EFE SHOWBUS International 2003 photos |
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Winners of the Premier Operator Award at EFE SHOWBUS International 2003 were A1Minicoaches.co.uk of Milton Keynes. Their smartly turned out fleet of Transits and LDV Convoys nestled alongside the BA Trident at Showbus. |
The minibus revolution started in the Devon General fleet and whilst multicoloured fleets of Transits took to the streets around Exeter and Torquay, 526 (C526FFJ) effectively retained the traditional Devon General cooours, but acquired a new name: BayLine. Those pioneering minibuses, like 526, are now heading into preservation. |
Harry Blundred, who acquired Devon General and its Ford Transit fleet in the early days of privatisation, went on to acquire South Midland. South Midland was the "London Country" of Oxford, a company with an operating area the shape of a polo mint whilst the city services were retained by City of Oxford. The mini magic was tried in Oxford too with a fleet including Mellor bodied vehicles on the new Transit chassis. E211BDV passed on to Pete's travel in the West Midlands, before recently entering preservation. |
EFE SHOWBUS International 2003 photos |
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