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Newquay Running Weekend
The big draw at Newquay is the big ocean.
Tourists come from far and wide to surf the Atlantic on
the wide beaches along the North Cornish coast.
So imagine their surprise one weekend in June to see
hordes of bus enthusiasts descending on their summer
paradise to ride vintage vehicles. The
weekend was organised by Western Greyhound, the main
resident operator since First upped sticks, who normally
provides services through the lanes and hedgerows with
Plaxton bodied minibuses. However being run by an
enthusiast, and owning a small collection of heritage
vehicles, meant it was natural for Western
Greyhound to organise a running weekend over many of its
routes. The buses were a mixture of single deckers and double deckers, most having started their
life in London. There was even a red
Routemaster in amongst the swathes of green.
If the tourists were surprised then the locals were
extremely understanding. They had seen it all
before, as this was not the first weekend of its kind,
so mums with pushchairs expecting more accessible
vehicles just smiled and got on with it.
Good weather, good times and good spirit.
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- Western Greyhound AEC Regal RF141 (MLL528),
a former Green Line vehicle, at the terminus of the Newquay
circular.
- Many of Western Greyhound services are operated
by Plaxton Beaver bodied Mercedes minibuses such as WK04CUA
and WK02BUS seen in Newquay bus station.
They are joined there by UWR498, an East Lancs
bodied Olympian (formerly R497RRA of Nottingham).
- Western Greyhound AEC Routemaster RM1783
(783DYE), formerly with London Transport in Newquay bus
station.
- Western Greyhound JWV259W, a
Bristol VRT formerly with Southdown, in Newquay bus station.
- Western Greyhound RM1062 (62CLT),
a former London Transport AEC Routemaster, resplendent in red LT
livery at Perranporth.
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Cornish Coast
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Newquay
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Perranporth
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St.
Michael's Mount
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Penzance
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Porthminster Cafe
Who needs the Med when you can sit at a
restaurant overlooking St Ives beach eating fresh seafood ?
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