Survivors
16 vehicles from the RED & WHITE fleet survive and reside in England or Wales. It is thought that a few more Bristol Lodekka's survive overseas, but it's getting harder to confirm this as years pass by.
New 1938, Albion 'Valkyrie' / 32 seat Duple coach. Unrestored.
New 1942, Guy Arab 1. Only chassis & drivers cab survive.
New 1949, Leyland PS1 Tiger / 35-seat Lydney coach. Unrestored. May be scrapped (2023).
New 1949, GUY Arab III / 53-seat Duple low-height decker. Restored, but not roadworthy.
New 1949, Guy Arab III / 53-seat Duple low-height decker. Fully restored & roadworthy.
New 1950, Leyland PS1 / 33-seat Lydney coach. Fully restored & roadworthy.
New 1957 to United Counties, bought by Red &White in 1960. Bristol SC / 35-seat Eastern Coach Works bus. Fully restored & roadworthy.
New 1958, Bristol MW / 39-seat Eastern Coach Works coach. Fully restored, not on the road (2023).
New 1958, Bristol LD 'Lodekka' / 60-seat Eastern Coach Works decker. Being restored at CTPG Barry (Dec. 2023).
New 1960, Bristol FL 'Lodekka' / 70-seat Eastern Coach Works decker. Being restored (July 2023).
New 1965, Bristol MW / 43-seat Eastern Coach Works bus. Fully restored & roadworthy.
New 1965, Bristol RELL / 54-seat Eastern Coach Works bus. Being restored (image before work started).
New 1966, Bristol MW / 45-seat Eastern Coach Works bus. Fully restored & roadworthy.
New 1967, Bristol RESL / 46-seat Eastern Coach Works bus. Fully restored & roadworthy.
New 1968, Bristol RELH / 47-seat Eastern Coach Works coach. Fully restored & roadworthy.
New 1969, Bristol RELH / 47-seat Eastern Coach Works coach. Being restored 2023.
Photos: TAX 235 by Brian Law; DAX 610C by 97303 (flickr); JAX 117E by David Bateman; SAX 1G by Martin S Curtis.
Surviving vehicles of other operators that served South East Wales in 1968.
BRISTOL RELH / ECW mk-1 Survivors
New January 1964 to United Welsh. Awaiting restoration.
New March 1964. Awaiting restoration & off road. Photo from 2012.
New March 1964. Restoration underway, August 2020.
New May 1964. Restored: Royal Blue livery.
New July 1964. Restored: Crosville livery.
New May 1966. Restored: Crosville livery.
New May 1966. Restored: Lincolnshire livery.
New March 1967. Restored: Royal Blue livery.
New February 1968. Restored: Red & White livery.
New March 1968. Restored: Royal Blue (white) livery.
New March 1968. Restored: West Yorkshire livery.
New April 1968. Restored: Royal Blue livery (awaiting photo).
New November 1968. Restoration underway, Red&White livery.
New February 1969. Restored: Crosville livery.
New March 1969. Restored: Royal Blue livery.
New March 1969. Restored: National white livery.
RDV 428H also survives, but has been converted into a caravan.
Photos: HFM 573D by Mark Youdan (flickr); TWW 766F by Simon Beeston (flickr); EFM 163H by Richard Jones.
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