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PRESERVED BUSES & COACHES
| REG | JT 8077 |
| MAKE | BEDFORD |
| MODEL | WTB |
| YEAR | 1937 |
| BODY | Duple C25F |
| OWNER | John Woodhams Vintage Tours |
| HISTORY | This Bedford WTB with Duple
coachwork was new to South Dorset Coaches at Corfe Castle in Dorset, and
stayed with the company for thirty years. It then passed to Adge
Cutler of The Wurzels, who used her for band transport,
but he was also interested in vintage vehicles, and took her to a number
of rallies, including the London to Brighton Historic Commercial vehicle
Run. Following Adge's untimely death, she passed to new owners in
Gloucestershire in the mid 1970s. She became semi derelict before
passing to Pearce, Darch & Willcox, at Cattistock in Dorset who
restored her, and recertified her as a PSV in 1987. After two or
three years the company and its modern coaches sold out to Southern
National, but JT 8077 remained in the old garage until 1992 when acquired
by John Woodhams Vintage Tours in Ryde, Isle of Wight. Very few WTBs
survive today, and JT 8077 is the only known example in passenger service.
Information from: http://www.vintage-tours.co.uk/page27.htm |
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| Above photos taken at: | Weymouth Pier, Dorset |
| Taken on: | August 1987 |
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