Alpine (Hughes) Travel, Llandudno - Bristol VR Fleet


Current Fleet

Buses checked at 04/10/08, some may be withdrawn that are shown as serviceable.
ALL photo's on this page are copyright of Ian Wilson, unless stated.
This page intends to study the operational side of the fleet/recent fleet. Vehicle history's for vehicles can be found on Rob Sly's excellent Bristol website.
Accompanying fleet notes from 2001 by Simon Yeomans compare the vehicles to a standard VR.

AAP651T
Simon Yeomans fleet note from 2001;
Fishwicks green livery, square rear number plate and route blind, typical Southdown spec.
22/07/03, John Fishwick & Sons livery.
22/07/03, John Fishwick & Sons livery.
05/07/08, Llandudno, photo copyright of James Willmott

BEY938W formerly YMB507W

BMA520W
Simon Yeomans fleet note from 2001;
Lighter shade of cream, a box for the camera sticks out above rear window at the back, has a wire tube along the roof edge along the side for CCTV. Sqiuare rear view mirror.
BMA520W, rubbed down on 23rd March 2004.

BMA520W, repainted by 29th March 2004.

15/04/08, Rhyl Promenade, photo copyright of Steve Conway

HJB460W
Simon Yeomans fleet note from 2001;
Similar to BRC838T Rhyl bus and coach co livery, except the box panel below drivers window off side is green. Green stripe gows up at the reae, green poles inside.

HJB461W
Simon Yeomans fleet note from 2001;
Fishwick green livery, smooth panel on part of radiator from top to bottom on one side, square rear view mirror. Green poles inside, grey and orange seating, speakers inside on lower deck.
HJB461W with B911ODU on 10/02/05.

14/04/08, Rhyl Promenade, photo copyright of Steve Conway

28/04/08, Rhyl Promenade, photo copyright of Steve Conway

PUF586R
Simon Yeomans fleet note from 2001;
Most of the roof is cream with green only above the top front windows. Larger electronic destination screen off centred to the near-side. Square rear view mirror. Super rear Gaia advert.
TDT863S with PUF586R, 07/06/04.
PUF586R and BMA520W, 4th December 2006. 'Bws Ysgol' is, as you might expect, the Welsh for 'School Bus'.

PUF586R, 06/02/08.

UEY551T

UEY551T out of traffic on 19/05/08.

UEY551T back in traffic on 05/07/08, seen in the morning at Llandudno, photo copyright of James Willmott

URU689S
Simon Yeomans fleet note from 2001;
Damory blue and white livery. Silver rings missing from front lights on the off-side headlights.
URU689S at Rhyl, 28/04/08.

YMB516W
Simon Yeomans fleet note from 2001;
Alpine green and cream applied in the crosville style, school bus sticker in windscreen, black pole fitted along front behind windscreen inside, seat behind stairs faces backwards downstairs.
YMB516W at Rhyl, 28/04/08, photo copyright of Steve Conway

YMB516W at Rhyl, 28/04/08, photo copyright of Steve Conway.

YMB516W at Rhyl, 28/04/08, photo copyright of Steve Conway.

YMB516W, repainted by 08/08/08, photo copyright of Richard H

YMB517W
Simon Yeomans fleet note from 2001;
Unfinished paint job on roof, it is half in Crosville green.
YMB517W at Rhyl, 15/01/07.

04/04/06 - YMB517W.

YMB517W at Rhyl, 28/06/08, photo copyright of Richard H

YMB518W
Simon Yeomans fleet note from 2001;
Alpine green and cream applied in the Crosville style, different radiator grille, seat behind stairs faces backwards downstairs, square rear view mirror.
YMB518W at Rhyl, 15/01/07.

YMB518W at Llandudno, 05/06/08.

Withdrawn/ Sold/ Scrapped - former Alpine vehicles, withdrawn OR left the fleet DURING 2007 and 2008

HJB463W
Simon Yeomans fleet note from 2001;
More cream on livery, no destination screen, all cream panel, green round windscreen, different radiator grille. Rounded rear view mirror.
HJB463W, 13/07/04.

HJB463W and PCA419V, 04/12/06.

JMB406T
Simon Yeomans fleet note from 2001;
Larger rear view mirror.
JMB406T and BRC840T, 08/09/03.

JMB406T, 06/02/08.

LUA714V
Simon Yeomans fleet note from 2001;
Green Fishwick livery, only one in this livery where the top front windows open, indicators and sidelights on front are the old oval style fitted on their side.
Sold for preservation
LUA714V, 22/04/04.

LUA714V, 19/05/08.

MDL651R
Simon Yeomans fleet note from 2001;
Painted with all green front, yellow radiator, all poles inside are shiny silver. One light each side of radiator at front removed. Square rear view mirror. Super rear Gaia advert.
MDL651R, 22/04/04.

NDL654R
Simon Yeomans fleet note from 2001;
Blue distination route blind, yellow door, storage under stairs panelled over with bluey - green wood. Round rear view mirror.
NDL654R wdn/stored? Unknown
NDL654R, 30/10/03.

PCA419V
Simon Yeomans fleet note from 2001;
Silver front radiator, cream cab door with a clipbard, larger rear view mirror.
PCA419V in a previous life with Rose Hill.

PCA419V, Rhyl, 15/01/07.

PCA422V
Simon Yeomans fleet note from 2001;
Writing in back window downstairs, Large rear view mirror.
PCA422V and LUA714V, 06/02/08.

PCA425V
Simon Yeomans fleet note from 2001;
One light each side of radiator removed, red drivers seat, raised starter button.
PCA425V, 22/07/03.
PCA425V, 06/10/08.

RMA442V
Simon Yeomans fleet note from 2001;
Crosville green on top of roof, Crosville stickers on cab door, Alpine fleet names on front and white sticker below bottom fog light on near side. Large rear view mirror.
RMA442V, withdrawn, sold/scrapped
RMA442V, 23/03/04.

RWA860R
Simon Yeomans fleet note from 2001;
Silver panel fits over destination screen tidily. Super rear Gaia advert. Low height VR.
RWA860R, withdrawn, sold/scrapped
RWA860R and YMB518W, 14/07/04.

TDT863S
Simon Yeomans fleet note from 2001;
Yellow on the legal lettering, one light each side of radiator removed. Low height VR.
TDT863S, withdrawn, sold/scrapped
TDT863S with PUF586R, 07/06/04.

VPR484S
Simon Yeomans fleet note from 2001;
Damory blue and white livery. Rounded money tray on cab door with a red sticker. Square rear view mirror.
Still on company premises during 2008 in use as a base for depot lighting
VPR484S in the paintshop, 01/07/04.

VPR484S, 12/07/05.

VPR484S, 19/05/08, now providing a base for the yard's lighting at one of the companies' depots (either Rhyl or Llandudno)
VPR484S, 06/10/08

WTU499W
Simon Yeomans fleet note from 2001;
Orange poles inside, new lower and raised step in doorway. One light each side of radiator removed.
Still on premises during 2008 as a seat store
WTU499W at Rhyl, 15/01/07.

WTU499W, 06/02/08.

WTU499W, being used as a store area for seats, 19/05/08.
WTU499W, had been turned around by 06/10/08.

XAK910T
XAK910T after withdrawal, 04/12/06.

15/01/07 - XAK910T has already begun being heavily robbed for spares.

YMB503W
Simon Yeomans fleet note from 2001;
Different radiator grille. Fitted with CCTV, new hoppa window rear near side instead of a sliding window. Step on entrance fitted with newer metal plate and only one straight pole on the entrance instead of the more usual h-shape.
YMB503W, withdrawn, sold/scrapped
04/04/06 - YMB503W.