Following roof damage in 1981, Willowbrook Bodied Bristol VRTSL3 7977 (RVB977S) was converted for open top use. It was sold to Walls of Fallowfield in 1992 and on to Chepstow Classic Buses around 2000. Its current group of preservationists acquired it in June 2008 and brought it along to SHOWBUS that year, though this picture is of it arriving at Duxford in 2010.
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Here is the bus arriving at Duxford in 2008, shortly after acquisition.
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Aother view of 0977 - the number it acquired when it lost its top - arriving at SHOWBUS 2012.
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A gorgeous sunny day for 0977's arrival in the glorious grounds of Woburn Abbey for SHOWBUS 2015.
Picture ref 15-3520
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Finally we see 0977 arriving at the last SHOWBUS at Duxford in 2014.
Picture ref 14-0419
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