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1977 Bristol VR ECW [VRT/SL3]

1977 Bristol VR [VRT/SL3] in Southland, TV Series, 2009-2013 Ep. 1.03

Class: Bus, Double-deck — Model origin:

1977 Bristol VR ECW [VRT/SL3]

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Author	Message
Ddey65 ◊ 2014-07-15 02:35	Clearly some kind of imported former open air tourist bus from the UK. Maybe a Dennis, or an MCW?
gnair227 ◊ 2014-07-15 06:26	Looks like an MCW, MCW's dont have modern fronts like the Dennis buses do
3asv6 ◊ 2014-07-19 13:58	Model: Bristol VRT SL/3 Bristol VRT SL/3 (series 3) in opentop form. BET style windscreen means this is a series 3 Bristol VRT. Body and chassis completed in U.K.. Converted to opentop form after retirement and export. Photo: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bath_Badgerline_8606_VDV137S.jpg Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badgerline Google data reference: Link to "www.google.com.hk" -- Last edit: 2014-07-19 22:26:35
San ◊ 2025-10-17 18:24	Not one of the Starline Tours Birstol's, none of their VT's came with those kinds of doors. So another operator from the looks of things
San ◊ 2025-10-17 18:50	So I was wrong as it turned out :P Did some digging and it is UWV608S, back when it was still with British Bus Company (when this EP was filmed). It did later join Starline Tours in 2010 and was modified when it join their roster buslistsontheweb wrote Chassis: Bl VRT/SL3/6LXB VRT/SL3/1108 Registration: UWV608S Body: ECW 22408 Seating: CO43/31F New: 12/1977 Owner: Southdown Fleetnumber: 608 bcv.robsly wrote by 8/2010 - current Starline Tours, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. 324. Fitted with a Cummins engine, new transmission/axles and lengthened by the insertion of an additional bay, increased wheelbase, and a longer rear end, by 8/2012. Rebuilt to left-hand drive, ?/2014. Withdrawn ?/2019 1/2005 - ?/2010 British Bus Company, San Diego, California, U.S.A. 110 c5/2001 - 1/2005 Chicago Double Decker Company, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A. 170. Stored in Augusta, Georgia ?/2001 - ?/2001 Gray Line, New York, U.S.A. 170. Not used in service 8/2000 - ?/2001 New York Apple Tours, New York, U.S.A. 170. Believed not to have been used in service 10/1999 - 8/2000 Simon Munden, Bristol (dealer). Converted to offside entrance, 6/2000 2/1998 - 10/1999 Bayline Ltd. 933. Stagecoach livery, 5/1998 10/1992 - 2/1998 Bluebird Buses Ltd. 106 3/1992 - 10/1992 Bluebird Northern Ltd. 106 9/1991 - 3/1992 Northern Scottish Omnibuses Ltd. (Inverness Traction) 106 3/1991 - 9/1991 Stagecoach (Scotland) Ltd. 106. Withdrawn 9/1991 6/1990 - 3/1991 Magicbus (Scotland) Ltd. 106 12/1977 - 6/1990 Southdown Motor Services Ltd. 608 It was the only Starline Tour Birstol that still exist, RYG392R left the property and was scrapped in 2014. And all the others were gone by 2019

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