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Last Updated : August 1st 2023 (under construction)
This page lists Brighton & Hove Bristol VRs and Lodekkas 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
I would like to acknowledge the official Brighton & Hove website for its amazingly detailed historical fleet history
as the source for some of the data on this page, particularly for
providing accurate disposal dates for vehicles. It also has an
almost complete photographic history of every bus in every livery and
is highly commended for its interest value and historical value.
Fleetnumber |
Registration |
Chassis Number |
Date Acquired |
Date Sold | Notes |
RPN10 | FS6B 155030 | 6/1986 (Southdown 3226) | ?/1990 (Exported) | ||
021 | SPM21 | FS6B 155087 | 6/1986 (Southdown 3228) | ?/1990 (Exported) | |
022 | SPM22 | FS6B 155090 | 6/1986 (Southdown 3229) | ?/1990 (Exported) | |
250 |
JWV250W |
VRT/SL3/2580 | 1/1986 (Southdown 250) | 3/2000 (Preserved) |
|
257 | JWV257W | VRT/SL3/2587 | 1/1986 (Southdown 257) | 11/1999 (Preserved) | |
259 | JWV259W | VRT/SL3/2757 | 1/1986 (Southdown 259) | 4/2000 (Western Greyhound of Newquay) | |
260 |
JWV260W |
VRT/SL3/2758 | 1/1986 (Southdown 260) | 4/2000 (Doncaster of Romford) |
|
261 |
JWV261W | VRT/SL3/2759 | 1/1986 (Southdown 261) | 11/1999 (SCRAPPED) |
|
262 | JWV262W | VRT/SL3/2760 | 1/1986 (Southdown 262) | 1/2000 (Rodger of Corby) | |
263 |
JWV263W | VRT/SL3/2761 | 1/1986 (Southdown 263) | 3/1996 (SCRAPPED) |
|
264 | JWV264W | VRT/SL3/2762 | 1/1986 (Southdown 264) | 3/2000 (Ward of Alresford) | |
265 |
JWV265W | VRT/SL3/2763 | 1/1986 (Southdown 265) | 3/2000 (Ward of Alresford) | |
270 | JWV270W | VRT/SL3/2872 | 1/1986 (Southdown 270) | 4/2000 (Preserved) | |
271 | JWV271W | VRT/SL3/2885 | 1/1986 (Southdown 271) | 4/1991 (Hedingham & District L194) | |
272 | JWV272W | VRT/SL3/2886 | 1/1986 (Southdown 272) | 4/2000 (Taylor of Aylesbury) | |
273 |
JWV273W |
VRT/SL3/2887 | 1/1986 (Southdown 273) | 4/2000 (Wootten of Chesham) |
|
277 | VVV964W | VRT/SL3/2901 | 5/1986 (Milton Keynes Citybus 3964) | 3/2000 (Rodger of Corby) | |
278 | VVV958W | VRT/SL3/2893 | 5/1986 (Milton Keynes Citybus 3958) | 1/2000 (Rodger of Corby) | |
279 | VVV959W | VRT/SL3/2894 | 6/1986 (Milton Keynes Citybus 3959) | 4/2000 (Western Greyhound of Newquay) | |
510 | UUF110J | VRT/SL2/177 | 1/1986 (Southdown 510) | 11/1987 (Embling of Guyhirn) | |
512 | UUF112J | VRT/SL2/179 | 1/1986 (Southdown 512) | 11/1987 (Embling of Guyhirn) | |
515 | UUF115J | VRT/SL2/182 | 1/1986 (Southdown 515) | 11/1987 (Embling of Guyhirn) | |
522 |
WCD522K | VRT/SL2/231 |
1/1986 (Southdown 522) | 5/1986 (Burton of Bury St Edmunds) | |
523 |
WCD523K | VRT/SL2/232 | 1/1986 (Southdown 523) | 10/1986 (Ellis of Llangefni) | |
525 |
WCD525K |
VRT/SL2/262 | 1/1986 (Southdown 525) | 4/1986 (Marino of Harlow) | |
541 |
WUF541K |
VRT/SL2/296 |
1/1986 (Southdown 541) | 4/1986 (Smith of Wouldham) |
|
550 |
NCD550M |
VRT/SL2/604 |
1/1986 (Southdown 550) | 7/1987 (Solent Blue Line 50) |
|
551 |
NCD551M |
VRT/SL2/605 | 1/1986 (Southdown 551) | 9/1988 (Mid Wales of Penrhynoch) |
|
552 |
NCD554M |
VRT/SL2/610 | 1/1986 (Southdown 554) | 7/1987 (Solent Blue Line 54) | |
555 | NCD555M | VRT/SL2/611 | 1/1986 (Southdown 555) | 10/1988 (Black Horse Buses of Gravesend) | |
557 | NCD557M | VRT/SL2/613 | 1/1986 (Southdown 557) | 10/1988 (Black Horse Buses of Gravesend) | |
558 | NCD558M | VRT/SL2/615 | 1/1986 (Southdown 557) | ?/1988 (Topping of Wavertree) | |
561 | NCD561M | VRT/SL2/742 | 1/1986 (Southdown 561) | ?/1989 (Crosville Wales DVG592) | |
562 | NCD562M | VRT/SL2/743 | 1/1986 (Southdown 562) | ?/1988 (Topping of Wavertree) | |
563 | NCD563M | VRT/SL2/744 | 1/1986 (Southdown 563) | 2/1989 (Cedric of Wivenhoe) | |
564 | GNJ564N | VRT/SL2/895 | 1/1986 (Southdown 564) | 7/1988 (Topping of Wavertree) | |
565 | GNJ565N | VRT/SL2/896 | 1/1986 (Southdown 565) | 8/1988 (Mac of Roydon) | |
566 |
GNJ566N | VRT/SL2/897 | 1/1986 (Southdown 566) | 7/1987 (Solent Blue Line 66) |
|
567 |
GNJ567N | VRT/SL2/902 | 1/1986 (Southdown 567) | 8/1988 (Kernutt of Grayshott) |
|
568 |
GNJ568N | VRT/SL2/903 | 1/1986 (Southdown 568) | 8/1988 (Non-PCV) |
|
570 |
GNJ570N | VRT/SL2/905 | 1/1986 (Southdown 570) | 8/1988 (Non-PCV) | |
571 | GNJ571N | VRT/SL2/906 | 1/1986 (Southdown 571) | 8/1989 (Crosville Wales DVG593) | |
572 | GNJ572N | VRT/SL2/907 | 1/1986 (Southdown 572) | 8/1989 (Cedric of Wivenhoe) | |
573 | GNJ573N | VRT/SL2/908 | 1/1986 (Southdown 573) | 8/1989 (Crosville Wales DVG594) | |
574 | GNJ574N | VRT/SL2/909 | 1/1986 (Southdown 574) | 7/1990 (Towler of Elm) | |
575 |
GNJ575N | VRT/SL2/910 | 1/1986 (Southdown 575) | 7/1988 (Milton Keynes 3575) |
|
576 |
GNJ576N |
VRT/SL2/929 | 1/1986 (Southdown 576) | 1/1990 (Bleasdale of Everton) |
|
577 | GNJ577N | VRT/SL2/930 | 1/1986 (Southdown 577) | 8/1988 (Topping of Wavertree) | |
578 | GNJ578N | VRT/SL3/103 | 1/1986 (Southdown 578) | ?/1988 (SCRAPPED) | |
579 | GNJ579N | VRT/SL3/104 | 1/1986 (Southdown 579) | ?/1988 (SCRAPPED) | |
580 | GNJ580N | VRT/SL3/105 | 1/1986 (Southdown 580) | 1/1990 (Non-PCV) | |
581 | GNJ581N | VRT/SL3/106 | 1/1986 (Southdown 581) | 1/1990 (Non-PCV) | |
582 | GNJ582N | VRT/SL3/107 | 1/1986 (Southdown 582) | 8/1989 (Crosville Wales DVL595) | |
583 | GNJ583N | VRT/SL3/108 | 1/1986 (Southdown 583) | 1/1990 (Non-PCV) | |
584 | SNJ684R | VRT/SL3/849 | 1/1986 (Southdown 584) | 11/1992 (Ellis of Llangefni) | |
585 | PUF585R | VRT/SL3/608 | 1/1986 (Southdown 585) | 10/1991 (Truronian of Truro) | |
586 | PUF586R | VRT/SL3/609 | 1/1986 (Southdown 586) | 6/1990 (Caelloi Motors of Pwllheli) | |
587 |
PUF587R |
VRT/SL3/610 |
1/1986 (Southdown 587) | 4/1990 (Non-PCV) |
|
588 | PUF588R | VRT/SL3/611 | 1/1986 (Southdown 588) | 10/1991 (Truronian of Truro) | |
589 |
PUF589R |
VRT/SL3/612 |
1/1986 (Southdown 589) | 12/1990 (Parkin of Pickering) |
|
590 |
SNJ590R |
VRT/SL3/850 |
1/1986 (Southdown 590) | 11/1992 (Reading 562) | |
591 | SNJ591R | VRT/SL3/851 | 1/1986 (Southdown 591) | 9/1990 (Hedingham & District L161) | |
592 | SNJ592R | VRT/SL3/852 | 1/1986 (Southdown 592) | 10/1995 (City of Oxford 1510) | |
593 | SNJ593R | VRT/SL3/853 | 1/1986 (Southdown 593) | 11/1992 (Reading 563) | |
594 |
TNJ994S |
VRT/SL3/759 |
1/1986 (Southdown 594) | 9/1995 (SCRAPPED) |
|
595 |
TNJ995S |
VRT/SL3/760 |
1/1986 (Southdown 595) | 11/1992 (Stephenson of Rochford) |
|
596 | TNJ996S | VRT/SL3/769 | 1/1986 (Southdown 596) | 1/1990 (Ryan of Bath) | |
598 | TNJ998S | VRT/SL3/771 | 1/1986 (Southdown 598) | 11/1992 (Stephenson of Rochford) | |
599 |
TNJ999S |
VRT/SL3/793 |
1/1986 (Southdown 599) | 3/1996 (SCRAPPED) |
|
600 | TPN100S | VRT/SL3/794 | 1/1986 (Southdown 600) | 6/1993 (SCRAPPED) | |
601 | TPN101S | VRT/SL3/795 | 1/1986 (Southdown 601) | 5/1996 (SCRAPPED) | |
602 | TPN102S | VRT/SL3/796 | 1/1986 (Southdown 602) | 4/1996 (Moor Dale 87) | |
603 | TPN103S | VRT/SL3/797 | 1/1986 (Southdown 603) | 1/1996 (Preserved) | |
606 | UWV606S | VRT/SL3/1106 | 1/1986 (Southdown 606) | 10/1996 (SCRAPPED) | |
615 | UWV615S | VRT/SL3/1146 | 1/1986 (Southdown 615) | 4/1999 (Hedingham Omnibuses L302) | |
619 | UWV619S | VRT/SL3/1200 | 1/1986 (Southdown 619) | 5/1999 (Ryan of Bath) | |
624 |
UFG624S | VRT/SL3/1013 | 1/1986 (Southdown 624) | 5/1996 (SCRAPPED) |
|
625 | UFG625S | VRT/SL3/1014 | 1/1986 (Southdown 625) | 4/1996 (Non-PCV) | |
626 |
UFG626S | VRT/SL3/1015 | 1/1986 (Southdown 626) | 7/1994 (SCRAPPED) |
|
627 |
UFG627S | VRT/SL3/1016 | 1/1986 (Southdown 627) | 10/1995 (SCRAPPED) |
|
628 |
UFG628S | VRT/SL3/1017 | 1/1986 (Southdown 628) | 5/1996 (SCRAPPED) |
|
629 |
UFG629S | VRT/SL3/1018 | 1/1986 (Southdown 629) | 7/1994 (SCRAPPED) |
|
630 |
UFG630S | VRT/SL3/1019 | 1/1986 (Southdown 630) | 5/1996 (SCRAPPED) |
|
631 |
UFG631S | VRT/SL3/1020 | 1/1986 (Southdown 631) | 1/1995 (SCRAPPED) |
|
632 |
UFG632S | VRT/SL3/1021 | 1/1986 (Southdown 632) | 4/1996 (SCRAPPED) |
|
633 |
UFG633S |
VRT/SL3/1022 |
1/1986 (Southdown 633) | 9/1995 (SCRAPPED) |
Withdrawn following an accident, 8/1995 |
635 |
XAP635S | VRT/SL3/1450 |
1/1986 (Southdown 635) | 10/1997 (SCRAPPED) |
|
638 | XAP638S | VRT/SL3/1461 | 1/1986 (Southdown 638) | 7/1999 (Sussex Coaches of Billingshurst) | |
639 |
XAP639S | VRT/SL3/1462 | 1/1986 (Southdown 639) | 7/1997 (SCRAPPED) |
|
640 |
XAP640S | VRT/SL3/1463 | 1/1986 (Southdown 650) | 8/1996 (SCRAPPED) |
|
641 |
XAP641S | VRT/SL3/1464 | 1/1986 (Southdown 641) | 10/1997 (SCRAPPED) |
|
642 |
XAP642S | VRT/SL3/1467 | 1/1986 (Southdown 642) | 5/1999 (Preserved) |
|
645 |
XAP645S |
VRT/SL3/1470 | 1/1986 (Southdown 645) | 10/1997 (SCRAPPED) |
|
646 |
AAP646T | VRT/SL3/1657 | 1/1986 (Southdown 646) | 11/1996 (SCRAPPED) |
|
650 |
AAP650T | VRT/SL3/1661 | 1/1986 (Southdown 650) | 6/1997 (SCRAPPED) |
|
651 | AAP651T | VRT/SL3/1662 | 1/1986 (Southdown 651) | 10/1995 (City of Oxford 1511) | |
653 |
AAP653T | VRT/SL3/1636 | 1/1986 (Southdown 653) | 9/1995 (SCRAPPED) |
|
654 |
AAP654T | VRT/SL3/1637 | 1/1986 (Southdown 654) | 3/1996 (SCRAPPED) |
|
655 |
AAP655T | VRT/SL3/1638 | 1/1986 (Southdown 655) | 4/1996 (SCRAPPED) |
|
656 |
AAP656T | VRT/SL3/1639 | 1/1986 (Southdown 656) | 11/1995 (SCRAPPED) |
|
657 |
AAP657T | VRT/SL3/1640 | 1/1986 (Southdown 657) | 4/1996 (SCRAPPED) |
|
658 |
AAP658T |
VRT/SL3/1664 |
1/1986 (Southdown 658) | 4/1996 (SCRAPPED) |
|
659 | AAP659T | VRT/SL3/1665 | 1/1986 (Southdown 659) | 5/1996 (SCRAPPED) | |
663 |
AAP663T | VRT/SL3/1704 |
1/1986 (Southdown 663) | 5/1996 (SCRAPPED) |
|
664 |
AAP664T | VRT/SL3/1705 | 1/1986 (Southdown 664) | 4/1996 (SCRAPPED) |
|
665 |
AAP665T | VRT/SL3/1706 | 1/1986 (Southdown 665) | 4/1996 (SCRAPPED) | |
666 |
AAP666T | VRT/SL3/1707 | 1/1986 (Southdown 666) | 10/1996 (SCRAPPED) | |
667 |
AAP667T |
VRT/SL3/1775 | 1/1986 (Southdown 667) | 5/1996 (SCRAPPED) | |
674 |
EAP974V | VRT/SL3/2062 |
1/1986 (Southdown 674) | 2/1997 (SCRAPPED) |
|
675 |
EAP975V | VRT/SL3/2063 | 1/1986 (Southdown 675) | 10/1996 (SCRAPPED) |
|
676 |
EAP976V |
VRT/SL3/2064 | 1/1986 (Southdown 676) | 5/1996 (SCRAPPED) |
|
679 | EAP979V | VRT/SL3/2072 | 1/1986 (Southdown 679) | 5/1999 (Rodger of Corby) | |
689 | EAP989V | VRT/SL3/2242 | 1/1986 (Southdown 689) | 10/1995 (City of Oxford 1512) | |
693 |
EAP993V | VRT/SL3/2340 | 1/1986 (Southdown 693) | 8/1998 (SCRAPPED) |
|
694 |
EAP994V | VRT/SL3/2341 | 1/1986 (Southdown 694) | 4/1996 (SCRAPPED) |
|
695 |
EAP995V | VRT/SL3/2342 | 1/1986 (Southdown 695) | 3/1996 (SCRAPPED) |
|
698 |
EAP998V |
VRT/SL3/2345 | 1/1986 (Southdown 698) | 4/1996 (SCRAPPED) | |
699 | EAP999V | VRT/SL3/2346 | 1/1986 (Southdown 699) | 10/1995 (City of Oxford 1513) | |
2097 | OCD767G | VRTSL/160 | 1/1986 (Southdown 2097) | 3/1986 (Non-PCV) | |
2098 | OCD768G | VRTSL/161 | 1/1986 (Southdown 2098) | 5/1986 (Non-PCV) | Withdrawn |
2099 |
OCD769G |
VRTSL/162 |
1/1986 (Southdown 2099) |
5/1986 (Exported) |
Withdrawn |
PRU916R | VRT/SL3/596 | 1/1992 (Hampshire Bus 3357) | ?/1992 (SCRAPPED) | Acquired for spares |