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Operator: | Hants & Dorset | Fleet No: | 885 |
Chassis: | Bristol MW6G | Chassis No: | 195.033 |
Body: | ECW C39F | Body No: | 12821 |
May 62 | In service with Hants & Dorset Motor Services Limited, Bournemouth (885) - Based at Bournemouth |
1962 | Indicators fitted with white perspex panels with Hants & Dorset/Holiday Tours in red |
May 63 | Rebuilt by ECW (ECW Rebuild No. R833) Converted to C30F (Reclining seats) |
May 63 | Seats transferred to MW6G 891 (2691 RU) |
Oct 63 | Delicensed |
May 64 | Relicensed and based at Bournemouth |
Oct 64 | Delicensed |
Jun 65 | Relicensed and based at Bournemouth |
Feb 67 | Converted to C39F ex MW6G 906 (FRU 873D) |
<Jun 69 | Transferred to Ringwood |
Jun 69 | Transferred to Poole |
Jul 70 | Converted to C37F OMO |
Jul 70 | Repainted in Dual Purpose livery (Green & cream) |
Jul 70 | Fitted with bus type indicators |
Jul 70 | Fitted with illuminated 'Pay As You Enter' sign |
Aug 70 | Transferred to Winchester |
Sep 71 | Fleet number changed to 1831 |
Mar 74 | Repainted in NBC Bus livery (Red) |
Jan 77 | Out of service with Hants & Dorset Motor Services Limited, Bournemouth (1831) |
Apr 77 | David Rollinson & Company Limited, Carlton (dealer) |
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Owner : Hants & Dorset 885 Location : Not Known Date : Not Known
(C) Alan O Watkins |
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Owner : Hants & Dorset 885 (left) Location : Not Known Date : Not Known
(C) Brian Botley |
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Owner : Hants & Dorset 885 Location : Winchester Bus Station Date : Not Known
(C) Brian Botley |
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Owner : Hants & Dorset 885 Location : Grosvenor Square, Southampton Date : May 1971
(C) Bob Gray |
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Owner : Hants & Dorset 1831 Location : Winchester Bus Station Date : Not Known
(C) Brian Botley |
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Owner : Hants & Dorset 1831 Location : Winchester Bus Station Date : February 1972
(C) Alan Murray-Rust |
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Owner : Hants & Dorset 1831 Location : Not Known Date : Not Known
(C) Cliff Essex |
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Owner : Hants & Dorset 1831 Location : Winchester depot Date : Not Known
(C) Brian Botley |
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Owner : Hants & Dorset 1831 Location : Winchester Bus Station Date : Not Known
(C) Brian Botley |
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Owner : Hants & Dorset 1831 Location : Winchester depot Date : Not Known
(C) Brian Botley |
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Owner : Hants & Dorset 1831 Location : Winchester depot Date : Not Known
(C) Brian Botley |