Bristol Commercial Vehicles Enthusiasts

Still in Service

Last Updated : August 17th 2007 (Mortons of Basingstoke added)

There were still 262 VRs licensed for service in the UK in July 2007 (335 in May 2006)

Visit the Illustrated History section for VR fleets now departed

FIRSTGROUP - SURVIVING VRs

There were 10 (23/49/71/113) survivors in total during July 2007 (May 2006/Feb 2005/Jan 2004/Jan 2003)

FIRST DEVON & CORNWALL (8 survivors)

FIRST HAMPSHIRE & DORSET (2 survivors)

ARRIVA - SURVIVING VRs

There was 1 (4/4/10) survivors in total during July 2007 (May 2006/Jan 2004/Jan 2003)

ARRIVA CYMRU (1 survivor)

ARRIVA THE SHIRES  ***All VRs now withdrawn

STAGECOACH - SURVIVING VRs

There was 1 (2/6/10) survivors in total during July 2007 (May 2006/Jan 2004/Jan 2003)

STAGECOACH CUMBERLAND  ***All VRs now sold

STAGECOACH SCOTLAND (1 survivor)

 

GO-AHEAD - SURVIVING VRs

There were 29 survivors in July 2007 (33 in May 2006)

SOLENT BLUE LINE (2 survivors)

SOUTHERN VECTIS (3 survivors)

WILTS & DORSET (23 survivors)

INDEPENDENTS - SIGHTSEEING AND TOURS

20 survivors listed at July 2007 (39 in Jan 2004, 36 in Feb 2005, 18 in May 2006)

BIG RED BUS COMPANY OF WILMINGTON (1 survivor)

BLUE TRIANGLE OF RAINHAM (1 survivor)

CITY TOUR OF BATH (2 survivors)

CLASSIC OMNIBUS OF FOLKESTONE (1 survivor)

EAST YORKSHIRE (2 survivors)

ENTERPRISE BOATS OF TRURO (1 survivor)

EXPRESS MOTORS OF BONTNEWYDD (1 survivor)

QUANTOCK MOTOR SERVICES OF BISHOPS LYDEARD (2 survivors)

RIDUNA BUSES OF ALDERNEY (1 survivor)

RIVER LINK OF DARTMOUTH (3 survivors)

SHAMROCK ISLE OF KILKENNY ***All VRs now sold

SHORELINE SUNCRUISERS OF SCARBOROUGH (1 survivor)

SUMMERCOURT TRAVEL OF NEWQUAY (1 survivor)

VILLAGE COACHES OF FINDON (2 survivors)

WHITBY TOWN TOUR (1 survivor)

 

INDEPENDENTS - SOUTH WEST ENGLAND

44 survivors listed at July 2007 (98 in Jan 2004, 83 in Feb 2005, 50 in May 2006)

ABUS OF BRISTOL (2 survivors)

CHEPSTOW CLASSIC BUSES (33 survivors)

EBLEY COACHES OF STROUD ***All VRs now sold

GRAHAM'S OF BRISTOL ***All VRs now sold

HOPLEYS OF MOUNT HAWKE ***All VRs now sold

KTL COACHES OF WADEBRIDGE ***All VRs now sold

MARCHANT OF CHELTENHAM (2 survivors)

ROSELYN OF PAR (2 survivors)

TRURONIAN OF TRURO ***All VRs now withdrawn

VERWOOD BUS OF VERWOOD (1 survivor)

WESTERN GREYHOUND OF NEWQUAY (2 survivors)

WESTWARD TRAVEL OF KINGSWOOD (1 survivor)

INDEPENDENTS - SOUTH EAST ENGLAND

66 survivors listed at July 2007 (123 in Jan 2004, 105 in Feb 2005, 82 in May 2006)

BARFORDIAN OF BARFORD (1 survivor)

BEE & BEE OF CHINGFORD (1 survivor)

BLACK & WHITE OF WINCHESTER (2 survivors)

BLUE BUS OF DEBACH (5 survivors)

BRIJAN TOURS OF BISHOPS WALTHAM (2 survivors)

CARTER OF COLCHESTER (1 survivor)

CASTERS COACHES OF ROMFORD ***All VRs now withdrawn

CEDRIC OF WIVENHOE (1 survivor)

COUNTRY LION OF NORTHAMPTON (1 survivor)

COUNTY OF BRENTWOOD ***All VRs now sold

C & G COACHES OF CHATTERIS ***All VRs now withdrawn

EMBLING OF GUYHIRN (17 survivors)

FARLEIGH COACHES OF WOULDHAM (1 survivor)

FLAGFINDERS OF BRAINTREE (2 survivors)

HEDINGHAM OMNIBUSES (15 survivors)

M & E COACHES OF ROCHFORD (2 survivors)

MORTONS COACHES OF BASINGSTOKE (1 survivor)

NOSTALGIA COACHES OF KINGSTON BAGPUIZE (1 survivor)

PIKE OF ANDOVER (4 survivors)

SUSSEX COACHES OF BILLINGSHURST (1 survivor)

TALISMAN OF GREAT BROMLEY (1 survivor)

TAYLORS OF AYLESBURY ***All VRs now sold

THE RUNNING FOOTMAN OF MARTLESHAM (2 survivors)

TIMETRAK OF SHEPPERTON (1 survivor)

TOUREX OF NORTH HINKSEY *** Operator taken over

TRAVEL MASTER OF ISLE OF SHEPPEY (2 survivors)

WALTER'S LIMOUSINES OF OXFORD  (1 survivor)

WOOTTENS LUXURY TRAVEL OF CHESHAM (2 survivors)

 

INDEPENDENTS - NORTHERN ENGLAND

44 survivors listed at July 2007 (90 in Jan 2004, 71 in Feb 2005, 52 in May 2006)

A1 MINIBUS SERVICE OF WARRINGTON (2 survivors)

COMPASS ROYSTON OF STOCKTON-ON-TEES ***All VRs now sold

FREEDOM TRAVEL OF MARPLE (1 survivor)

GRIERSON OF FISHBURN (1 survivor)

HULME HALL OF CHEADLE HULME (3 survivors)

JOHNSON OF HODTHORPE (31 survivors)

K & J LOGISTICS OF YORK (1 survivor)

NIGEL JACKSON OF QUENIBOROUGH (1 survivor)

MOXON OF OLDCOTES ***All VRs now sold

TEES VALLEY LUXURY COACHES (2 survivors)

WILBY OF HIBALDSTOW ***All VRs now withdrawn

WILFREDA BEEHIVE OF ADWICK-LE-STREET (2 survivors)

 

INDEPENDENTS - SCOTLAND AND WALES

47 survivors listed at July 2007 (142 in Jan 2004, 109 in Feb 2005, 71 in May 2006)

ALPINE OF LLANDUDNO (14 survivors)

BURNS OF TARVES (1 survivor)

CLYNNOG & TREFOR OF TREFOR (2 survivors)

COLE OF TREORCHY (2 survivors)

DAVID OF PONTYCYMMER (2 survivors)

EASTER ROSS COACHES OF TAIN (1 survivor)

GM COACHES OF CEFN CRIBBWR (3 survivors)

GRIFFITHS OF PORT DINORWIC (3 survivors)

HIGHLAND COUNTRY BUSES ***All VRs now withdrawn

IEUAN OF DEINIOLEN ***All VRs now withdrawn

JONES OF LLANFAETHLU (2 survivors) 

LLYNFI MOTORS OF MAESTEG (4 survivors)

LONG OF ABERCRAF (2 survivors)

MORRIS OF PENCOED (1 survivor)

RIDGWAY OF MARGAM (2 survivors)

SILVER FOX OF RENFREW (1 survivor)

SMITH OF COUPAR ANGUS (1 survivor)

VOEL COACHES OF DYSERTH (1 survivor)

WATTS OF BONVILSTON ***All VRs now sold

WILKINS OF CYMMER (3 survivors)

WOOLLEY OF LLANEDWEN (1 survivor)

 

OVERSEAS VR FLEETS

AFRICA

ASIA

AUSTRALIA

BELGIUM

BRITISH DOUBLE DECKERS OF DENVER, COLORADO, U.S.A.

OTHER CANADIAN OWNERS

CARIBBEAN

DOUBLEDECKER BUS AND TOURS OF SAN DIEGO, U.S.A.

EASTERN EUROPEAN

FRANCE

GERMANY

GRAY LINE OF VANCOUVER, CANADA

HOLLAND

IBERIA (SPAIN & PORTUGAL)

ITALY

MAMBO TOURS OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, U.S.A.

NEW YORK DOUBLE DECK TOURS, U.S.A.

NEW ZEALAND

OTHER U.S.A. OWNERS

RED BUS RENTAL OF TARZANA, U.S.A.

SCANDINAVIA

SOUTH AMERICA

SWITZERLAND

 


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