THE SOUTH WEST OF ENGLAND BUS IMAGE GALLERY
Royal Blue | Bristol MW6G ECW coaches
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Stepping back in time, we have an early style Royal Blue MW at Langley for SHOWBUS 79.
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 Seen in the early seventies at Newbury Bus Station, a Crosville MW coach is on layover in company with an earlier Royal Blue MW and Thames Valley Bristol LH6L 213 (VMO233H). |
For Millennium Showbus, Ian Allan operated former Royal Blue 2250 (617DDV) on an excursion from the London area. The coach parked next to the Ian Allan stand to help promote the latest in the 'Glory Days' series about Royal Blue.
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The coach was also adjacent to the Jotus stand from Hong Kong. Bristol 2250 was one of the Southern National owned Royal Blue coaches. The fleet having been a joint operation with Western National and the legal ownership of the vehicles resting with one or other of the bus companies.
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 Several Royal Blue MW coaches in Alder Valley's yard at Thorn Walk in Reading and part of an assortment of vehicles helping Alder Valley out during one its many acute vehicle shortages. |
 A few years later another battalion of Royal Blue coaches was back helping out beleagured Alder Valley. Lined up in the Thorn Walk depot yard in Reading were, left to right, 1398 (736MDV), 2268 (57GUO), 1404 (742MDV), 2270 (253KTA) and 2243 (622DDV). The one at right angles on the extreme right is not identified.
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 In 2008 Showbus celebrated the centenary of the Bristol chassis. No less than three Royal Blue coaches of contrasting styles share the display with Bristol Greyhound 2138 (BHU92C) with yet another verson of the ECW body on MW chassis. Nearest the camera is 2250 (617DDV) of 1960, beyond the Greyhound are 1410 (759MDV) of 1963 and 1967 1436 (HDV641E). |
 Earlier Bristol MW6G 2246 (625DDV) is seen on display at the Lathalmond Open Day in August 2009 alongside NATIONAL liveried RELH6G 2380 (OTA640G). Picture courtesy of the Reid family. |
 Seen on Dartmoor in June 2023 MW6G 2267 (56GUO) was taking part in a road run organised by the Thames Valley and Great Western Omnibus Trust. Picture courtesy of Ed Goodridge |
 Western National Royal Blue 2238 (XUO721) ended its days in Devon General NBC service bus livery and without its front grill. It is seen preserved in these colours at a rather wet Southsea Rally. |
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