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Operator: Western National Fleet No: 417
Chassis: Bristol SUL4A Chassis No: 190.031
Body: ECW C33F Body No: 12882

HISTORY

Jul 62 In service with Western National Omnibus Company Limited, Exeter (418) - Based at Newquay
Apr 68 Converted to DP33F
Jun 71 Fleet Number changed to 1218
Mar 72 Transferred to Weymouth
Jun 72 Transferred to Taunton
May 75 Received NBC fleetnames
May 75 Repainted in NBC Local Coach Livery (Green & White)
Nov 76 Unlicesned at Taunton
Jun 77 Transferred to Bideford 
Jun 79 Transferred to Totnes
Nov 79 Out of service with Western National Omnibus Company Limited, Exeter (1218)
Nov 79 D J Green, Weymouth (dealer)
Dec 79 Kinross Plant & Construction Company Limited, Kinross (contractor)
Dec 79 Converted to C37F
Dec 79 Guernsey Railway Company Limited, St Peter Port (153)
Apr 80 In service with Guernsey Railway Company Limited, St Peter Port (153)
Apr 80 Re-registered 31915
Feb 81 Out of service with Guernsey Railway Company Limited, St Peter Port (153)
Feb 81 In service with Guernseybus Limited, St Peter Port (153)
Mar 87 Out of service with Guernseybus Limited, St Peter Port (153)
May 87 Jim Young, Nottingham
Apr 92 Jane Widdesen, Glastonbury
May 92 Converted to Mobile Home
<Apr 93 Re-registered 268 KTA
Rebecca Wright, Nottingham
<Dec 02 William Staniforth, Birmingham
2003 Tony Brown, Rushden (Chelveston Preservation Society)
Sep 06 Scrapped
    

Owner : Western National 418

Location : Not Known

Date : Not Known

 

(C) Colin Billington Collection

     
    

Owner : Western National 418

Location : Newquay depot

Date : Not Known

 

(C) Brian Botley

     
    

Owner : Western National 418

Location : Not Known

Date : Not Known

 

(C) Webmaster Collection

     
    

Owner : Western National 1218

Location : Taunton depot

Date : Not Known

 

(C) Brian Botley

     
    

Owner : Western National 1218

Location : Taunton depot

Date : Not Known

 

(C) Colin Billington Collection

     
    

Owner : Western National 1228 with MW 2625

Location : Not Known

Date : Not Known

 

(C) Bristol Vintage Bus Group

     
    

Owner : Western National 1228

Location : Not Known

Date : Not Known

 

(C) Pete Moody

     
    

Owner : Western National 1228

Location : Not Known

Date : August 1977

 

(C) Colin Billington Collection

     
    

Owner : Guernsey Bus 153

Location : North Esplanade, St Peter Port, Guernsey

Date : September 1981

 

(C) Gerry Tormey

     
    

Owner : Guernsey Bus 153

Location : Guernsey

Date : Not Known

 

(C) Phil Groocock

     
    

Owner : Guernsey Bus 153

Location : Not Known

Date : Not Known

 

(C) Terry Lawson

     
    

Owner : Guernsey Bus 153

Location : Not Known

Date : Not Known

 

(C) Colin Billington

     
    

Owner : Ex Guernsey Bus 153

Location : Portsmouth Ferry Port

Date : May 1987

 

(C) Bristol Vintage Bus Group

     
    

Owner : Mobile Home

Location : Charity Farm, Breedon

Date : April 1992

 

(C) Dave Fawcett

     
    

Owner : Mobile Home

Location : Charity Farm, Breedon

Date : April 1992

 

(C) Dave Fawcett

     
    

Owner : Mobile Home

Location : Not Known

Date : Not Known

 

(C) William Staniforth

     
    

Owner : Mobile Home

Location : Kelham Bridge

Date : June 1993

 

(C) Dave Fawcett

     
    

Owner : Mobile Home

Location : Not Known

Date : Not Known

 

(C) Colin Billington Collection