South West Bus News
LFJ855W
Just a few weeks after its repaint it stands in Chiddingfold on Sunday 2nd April 2006.
photo copyright of Colin Grafham
Fleet history
12/80 - New to Western National - fleet number 1208 based at Exeter, livery: NBC Green
05/81 - received 'Unibus' style advertising for 'Exminster Carpet Warehouse'
12/82 - advertising removed
01/83 - transferred to Devon General upon split of Western National
05/83 - bus fleetnames changed to 'Devon General' by at least this date
09/84 - received all over yellow and blue advert for 'British Telecom'
08/87 - received Devon General post-deregulation cream and dark red livery
02/89 - sold to United Counites (Stagecoach) - fleet number 726, believed to have only carried Stagecoach stripes colours
11/98 - sold to Nelson (NIBS) of Wickford, Essex, carried half white/half yellow livery
09/05 - sold to Kelvin Mann of Chiddingfold, Surrey for preservation
03/06 - repainted into original green livery style with Western National fleetnumbers and '1208' number plates
09/06 - changed hands for further preservation, moved to Devon for first time since 1989
1208 photographed in July 1986 in Exeter carrying this all over advert for British Telecom.
photo copyright of Dave Godley
Two views of NIBS liveried LFJ855W, with advertising and branding removed at Bishops Waltham (Brijan depot) on 19th February 2006 whilst MOT preparation work took place.
two photo's copyright of Simon Coates
Specific study of interior and exterior during 2006
Above: Chiddingfold Green, 2nd September 2006.
Photography - copyright of Shaun C, thanks to Dave Godley for fleet history, email this website for details