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PJS 701T is one of a pair
of Bedford SB5’s, which were purchased new in September 1979 along with its
sister vehicle PJS 700T, and were built with 40 seat Marshall Bodies, they
were the first Army type buses built in Britain by Marshall. Both buses were
registered under Mitchell’s sister company of Western Lewis Coaches. Both
buses were purchased by D.H.M. MacIver trading as Hebridean Transport,
Island Road, Stornoway in November 1983 |
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BWG 650B photographed here
at Cameron Terrace, Lochs was unique in Britain, Owned by Lochs Motor
Transport it is the only Albion VK41L to have operated in Britain. The VK41L
had a front-mounted Leyland engine and this one, with Alexander Y-type body,
was originally a demonstrator running for Alexander (Midland) |
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386 FGB is an ex-MacBrayne
Bedford VAS 1 with Duple (Midland) body. New in 1962, it passed to Highland
Omnibuses in 1970 as that operator gradually took over the bulk of
MacBrayne’s bus operations. It was bought by Lochs Motor Transport in 1973,
and served them until 1982 |
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JJS 444 a Bedford SB, with
a 42 seat duple body, was purchased in June 1961 by Mitchell’s of Stornoway,
distinctive registrations were favoured by Mitchell’s. It was bought by
Lochs Motor Transport in 1973 and is pictured here at the garage and filling
station at Cameron Terrace, Lochs |
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NHH 414W is a Ford R1114,
53 seat with a Duple body, was new to Messenger, Aspatria 1981, was
purchased by Lochs Motor Transport in March 1984 and was mainly used for
tours |
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UST 3T is one of a pair of
Ford R1114, which were purchased by Lochs Motor Transport in 1987, along
with it’s sister vehicle UST 2T, they were built with 49 seat Duple bodies,
were new in 1979 to Midland Scottish, UST 3T is photographed at Portnaguran
Pier, which is in the Point district of Lewis |
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DLS 357V is a Leyland with
a 53 seat Alexander body, was new in 1979 to Highland Country, and was
purchased by Lochs Motor Transport 1997 |
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R917 HTW is a Dennis with a
Plaxton body, and was purchased by Lochs Motor Transport in March 2004, it
proudly carries the name Eilean Leodhais which is Gaelic for the Isle of
Lewis, it is used for school and service work and private hires |
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