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No. 34 in the fleet, NMB 364, was a Commer Avenger I with Churchill C34F body, and was acquired by the Company from Cooke (Marple) in March 1960 and withdrawn from the fleet in February 1965 to Mosely. It is seen at Blundell Park in Cleethorpes. (Photo : N. Drewery) |
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Number 25 in the fleet, JN 8585, an AEC Ranger with Duple C24F body. It was new in 1937 and acquired from Westcliffe Motor Services in December 1952 along with sister vehicle JN 7584. It was withdrawn in 1955 and eventually ended up with a contractor when the photograph above was taken. (Photo : N. Drewery) |
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Wemann bodied AEC Reliance was new to Maidstone & District in April 1962 as S352 (renumbered 3325 in 1968 and again in 1975 to 4004) and originally registered 325 NKT. It was converted to open top in 1974 whilst based at the Silverhill depot in Hastings. It was subsequently sold to a Barnsley dealer in July 1978 and passed through many hands including Cross (Hibaldstow), Claret Coaches (Winchester), Scarlet Coaches (Minehead) and London Country. It had been reregistered (to AFE 719A) when it was acquired by Grayscoft in 1995 and is used during the summer (1999 excepted) on the town service 15. |
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| Bristol
LHS6L / Plaxton NBZ 1671 (originally registered ATH 108T) was acquired from Oxon Travel of Bicester in 1995. It is seen parked at Skegness bus station after working the summer service 12 from Mablethorpe. |
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| Acquired
from Burton of Haverhill in 1986 was this Plaxton bodied Bedford YRT, photograph at Louth bus station. It has since been withdrawn. |
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| Another
photograph taken at Louth bus station, this time of TJI
1679 (previously PNW 305W) which was acquired from Wallace Arnold in 1986. |
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| A
line up of vehicles at Grayscroft's premises on Victoria
Road, Mablethorpe. Left to right are Bedford YMT / Plaxton AJV 555W*, Bedford YNT / Plaxton Paramount 3200 RJI 1653, Leyland PDR2/1 MCO 257H*, Bedford YMT / Plaxton YJG 815V* and Leyland PSU3E / Duple VJG 810T*. (*: Indicates vehicle no longer in fleet) |
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| During
the summer, Grayscroft vehicles can often be seen
operating reliefs to the National Express seasonal coastal runs. Here, RJI 1654 (previously A810 CCD), a Leyland Tiger with Duple Laser body, stands at Skegness Richmond coach station before departing on the service 653 to Chesterfield. The vehicle was acquired from Brighton & Hove in 1991. |
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| Volvo
B10M / Plaxton TJI 1677 (G382 REG) was acquired from Premier Travel in 1996 and is seen above awaiting departure on the National Express 643 to Manchester. |
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| OIW 1608 at Skegness Coach Park in summer 2001 |
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| TJI 1676 at Skegness in summer 2001 |
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| XBZ 1679 at Skegness in summer 2001. |
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| TJI 1678 at Whitby in summer 2001 |
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| NBZ 1671 at Sheffield in summer 2001 |
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| Bristol
VR / ECW, JWW 227N, was new to West Yorkshire and was photographed at the Company's premises in Mablethorpe. It was subsequently re-registered to RIL 1680 and is illustrated below wearing these plates. |
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| MCO
257H, a 1970 Leyland Atlantean PDR2/1 with Park Royal
body, was acquired by the Company from Clayton of Leicester in 1980. This vehicle has since been withdrawn and is pictured at Alford Market Place whilst still in service. |
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| In
1999 Grayscroft acquired this ex Nottingham City
Transport Leyland Atlantean which operated in NCT livery throughout the summer as is illustrated in the above view taken at Skegness. No doubt it would be familiar to many holidaymakers at Mablethorpe from the Nottingham area ! |
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| Atlantean
XBZ 1674 has seen regular use on the Skegness - Golden Sands run during summer 2000. |
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| Three
of the Company's double-decks in Grayscroft's yard. Left
to right are AVK 153V, JWW 227N and MCO 257H. |
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| Dodge
/ Reeve Burgess D131 OWG stands at Spilsby Market Place awaiting departure on the Mondays only Bag Enderby & Tetford service which was withdrawn in 1999 shortly after this photograph was taken. |