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EXMOOR AREA

by Roger Kaye

Added to website 12 August 2010


Roger Kaye took a holiday around North Devon and Somerset (with a stop at Bristol on the way) in August 2010. Despite the dull weather he made good use of his camera!

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1. Dart at Bristol Temple Meads on Clifton service 8.


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2. Brand new Wright B7 at Temple Meads on the airport service.


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3. Leaving the bus station at Bristol is step entrance Plaxton Dart bound for Thornbury on the Gloucester Road.


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4. Wright bodied Scania leaves the bus station at Bristol.


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5. City Sightseeing MCW Metrobus on the Bristol tour at Waterside.


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6. Wessexconnect Olympian in city centre.


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7. Old order on the airport service: a Volvo B12M (?) in city centre.


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8. Several Tridents of Stagecoach Devon are in this Wave livery for the Barnstaple to Westward Ho! and Appledore route in competition with First.


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9. Open top VRT ex Western National AFJ 705T waiting for weather to brighten at Woolacombe Bay Holiday Camp.


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10. Wet weather transport down to town and beach is provided by VRT BJG 672V, ex East Kent.


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11. Ex Stagecoach Devon Iveco used to operate in Torbay, but now serves as a mobile green grocers at Ilfracombe, cabbage and carrots etc are seen inside.


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12. Filers of Ilfacombe 709D on the 300 service to Lynmouth [connects with Quantock service 300 to Minehead there].


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13. Elderly Dart imported several years ago from China. Note air conditioning on roof.


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14. As above.


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15. BeaconBus Versa on long 118 to Tavistock seen at Barnstaple.


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16. Turners Dart on 325 at Barnstaple.


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17. Staff transport or rural service bus? This unusual vehicle appeared to have 6 tip up seats plus driver and passenger seats.


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18. Olympian at Barnstaple.


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19. Stagecoach Versa enters Barnstaple bus station on 308 from Croyde.


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20. Barnstaple bus station scene.


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21. Filers Vario on Ilfracombe service at Barnstaple.


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22. Olympian R902 JDV in Barnstaple town bound for Hartland.


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23. Turners Mercedes awaits departure from Barnstaple.


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24. These Olympians are spread far and wide. S. Yorks have some and 34049/50 are at Barnstaple. P249 UCW leaves for Westward Ho!


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25. Filers have the contract for Barnstaple P & R using this Primo.


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26. P87 SAF is a Quantock Dennis Lance seen duplicating on service 300 at Lynmouth.


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27. WA10 LHO is a new Enviro 200 in the Quantock fleet seen at Porlock Wear.


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28. Quantock Scania YN55 RDV climbs out of Lynmouth heading back to Minehead.


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29. Sunshine for the Woolacombe Bay holidaymakers as VRT AFJ 705T takes them back to the camp.


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30. Quantock Bristol Lodekka VDV 752 is seen in the wilds of Exmoor between Exford and Porlock on the four times per week service 400 which entails much bottom gear work, and descends the notorious Porlock Hill on its return.


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31. Northern Counties Trident? 32751 crosses the Tarka Trail and the preserved Southern signal box at Instow.


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32. Dart 42463 crosses the Tarka Trail at Instow. The final train crossed here in 1983.


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33. BeaconBus Solo waits at Bideford Quay.


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34. Quantock Volvo B12M(?) passes through Taunton.


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35. Webberbuses Solo and Enviro 200 wait at Taunton bus station.


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36. Quantock operated special services between Taunton bus and rail stations to a vintage rally at Bishops Lydeard on the weekend of 7/8 August 2010. This is former Barton rebodied PS1 WAL 782 at the bus station.


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37. At the bus station were 709D 51747 and Olympian 34064 laying over.


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38. Plaxton Dart 46727 passes through Taunton town centre.


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39. EDB 549 is a former Stockport Titan PD1 which is a recent purchase by Quantock. It came from Boyle Street museum in Manchester, seen at Taunton station.


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40. With owner Stephen Morris at the wheel, Barton AEC Regent V 851 swings into the rail station car park at Taunton.

More photographs on this website from the West Somerset Rally near Taunton HERE.


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