The History of the Bristol HG

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The Bristol HG was built by Bristol Commercial Vehicles Limited with cabs by Bristol, Burlingham, Eastern Coach Works, Homalloy, Holmes, ECW, Longwell Green Coachworks & Metro-Camell-Weymann and bodies by Bristol, Eastern Coach Works, Homalloy,J C Paynes, Longwell Green Coachworks, Pilot and Star.  The HG was produced between 1953 and 1958.

They were powered by an Leyland diesel engines

There were 517 Bristol HG's built. They were delivered to the following operators:

Operator No of Vehicles
  Bristol Commercial Vehices 1  
  British Road Services 466  
  BRS (Contract) 50