THE WESTERN NATIONAL IMAGE GALLERY
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Western National Laira Bridge bus depot
From the sublime to the ridiculous. At Laira Bridge depot in October 97, in the foreground a 12 seat Transit and in the background 69 seat coach seated Northern Counties bodied Olympians.
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Western National Laira Bridge bus depot
A nice mixture of StarRider, Mercedes, VRs and Transits, with and without flags at Laira Bridge in October 97.
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Western National Laira Bridge bus depot
... and this is what a bus garage looks like! Western National's Laira Bridge, Plymouth depot in October 1997, now closed and replaced by new premises.
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Western National Optare Star-Rider
An unusual choice of vehicle was the Optare Star-Rider - a heavily disguised version of the standard Mercedes 800 series minibus chassis. This First Western National example was still giving good service in October 1999 in Plymouth.
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Western National Mercedes K347DRL
Mercedes 6347 (K347DRL) was a recently renumbered Beaver bodied Merc 709, still sporting the red, white and blue flags livery in October 1999 on Plymouth's Royal Parade.
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