st 2023 (under construction)

Western National Liveries

This page lists Bristol VRs operated by First Western National Buses. If you have any further information or photos I would be delighted to hear from you at rob@robsly.com

Fleetnumber

Registration

Chassis Number

Date Acquired

Date Sold Notes
941
VDV141S
VRT/SL3/1154
3/1999 (Western National 941)
2/2004 (First Devon & Cornwall 38641)

944
VDV144S
VRT/SL3/1177
3/1999 (Western National 944) 6/2001 (SCRAPPED)

1021
GBF78N
VRT/SL2/889
6/2003 (First P.M.T. 622)
2/2004 (First Devon & Cornwall 30001)
1022
RTH931S
VRT/SL3/1011
1/2004 (First Somerset & Avon 8600)
2/2004 (First Devon & Cornwall 39931)
1105
SFJ105R
VRT/SL3/822
3/1999 (Western National 1105) 1/2001 (SCRAPPED)
Acquired as withdrawn stock
1106
SFJ106R
VRT/SL3/823
3/1999 (Western National 1106) 5/2004 (Preserved)

1108
VDV108S
VRT/SL3/1041
3/1999 (Western National 1108) ?/2000 (SCRAPPED)
Acquired as withdrawn stock
1114
VDV114S
VRT/SL3/1057
3/1999 (Western National 1114)
4/2003 (SCRAPPED)

1116
VDV116S
VRT/SL3/1059
3/1999 (Western National 1116) 2/2004 (First Devon & Cornwall 38616)
1117
VDV117S
VRT/SL3/1060
3/1999 (Western National 1117) 6/2003 (Continental of Eston)

1118
VDV118S
VRT/SL3/1220
3/1999 (Western National 1118) ?/2004 (SCRAPPED)

1119
VDV119S
VRT/SL3/1221
3/1999 (Western National 1119) 12/2002 (SCRAPPED)

1120
VDV120S
VRT/SL3/1222
3/1999 (Western National 1120) 4/2001 (SCRAPPED)
Withdrawn following an accident, ?/2000
1121
VDV121S
VRT/SL3/1223
3/1999 (Western National 1121) 7/2003 (Preserved)

1123
XDV603S
VRT/SL3/1401
3/1999 (Western National 1123) 12/2002 (SCRAPPED)

1128
XDV608S
VRT/SL3/1406
3/1999 (Western National 1128) 2/2004 (First Devon & Cornwall 38608)
1129
XDV609S
VRT/SL3/1407
3/1999 (Western National 1129) 2/2004 (First Devon & Cornwall 38609)
1131
XDV601S
VRT/SL3/1409
3/1999 (Western National 1131) 10/2003 (SCRAPPED)

1132
AFJ697T
VRT/SL3/1577
3/1999 (Western National 1132) 2/2004 (First Devon & Cornwall 38697)
1133
AFJ698T
VRT/SL3/1578
3/1999 (Western National 1133) 2/2004 (First Devon & Cornwall 38698)
1134
AFJ699T
VRT/SL3/1588
3/1999 (Western National 1134) 2/2004 (First Devon & Cornwall 38699)
1135
AFJ700T
VRT/SL3/1589
3/1999 (Western National 1135) 8/2003 (SCRAPPED)
Withdrawn following an accident, 7/2003
1136
AFJ701T
VRT/SL3/1590
3/1999 (Western National 1136) 2/2004 (First Devon & Cornwall 38701)
1137
AFJ702T
VRT/SL3/1591
3/1999 (Western National 1137) 2/2002 (SCRAPPED)

1138
AFJ703T
VRT/SL3/1592
3/1999 (Western National 1138) 2/2004 (First Devon & Cornwall 38703)
1139
AFJ704T
VRT/SL3/1593
3/1999 (Western National 1139) 2/2004 (First Devon & Cornwall 38704)
1140
AFJ705T
VRT/SL3/1594
3/1999 (Western National 1140) 5/2004 (Chepstow Classic Buses)

1141
AFJ706T
VRT/SL3/1595
3/1999 (Western National 1141) 2/2004 (First Devon & Cornwall 38706)
1142
AFJ744T
VRT/SL3/1819
3/1999 (Western National 1142) 1/2004 (SCRAPPED)

1143
AFJ745T
VRT/SL3/1820
3/1999 (Western National 1143) 5/2004 (SCRAPPED)

1144
AFJ746T
VRT/SL3/1821
3/1999 (Western National 1144) ?/2001 (SCRAPPED)

1145
AFJ747T
VRT/SL3/1822
3/1999 (Western National 1145) 2/2004 (First Devon & Cornwall 38747)
1147
AFJ749T
VRT/SL3/1830
3/1999 (Western National 1147) 2/2004 (First Devon & Cornwall 38749)
1148
AFJ750T
VRT/SL3/1831
3/1999 (Western National 1148) 2/2004 (First Devon & Cornwall 38750)

1149
AFJ751T
VRT/SL3/1832
3/1999 (Western National 1149) 1/2003 (SCRAPPED)

1153
AFJ760T
VRT/SL3/1956
3/1999 (Western National 1153) 2/2004 (First Devon & Cornwall 38760)
1154
AFJ761T
VRT/SL3/1957
3/1999 (Western National 1154) 2/2004 (First Devon & Cornwall 38761)
1155
AFJ762T
VRT/SL3/1958
3/1999 (Western National 1155) 2/2004 (First Devon & Cornwall 38762)
1174
FDV806V
VRT/SL3/2172
3/1999 (Western National 1174) ?/2004 (SCRAPPED)

1175
FDV807V
VRT/SL3/2173
3/1999 (Western National 1175) 2/2004 (First Devon & Cornwall 38807) Red Bus
1176
FDV808V
VRT/SL3/2174
3/1999 (Western National 1176) 2/2004 (First Devon & Cornwall 38808)
1182
FDV814V
VRT/SL3/2183
3/1999 (Western National 1182) 2/2004 (SCRAPPED)

1183
FDV815V
VRT/SL3/2184
3/1999 (Western National 1183) 2/2004 (First Devon & Cornwall 38815)
1187
BEP968V
VRT/SL3/2036
3/1999 (Western National 1187) 5/2004 (Brijan of Bishops Waltham)

1197 LFJ841W
VRT/SL3/2525
3/1999 (Western National 1197) 2/2004 (First Devon & Cornwall 38841)
1198
LFJ842W
VRT/SL3/2526
3/1999 (Western National 1198) 2/2004 (First Devon & Cornwall 38842)
1199
LFJ843W
VRT/SL3/2527
3/1999 (Western National 1199) 2/2004 (First Devon & Cornwall 38843)
1200
LFJ844W
VRT/SL3/2528
3/1999 (Western National 1200) 2/2004 (First Devon & Cornwall 38844)
1201
LFJ845W
VRT/SL3/2538
3/1999 (Western National 1201) 2/2004 (First Devon & Cornwall 38845)
1202
LFJ846W
VRT/SL3/2539
3/1999 (Western National 1202) 2/2004 (First Devon & Cornwall 38846)
1203
LFJ847W
VRT/SL3/2540
3/1999 (Western National 1203) 2/2004 (First Devon & Cornwall 38847)

1220
LFJ867W
VRT/SL3/2764
3/1999 (Western National 1220) 7/2001 (SCRAPPED)

1224
LFJ871W
VRT/SL3/2778
3/1999 (Western National 1224) 2/2004 (First Devon & Cornwall 38871)
1225
LFJ872W
VRT/SL3/2801 3/1999 (Western National 1225) 2/2004 (First Devon & Cornwall 38872)
1226
LFJ873W
VRT/SL3/2802 3/1999 (Western National 1226) 2/2004 (First Devon & Cornwall 38873)
1227
EWS747W
VRT/SL3/2944
3/1999 (Western National 1227) 2/2004 (First Devon & Cornwall 38848)
1228
RTH929S
VRT/SL3/1219
3/1999 (Western National 1228) 2/2004 (First Devon & Cornwall 38629)
1229
TWN936S
VRT/SL3/1443
3/1999 (Western National 1229) 5/2004 (Exported)
Red Bus
1230
VTH942T
VRT/SL3/1457
3/1999 (Western National 1230) 2/2004 (First Devon & Cornwall 38642)
1231
WTH943T
VRT/SL3/1700
3/1999 (Western National 1231) ?/2003 (SCRAPPED)

1232 WTH945T
VRT/SL3/1709
3/1999 (Western National 1232) 2/2002 (SCRAPPED)

1233
WTH946T
VRT/SL3/1710
3/1999 (Western National 1233) 5/2004 (Exported)

1234
WTH950T
VRT/SL3/1728
3/1999 (Western National 1234) 2/2004 (First Devon & Cornwall 38650)
1235
WTH951T
VRT/SL3/1729
3/1999 (Western National 1235) 7/1999 (SCRAPPED)
Withdrawn following an accident, 3/1999
1236
WTH961T
VRT/SL3/1855
3/1999 (Western National 1236) 2/2004 (First Devon & Cornwall 38661)
1237
BEP966V
VRT/SL3/2034
3/1999 (Western National 1237) 2/2004 (First Devon & Cornwall 38766)
1238
KOO785V
VRT/SL3/2044
3/1999 (Western National 1238) 2/2004 (First Devon & Cornwall 38785)
1239
UAR595W
VRT/SL3/3003
3/1999 (Western National 1239) 7/2002 (Driver trainer)

1240
XHK225X
VRT/SL3/3040
3/1999 (Western National 1240) 1/2004 (SCRAPPED)

1242
XHK228X
VRT/SL3/3043
3/1999 (Western National 1242) 2/2004 (First Devon & Cornwall 38928)
1243
UAR586W
VRT/SL3/2922 3/1999 (Western National 1243) 1/2004 (SCRAPPED)

1244
UAR589W
VRT/SL3/2927 3/1999 (Western National 1244) 2/2004 (First Devon & Cornwall 38889)
1245
UAR594W
VRT/SL3/3002
3/1999 (Western National 1245) 10/1999 (SCRAPPED)
Withdrawn following an accident, 10/1999
1246
UAR597W
VRT/SL3/3005
3/1999 (Western National 1246) 2/2004 (First Devon & Cornwall 38897)
1248
UAR590W
VRT/SL3/2928
3/1999 (Western National 1248) 8/2002 (SCRAPPED)

1249
XHK223X
VRT/SL3/3034
3/1999 (Western National 1249) 2/2004 (First Devon & Cornwall 38923)
1250
XHK220X
VRT/SL3/3031
3/1999 (Western National 1250) 2/2004 (First Devon & Cornwall 38920)
1251
XHK230X
VRT/SL3/3077
3/1999 (Western National 1251) 4/2003 (SCRAPPED)

1252
PHY697S
VRT/SL3/896
3/1999 (Western National 1252) 2/2004 (First Devon & Cornwall 38597)
1253
TWS915T
VRT/SL3/1703
3/1999 (Western National 1253) 2/2004 (First Devon & Cornwall 38715)
1254
AHU516V
VRT/SL3/2291
3/1999 (Western National 1254) 11/2003 (SCRAPPED)

1256
JWT758V
VRT/SL3/2009
3/1999 (Western National 1256) 1/2004 (SCRAPPED)

1257
PWY38W
VRT/SL3/2666
3/1999 (Western National 1257) 5/2004 (Exported)

1258
STW34W
VRT/SL3/2816
3/1999 (Western National 1258) 8/2003 (SCRAPPED)

1259
URF668S
VRT/SL3/1104
3/1999 (Western National 1259) 7/2002 (Driver trainer)

1260
PEU518R
VRT/SL3/888
3/1999 (Western National 1260) 6/2003 (SCRAPPED)

1261
RHT503S
VRT/SL3/1070
3/1999 (Western National 1261) 12/2003 (Preserved)

1262
NTC573R
VRT/SL3/620 3/1999 (Provincial 502)
2/2004 (First Devon & Cornwall 38573)
1263
VEX288X
VRT/SL3/3094
7/1999 (First Eastern Counties 288)
2/2004 (First Devon & Cornwall 38908)
1264
PVG27W
VRT/SL3/2841
7/1999 (First Eastern Counties 327) 11/1999 (SCRAPPED)

1265
UAR588W
VRT/SL3/2926
7/1999 (First Cymru 948)
2/2004 (First Devon & Cornwall 38888) Red Bus
1300
OCK997K
VRT/SL2/284
6/1999 (North Devon 1056) 7/2001 (Preserved)
Red Bus
1301
PTT99R
VRT/SL3/655
6/1999 (North Devon 1099) 10/2002 (SCRAPPED)
Red Bus
1302
RTH926S
VRT/SL3/1077
6/1999 (North Devon 1119) 12/2003 (SCRAPPED)
Red Bus
1303
FDV785V
VRT/SL3/2043
6/1999 (North Devon 1303) ?/2001 (SCRAPPED)
Red Bus
1304
XAN431T
VRT/SL3/1497
6/1999 (North Devon 1194) 5/2004 (Simmons of Kingswood) Red Bus
1305
AJH855T
VRT/SL3/1909
6/1999 (North Devon 1195) 6/2003 (SCRAPPED)
Red Bus
1306
LFJ860W
VRT/SL3/2678
6/1999 (North Devon 1213) 3/2002 (SCRAPPED)
Red Bus
1306
RAH267W
VRT/SL3/2859
4/2002 (First Eastern Counties 267)
2/2004 (First Devon & Cornwall 38867)
1307
WWY123S
VRT/SL3/1151
4/2002 (First Eastern Counties 213) ?/2003 (Non-PCV)

1308
VEX287X
VRT/SL3/3093
4/2002 (First Eastern Counties 287) 2/2004 (First Devon & Cornwall 38887)
1309
VEX297X
VRT/SL3/2978
4/2002 (First Eastern Counties 297) 2/2004 (First Devon & Cornwall 38907)

EWN992W
VRT/SL3/2548
2/2002 (First Cymru 992)
6/2002 (SCRAPPED)
Acquired for spares

EWN994W
VRT/SL3/2550
2/2002 (First Cymru 994)
6/2002 (SCRAPPED)
Acquired for spares

HAH240V
VRT/SL3/1967
4/2002 (First Eastern Counties 240)
7/2002 (SCRAPPED)
Acquired for spares

GRA847V
VRT/SL3/2277
4/2002 (First Eastern Counties 249) 9/2002 (SCRAPPED)
Acquired for spares

TAH272W
VRT/SL3/2965
4/2002 (First Eastern Counties 272) 9/2002 (SCRAPPED)
Acquired for spares

UFW40W
VRT/LL3/150
9/2002 (Northampton 46)
11/2002 (SCRAPPED)
Acquired for spares

UFW41W
VRT/LL3/151
11/2002 (Northampton 47) 1/2003 (SCRAPPED)
Aquired for spares

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