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Operator: | Western National | Fleet No: | 420 |
Chassis: | Bristol SUL4A | Chassis No: | 190.033 |
Body: | ECW C33F | Body No: | 12884 |
Jul 62 | In service with Western National Omnibus Company Limited, Exeter (420) - Based at Kingsbridge |
Nov 65 | Transferred to Plymouth |
Feb 66 | Transferred to Kingsbridge |
May 58 | Transferred to Taunton |
Jul 68 | Converted to DP33F |
Dec 68 | Transferred to Trowbridge |
Jan 70 | Transferred to Taunton |
Jun 71 | Fleet Number changed to 1220 |
Oct 71 | Transferred to Bridgwater |
Mar 73 | Repainted in NBC Bus Livery (Poppy Red & White) |
Apr 73 | Out of service with Western National Omnibus Company Limited, Exeter (1220) |
Apr 73 | In service with Devon General Omnibus & Touring Company Limited, Torquay (1220) - Based at Newton Abbot |
Jul 74 | Converted to B37F |
Apr 75 | Transferred to Newton Abbot |
Mar 76 | Out of service with Devon General Omnibus & Touring Company Limited, Torquay (1220) |
Mar 76 | In service with Western National Omnibus Company Limited, Exeter (1220) - Based at Weymouth (Unlicensed) |
Jul 76 | Out of service with Western National Omnibus Company Limited, Exeter (1220) |
Jul 76 | Hartwood Exports (Machinery) Limited, Birdwell (dealer) |
May 77 | In service with Belsey & Son Limited, Pulborough |
Oct 79 | Out of service with Belsey & Son Limited, Pulborough |
Oct 79 | R Haverson, Rusper |
Dec 79 | H P J Miller, Horsham (not operated |
Jan 80 | Forest Grange School, Horsham |
1981 | Sold by Forest Grange School, Horsham |
Jun 84 | Willis Central Garage Limited, Bodmin (not operated) |
Aug 94 | Western National Preservation Group, Plymouth |
Dec 09 | David Sheppard Jnr, Plymouth |
Status: Preserved as Western National 420
Note: This vehicle was possibly converted to B32F.
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Owner : Western National 420 Location : Weymouth Date : September 1962
(C) West Country Historic Omnibus & Transport Trust |
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Owner : Western National 420 Location : Not Known Date : Not Known
(C) Photobus |
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Owner : Western National 420 Location : Not Known Date : Not Known
(C) Colin Billington Collection |
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Owner : Western National 420 Location : Hyde Park Road, Portsmouth Date : Not Known
(C) Brian Botley |
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Owner : Western National 420 Location : Trowbridge Bus Station Date : November 1969
(C) Steve Hardiman |
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Owner : Western National 420 Location : Not Known Date : Not Known
(C) Phil Sposito |
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Owner : Western National 420 Location : Not Known Date : Not Known
(C) Bristol Vintage Bus Group |
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Owner : Western National 1220 Location : Not Known Date : Not Known
(C) Bristol Vintage Bus Group |
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Owner : Devon General 1220 Location : Newton Abbot Bus Station Date : 1970s
(C) Terry Partridge |
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Owner : Devon General 1220 Location : Newton Abbot Date : March 1975
(C) Cliff Essex |
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Owner : Devon General 1220 Location : Torquay Date : May 1975
(C) Dave Mant |
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Owner : Devon General 1220 Location : Not Known Date : November 1975
(C) Webmasters Collection |
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Owner : Willis Location : Central Garage, Bodmin Date : Not Known
(C) Terry Partridge |
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Owner : Western National 420 Location : Plymouth Hoe Date : May 2002
(C) Terry Partridge |
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Owner : Western National 420 Location : The Ride, Plymouth Date : July 2005
(C) Terry Lawson |
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Owner : Western National 420 Location : Westpoint, Exeter Date : September 2008
(C) Gerry Tormey |
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Owner : Western National 420 (left) & 1202 (right) Location : Loddiswell Date : December 2009
(C) Terry Partridge |
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Owner : Western National 420 Location : Westpoint Date : September 2011
(C) Terry Partridge |
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Owner : Western National 420 Location : South Pool Date : September 2011
(C) Laurence Mayhew |
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Owner : Western National 420 Location : Torpoint Ferry Date : December 2011
(C) Terry Partridge |
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Owner : Western National 420 Location : Penzance Bus Station Date : 2012
(C) Mel Williams |
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Owner : Western National 420 (left) Location : Loddiswell Date : June 2012
(C) David Sheppard |
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Owner : Western National 420 (front) & Western National 425 Location : Teignmouth Date : June 2012
(C) Ken Jones |
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Owner : Western National 420 Location : Loddiswell Station Date : August 2013
(C) Helen Billington |
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Owner : Western National 420 Location : Kingsbridge Bus Station Date : September 2013
(C) Gerry Tormey |
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Owner : Western National 420 Location : Station Yard Industrial Estate, Kingsbridge Date : September 2013
(C) Ken Jones |
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Owner : Western National 420 Location : Imbus Range Date : October 2013
(C) Carl Berry |
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Owner : Western National 420 Location : Kingsbridge Bus Station Date : September 2014
(C) Ken Jones |
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Owner : Western National 420 Location : Penzance Road, St Buryan Date : April 2015
(C) David Sheppard |
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Owner : Western National 420 Location : St Ives Bus Station Date : April 2015
(C) David Sheppard |
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Owner : Western National 420 Location : Carwin Rise, Hayle Date : April 2015
(C) Thames Valley & Great Western Omnibus Trust |
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Owner : Western National 420 Location : Corporation Street, Taunton Date : May 2015
(C) Jeff Lloyd |
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Owner : Western National 420 Location : Between Dartmouth & Haytor Date : September 2016
(C) Ken Jones |
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Owner : Western National 420 Location : East Portlemouth Date : Not Known
(C) Keith Newton |
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Owner : Western National 420 Location : Near Walter Tull Way, Northampton Date : June 2017
(C) Ken Jones |
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Owner : Western National 420 Location : Oxford Road, Brackley Date : June 2017
(C) Carl Berry |
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Owner : Western National 420 Location : Loddiswell Date : September 2017
(C) Ken Jones |
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Owner : Western National 420 Location : Not Known Date : September 2018
(C) Ken Jones |
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Owner : Western National 420 (front) & Western National 425 (rear) Location : Commercial Road, Calstock Date : September 2018
(C) David Sheppard |
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Owner : Western National 420 Location : The Terrace, St Ives Date : April 2019
(C) David Sheppard |
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Owner : Western National 420 Location : Newton Abbot Racecourse Date : August 2019
(C) Dave Bickley |
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Owner : Western National 420 Location : Loddiswell Date : May 2024
(C) David Sheppard |
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Owner : Western National 420 Location : Tower Street, Taunton Date : June 2024
(C) Ken Jones |
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Owner : Western National 420 Location : Kingsbridge Bus Station Date : September 2021
(C) Ken Jones |