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Red & White

16th June 2006

A true Tilling fleet to the very end and always well turned out. Some Plaxton bodied coaches were a surprise, but they were on Bristol chassis. The livery hardly changed until the 1970s when DSs were given red roofs and the RDs were introduced. A modernised block lettered sloping fleetname was applied about the same time.
Then there was the famous fleet numbering. Hard to explain, but logical. In the late 1960s, wherever possible, the company matched new vehicle registrations with the fleetnumber, e.g. Bristol RE RAX 1G was R.168.
When Jones, Aberbeeg sold out, it was surprising to learn the company had passed to Red & White, rather than Western Welsh. R&W soon drafted in some of its vehicles, repainted into Jones livery. New vehicles from R&W deliveries also went to Aberbeeg in Jones livery and numbered in R&W series but with a 'J' suffix eg R.671J.
The assets of R&W were transferred to Western Welsh on 1st January 1978. The whole lot being renamed National Welsh Omnibus Sevices Limited on 27th April 1978.

DS158 Abergavenny bus station June 1972. Modified by R&W to dual purpose by fitting destination box. 1800x1186 DS158_1800x1186.JPG 2006-06-16 00:00:00 Buy Print	DS1758 Abergavenny bus station June 1972. Downgraded but still in coach livery 1800x1180 DS1758_1800x1180.JPG 2006-06-16 00:00:00 Buy Print	New in 1942 as 467, renumbered in 1951 to L442. Sold in 10/63 to Howells & Withers of Pontllanfraith, later sold to Provincial (Gosport & Fareham) 77. Withdrawn in 1970, and bought for preservation retaining Provincial livery. Photographed at Newport on 30/04/94 during a special parade to mark the official opening of the rebuilt bus station. The body is a 1950 BBW rebuild. 1799x1161 EWO467_1799x1161.JPG.jpg 2006-06-16 00:00:00 Buy Print	L1160 Tredegar bus station 25/08/73 1798x1191 L1160_1798x1191.JPG 2006-06-16 00:00:00 Buy Print
L1749 (HWO342) Preserved Guy Arab/Duple at the Red & White Gathering 19/05/07, Rogiet Village Hall. 1232x1840 L1749_HWO342_1232x1840.jpg 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Buy Print	L2060 (20 AAX) Became driver trainer T1063 with National Welsh and probably the most re-registered vehicle in the country. Passed to the reborn Red & White in 1991 but was not used and withdrawn in November and sold in January 1992 to Cross Keys based Christian fellowship. Photo taken on 20/06/92 at Cwmbran carnival. 1799x1183 L2060_1799x1183.jpg 2006-06-16 00:00:00 Buy Print	L259 (VAX502) with subsequent owner Chester-Barrie Ltd, Crewe. June 1978 1800x1144 L259_VAX502_1800x1144.jpg 2006-06-16 00:00:00 Buy Print	L358 (TAX235) Preserved LD during the Red & White Gathering 19/05/07 held at Rogiet Village Hall. 1232x1840 L358_TAX235_1232x1840.jpg 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Buy Print
L863 (AAX22B) and L1262 (12 EWO) at Kyle of Lochalsh with subsequent owner, Clan Coaches. 1800x1128 L863_12EWO_1800x1128.jpg 2006-06-16 00:00:00 Buy Print	MWs Aberdare depot, where else? April 1973 1800x1200 MWs_1800x1200.JPG 2006-06-16 00:00:00 Buy Print	R268 Cardiff bus station July 1972 1800x1185 R268_1800x1185.JPG 2006-06-16 00:00:00 Buy Print	R365 Hereford bus station 22/09/73 1798x1122 R365_1798x1122.JPG 2006-06-16 00:00:00 Buy Print
R365 (GAX3C) Cardiff bus station September 1971 1800x1120 R365_GAX3C_1800x1120.jpg 2006-06-16 00:00:00 Buy Print	R471 Cross Keys opposite Western Welsh depot February 1972 1800x1189 R471_1800x1189.JPG 2006-06-16 00:00:00 Buy Print	R567 Gloucester bus station June 1972 1799x1224 R567_1799x1224.JPG 2006-06-16 00:00:00 Buy Print	RC1068 Cardiff bus station June 1972 1798x1196 RC1068_1798x1196.JPG.jpg 2006-06-16 00:00:00 Buy Print
GWO2D (RC266) passed to National Welsh and was sold to Morris Bros, Swansea when withdrawn. Photo taken at Morriston yard, on 22/01/83. 1799x1175 RC266_GWO2D_1799x1175.JPG.jpg 2006-06-16 00:00:00 Buy Print	RC268 Chepstow bus station October 1972 1798x1196 RC268_1798x1196.JPG 2006-06-16 00:00:00 Buy Print	RC269 Cardiff depot 23/09/73 1798x1191 RC269_1798x1191.JPG 2006-06-16 00:00:00 Buy Print	RC269 (SAX2G) at Aust services on the M4, when it was used as a passenger interchange. July 1972. 1800x1237 RC269_SAX2G_1800x1237.JPG.jpg 2006-06-16 00:00:00 Buy Print
RC271 Hereford bus station July 1972. The sight of a Plaxton in the fleet took some getting used to. 1798x1186 RC271_1798x1186.JPG.jpg 2006-06-16 00:00:00 Buy Print	RC666 Newport depot June 1972 1798x1122 RC666_1798X1122.JPG 2006-06-16 00:00:00 Buy Print	RC869 (SAX 8G) Cardiff bus station June 1972 1800x1200 RC869_SAX8G_1800x1200.jpg 2006-06-16 00:00:00 Buy Print	RC968 Tredegar depot May 1972 1799x1219 RC968_1799x1219.JPG 2006-06-16 00:00:00 Buy Print