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Fleet Lists - Devon, England
This is our list of open top buses in Devon, England.  If you have any information to update the list, please contact us.

 Barnstaple

First Devon & Cornwall (First Group)

 Buses used on local bus services.

 Fleet List

FLEET NO

REG NO

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38001

D701 GHY

Volvo Citybus

Alexander

O47/35F

First ‘Barbie’ (white/blue/pink)

Transferred from Penzance, Cornwall, 4/11

38005

D705 GHY

Volvo Citybus

Alexander

O47/35F

First ‘Barbie’ (white/blue/pink)

Transferred from Penzance, Cornwall, 4/11

 Bideford

D. Shears (Private)

 Bus privately owned.

 Fleet List

FLEET NO

REG NO

CHASSIS

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FFY 401

Leyland Titan PD2/3

Leyland

CO30/26R

cream & red

Royden, Formby (Private), by 9/05

 Colaton Raleigh

West Country Historic Omnibus & Transport Trust

 Bus preserved/restored. Privately owned.

 Fleet List

FLEET NO

REG NO

CHASSIS

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937

VDV 137S

Bristol VRT

ECW

CO43/31F

NBC red & white (Devon General); named 'Victory'

First Somerset & Avon (39937), 2/05

 Exeter

Book-Cycle (charity)

 Bus being converted to a mobile shop

 Fleet List

FLEET NO

REG NO

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"Bertie"

KUC 958P

Daimler Fleetline

MCW

O47/33F

white

On extended loan from private owners, Somerset, by 2/11

 Exmouth

Stagecoach Devon (Stagecoach Group)

 Buses used on local bus services. Used in 2011 on the 95 service between Exmouth and Devon Cliffs (Sandy Bay).

 Fleet List

FLEET NO

REG NO

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15328

J828 HMC

Scania N113DRB

Alexander

O47/31F

Stagecoach 2000 (white/blue/red/orange), named 'Sir Sidney Smith'

 

15329

J829 HMC

Scania N113DRB

Alexander

O47/31F

Stagecoach 2000 (white/blue/red/orange), named 'John Hayes'

 

 Kingsteignton

J. Cowdery (Private)

 Bus privately owned. Kept at West of England Transport Collection, Winkleigh.

 Fleet List

FLEET NO

REG NO

CHASSIS

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RT4588

NLP 581

AEC RT

Park Royal

O30/??R

SAN MONIQUE TRANPORT (Light blue/olive green with white lining)

?, ?/??

 Newton Abbot

Nostalgic Transport Limited

 Buses used for special events/private hire.

 Fleet List

FLEET NO

REG NO

CHASSIS

BODY

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ACQUIRED FROM

-

OD 7497

AEC Regent

Short

O30/26R

Devon General (cream & maroon)

 

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VDV 818

AEC Regent V

MCCW

O33/26R

Devon General (maroon & cream)

Platt (private), Crediton, Devon, ?/??

 Paignton

McAllister (Devonian)

 Buses used on local bus services.

 Fleet List

FLEET NO

REG NO

CHASSIS

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935 “White Lady”

A146 OFR

Leyland Olympian

ECW

PO??/??F

Devonian (cream, 2 dark red bands)

Ribble Motor Services (2146), ?/10

925 "Admiral Blake"

MSJ 499 (ADV 299A, 925 GTA)

Leyland Atlantean

MCW

CO44/31F

Devon General (cream, 2 dark red bands)

Jonathan Awkins (private), Dartmouth, Devon, c.4/10

 Paignton/Totnes

Dart Pleasure Craft Limited (Rail-River-Link)

 Buses used on a service linking pleasure boat and rail journeys.

 Fleet List

FLEET NO

REG NO

CHASSIS

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1 “Frankie”

UWV 614S

Bristol VRT

ECW

CO43/31F

Rail River Link (blue/white)

Bayline Ltd. (937), Exeter, 2/00

2

UWV 604S

Bristol VRT

ECW

CO43/31F

Rail River Link (blue/white) (Convertible, usually roofed)

Bayline Ltd. (936), Exeter, 2/00

3 “Molly”

WTU 467W

Bristol VRT

ECW

O43/31F

Rail River Link (blue/white)

Arriva Cymru (OVG467), Llandudno Junction, 4/02

 Plymouth

First Devon & Cornwall (First Group)

 Buses withdrawn from service elsewhere in the group and stored.

 Fleet List

FLEET NO

REG NO

CHASSIS

BODY

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ACQUIRED FROM

39901

YSO 231T

Leyland Atlantean

Alexander

O45/29F

First ‘Barbie3’ (white/blue/pink)

First Aberdeen (39901)

39902

HRS 262V

Leyland Atlantean

Alexander

O45/29D

First ‘Barbie2’ (white/blue/pink)

First Aberdeen (39902)

 Plymouth

Plymouth Citybus (Go Ahead Group)

 Bus used for special events/private hire.

 Fleet List

FLEET NO

REG NO

CHASSIS

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ACQUIRED FROM

358

MCO 658

Leyland Titan PD2

MCW

O30/26R

Red/cream; named 'Sir Frances Drake'

Ex-Plymouth service bus

 Plymouth

Plymouth City Transport Preservation Group

 Buses restored/preserved by preservation group members.

 Fleet List

OWNER

FLEET NO

REG NO

CHASSIS

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ACQUIRED FROM

Paul Furse

59

WJY 758

Leyland Atlantean

MCW

O44/33F

KCT Omnibus Services (maroon/cream)

Mitchell (Private), Oakworth, 9/09 [Keighley Transport Museum]

Delridge, Paske & Beverley, Essex

125

STK 125T

Leyland Atlantean

Roe

O43/28F

Light blue/dark blue

Pearce (private), High Wycombe, 8/10

 Torbay (Torquay, Paignton and Brixton)

Bowden & Slater (English Riviera Tours)

 Buses used for sightseeing tours.

 Fleet List

FLEET NO

REG NO

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ACQUIRED FROM

-

BYX 304V

MCW Metrobus

MCW

O43/28D

SIGHTSEEING EXPLORER / SIGHTSEEING TOURS (maroon/cream/yellow)

York Pullman (210), York, 3/11

-

JTD 395P

Daimler Fleetline

Northern Counties

H49/??F

English Riviera SIGHTSEEING TOURS (light blue)

?Paignton Zoo free Bus, ?/??

 Winkleigh

West of England Transport Collection (Private)

 Bus privately owned by separate parties listed below and kept at the premises of the West of England Transport Collection.

 Fleet List

FLEET NO

REG NO

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180

CRU 180C

Daimler Fleetline

Weymann

CO43/31F

Vintage Yellow Buses

Vintage Yellow Buses, ?/??

34750

A750 VAF

Leyland Olympian

ECW

O44/32F

First ‘Barbie’ (white/blue/pink)

First Devon & Cornwall (34750), 10/09

 CRU 180C is privately owned by Bournemouth Passenger Transport Association, Bournemouth, Dorset.

 A750 VAF has a private owner unidentified to us.

 Woolacombe

Lancaster Leisure (Woolacombe Bay Holiday Parcs)

 Buses used on services for holiday park.

 Fleet List

FLEET NO

REG NO

CHASSIS

BODY

LAYOUT

LIVERY

ACQUIRED FROM

-

AFJ 705T

Bristol VRT

ECW

PO43/31F

Woolacombe Bay Holiday Parcs (yellow)

?, 4/06

-

GRS 114E

Leyland Atlantean

Alexander

PO43/34F

Woolacombe Bay Holiday Parcs (yellow)

McEwan, Amisfield, 11/01

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