Seeking Out Rare And Long Forgotten Classic Buses & Coaches

This page was last updated on 05/10/2008

Listing detailing all known surviving

Plaxton Mini Supreme coaches on Bedford CFL 350 chassis

 

Reg No Body No Owner New   Current/Last known owner Comments
 NVY 219T  78C1CF

 Plaxton prototype/demonstrator

Caravan, Bournmouth -/93

Not seen recently believed scrapped
XWO 254T  78CO02CF

Capital, Cwmbran 4/79

AlA Travel, Pen-y-Ffordd 7/90

Burnt out -/91

CNR 274T   78CO03CF

Cresswell, Church Gresley 3/79

Payne, Gt. Sampford 2/07

Preserved

 BVB 61T  78CO04CF

Globe, Barnsley 4/79

Fish & Chip Van, Braintree, 3/88

Broken up c1998

FJF 681V   79CO05CF Chris's, Atherstone 8/79 Fisher, Skegness 4/99. Re reg IXI 3435 by 9/85 Broken up /03
CWJ 710T   79CO06CF Roe, Stanforth 7/79 Brewer, Sparham 7/83 Scrapped 6/89.
GHP 2T    79CO07CF V & M, Grendon 7/79 Emmerson, Birmingham 7/02 Motorhome
 FPA 213V  79CO08CF Gales, Haslemere 9/79 Brennan, Bridgenorth by -/00 Motorhome
  80CO10CF No further details known   Chassis number JY621147 no other information
DJF 631T   80COIICF Royalist Feltham 4/79 Owen, Anglesey 8/08 Re reg HIL 7081 8/89
FVM 191V   79CO12CF Shearings 8/79 Parsons, Margate 6/08 Preserved
JGV 313V   79CO13CF Felix, Long Melford 11/79 King William's College Castletown 10M

re reg BMN 392D (-/88); B111 MAN (3/89); CMN 61F

Scrapped -/96
 
KBH 855V   79CO14CF Sampson, Cheshunt 5/80 Unknown Ely bus garage -/93 Believed scrapped
KBH 854V    79CO15CF Sampson, Cheshunt 4/80 Felix Taxis, Long Melford 9/04 (re Reg OIA 773 9/92)

Broken up for spares 10/06

AVJ 460V   79CO16CF Hill, Hereford 9/79 T.Scrivens, Mitcheldean 7/94 last seen Hereford area 12/06 - caravan
CVJ 80V 80CO17CF Hill, Hereford 5/80 Mellar, Almondbank Scrapped 5/96
XCX 394V     80CO18CF Hargreaves, Boston Spa -/80 Hollingsworth, Craven Arms 5/00 Broken up
NRY 286W   80CO18CF Cresswell, Moira 10/80 Felix Taxis, Long Melford 12/04 For spares   Broken up 2/05
YHO 57V  80CO19CF Marchwood Motors, Totton 2/80 Rees, Newcastle Emlyn 6/92 used as greenhouse
KNT 815W   80C020CF Excelsior, Wrockwardine Wood 10/80 Greet, Broadhempston 8/08 Preserved
EPC 897V   80CO21CF Centurion Coaches, Heathrow 1/80 Mobile caravan, Heathrow 12/87 No further trace and thought to have been scrapped
RNE 692W   80CO22CF Shearings 4/81 Vista Coachways, Yatton 9/92 Preserved full PSV
EHE 526V    80CO23CF Globe, Barnsley 4/80   scrapped 3/07
OPV 893W  80CO24CF Wood, Kirby Ie Soken 10/80 Congleton Youth Club 11/96 Believed scrapped
LRT 873V   80CO25CF National Blood Transfusion, Cambridge 7/80   Believed scrapped
NPV 450W   80CO26CF Florida (Sibley), Halstead 10/80 Vista Coachways, Yatton 11/95 For spares Felix Taxis, Long Melford 12/03 (Scrapped 06/04)
591 HNM    80CO27CF Herberts Travel Shefford 1/81 (reg 1/85) Felix Taxis, Long Melford 3/02 Preserved full PSV
USE 434X  80CO28CF Glennie, New Mill -/81 Ladyline, Congleton 7/92 Scrapped 11/96
VSC 550V  80CO35CF Ian Glass, Haddington Lowland Omnibuses 612 5/91. Scrapped following RTA at Lowland
RNE 693W   80CO36CF Shearings -/80 Hillcrest Alverchurch 8/91 stolen c1994 not seen since
RWR 798W 80CO37CF B.N.F.L Salwick 10/80 Standerwick (dealer) 11/94 No further trace and thought to have been scrapped
XBG 982W   80CO38CF Littlewoods Rest Home (C13FL) Atkin, North Owersby 7/06 preservation
URH 822W   81CO39CF Plaxtons demonstrator -/81 Durham C.C. 8/81. No longer with DCC assumed scrapped 2/05
ODC 682W    81CO40CF Cameron Ironworks, Leeds -/81 Wacton Coach Sales, Bromyard 4/93 Scrapped
KVJ 291Y    82CO41CF Hill, Hereford 12/82 Tony Glew, Colchester 9/94 Withdrawn PSV


 
Notes:
Body No 80CO18CF duplicated; all configured C17F except XBG 983W which is C13FL. Body numbers run from 1-8, 11-28, 35-41 & include 2x 18 (34 total) KVY 291Y is on a CF2 chassis.
A number of the surviving vehicles have not been seen or heard of for some time, any information on their current whereabouts/demise would be most welcome.

Thanks are also offered to Terry Stapley www.psv-circle.org.uk

 

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