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This bus was a one off, it is thought to be 501 (HHR943E), a 1967 dual door Strachan bodied Bedford VAM14. It was joined by a singledoor Willowbrook bodied VAM14, which was later followed by five more Willowbrook bodied VAM70 buses only one of which was singledoor. When the Bristol LH became available deliveries switched to that model in both door variants. The VAM is seen in Newbury Bus Station, probably in the early seventies, surrounded by Bristols from the Thames Valley fleet

Wilts & Dorset Leyland Panther Willowbrook 692

In the early days of the National Bus Company several unloved Maidstone & District Willowbrook bodied Leyland Panthers made were transferred to W&D and Hants & Dorset. This one made it into W&D Tilling Red and cream before Wilts & Dorset was merged into Hants & Dorset. Then W&D 692 (JKK203E), former M&D S103, was seen too at Newbury Wharf on the 122 to Basingstoke.

Newly privatised Wilts & Dorset acquired several secondhand Olympians. This Roe bodied example in Poole originated with West Yorkshire PTE as 5017 (UWW17X) and is W&D 3909. It was later converted to open top.

Another secondhand acquisition included several double and singledeck DAF buses from the Manchester based Wall firm, which went out of business. Ikarus bodied SB220 3510 (N16WAL) is seen in Ferndown.

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