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Operator: Southern National Fleet No: 1218
Chassis: Bristol L6B Chassis No: 65.078
Body: Beadle C31F Body No: 565

HISTORY   

Aug 48 In service with Southern National Omnibus Company Limited, Exeter (1218)
Apr 58 Lengthened to LL standard (using parts from ETT 954 (WNOC 260))
Apr 58 Rebodied with ECW FB39F (10730)
Nov 69 Out of service with Southern National Omnibus Company Limited, Exeter (1218)
Nov 69 In service with Western National Omnibus Company Limited, Exeter (1218)
May 70 Out of service with Southern National Omnibus Company Limited, Exeter (1218)
May 70 D Fereday-Glenn, Alton
Jun 70 P Jefferys, Grayshott
Nov 70 In service with P Jefferys, Grayshott
<Sep 71 Out of service with P Jefferys, Grayshott
<Sep 71 Baker, Bordon (dealer)
Dec 71 Hitchinson, Headley Down
Dec 71 In service with Marchwood Motorways (Southampton) Limited, Totton - Based at Merlins Bridge, Haverfordwest
<Jan 88 Transferred to Totton
  Out of service with Marchwood Motorways (Southampton) Limited, Totton
<Mar 98 Osborne, Totton
Jun 01 Colin Billington, Fifield

Status: Preserved as Southern National 1218

    

Owner : Southern National 1218

Location: Not Known

Date : Not Known

 

(C) Brian Botley

     
    

Owner : Southern National 1218

Location: Yeovil

Date : June 1969

 

(C) West Country Historic Omnibus & Transport Trust

     
    

Owner : Western National 1218

Location : Not Known

Date : Not Known

 

(C) Alan O Watkins

     
    

Owner : Western National 1218

Location : Bognor Regis

Date : July 1970

 

(C) Fred York

     
    

Owner : Western National 1218

Location: Not Known

Date : Not Known

 

(C) Brian Botley

     
    

Owner : Marchwood Motorways

Location : Not Known

Date : Not Known

 

(C) Webmaster Collection

     
    

Owner : Marchwood Motorways

Location : St Davids

Date : March 1978

 

(C) Dave Mant

     
    

Owner : Marchwood Motorways

Location : Haverfordwest

Date : June 1979

 

(C) Terry Walker

     
    

Owner : Marchwood Motorways

Location : Totton depot

Date : February 1991

 

(C) Dave Mant

     
    

Owner : Ex Marchwood Motorways

Location : Hurn

Date : March 1997

 

(C) Terry Lawson

     
    

Owner : Southern National 1218

Location : Hurn

Date : August 1998

 

(C) Terry Lawson

     
    

Owner : Southern National 1218

Location : Crystal Palace

Date : May 2013

 

(C) David Sheppard

     
    

Owner : Southern National 1218

Location : Not Known

Date : May 2013

 

(C) David Sheppard

     
    

Owner : Southern National 1218

Location : Park & Ride, Brislington

Date : August 2013

 

(C) Ken Jones

     
    

Owner : Southern National 1218

Location: Kingsbridge Bus Station

Date : September 2013

 

(C) Gerry Tormey

     
    

Owner : Southern National 1218

Location: Ilbert Road, Kingsbridge

Date : September 2014

 

(C) Ken Jones

     
    

Owner : Southern National 1218

Location: Ilbert Road, Kingsbridge

Date : September 2015

 

(C) Ken Jones

     
    

Owner : Southern National 1218

Location : Kingsbridge

Date : September 2018

 

(C) Ken Jones

     
    

Owner : Southern National 1218

Location : Kingsbridge

Date : September 2019

 

(C) Ken Jones

     
    

Owner : Southern National 1218

Location : Kingsbridge Bus Station

Date : September 2021

 

(C) Ken Jones

     
    

Owner : Southern National 1218

Location : Ilbert Road, Kingsbridge

Date : September 2022

 

(C) Ken Jones

     
    

Owner : Southern National 1218

Location : Kingsbridge Bus Station

Date : September 2024

 

(C) Ken Jones