THE SOUTH WEST OF ENGLAND BUS IMAGE GALLERY
Royal Blue | Bristol RELH6G
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Pictured when new in the 1960s, 2355 (393TUO) pauses for a refreshment break on the London - Plymouth service in the days before motorways. The vehicle is a Bristol RELH6G with ECW coach work.
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 Next in line, 2356 (394TUO) new in 1964, is seen at Victoria Coach Station alongside a Standerwick "Gay Hostess" Leyland Atlantean.
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 A newer RELH6G was Bournemouth bound 2379 (OTA639G).
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Similar, but even newer vehicle, 1468 (RDV419H), is now preserved and seen here at the West of England 1998 rally. The coach's black window rubbers do not enhance the appearance of the vehicle in the way that the original cream fittings did on older ECW bodies. The preserved coach was later painted in Western National NBC DP livery.
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 Owner of these two magnificent machines is Steve Graham who said they made a fine spectacle tailing each other down the motorway from the North West to attend SHOWBUS at Duxford in 2006. Foremost is Crosville CRG106 (AFM106G). Both coaches made the trip to Southern Germany for the Speyer event in 2007. The other coach is Royal Blue's first RELH6G, 2351 (837SUO). |
 In July 2015 2352 travelled south to the Alton Bus Rally.
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 We were delighted to see it return to SHOWBUS for the first Donington Park display.
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 Another preserved Royal Blue RELH, 1460 (OTA632G), took part in the Thames Valley and Great Western Omnibus Trust running day in Reading In June 2018. Here it is being followed by Reading Buses Wright Sreetdeck 901 (SK66HRR).
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 A second view of 1460 that day with an Ader Valley Leyland National behind.
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 RELH 2351 was back at Alton for their 2019 show.
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 Meanwhile 1460 was seen on Dartmoor in August 2023 in another TVAGWOT event. Picture by Ed Goodridge |
Asian Greyhound of Windsor used to run a Royal Blue LS on overland trips to Asia and its successor continued with RELH coaches, this one was entered in the 1979 Showbus Rally at Hillingdon. It is seen here at Langley on the morning road run from Windsor.
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 Alongside Wasall 116 (XDH516G), one of its last Northern Counties bodied Daimler Fleetlines is former Royal Blue 2385 (OTA645G). Basically preserved since 1982 the coach has passed through the hands of numerous preservationists and small operators ever since. For some odd reason it was painted in Midland Red Coaches livery back in 2004 and was displayed as such at the August 2015 Gaydon event bearing fleet number 4645.
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