The history of the British bus industry is littered with companies that like shooting stars shone for a while and then fell to Earth.
Fortunately ‘Plaxton’ is not one of them.
Now part of the ‘Alexander Dennis Ltd.’ group and turning out current standards like the E20D / Enviro 200MMC alongside its own branded coach production.
There is however a long history of ‘Plaxton’ production a little of which is shown here.
There will be a small number of blogs about ‘Plaxton’ bodied vehicles seen at ‘Showbus 2017’.
For ‘Plaxton’ 1 see blog dated 26/06/2018.
EUU 117J ‘OK Motor Services’. AEC Reliance / Plaxton Elite II
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
New to ‘Glenton Tours’, London, who regularly specified the centrally positioned door.
RBY 43L ‘Hurst’s of Wigan’. Bedford Val 70 / Plaxton Panorama
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
New to ‘Exclusive’, Hounslow.
AUP 651L ‘Blue Motors’ (Exmoor). Bedford VAS5 / Plaxton Panorama I
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk
New to ‘Weardale’, Frosterley.
VWA 290L ‘Sharpe’s (Nottingham). AEC Reliance / Plaxton Panorama Elite III
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk
New to ‘C G Littlewood’, Sheffield.
TEC 599N ‘Thorne’s. AEC Reliance / Plaxton Elite Express
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk
New to ‘Jackson’, Kirkby Stephen.
SHH 85M ‘Galleon Tours’. AEC Reliance / Plaxton Elite
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk
PWS 492S ‘Badgerline’. Leyland Leopard / Plaxton Paramount
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk
Originally delivered in 1977 as OWS 178R to ‘Bristol Omnibus Co’ No. 2098 with a Plaxton Supreme body.
Re bodied by Plaxton in 1983 following a fire which destroyed the original bodywork.
SOA 674S ‘Midland Red’ No. 674 NBC D/P/ livery. Leyland Leopard / Plaxton Supreme III
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk
HRY 698V ‘King of the Road’. Bedford YMT / Plaxton Supreme IV
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk
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