
Last Updated : April 12th 2025 (under construction)
This page lists all Devon operators to have operated Bristol VRs, REs, LHs and/or Lodekkas. The current status of the operator's page on the website is also shown. If you have any further information or photos I would be delighted to hear from you at rob@robsly.com
Operator |
Pages |
Fleetnames |
Photos |
VR |
RE |
LH |
Lodekka |
| Allen of Talaton |
allen |
Trev's |
Separate |
1 (1999 - 2000) |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
| Autojade of Willand | autojade |
Exe-Line | Separate | N/A | 2 (1983 - 1993) | 3 (1982 - 1993) |
N/A |
| Batten of Monkton |
batten |
Batten's Coaches |
Separate |
N/A |
N/A |
1 (1987 - 1989) |
N/A |
| The Big Red Bus Company of Honiton | bigred | City Sightseeing Exeter |
Separate |
1 (2006 - 2008) |
N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Bruce-Robertson of Exeter |
bruce |
Grey Cars |
Separate |
N/A |
N/A |
2 (1989 - 1992) |
N/A |
| Burns-Price of Honiton |
bprice |
Honiton Mini Coaches |
Separate |
N/A |
N/A |
1 (1991) | N/A |
| Burton of Brixham |
burton | Burton's of Brixham |
Separate |
6 (1987 - 1990) | N/A | 6 (1987 - 1988) | N/A |
| Churchhouse of Paignton |
churchse |
South Devon Coach Cruises |
Separate |
N/A |
1 (1985 - 1986) |
N/A |
N/A |
| Coleman of Paignton | coleman | Torquay Bus Service |
Separate |
N/A | N/A | 2 (1986 - 1987) | N/A |
| Dawlish Coaches of Dawlish | dawlish | Dawlish Coaches |
Separate |
N/A | N/A | 2 (Not known - 1984, 1988 - 1990) |
N/A |
| Dealtop of Exeter |
dealtop |
Dartline |
Separate |
N/A |
N/A |
1 (1991 - 1994) |
N/A |
| Devonways of Newton Abbot |
devnways | Devonways Travel | Separate |
N/A | N/A |
1 (1977 - 1983) |
N/A |
| Edgecumbe of Seaton | edgeseat |
Down Memory Lane | Separate |
N/A |
N/A |
2 (1996, 1999 - 2000) |
N/A |
| Edgecumbe of Sidmouth | edgesid | Alexandria Sid Valley |
Separate | N/A | N/A | 2 (1985 - 1994, 2000 - 2002) |
N/A |
| Embankment of Plymouth |
wallace |
Embankment |
Separate |
N/A |
N/A |
3 (1975 - 1980) |
N/A |
| Filer of Ilfracombe | filer | Filers Travel |
Separate |
N/A | 1 (1989 - 1990) | 1 (1982 - 1985) |
N/A |
| Ford of Galmpton | fordgalm | Phoenix Travel |
Separate |
N/A | 2 (1986 - 1989) |
N/A | N/A |
| Gascoine of Sandford | edevon | East Devon Buses | Separate | N/A | N/A | 7 (1994 - 1997) | N/A |
| Gerry of Plymouth | gerryply | Ray's Coaches | Separate | 1 (1996) | N/A | 2 (1994 - 1996) | N/A |
| Girling of Ivybridge | girling | Girlings of Plymoupth |
Separate |
N/A | 1 (1994 - 1998) | 1 (1998 - 2001) | N/A |
| Grey Cars of Torquay |
greycars |
Grey Cars |
Separate |
N/A |
N/A |
2 (1987 - 1988) | N/A |
| Guscott of Halwill |
guscott |
Guscotts |
Separate |
N/A |
N/A |
1 (1994) |
N/A |
| Harris of Atherington | harris | Country Bus | Separate | N/A | 1 (1988 - 1990) | 5 (1986 - 1990) | N/A |
| Hazell of Northlew | hazell | Carmel Coaches | Separate | N/A | N/A | 1 (1990 - 1995) | N/A |
| Hellaby of Brixham |
hellaby |
Ambassadors of Brixham |
Separate |
N/A |
2 (1990 - 1993) |
N/A |
N/A |
| Hewitt of Paignton | hewitt | Stoke Bus Service |
Separate | N/A | N/A | 1 (1992 - 1994) |
N/A |
| Holladay of Aylesbeare | holladay | Red Bus Services | Java | 5 (1984 - 1992) |
4 (1986 - 1989) |
7 (1985 - 1996) |
N/A |
| Hookway of Meeth |
hookway |
Hookway's |
Separate |
N/A |
N/A |
4 (1984 - 1996) |
N/A |
| Hunt of Merton |
taw |
Taw & Torridge |
Separate |
N/A |
N/A |
5 (1989 - 2006) |
N/A |
| Kingdom of Tiverton |
kingdom |
Tivvy Coaches |
Separate |
N/A |
N/A |
2 (1978 - 1979, 1985 - 1986) |
N/A |
| Lancaster Leisure of Woolacombe | lancastr | Woolacombe Bay Holiday Park |
Separate | 5 (2002 - 2016) |
N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Meehan of Newton Ferrers |
yealm |
Kevs Cabs Yealm Transport |
Separate |
N/A |
N/A |
6 (1994 - 1998) |
N/A |
| Millman of Buckfastleigh | millman | Millman's Coaches Grey Cars |
Separate | 2 (1989 - 2001) |
N/A | 4 (1986 - 1989, 1996 - 1999) |
N/A |
| Mitchell of Exeter | carnall | Carnall's Coaches | Separate | None | 1 (1989 - 1991) | N/A | N/A |
| Monnington of Paignton |
monning |
Dave's Cabs |
Separate |
N/A |
N/A |
1 (1993 - 1994) |
N/A |
| Munslow of Torquay |
munslow |
Torbay Riviera |
Separate |
N/A |
1 (1994 - 1995) |
N/A |
N/A |
| Nightingale of Exeter |
greenex |
Greenslades Tours |
Separate |
N/A |
1 (1987 - 1990) |
4 (1988 - 1990) |
N/A |
| Nightingale of Exmouth | nighting | Nightingales | Separate |
N/A | 3 (1984 - 1988) |
5 (1983 - 1995) |
N/A |
| Nuttall of Modbury | nuttall | The Harrier |
Separate |
N/A | N/A | 1 (1985 - 1995) |
N/A |
| Okeridge of Okehampton |
okeridge |
Okeridge Motor Services |
Separate |
N/A |
N/A |
1 (1982 - 1983) |
N/A |
| Plackett of Widecombe | plackett | Placketts Transport Services | Separate |
N/A | 1 (1986 - 1988) |
1 (1992 - 1996) |
N/A |
| Powell of Lapford |
powellap |
Powell's Coaches J & D Powell |
Separate |
N/A |
1 (1983 - 1984) |
5 (1976 - 1987, 1997 - 2001) |
N/A |
| Pugsley of Yeo Vale |
pugsley |
Pugsley Coaches |
Separate |
N/A |
N/A |
1 (1987 - 1989) |
N/A |
| Rail-River Link of Dartmouth | river | Rail-River Link | Java | 6 (2000 - 2016) |
N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Redwood of Hemyock | redwood | Redwoods Travel | Separate | N/A | N/A | 1 (1985 - 1990) | N/A |
| Seward of Dalwood |
seward |
Sewards |
Separate |
N/A |
N/A |
5 (1981 - 1999) |
N/A |
| Sharp & Knight of Torquay |
franks |
Frank's Coaches |
Separate |
N/A |
1 (1989 - 1990) |
N/A |
N/A |
| Sleep of Bere Alston | sleep | H & A Sleep |
Separate |
N/A | N/A | 1 (1993 - 1994) |
N/A |
| Smith & Dark of Paignton | smithdrk | Devon Services | Separate |
N/A | 2 (1986 - 1991, 1993) |
8 (1989 - 1997) |
N/A |
| Spearing & Jackman of Willand |
spearing |
Spearing's |
Separate |
N/A |
N/A |
3 (1989 - 1997) |
N/A |
| Squires of Newton Abbott |
duchy |
Duchy Travel |
Separate |
2 (2000 - 2003) |
N/A |
1 (1999 - 2000) |
N/A |
| Stamp of Honiton | stamp | Stamps Coaches | Separate | N/A | N/A | 1 (1984 - 1988) |
N/A |
| Tally Ho! of Kingsbridge | tallyho | Tally Ho! | Separate | 10 (1981 - 2001) |
9 (1984 - 1997) | 21 (1980 - 2006) |
3 (1977 - 1983) |
| Terraneau of South Molton | terranea | Terraneau Tours |
Separate |
1 (1992 - 1996) |
N/A | N/A |
N/A |
| Torquay Travel of Torquay | torquay | Torquay Travel |
Separate | N/A | 1 (1988 - 1989) |
N/A | N/A |
| Troulan of Chudleigh Knighton | troulan | Teign Valley |
Separate | N/A | 1 (1982 - 1983) |
N/A | N/A |
| Venner of Witheridge |
venner |
Scarlet Coaches |
Separate |
N/A |
1 (1980 - 1983) |
2 (1973 - 1974, 1980 - 1983) |
N/A |
| Wadman of Throwleigh | wadman | S W Coaches |
Separate |
N/A | 2 (1987 - 1989) |
N/A | N/A |
| Wallace Arnold of Plymouth/Torquay |
wallace |
Wallace Arnold (Torquay) Embanment (Plymouth) |
Separate |
N/A |
N/A |
6 (1975 - 1980) |
N/A |
| Wells of Brixham |
wells |
Brixham Travel |
Separate |
N/A |
1 (1986) |
N/A |
N/A |
| Wood of Buckfastleigh | woodbuck | Wood Bros |
Separate | N/A | N/A | 8 (1983 - 2009) |
N/A |
| Woodmore of Paignton |
woodmore |
Crescent Coaches |
N/A |
Incomplete |
N/A |
N/A |
|
| Woodrow of Plymouth |
woodrow |
Plymouth & District |
Separate |
N/A |
N/A |
3 (1999 - Current) |
N/A |
| Yendell of Witheridge |
yendell |
N/A |
N/A |
Incomplete |
N/A |