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mookster

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This was a permission visit with TBM, as these are housed on a very much active and lived-on farm.

Tucked away in a corner of rural Oxfordshire is a huge shed full of buses in various states of repair. A couple are in the process of being restored, indeed one, a beautiful Bristol VR is almost fully restored. They've all been dry-stored under cover on the farm since about 2002 and going around here excited me more than I dared let on because I am a secret bus nerd - and I can remember travelling on the two Oxford Cityline buses housed here back in the 1990s so I had a massive trip down memory lane.

Anyway, enough of my ramblings here are some photos.













Almost fully restored























This should give you an idea of how tight it was















Cheers for looking, more pics here http://www.flickr.com/photos/mookie427/sets/72157626707279618/
 
Some great photos there!

Looking at them and seeing the word 'Omnibus' reminded me of singing a song in primary school about Omnibuses and getting lost in London :lol:
 
Love these old buses - Some look like they have seen better days, like that old 1980 Ford Minibus. Shame its in such a state. Great post. Thanks
 
excellent
did you check any of the mileage?
ill bets some of these have seen a million miles !!
 
Cheers guys!

excellent
did you check any of the mileage?
ill bets some of these have seen a million miles !!

Yeah! And you can see the mile tracker dooberry on the second Cityline bus (VJO 201X) states over 450,000 miles

It that over near Long Hanbrough

Near, but not too close....it is an overflow/forgotten about stuff from the museum though
 
Hey nice one !!!!
I'm hopefully having a ride in that VR next Sunday................all the way to Brizzle !!:mrgreen:
 
Blimey, that one with the double seating to one side is quite freaky. Imagine having to squeeze past three or four people with their shopping...and with your own shopping too! Nightmare. :lol:
Some great buses there, Mookster. Fab pics as always. :)
 

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