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| Operator: | Southern National | Fleet No: | 2278 |
| Chassis: | Bristol MW6G | Chassis No: | 204.091 |
| Body: | ECW C39F | Body No: | 13672 |
| May 63 | In service with Southern National Omnibus Company Limited, Exeter (2278) |
| May 63 | Operating Royal Blue services |
| <Jul 66 | Transferred to Bournemouth |
| Nov 69 | Transferred to Western National Omnibus Company Limited, Exeter (2278) - Remains based at Bournemouth |
| Mar 76 | Out of service with Western National Omnibus Company Limited, Exeter (2278) |
| Jun 76 | Martins Bus & Coach Sales, Middlewich (dealer) |
| Aug 76 | On hire to Top Rank Motorway Services, Forton |
| Returned from Top Rank Motorway Services, Forton | |
| 1978 | Crewe & Nantwich Spastic Society |
| <Mar 80 | Aston Engineering Company, Nantwich (contractor) |
| Builders Yard (18 Months) | |
| Chris Wheble & Michael Dean, Leatherhead | |
| 1985/6 | David Jux & Richard Thornton, Woking |
| David Jux, Woking | |
| Jul 88 | Denis & Pauline Bodger, Portchester |
| Sep 01 | In service with Vintage Royal Blue, Portchester (2278) |
| Nov 07 | Out of service with Vintage Royal Blue, Portchester (2278) |
| Nov 07 | Denis & Pauline Bodger, Portchester |
Status: Preserved as Southern National 2278.
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Southern National 2278 |
| (C) Gerry Tormey Collection |
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Southern National 2278 in Bath Bus Station ? |
| (C) A O Waktins |
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Southern National 2278 at Exeter in 1972 |
| (C) Keith Jackson |
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Southern National 2278 in Market Square, Petersfield |
| (C) Gerry Tormey Collection |
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Southern National 2278 in April 1970 |
| (C) Gerry Tormey Collection |
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Southern National 2278 in Market Square, Petersfield |
| (C) Gerry Tormey Collection |
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Southern National 2278 |
| (C) Gerry Tormey Collection |
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Southern National 2278 at Stokes Bay |
| (C) Gerry Tormey Collection |
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Southern National 2278 at Southampton on 2 May 2001 |
| (C) Gerry Tormey |
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Southern National 2278 in Bournemouth in August 2003 |
| (C) Gerry Tormey |
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Southern National 2278 in Cams Hill, Fareham in August 2005 |
| (C) Gerry Tormey |
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Southern National 2278 at Winchester in January 2007 |
| (C) Adrain Brown |
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Southern National 2278 in Victoria Coach Station, London in March 2007 |
| (C) Graeme Selway |