THE SOUTH WEST OF ENGLAND BUS IMAGE GALLERY
Royal Blue | Bedford OB Duple Vista coaches
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 A picture believed sent in by the owner of the RELH6G, 1459 (OTA631G), seen with a Royal Blue OB, later owned by Premier of Watford. The OB, 1428 (LTA904), was exhibited at the first in the series of bus rallies which became SHOWBUS, at Brunel University in 1973. At that time the coach was just acquired for preservation and in a non descript grey paint scheme. |
 ...and here is 1428 on the Brunel University site parade that January afternoon in 1973.
Picture ref H543 |
 The coach was parked up with another normal control coach, Beestons Plaxton bodied Austin CXB, BCF802, and former Burton Corporation all-Guy Arab III singledecker 63 (FA9291) which had braved snow in Staffordshire to get to Uxbridge.
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 Some old slides of the Brunel parade appeared recently and Guy 63 can be seen following the former Eastern National KSW in its Wings livery followed by a South Midland Duple bodied Bristol LH6L, the OB, a modern Valliant-Silverline coach and then the Austin.
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 Bedford OB 1428, is seen at SHOWBUS 2002 with Southern National OB 1411 (LTA750). The OB is in the livery of Premier of Watford who looked after the coach for many years. |
 Bedford OB caoches are always a delight at any rally and draw the crowds, which they certainly did at SHOWBUS in 2008. Tim Wootton's Royal Blue 1411 (LTA750) had been to SHOWBUS before, but alongside was Stuart Jones' pride and joy, recently acquired MYB33 which used to be in the Safeway fleet many years ago. Stuart was editor of Bus and Coach Buyer, who supplied the excellent annual SHOWBUS programme which included an account of his exploits in getting the OB to SHOWBUS in the post rally edition which reviewed the Duxford gathering. |
 Royal Blue Bedford OB 1411 (LTA750) arrives at Duxford for SHOWBUS international 2012. |
 Gracing the spectacular grounds of Woburn Abbey, Royal Blue Bedford OB 1411 arrives for SHOWBUS international 2015.
Picture ref 15-3422 |
 It was lovely to see OB 1411 at yet anther SHOWBUS venue, Hertfordshire County Showground in 2019.
Picture ref 19-1986 |
 A second view of 1411 at SHOWBUS in 2019.
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