Illustrated History for VEX296X


Chassis: VRT/SL3/2977 Body: ECW 24778 Series 2 Engine: Gardner 6LXB Configuration: H43/31F
Status: Spares     Last Reported: 3/2006

Last updated : April 19th 2006 (brought up-to-date)

8/2002 - current Chepstow Classic Buses, Chepstow. Loaned to 2 Travel, Swansea, 9/2002. Loaned to Langley, Chepstow, 9/2002 to ?/200?. Withdrawn by 7/2003. Loaned to Hughlowe Farms, Merewith, c4/2004. Used for spares (rear axle used to repair VDV122S), 3/2006
4/2000 - 8/2002 Jones (East End Coaches), Clydach. Allover white livery for a local nightclub contract. Withdrawn (ceased trading), 8/2002
12/1999 - 4/2000 Oare, Brynford. Orange, white and black livery (Boxlander?), by 12/99
3/1999 - 12/1999 Chivers (Boxlander), High Wycombe
3/1999 - 3/1999 West Kent Coach Sales, West Kingsdown (dealer)
3/1999 - 3/1999 Fleetlink, Liverpool (dealer)
9/1984 - 3/1999 Cambus Ltd. 744. Withdrawn 5/98
8/1981 - 9/1984 Eastern Counties Omnibus Company Ltd. VR296. Delivered to United Counties in NBC green livery as fleet number 969, 7/81. Transferred to Eastern Counties and repainted red before entering service

Allocations

Cambridge, 9/81.

Photo : Ken Lansdowne

Photo : William Blower

Photo : BVRES Collection

Photo : BVRES Collection

Photo : Mark Pitman

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