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AFJ760T Interior and Exterior study, 2007
Preservation details and history at the bottom of the page.
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AFJ760T Preservation Study and History
AFJ760T on the A30 on 29/03/08 on the day of its ownership change.
photo copyright of Terry Partridge
Fleet history
31/07/79 - AFJ760T was first registered
xx/09/79 - new to Western National Omnibus Company Ltd as number 1153
xx/09/79 - first entered service at Plymouth carrying NBC green livery
01/01/83 - passed to Western National Ltd
xx/07/83 - by this date it had been repainted in the green/white City Bus livery for Plymouth services
xx/01/84 - fitted with side destination box
xx/05/86 - allocated to Torpoint, and then to white/blue/red/yellow livery
xx/09/87 - Cornish Busways names carried by this date. Remained in use at Torpoint during 1988 & 1989
xx/11/96 - refurbished
xx/03/99 - to First Western National Buses Ltd.
xx/06/99 - had moved to Camborne by this date
xx/10/01 - fitted with engine and gearbox from withdrawn FDV806V
xx/01/04 - renumbered from 1153 to 38760
xx/02/04 - company renamed First Devon & Cornwall Ltd
22/08/06 - last day of service when it was failed with a gearbox problem whilst working the 917 to Truro College
25/08/06 - preserved by Steve Cocks of Carnmenellis, Cornwall
04/09/06 - had been towed from Camborne to St Austell by this date
Over the period that Steve has extensively overhauled the mechanics and fitted a new gearbox himself.
09/12/06 - AFJ760T appeared at the Penzance VR 'farewell' event
2007 - AFJ760T made an appearance on the Royal Blue Run in Cornwall and to Plymouth Hoe, thanks to Simon Coates.
29/03/08 - acquired by Jon Harris on Saturday 29th March 2008 after a lengthy wait of 6 months, who plans to return the vehicle back to the joint services livery of Western National/Plymouth Citybus - Green and White.
Near Exeter on 26/08/84.
photo copyright of Carl Berry, provided by Jon Harris
AFJ760T near Truro Bus Station on 08/06/00. In this view it still has its former front grill (which it no longer has) and a set of red doors, which it also no longer has, having lost them long before being withdrawn from service. After this photo was taken, it also had two hopper opening windows replaced with plain glass.
photo copyright of Carl Berry, provided by Jon Harris
29/03/08: On the move on 29/03/08, on the A30.
photo copyright of Terry Partridge, provided by Jon Harris
Photography - copyright of persons stated, history provided by Jon Harris