Illustrated History for VTH942T


Chassis: VRT/SL3/1457 Body: ECW Engine: Leyland O501 - Gardner 6LXB Configuration: H43/31F
Status: Exported     Last Reported: 6/2023

Last updated : June 26th 2023 (brought up-to-date)

11/2016 - currentAssociation Kariba, Lorient, France. Converted for use as a mobile catering unit. Registered EM-834-MP locally
1/2016 - 11/2016
Jeremy Bawden, Penzance (for further preservation)
by 12/2011 - 1/2016 Mike Kidwell, Swansea (for further preservation). Repainted in Western National privatisation livery, 9/2013
9/2007 - ?/2011 Mal Hier, Swansea (for further preservation)
4/2007 - 9/2007 Robert & Ieuan Price, Merthyr Tydfil (for further preservation)
1/2005 - 4/2007 Mal Hier, Swansea (for preservation)
c1/2005 - 1/2005 Simon Munden, Bristol (dealer)
2/2004 - ?/200? First Devon & Cornwall Ltd. 38643. Withdrawn 5/2004
3/1999 - 2/2004 First Western National Buses Ltd. 1230. Stored at Falmouth, by 6/2001. Repainted in Barbie 2 livery and reinstated, 8/2001. Renumbered 38643, 1/2004
5/1990 - 3/1999 Western National Ltd. 1230. Re-engined with Gardner 6LXB, 11/1996. New blue and white fleet livery, 1/1997
?/197? - 5/1990 The South Wales Transport Company Ltd. 942. Withdrawn 11/1988
VTH942T in 2016

Photo : Neil Jones

VTH942T in 2012
Photo : Roger Moore
VTH942T in 2002
Photo : Richard Haughey Collection
VTH942T in 1997
Photo : Jos van Hemert
VTH942T in Western National interim livery

Photo : Kelvin Amos

VTH942T in 1987
Photo : Steve Foster
     

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