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Southern Vectis 75th Anniversary Event Vehicles
Sunday 10th October 2004
 
The following bus & coach vehicles attended the 75th Anniversary Event on Sunday 10th October 2004:
Year
Built		 Registration Chassis/Body Livery [Fleet Number] Remarks
 
Running & Static Vehicles at Ryde Bus Depot
1939 CDL899 Bristol K5G/ECW O30/26R Southern Vectis Apple Green & Cream [502]  
1940 DDL50 Bristol K5G/ECW O30/26R Southern Vectis Tilling Cream & Green [703]  
1949 FDL676 Bedford OB/Duple C29F Southern Vectis Tilling Cream & Green [216]  
1951 HDL279 Bristol LL5G/ECW B39R Southern Vectis Tilling Green & Cream [835]  
1953 JDL760 Bristol LS6B/ECW C39F Southern Vectis Tilling Cream & Green [311]  
1956 MDL954 Bristol LD6G/ECW O33/27R Southern Vectis Tilling Cream & Green [OT4]  
1959 SDL268 Bristol LD6G/ECW H33/27R Southern Vectis Tilling Green & Cream [563]  
1961 326CAA Bedford SB3/Harrington Crusader C41F King Alfred, Winchester Listed as
Static outside Museum
1962 469CLT AEC RM/Park Royal H57R London Transport Green Line [RMC1469]
used as Shuttle Bus		 Listed as
Static outside Museum
1965 CDL479C Bristol FLF6G/ECW H38/32F Southern Vectis Tilling Green & Cream [611]  
1965 DEL893C Bristol FLF6B/ECW H38/32F Hants & Doset Tilling Green & Cream Not Listed
1966 FDL927D Bristol MW6G/ECW B45F Southern Vectis Tilling Green & Cream [806]  
1967 HDL23E Bristol RESL6G/ECW B43F Southern Vectis Tilling Green & Cream [808]  
1968 KDL885F Bristol RESH6G/Duple C45F Southern Vectis Tilling Cream & Green [301]  
1970 PDL491H Bristol LH6L/ECW B43F fictitious SV Green & Cream livery [829]  
1971 TDL563K Bristol RELL6G/ECW B53F Southern Vectis Mushroom & Green [863]  
1971 TDL564K Bristol RELL6G/ECW OB53F Southern Vectis Shanklin's Pony [864]  
1972 XDL122L Bristol RELH6G/ECW C47F Southern Vectis NBC White [302]  
1973 NDL637M Bristol VRT2/ECW H39/31F Solent Blue Line: used as Shuttle Bus  
1977 UFX857S Bristol VRT3/ECW CO43/31F Solent Blue Line Orange & Yellow [901]: used as Shuttle Bus  
1977 UFX858S Bristol VRT3/ECW CO43/31F Seaview Services White: used as Shuttle Bus  
1978 UDL671S Bristol VRT3/ECW H43/31F Damory Coaches Blue & White [5073]  
1978 UDL673S Bristol VRT3/ECW H43/31F Damory Coaches Blue & White [5066]  
1979 CDL677V Bedford YMT/Plaxton C53F Norman's Coaches Listed as
CDL667V
Static outside Museum
1980 KDL202W Bristol LHS6L/ECW DP31F Southern Vectis NBC Green & White [202]  
1984 A699DDL Leyland Olympian/ECW H45/30F Solent Blue Line [699]: used as Shuttle Bus  
1984 A700DDL Leyland Olympian/ECW H45/30F Solent Blue Line [700]: used as Shuttle Bus  
1985 B259MDL Ford Transit/Carlyle B16F M-Travel Red & Cream Not Listed
1988 TJI7520 Leyland Tiger/Plaxton C53F Kardan Travel Yellow & White Not Listed
1989 F283SDL Iveco 49-10/Robin Hood B23F Southern Vectis "Pink Peril" [283] Not Listed
1990 G565YTR Iveco 49-10/Phoenix B11F Mushroom & Green [288]: used as Ticket Office at Ryde Depot Not Listed
1990 H289DDL Iveco 49-10/Phoenix B8F Mushroom & Green [289] Not Listed
1990 TIL6725 Leyland Olympian/Leyland DP41/29F Southern Vectis Route Rouge Red [725] Not Listed
1995 M735BBP Volvo Olympian/East Lancs CH41/29F Solent Blue Line [735] Not Listed
1994 M209DDU Iveco Cargo Southern Vectis Tree Lopper [016] Not Listed
 
Static Vehicles Outside the IW Bus Museum, Newport
1948 JXN325 AEC RT/Park Royal H30/26R London Transport Red [RT935] Not Listed
1950 GDL764 Leyland PD2/Leyland L53R Seaview Services Not Listed
1954 MOR581 AEC Reliance/Weymann B40F Aldershot & District [543]  
1961 WLT912 AEC RM/Park Royal H36/28R MTL London Red [RM912] Not Listed
1967 PMM392E Bedford VAS2/Duple (Midland) B30F Inner London Education Authority [A03929] At Ryde Depot (am),
Museum (pm)
1984 A630THV Leyland Titan/Leyland H44/24D London Transport Red [T1030]  
199? V66BJT Mercedes-Benz 0814/?? B??F Brijan Tours in Solent Blue Line livery  
 
Static Vehicles Inside the IW Bus Museum, Newport
1927 DL5084 Daimler CK/Dodson B26R under restoration  
1931 NG1109 REO Pullman/Taylor B23F Wellow, IW [6334] Not Listed
1937 JT8077 Bedford WTB/Duple C25F John Woodham Tours Not Listed
1940 CAP234 Bristol K5G/ECW O32/26R Southern Vectis Tilling Cream & Green [903]  
1945 GXX785 AEC Matador Southern Vectis Recovery 1964-1986 [004]  
1957 ODL400 Bedford SB Moss Motors Not Listed
1958 PDL519 Bristol LD6G/ECW H60R Top Deck Travel [Tadpoles]  
1958 VJW882 Commer TS3/Duple C43F Don Everall Tours Orange & Red Not Listed
1961 519SLG Bedford SB3/Plaxton Embassy C41F W.H. Fowler & Sons (Lincs.) Red & Cream Listed as outside Museum
1964 ADL459B Bedford SB3/Bella Vega Paul's Tours [9] Not Listed
1971 SDL638J Bristol VRT2/ECW H39/31F Southern Vectis Tilling Green & Cream [628]  
1972 VDL264K Bedford YRQ/Plaxton Derwent B49F Seaview Services Not Listed
 
Vehicles Not Observed (but listed to attend)
1947 EDL657 Bristol K5G/ECW L27/28R Southern Vectis Tilling Green & Cream [721]  
Not Listed = Vehicles not listed in the 75th Anniversary Event Programme
 
Photo Selection
A selection of offside-front views of preserved vehicles inside the IW Bus Museum: Lower left to right are: Commer/Duple VJW882, Bedford WTB JT8077 & the Top Deck Travel Bristol LD PDL519. Upper left to right are: Bedford SB3 519SLG, Bedford YRQ VDL264K & Bedford SB3 ADL459B during the Southern Vectis 75th Anniversary Event on 10 October 2004.
[photo copyright of Mike Ginger]
 
An offside-front view of Bristol K (left) "The Old Girl" CDL899 [502] and (right) preserved DDL50 [703] in Apple & Cream and Tilling Cream & Green livery's respectively at Ryde Depot during the Southern Vectis 75th Anniversary Event on 10 October 2004.
[photo copyright of Mike Ginger]
 
An offside-front view of preserved AEC RT JXN325 [RT935] in London Transport Red & White livery outside the IW Bus Museum during the Southern Vectis 75th Anniversary Event on 10 October 2004.
[photo copyright of Mike Ginger]
 
An offside-front view of preserved Bedford OB FDL676 [216] in Tilling Cream & Green livery at Ryde Depot during the Southern Vectis 75th Anniversary Event on 10 October 2004.
[photo copyright of Mike Ginger]
 
A nearside-rear view of preserved Bedford OB FDL676 [216] in Tilling Cream & Green livery at Ryde Depot during the Southern Vectis 75th Anniversary Event on 10 October 2004.
[photo copyright of Mike Ginger]
 
A nearside-front view of preserved "long tom" Bristol LL HDL279 [835] in Tilling Green & Cream livery at Ryde Depot during the Southern Vectis 75th Anniversary Event on 10 October 2004.
[photo copyright of Mike Ginger]
 
A nearside-front view of preserved Bristol LS JDL760 [311] in Tilling Cream & Green livery at Ryde Depot during the Southern Vectis 75th Anniversary Event on 10 October 2004.
[photo copyright of Mike Ginger]
 
A nearside-front view of preserved Aldershot & District AEC Reliance MOR581 [543] in Green & Cream livery outside the IW Bus Museum during the Southern Vectis 75th Anniversary Event on 10 October 2004.
[photo copyright of Mike Ginger]
 
An offside-front view of preserved open-top Bristol LD MDL954 [OT4] in Tilling Cream & Green livery at Ryde Depot during the Southern Vectis 75th Anniversary Event on 10 October 2004.
[photo copyright of Mike Ginger]
 
An offside-front view of preserved Bristol LD SDL268 [563] in Tilling Green & Cream livery at Ryde Depot during the Southern Vectis 75th Anniversary Event on 10 October 2004.
[photo copyright of Mike Ginger]
 
A nearside-front view of preserved AEC RM (Routemaster) WLT912 [RM912] in London Transport Red livery outside the IW Bus Museum during the Southern Vectis 75th Anniversary Event on 10 October 2004.
[photo copyright of Mike Ginger]
 
A nearside-front view of preserved Hants & Dorset Bristol FLF DEL893C in Tilling Green & Cream livery at Ryde Depot during the Southern Vectis 75th Anniversary Event on 10 October 2004.
[photo copyright of Mike Ginger]
 
A nearside-front view of preserved Bristol MW FDL927D [806] in Tilling Green & Cream livery at Ryde Depot during the Southern Vectis 75th Anniversary Event on 10 October 2004.
[photo copyright of Mike Ginger]
 
A nearside-front view of preserved Bristol RESL HDL23E [808] in Tilling Green & Cream livery at Ryde Depot during the Southern Vectis 75th Anniversary Event on 10 October 2004.
[photo copyright of Mike Ginger]
 
An offside-front view of preserved Bristol RESH KDL885F [301] in Tilling Cream & Green livery at Ryde Depot during the Southern Vectis 75th Anniversary Event on 10 October 2004.
[photo copyright of Mike Ginger]
 
A nearside-front view of preserved Bristol LH PDL491H [829] in a fictitious Southern Vectis Green & Cream livery at Ryde Depot during the Southern Vectis 75th Anniversary Event on 10 October 2004.
[photo copyright of Mike Ginger]
 
A nearside-front view of preserved Bristol RELL TDL563K [863] in Mushroom & Dark Green livery at Ryde Depot during the Southern Vectis 75th Anniversary Event on 10 October 2004.
[photo copyright of Mike Ginger]
 
An offside-front view of preserved Bristol RELH XDL122L [302] in NBC White livery at Ryde Depot during the Southern Vectis 75th Anniversary Event on 10 October 2004.
[photo copyright of Mike Ginger]
 
A nearside-front view of preserved Solent Blue Line Bristol VRT NDL637M [37] in Blue & Yellow livery outside the IW Bus Museum during the Southern Vectis 75th Anniversary Event on 10 October 2004.
[photo copyright of Mike Ginger]
 
A nearside-front view of Solent Blue Line's convertible Bristol VRT UFX857S [901] in Southern Vectis Orange & Yellow livery at Ryde Depot during the Southern Vectis 75th Anniversary Event on 10 October 2004.
[photo copyright of Mike Ginger]
 
A nearside-front view of convertible Bristol VRT UFX858S in White livery at Ryde Depot during the Southern Vectis 75th Anniversary Event on 10 October 2004.
[photo copyright of Mike Ginger]
 
An offside-front view of Damory Coaches' Bristol VRT [5066] UDL673S at Ryde Depot during the Southern Vectis 75th Anniversary Event on 10 October 2004.
[photo copyright of Mike Ginger]
 
A nearside-front view of preserved Bristol LHS KDL202W [202] in NBC dual-purpose Leaf Green & White livery at Ryde Depot during the Southern Vectis 75th Anniversary Event on 10 October 2004.
[photo copyright of Mike Ginger]
 
A nearside-front view of Solent Blue Line's Leyland Olympian A699DDL [699] in the new Blue livery at Ryde Depot during the Southern Vectis 75th Anniversary Event on 10 October 2004.
[photo copyright of Mike Ginger]
 
An offside-front view of Solent Blue Line's Leyland Olympian A700DDL [700] in Blue & Yellow livery at Ryde Depot during the Southern Vectis 75th Anniversary Event on 10 October 2004.
[photo copyright of Mike Ginger]
 
A nearside-front view of preserved Ford Transit B259MDL in M-Travel Red & Cream livery at Ryde Depot during the Southern Vectis 75th Anniversary Event on 10 October 2004.
[photo copyright of Mike Ginger]
 
A nearside-front view of the "Pink Peril" Iveco 49-10 F283SDL [283] in Pink livery at Ryde Depot during the Southern Vectis 75th Anniversary Event on 10 October 2004.
[photo copyright of Mike Ginger]
 
A nearside-front view of Iveco 49-10 G565YTR [288] in Mushroom & Dark Green livery at Ryde Depot during the Southern Vectis 75th Anniversary Event on 10 October 2004.
[photo copyright of Mike Ginger]
 
An offside-front view of the "tree lopper" Iveco Cargo M209DDU [016] at Ryde Depot during the Southern Vectis 75th Anniversary Event on 10 October 2004.
[photo copyright of Mike Ginger]
 
A nearside-front view of Solent Blue Line's Volvo Olympian M735BBP [735] at Ryde Depot during the Southern Vectis 75th Anniversary Event on 10 October 2004.
[photo copyright of Mike Ginger]
 
An offside-front view of Brijan Tours' Mercedes-Benz 0814 V66BJT [37] in Solent Blue Line livery outside the IW Bus Museum during the Southern Vectis 75th Anniversary Event on 10 October 2004.
[photo copyright of Mike Ginger]
 
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