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ILLUSTRATED FLEET HISTORY - BEESTON OF HADLEIGH

Last Updated : March 30th 2026 (brought up-to-date)

This page lists all Bristol LHs and VRs known to have been operated by Beeston including all photos currently in the BVRES Collection showing the liveries carried by individual vehicles. If you have any further information or photos I would be delighted to hear from you at rob@robsly.com 

Registration

Chassis Number

Date Acquired

Date Sold

Notes
VVD54S
LHL/260
5/1980 (Taylor of Meppershall)
by 11/1989 (Mulley of Ixworth)

WWY126S VRT/SL3/1255 ?/1994 (Sovereign Bus & Coach 126) by 4/2001 (SCRAPPED)  
SJI4429 (ex-JJT443N) VRT/SL2/1097 (photo) (rear) ?/1994 (Wilts & Dorset 4331) 9/1998 (Non-PCV)  
SJI4430 (ex-MEL558P) VRT/SL3/223 (photo) ?/1994 (Wilts & Dorset 3337) 9/1998 (Non-PCV)  
SJI4431 (ex-MEL562P) VRT/SL3/227 (photo) ?/1994 (Wilts & Dorset 4341) 7/1998 (Home James of Southampton)  
JJT436N VRT/SL2/1088 2/1995 (Wilts & Dorset 4324) 8/1995 (Mulley of Ixworth)  
JJT437N VRT/SL2/1091 2/1995 (Wilts & Dorset 4325) 11/1997 (Blue Bus of Debach) Survivor
JJT445NVRT/SL2/1099 (photo) (rear)5/1995 (Wilts & Dorset 4333)10/1998 (Jans of Soham)
LHG448T VRT/SL3/1825 8/1996 (Southend Transport 404) 1/1997 (Loch Lann of Culloden)  
OBR775T VRT/SL3/1941 8/1996 (Horsham Buses 556) 1/1997 (Country Hopper of Ibstock)  
DWY146T VRT/SL3/1883 5/1997 (Howard of Halstead) 8/2000 (First Choice of Peterborough)  
KRU846W VRT/SL3/2652 (photo) 7/1998 (Sovereign 246) by 2/2000 (SCRAPPED)
ONH928V VRT/SL3/2358 3/2000 (Constable of Long Melford) 7/2000 (Blue Bus of Debach)  

Photo Archive

SJI4429 (ex-JJT443N)

Photo : Rob Sly

SJI4430 (ex-MEL558P)
MEL558P with Beeston
Photo : Mark Pitman
SJI4431 (ex-MEL562P)
MEL562P in 1995
Photo : Tim Plowman
JJT436N JJT437N  LHG448T
OBR775T JJT445N

JJT445N in 1997

Photo : Rob Sly

WWY126S

Photo : Rob Sly

DWY146T KRU846W
KRU846W in 1999
Photo : Dave Beardmore
ONH928V

 

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