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20th August 2015

Facebook
A new group has been set up on Facebook to record workings of VRs at events and in publicly available service.

If you have a Facebook profile you can find - and join - the page by clicking here.

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Sunday 26th October 2014

Swansea Bus Museum, Running Day, 26/10/14
Four VRs on display here and all operated in service as listed below.
Also present in the shed is out of service RTH931S which appeared to be being used as a seat store.

MOD571P
75 - 11.30 Museum Circular via railway station and bus station
77 - 14.00 Museum to Limeslade and return

VTH942T
short park & ride throughout the event, every ten minutes.

WTH961T
23 - 12.45 Museum to Penlan and return
23 - 14.15 Museum to Penlan and return

BEP978V
75 - 12.15 Museum Circular via railway station and bus station
75 - 13.45 Museum Circular via railway station and bus station
75 - 16.00 Museum to railway and bus stations
75 - 16.30 Museum to railway and bus stations

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Wednesday 22nd October 2014

A few events to update on below, reports of workings or appearances by VRs at any event are always welcome for submission at the usual email address, ndl642m@yahoo.co.uk

Saturday 20th September 2014
Kingsbridge Running Day
OTA290G, VDV121S, SFJ106R
Were present and operated on this date.

Sunday 5th October 2014
Birkenhead, Wirral Bus and Tram Show running day
OEH604M, VVV952W
These two VRs were static exhibits at this event.

Sunday 12th October 2014
Canvey Island Rally, 12/10/14
CPU979G*, BKE848T, UAR597W*
The above VRs attended this rally, those marked with a * worked public trips.


Sunday 12th October 2014
Warminster Running Day, 12/10/14
JJT437N, VDV134S, BFX666T, GEL686V, XHK221X
All of the above five operated services at this event, confirmed workings are;
VDV134S - 24 10.05 Warminster to Codford and return, 253 - 11.20 Warminster to Frome and return.
BFX666T - 241 15.00 Warminster to Westbury and return.
XHK221X - 24 12.15 Warminster to Codford and return, should also have worked the 15.15.

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Saturday 18th October 2014

Isle of Wight Beer & Buses Weekend, day 1

SDL638J, NUD105L*, NDL637M, JJT437N, PUF586R*, UDL669S*, UDL673S, VDV134S*, AAP651T*, BFX666T*, DHW351W*
Buses marked with a * worked services available to the public, these workings are listed below.

NUD105L
D - 11.50 Newport Quay - Ventnor - Shanklin - Newport Quay
D - 14.50 Newport Quay - Ventnor - Shanklin - Newport Quay
D - 17.50 Newport Quay - Ventnor - Shanklin - Newport Quay (swapped with BFX666T for this working)

PUF586R
D - 11.15 Shanklin - Newport Quay
E - 12.40 Newport Quay - Shanklin - Ventnor - Newport Quay
D - 15.50 Newport Quay - Ventnor - Shanklin - Newport Quay
E - 18.40 Newport Quay - Shanklin (not seen)

UDL669S
D - 12.50 Newport Quay - Ventnor - Shanklin - Newport Quay
E - 15.40 Newport Quay - Shanklin - Ventnor - Newport Quay

UDL673S
Private - 19.00 Newport Quay - Shanklin
Private - 2x.xx Shanklin - Newport Quay

VDV134S
D - 10.50 Newport Quay - Ventnor - Shanklin - Newport Quay
D - 13.50 Newport Quay - Ventnor - Shanklin - Newport Quay
D - 16.50 Newport Quay - Ventnor - Shanklin - Newport Quay

AAP651T
E - 11.40 Newport Quay - Shanklin - Ventnor - Newport Quay
E - 14.40 Newport Quay - Shanklin - Ventnor - Newport Quay

BFX666T
E - 17.40 Newport Quay - Shanklin - Ventnor - Newport Quay (swapped with NUD105L for this working)
A - 19.45 Newport Quay - Cowes
A - 20.05 Cowes - Newport Quay
Private - 20.30 Newport Quay - Shanklin
Private - 23.00 Shanklin - Newport Quay

DHW351W
E - 10.40 Newport Quay - Shanklin - Ventnor - Newport Quay
E - 13.40 Newport Quay - Shanklin - Ventnor - Newport Quay
E - 16.40 Newport Quay - Shanklin - Ventnor - Newport Quay

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Sunday 19th October 2014

Isle of Wight Beer & Buses Weekend, day 2

SDL638J*, NUD105L*, NDL637M*, JJT437N*, PUF586R*, UDL669S*, UDL673S*, VDV134S, AAP651T*, BFX666T*, FDL681V, GEL686V, DHW351W*
Buses marked with a * worked services available to the public, these workings are listed below.

SDL638J
3 - 10.00 Newport Quay - Havenstreet station
3 - 10.25 Havenstreet station - Newport Quay
X - 15.25 Newport Quay - bus station
X - 15.35 Newport bus station - Quay
X - 15.55 Newport Quay - bus station
X - 16.05 Newport bus station - Quay
X - 16.25 Newport Quay - bus station
X - 16.35 Newport bus station - Quay
X - 16.55 Newport Quay - bus station
X - 17.05 Newport bus station - Quay
Of the journies on the X route only the 15.25 was seen.

NUD105L
E - 10.40 Newport Quay - Shanklin - Ventnor - Newport Quay
D - 13.50 Newport Quay - Ventnor - Shanklin - Newport Quay

NDL637M
X - 12.35 Newport Quay - bus station
X - 12.45 Newport bus station - Quay
X - 13.05 Newport Quay - bus station
X - 13.15 Newport bus station - Quay
X - 13.35 Newport Quay - bus station
X - 13.45 Newport bus station - Quay
X - 14.05 Newport Quay - bus station
X - 14.15 Newport bus station - Quay
E - 15.40 Newport Quay - Shanklin - Ventnor - Newport Quay (in place of PUF586R).
This bus had been scheduled to work a 15.30 mystery tour to Yarmouth but stepped in to replace PUF586R.

JJT437N
A - 10.35 Newport Quay - Cowes (in place of an RE)
A - 10.58 Cowes - Newport Quay (in place of an RE)
Unknown second trip, seen arriving back at Newport Quay with passengers on at 14.25.

PUF586R
D - 12.50 Newport Quay - Ventnor - Shanklin - Newport Quay

UDL669S
D - 10.50 Newport Quay - Ventnor - Shanklin - Newport Quay
E - 13.40 Newport Quay - Shanklin - Ventnor - Newport Quay

UDL673S
D - 11.50 Newport Quay - Ventnor - Shanklin - Newport Quay
D - 14.50 Newport Quay - Ventnor - Shanklin - Newport Quay

AAP651T
E - 12.40 Newport Quay - Shanklin - Ventnor - Newport Quay

BFX666T
D - 15.50 Newport Quay - Ventnor - Shanklin - Newport Quay (not seen)
A - 17.45 Newport Quay - Cowes (not seen)
A - 18.05 Cowes - Newport Quay (not seen)

DHW351W
E - 11.40 Newport Quay - Shanklin - Ventnor - Newport Quay
E - 14.40 Newport Quay - Shanklin - Ventnor - Newport Quay (not seen)

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October 2014

Isle of Wight Beer & Buses Weekend

Thanks to Jay Taylor for the following information;

Just a quick heads up for the website for VR enthusiasts about this not to be missed event. There are 8 VR's confirmed to operate each day during the Isle Of Wight Beer and Buses weekend on October 18th & 19th. These are;
NUD105L, PUF586R, UDL669S, UDL673S, VDV134S, AAP651T, BFX666T, DHW351W

These will also be joined on Sunday 19th from the museum by;
SDL638J, NDL637M

And the following will be attending for static display there;
JJT437N, FDL681V, GEL686V

www.iwbeerandbuses.co.uk for more information and to order a programme.

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Friday 3rd October 2014

First South West
'1141' AFJ706T
Lovely to see a closed top VR back in public service this year, reported back in July. The VR was a standby for the Lodekka which usually shared the route 300 from St Ives to Lands End with Volvo Citybuses. The VR hasn't been reported often on the route, confirmed dates in August and September are August 27th, September 3rd and September 4th.
On other dates the route (when reported), which was operated entirely by one bus throughout the day, was noted as the Lodekka or an open top Volvo Citybus and once with a Volvo Olympian.
However on September 3rd the VR struggled to climb the hill leaving Sennen Cove on the first trip and was replaced by another Volvo Olympian.


AFJ706T arriving at Geevor Tin Mine on the 10.05 St Ives to Lands End.

Leaving Lands End.

The full Mon-Sat workings for the 300 route which finished for the season at the end of September were;
300 - 10.05 St Ives to Lands End
300 - 11.50 Lands End to St Ives
300 - 13.25 St Ives to Lands End
300 - 15.20 Lands End to St Ives
300 - 16.55 St Ives to Lands End
300 - 18.50 Lands End to St Ives.
Sunday workings involved two separate buses, the VR was not reported in use on any Sundays.

Additionally on Saturday 30th August 2014 AFJ706T was in use on a Park & Ride to Falmouth for the Tall Ships event, however it was not in use on the same workings the following day.

TPN103S, UWV617S, AAP651T, JWV275W
A private get together on Saturday 6th September for a trip around Brighton with these VRs, photographs provided by David Grimstone.












Ex Newquay Sightseeing bus UWV617S has joined the preservation scene.



Horsham Rally, Sunday 7th September 2014
TPN103S, UWV617S, WKO138S, XAP638S, AAP651T, JWV275W, JWV976W















POPS Rally, Sunday 28th September 2014
OEH604M, URF677S, WTU487W
WTU487W was a static exhibit, the other two operated services for the public.

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Monday 1st September 2014

Rail River Link
Friday 29th August 2014
No VRs were in use.
Sunday 24th August 2014
UWV614S
100 0930 Paignton to Torquay
1000 Torquay to Totnes
(possibly then short workings every two hours between Totnes and Paignton, later seen on...)
1550 Totnes to Torquay
1650 Torquay to Churston
WTU467W
0900 Paignton to Totnes
0920 Totnes to Paignton
1000 Paignton to Totnes
1020 Totnes to Paignton
Monday 11th August 2014
UWV614S
1420 Totnes to Paignton
1500 Paignton to Totnes
1550 Totnes to Torquay
1650 Torquay to Churston
WTU467W
1320 Totnes to Paignton
1400 Paignton to Totnes
1520 Totnes to Paignton
1600 Paignton to Totnes
Volvo Olympian M832HVC
1220 Totnes to Paignton
1300 Paignton to Totnes
1620 Totnes to Paignton

Crosville, Weston Super Mare
Sunday 24th August 2014
VDL613S
On tour route 152 at Weston Super Mare

First South West
Sunday 31st August 2014
AFJ706T
In use on Falmouth Park & Ride, part of the Tall Ships event. It was not in use there the following day however.