by Alan | 2 Feb, 2016 | News, Our Buses & Coaches
Owned by – The Isle of Wight Bus & Coach Museum (click title to read more…) New to Southern Vectis in September 1947, with an ECW ‘lowbridge’ body featuring rows of long bench seats and a sunken gangway on the top deck. Restoration is...
by Alan | 30 Jan, 2016 | Our Buses & Coaches, Vehicles
Chassis: Dennis Dart 8.5 SBL Body: Duple B31F One of a batch of 27 supplied new in April 1990 to London United, and sold to Southern Vectis in 2000. Repainted in its current livery in 2002 and withdrawn in 2006. Bought for preservation in March 2007 by the West...
by Nigel | 26 Dec, 2014 | Members' Vehicles
Members’ Vehicle – owned by D.Priddle (click title to read more…) The narrow roads of the Isle of Wight required small vehicles and the 1934 order, from Southern Vectis, included six 20-seat Dennis Aces. These were fitted with side valve, four...
by Nigel | 22 Dec, 2014 | Our Buses & Coaches, Vehicles
Owned by – The Isle of Wight Bus & Coach Museum (click title to read more…) 863 (TDL563K) was one of a batch of nine single-deck buses, Bristol RELL’s, delivered new to Southern Vectis in 1970/1/2, with standard E.C.W. bodies featuring B.E.T....
by Nigel | 22 Dec, 2014 | Our Buses & Coaches, Vehicles
owned by – The Isle of Wight Bus & Coach Museum (Click title to read more…) Fleet number 5625 (K125BUD), now known as The Shanklin Steamer, was part of a batch of Volvo B10B buses with Northern Counties Paladin bodies new to London General as its VN...
by Joshua | 14 Feb, 2013 | Our Buses & Coaches
owned by – The Isle of Wight Bus & Coach Museum (click title to read more…) New to Southern Vectis in August 1965, CDL479C (allocated fleet number 611) was one of five Bristol FLF6G double deckers delivered to the fleet that year. Southern Vectis,...
