THE SOUTH OF ENGLAND BUS IMAGE GALLERY
Hants & Dorset
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 A fuller bus conversion has been undertaken on this MW coach. Full NBC bus livery and a destination box above the windscreen, but the coach seating has been retained as well as the glass cove panels. With Alexander Dennis putting more glazing into bus roofs, this MW was ahead of its time by about forty years!
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 Hants & Dorset bought a batch of six ECW bodied touring coaches in 1964 registered AEL2-7B. The last two were its first RELH6G and though it bought more such coaches subsequently they had Duple (Northern) bodies, so 898 and 899 (AEL6-7B) were the only ones with ECW bodies. The other four were MW6G models with similar bodyowrk, of which this is one, seen in later years and painted in NBC dual purpose livery. It is thought to be 897 (AEL5B). |
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 Bristol MW coach 1832 (7122LJ) had the full conversion complete with route box and was painted in this special livery for the Seaspeed Shuttle from Southampton Bus Station, where it is seen, to the hovercraft departure point in the Docks for the rapid crossing to Cowes on the Isles of Wight. |
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 Sister to the Langley breakdown incident, involving the Leyland Panther, 904 (FEL751D) has been preserved. Beautifully restored it is seen at the Newbury Rally in July 2012. |
 The coach appeared at the 2013 SHOWBUS international display at Stratford-upon-Avon and performed a very popular Cotswold tour excursion in the afternoon. Picture ref 13-5397 |
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