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City Sightseeing Bristol
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Head Office: Rubicon Classic Enterprises Limited
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Bus Depot: 193 Stowey Road, Yatton, Bristol, BS49 4QU
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www.citysightseeingbristol.co.uk
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'Bristol City Open Top Tours' was established by Warwick Hulme in 1994, trading as Rubicon Classic Enterprises, with a leased-in Bristol FLF open top bus. In 2000, the company became one of the founding franchisees for the global City Sightseeing brand, and has developed to operate more open top buses, some of which have subsequently been replaced by more modern low floor easy access buses.
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Left: E305 MSG has led a varied life as an open top bus, serving in Edinburgh with The Edinburgh Classic Tour in white and blue, later with City Sightseeing Edinburgh in red livery, then in green snd cream with Edinburgh Tours for the Guide Friday-branded tour, and currently with City sightseeing Bristol back in City Sightseeing red.. Photo by Kenneth Barclay.
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Right: T75 KLD is the first low floor easy-access bus in the City Sightseeing Bristol fleet, acquired in March 2011. It was originally with Metroline, London, as a normal service bus, and was converted to open top after use in London by Ensign, dealer, Purfleet, for City Sightseeing Bristol. Photo by Jimmy Sheng.
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Current Open Top Bus Fleet
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REG NO
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CHASSIS
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BODY
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LAYOUT
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LIVERY
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ACQUIRED FROM
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931 GTA
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Leyland Atlantean
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MCW
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O44/31F
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Devon General NBC (poppy red with unibus advert for Launa Windows)
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Gardner (private owner), Preston 4/99
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E305 MSG
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Leyland Olympian
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Alexander
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O51/28F
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City Sightseeing Bristol (red)
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Ensign, dealer, Purfleet, 2/11
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P757 SWC
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Volvo Olympian
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Alexander (Belfast)
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O47/31F
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City Sightseeing Bristol (red)
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On extended loan from Bath Bus Co. [357], 1/11
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T75 KLD
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Dennis Trident
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Alexander
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PO45/23F
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City Sightseeing Bristol (red)
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Ensign, dealer, Purfleet, 3/11
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Notes
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Previous Registration Numbers
931 GTA has been previously registered as 571 XKN, NAT 747A, and originally 931 GTA.
P757 SWC was previously registered as 97-D-332 in the Republic of Ireland.
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General
931 GTA is described as semi-preserved by the proprietor, Warwick Hulme, and carries a version of Devon General NBC red livery with broadside advertising for Launa Windows, which it carried in NBC days. This bus is occasionally used on the City Sightseeing tour.
E305 MSG previously operated in open top form for Edinburgh Tours in Edinburgh, Scotland, on a Guide Friday-branded sightseeing tour there, in a light green and cream livery.
T75 KLD was previously used as a normal bus in London with Metroline as its number TA75, and was converted to part open top by Ensign before sale to City Sightseeing Bristol..
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