SCT '61 Photo Index
Vagg
Vagg's Coaches, Knockin Heath

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1. FUJ564 ... FUJ564, seen after its withdrawal in July 1965, was a Bedford OB with a Duple Vista C29F body, which had been new to Vagg, Knockin Heath in November 1949.
Photo taken Fri 16 Jun 1967
2. GVA462 ... Seen here at Raven Meadows, Shrewsbury, GVA462 was a Bedford SB with a Duple Vega C33F body, and had been new in August 1951 to Hutchison, Overtown, but was acquired by Vagg, Knockin Heath, from Jones, Market Drayton in May 1957.
Photo taken Fri 16 Jun 1967, Raven Meadows, Shrewsbury
3. 724APU ... Vagg, Knockin Heath 724APU, seen here at Raven Meadows, Shrewsbury, was a Bristol SCX4G with an Eastern Coachworks B35F body, new in 1954, and acquired in May 1964 from Eastern National 395.
Photo taken Fri 16 Jun 1967, Raven Meadows, Shrewsbury
4. 725APU ... Former Eastern National Bristol SC 396, 725APU, new in 1954 and seen here with Vaggs sometime in the late 1960s.
Photo taken 1960s
5. 725APU ... Seen here with Vagg, Knockin Heath but new as Eastern National 396, 725APU was a Bristol SC6P with an Eastern Coachworks B35F body. It was the second of the SC prototypes and was new in 1954.
Photo taken early 1971
6. KNT780 ... Vagg, Knockin Heath, KNT780 was a 1954 Leyland PSU1/16 Royal Tiger with a Burlingham Seagull C37C body which had been new to Gittins, Crickheath and which was acquired from them in April 1967.
Photo taken Thu 5 Aug 1971, Knockin Heath
7. LOU65 ... Ex-Aldershot and District Dennis Falcon LOU65 with Strachan bodywork, photographed while in service with Vagg of Knockin Heath.
Photo taken Sat 1 Jun 1968, Shrewsbury
8. LOU75 ... LOU75 was a Dennis P5 Falcon with a Strachans B30F body new in 1954 to Aldershot & District, and was one of eight acquired in March 1967 by Vagg, Knockin Heath.
Photo taken Fri 16 Jun 1967
9. UWL938 ... UWL938 was an A.E.C. 9613S Regent III with a Weymann H30/26RD body, one of a pair acquired by Vagg, Knockin Heath, from City of Oxford in November 1967.
Photo taken Thu 5 Aug 1971, Knockin Heath
10. UWL940 ... Vagg, Knockin Heath acquired two A.E.C. 9613S Regent IIIs with Weymann H30/26RD bodies from City of Oxford in November 1967 and UWL940, the second of the pair, was seen in Shrewsbury.
Photo taken early 1971, Raven Meadows, Shrewsbury
11. LUX336 ... Vagg, Knockin Heath LUX336 was a Bedford SBG with a Duple Vega C36F body new in March 1955.
Photo taken early 1971
12. NNT355 ... Vagg, Knockin Heath NNT355 was a Bedford SBG with a Duple Vega C41F body new in March 1956 and is seen here at Raven Meadows, Shrewsbury.
Photo taken Fri 16 Jun 1967, Raven Meadows, Shrewsbury
13. 601JPU ... Former Eastern National Bristol SC 424, 601JPU, new in 1957 and seen here with Vaggs
14. 601JPU ... Vagg, Knockin Heath 601JPU was a Bristol SC4LK with an Eastern Coachworks B35F body, new in 1957, and acquired in April 1964 from Eastern National 424.
Photo taken Fri 16 Jun 1967
15. 602JPU ... Several Eastern National Bristol SCs went to Vaggs of Knockin Heath (two prototypes 724/5APU and 601-4JPU), to be joined by two Eastern Counties coaches (ex VC of Leigh on Sea) and an EC bus example. This is 602JPU, new to ENOC in 1957.
16. 602JPU ... Vagg, Knockin Heath 602JPU was a Bristol SC4LK with an Eastern Coachworks B35F body, new in 1957, and acquired in April 1964 from Eastern National 425.
Photo taken Fri 16 Jun 1967
17. 604JPU ... Vagg of Knockin Heath 604JPU, a Bristol SC4LK built in 1957 with ECW B35F bodywork.
Photo taken July 1978, Knockin Heath, Oswestry
18. 604JPU ... 604JPU, seen here at Raven Meadows, Shrewsbury, was a Bristol SC4LK with an Eastern Coachworks B35F body, new in 1957, and acquired by Vagg, Knockin Heath in April 1964 from Eastern National 427.
Photo taken Fri 16 Jun 1967, Raven Meadows, Shrewsbury
19. CSX229 ... Vagg's Coaches, Knockin Heath, CSX229, a Bedford SB1 built in 1958 with Duple Midland B40F bodywork. On schools contract work, this had been new to Scottish Oils, Glasgow.
Photo taken July 1978, Oswestry
20. MTL750 ... Vagg's Coaches, Knockin Heath, MTL750, a Leyland Tiger Cub PSUC1/2 built in 1958 with Yeates Europa DP43F bodywork. New as Delaine 47, Bourne, and photographed very withdrawn at Vagg's depot. This unique vehicle was subsequently saved and restored.
Photo taken July 1978, Knockin Heath depot
21. MTL750 ... Vagg, Knockin Heath MTL750 was a Leyland PSUC1/2 Tiger Cub with a Yeates Europa DP43F body new in March 1958 to Delaine, Bourne as number 47 and was acquired in January 1970.
Photo taken early 1971, Raven Meadows, Shrewsbury
22. RNT536 ... Seen at Ascot Races was RNT536 of Vagg, Knockin Heath, a Bedford SB3 with a Duple Vega C41F body which had been new in 1958.
Photo taken Sat 21 Jul 1962, Ascot
23. UNM606 ... Vagg's Coaches, Knockin Heath, UNM606, a Bedford SB8 built in 1958 with Duple Midland B40F bodywork.
Photo taken July 1978, Knockin Heath
24. WLW42 ... WLW42 was an A.E.C. 2MU3RV Reliance with a Park Royal DP43F body and had been new to Birch Brothers, London N.W.5 as fleet number K42 in 1959.
Photo taken early 1971, Shrewsbury, Barkers Gardens(?)
25. WLW42 ... WLW42 was an A.E.C. 2MU3RV Reliance with a Park Royal DP45F body which Vagg, Knockin Heath had acquired in March 1970 from Birch Bros., London N.W.5 to whom it had been new in 1959 and which was seen at Vagg's garage.
Photo taken Thu 5 Aug 1971, Knockin Heath
26. YYX43 ... Vagg, Knockin Heath acquired YYX43, a 1960 A.E.C. 2MU3RV Reliance with a Duple Brittania C41F body from Birch Bros., London N.W.5 number K43 in May 1970.
Photo taken early 1971, Raven Meadows, Shrewsbury
27. 2921DK ... Vagg, Knockin Heath, 2921DK, seen at Vagg's garage, was an A.E.C. 4MU3RA Reliance with a Harrington Cavalier C45F body which had been new, in April 1962, to Yelloway, Rochdale, hence the roof mounted destination box.
Photo taken Thu 5 Aug 1971, Knockin Heath
28. ALD26B ... ALD26B was an A.E.C. 2MU4RA Reliance with a Harringtom Grenadier C41F body which Vagg, Knockin Heath had acquired from Birch Bros., London N.W.5 to whom it had been new in April 1964 as K26 and which was seen at Vagg's garage.
Photo taken Thu 5 Aug 1971, Knockin Heath
29. ALD27B ... Seen at Vagg's garage is ALD27B, an A.E.C. 2MU4RA Reliance with a Harrington Grenadier C41F body which Vagg, Knockin Heath had acquired from Birch Bros., London N.W.5 to whom it had been new in April 1964.
Photo taken Thu 5 Aug 1971, Knockin Heath
30. ERE879B ... Vagg's Coaches, Knockin Heath, ERE879B, a Bedford SB5 built in 1964 with Duple Bella Vega C41F bodywork.
Photo taken July 1978, Knockin Heath depot
31. BVO13C ... Vagg, Knockin Heath, BVO13C, a Bedford SB5 built in 1965 with Harrington Crusader C41F bodywork.
Photo taken July 1978, Oswestry
32. UNW44M ... Vagg, Knockin Heath, UNW44M, a Bedford YRT built in 1974 with Plaxton Panorama Elite III C53F bodywork.
Photo taken July 1978, Station Road, Oswestry
33. UNW45M ... Broadway Coaches, Broadway, UNW45M, a Bedford YRT built in 1974 with Plaxton Panorama Elite III C53F bodywork.
Photo taken October 1983, Bus Station, Cheltenham