274 KTA

Operator: Western National Fleet No: 424
Chassis: Bristol SUL4A Chassis No: 190.041
Body: ECW C33F Body No: 12888

HISTORY

Jul 62 In service with Western National Omnibus Company Limited, Exeter (424) - Based at Plymouth
Nov 62 Transferred to Torpoint
Apr 63 Transferred to Callington
Jun 63 Transferred to Plymouth
Apr 68 Converted to DP33F
Dec 68 Transferred to Dartmouth
Jul 69 Transferred to Kingsbridge
Nov 69 Transferred to Tavistock
Aug 70 Transferred to Dartmouth
Sep 70 Transferred to Totnes
Jun 71 Fleet Number changed to 1224
Oct 71 Transferred to Plymouth
Apr 72 Transferred to Totnes
  Given NBC fleetnames
Nov 74 Repainted in NBC Local Coach Livery (Green & White)
Feb 75 Transferred to Weymouth
Nov 76 Transferred to Yeovil
Jun 77 Transferred to Plymouth
Nov 78 Transferred to Dartmouth
Mar 79 Withdrawn
Jul 79 Reinstated and transferred to Totnes
Nov 79 Out of service with Western National Omnibus Company Limited, Exeter (1224)
Dec 79 Pete Moody, Ascot
Jul 92 Jeff Lemon, Brentwood
Nov 97 John Tait & Brian Wright, Dartford
Jul 99 Gerry Tormey, Gosport

Status: Preserved as Western National 1224
Western National 424
(C) Phil Sposito
   
Western National 1224 at Brentonside
(C) Peter Delaney
    
Western National 1224 in October 1974
(C) Colin Billington Collection
 
Western National 1224 at Darmouth
(C) Transport Photo Interchange
 
Western National 1224 at Southsea Rally in June 1980
(C) Dave Mant
 
Western National 1224 at Alton in July 2003
(C) Gerry Tormey
 
Western National 1224 at Cosham in April 2007
(C) Gerry Tormey