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Bristol VR - On Home Ground
The Bristol VR on home ground may no longer mean a City Line example battling for supremacy on congested city streets, instead the VR can be found feeling the wind rushing through its vents as it serves rural communities in northern Somerset.
Between the fields and
hedgerows, past dry stone walls and picturesque cottages, along narrow
lanes and up steep Mendip hills, VRs that run on once-a-week services 683
and 791 by Abus of Bristol take them through this lush scenery, to Wells
and Weston-super-Mare. Names like Blagdon, Priddy, West Harptree
and Temple Cloud are among the points served. Additionally, the VRs
tackle the narrow streets in the former mining communities of Radstock
and Paulton.
Both the 683 and 791
have the same regular driver - well-known “Bristol” fanatic Allan Macfarlane,
who is keen to share this marvellous countryside with you, through this
video.
Not to overlook the urban
days of the VR, we include some of Allan’s footage taken not that long
ago within Bristol, Bath and Weston, of City Line and Badgerline buses,
together with some from the many small operators who chose the VR, not
just for schools work, but on competing services.
We also include a ‘Photo Gallery’ of Bristol Omnibus VR’s taken during their heyday in the 1970’s and ‘80’s.
We would like to thank Alan Peters of Abus for his help during the filming of this video.
Filmed : | 2002 |
Duration : | 90 minutes (approx). |
Price : | Within UK - £16 |
Rest of world - £18 | |
Format : | DVD -R |
Order Ref : | D020 |
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