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ROYAL BLUE RUN - 14-15 June 2008

Royal Blue run from Taunton to Bude and Bude to Exeter via Polzeath

1410, 1420 & 1250 at the old Black and White Coach Station at Cheltenham Taunton Coach Park
   

The following vehicles took part in the Royal Blue Run

Vehicle

Reg No

Owners/Drivers

Royal Blue 1250 1951 Bristol LL6B LTA 729 Colin & Helen Billington
Royal Blue 1299 1953 Bristol LS6G OTT 98 WHOTT/John Grigg
Royal Blue 2200 1953 Bristol LS6G OTT 43 Roger Burdett
Royal Blue 2246 1960 Bristol MW6G 625 DDV Graham Thorogood
Southern National 1410 1963 Bristol MW6G 759 MDV Peter Delaney
Grey Cars 1964 AEC Reliance 1 RDV Philip Platt
Western National 1420 1966 Bristol MW6G EDV 502D John Handford
Western National 1423 1966 Bristol MW6G EDV 505D Richard Johnson
Royal Blue 1460 1969 Bristol RELH6G OTA 632G WHOTT/Mel Williams
Royal Blue 186 1978 Leyland Leopard AFH 186T Terry Partridge
Royal Blue vehicles at Taunton
   
1423 near Wiveliscombe Coach Park, Bideford - 1299, 1460, 1410, 1 RDV, 2200, 1250, 1423, 1420
   
Summerleaze Beach, Bude (1250, 1RDV, 1423, 1420, 1460) 1250 departs from the Southern National garage (later Jennings, and now Hookways) in Bude
   
Roger Burdett's 2200 between Wainhouse Corner and Camelford 1250, followed by 1410 and 1460, in Delabole
   
1299 approaching Polzeath Exeter Coach Station
Photographs - Jacky Lee, Peter Delaney & Terry Partridge

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