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Technical & History Briefing | ||||||
Chassis: Bristol VRT/SL3/6LXB | Body: ECW Series 2 | |||||
Registration Mark |
Fleet No. |
Type | Chassis Number |
Body Number |
Date New |
Current Livery or Date Withdrawn |
Other Owners | ||||||
YDL671T Scrapped |
[671] | H43/31F | VRT/SL3/1910 | 24106 | 07/1979 | 03/1995 |
date unknown: Newnham
Coaches, Hook, Hampshire 05/2004: Mike Nash, Cobham (dealer) around 10/2004: Julian Patterson, Kings Lynn (for spares) - cannibalised by 11/2004 |
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YDL672T Scrapped |
[672] | H43/31F | VRT/SL3/1911 | 24107 | 06/1979 | 03/1995 |
date unknown: Brijan Tours, Bishops Waltham - scrapped around 2000/2001 | ||||||
YDL673T | [673] | H43/31F | VRT/SL3/1912 | 24108 | 06/1979 | 03/1995 |
date unknown: Buglers Coaches, Bristol - withdrawn 03/2003 | ||||||
YDL674T Scrapped |
[674] | H43/31F | VRT/SL3/1913 | 24109 | 07/1979 | 03/1995 |
date unknown: Newnham
Coaches, Hook, Hampshire around 10/2004: scrapped by 11/2004 |
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YDL675T Scrapped |
[675] | H43/31F | VRT/SL3/1914 | 24110 | 07/1979 | 03/1995 |
date unknown: Brijan Tours, Bishops Waltham - scrapped around 2000/2001 | ||||||
YDL676T | [676] | H43/31F | VRT/SL3/1915 | 24111 | 07/1979 | 11/1996 |
11/1996: Solent Blue Line [166] 12/2001: Johnson Brothers, Hodthorpe |
Detailed History | ||
Six
series 3 Bristol VRT/SL3/6LXB's with ECW bodywork and
Gardner six-cylinder diesel engines were bought new by
Southern Vectis in 1979 and entered service in National
Bus Company Leaf Green & White livery. They were
identical to the batch previously delivered in 1978. They were
repainted into deregulation Emerald Green & Cream
livery in: In March 1990 YDL672T [672] & YDL674T [674] each received a rear-end advertisement for "Needles Pleasure Park". Five
of them were withdrawn from service in: Around 1995/1996 YDL676T [676] was repainted into Mushroom & Dark Green livery. In November 1996 YDL676T [676] was withdrawn from service. Subsequent History YDL671T [671]:
YDL672T [672]:
YDL673T [673]:
YDL674T [674]:
YDL675T [675]:
YDL676T [676]:
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Photo Selection | ||
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An offside-front
view of YDL671T [671] in NBC Leaf Green & White
livery at Newport Bus Station during the summer of 1986.
To the right is NDL655R [655] a 1976 Bristol VRT. There
were minor differences between VRT3's built in 1976 and
those built during 1977-1979, particularly at the front
of the bus - on later VRT3's the windscreen wipers were
hinged below the windscreen and the valance featured
exposed towing points. |
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A nearside-front
view of YDL671T [671] in deregulation Emerald Green &
Cream livery at Ryde Bus Station on 29 May 1993. Peter Horrex has a page devoted to a day on the Isle of Wight in 1993 at his British Buses web site |
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To the left is a nearside-front view
of cannibalised YDL671T in ex. Newnham Coaches livery at
the SVBM (Scottish Vintage Bus Museum) during May 2006.
To the right is the restored Bristol VRT/LL LFS303F
preserved in Eastern Counties NBC Poppy Red & White
livery. [photo copyright of Julian Patterson] |
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A nearside-rear view of cannibalised
YDL671T in ex. Newnham Coaches livery at the SVBM (Scottish
Vintage Bus Museum) during May 2006. [photo copyright of Julian Patterson] |
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An offside-front
view of YDL672T [672] in NBC Leaf Green & White
livery at Shanklin Bus Station on 29 July 1983. Visit BusSpotter! for UK Bus Operator's Fleetlists and South East England Bus & Coach photographs |
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A nearside-front
view of YDL673T [673] in NBC Leaf Green & White
livery at Shanklin Bus Station on 24 July 1983. Visit BusSpotter! for UK Bus Operator's Fleetlists and South East England Bus & Coach photographs |
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An offside-front
view of YDL673T with Buglers Coaches of Bristol (date and
location unknown) Visit BusSpotter! for UK Bus Operator's Fleetlists and South East England Bus & Coach photographs |
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An offside-front
view of YDL674T [674] in NBC Leaf Green & White
livery at Brading Bull Ring on 25 July 1983. Visit BusSpotter! for UK Bus Operator's Fleetlists and South East England Bus & Coach photographs |
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An offside-front
view of YDL676T [676] in NBC Leaf Green & White
livery at Yarmouth during May 1986. |
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An offside-front
view of YDL676T as Solent Blue Line [166] at Eastleigh
during July 1999. |
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Another view of YDL673T at the Bugler Coaches website | ||
A view of YDL671T & YDL674T with Newnham Coaches at Nathan Gorton's Fotopic site | ||
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