Illustrated History for UFX856S

Reregistered WDL655, UFX856S


Chassis: VRT/SL3/933 Body: ECW 22389 Series 2 Engine: Gardner 6LXB Configuration: CO43/31F, O43/31F
Status: Independent     Last Reported: 6/2025

Last updated : April 28th 2026 (brought up-to-date)

7/2010 - current Chepstow Classic Buses, Chepstow. Loaned to Lancaster Leisure for use at Wooacombe Bay Holiday Park, summer 2011. Fitted the roof from UWV619S (painted purple), 6/2015
3/2007 - 7/2010 Quantock Motor Services, Bishops Lydeard. To service in cream and maroon fleet livery, 4/2007
4/1979 - 3/2007 Southern Vectis Omnibus Company Ltd. 706. Renumbered 504, 1/1984. Reversed cream and green livery, 10/1987. Isle of Wight Council centenary livery, 6/1990. Green and cream fleet livery, ?/1994. Mushroom and green fleet livery, 5/1997. Leased to  Traditional Bus Company, Sandown 4, 5/1998 to 1/2000. Livery modified with green overpainted blue/yellow, ?/1998. Allover white livery, by 7/1999. Apple green and cream livery, 4/2000. Reregistered WDL655, 9/2000. Reroofed and stored, 9/2000. Top fitted and used a spare bus, 11/2000. Roof removed, 3/2001. Fitted with engine and gearbox from DPX684W, 7/2001. Converted to permanent open-top, 12/2002. Sandown Bay Tour livery, 3/2003. Reregistered UFX856S, 10/2006
11/1977 - 4/1979 Hants & Dorset Motor Services Ltd. 3375

 
UFX856S in 2022
Photo : John Hammond
UFX856S in 2012
Photo : David Balme
UFX856S in 2007
Photo : Kevin Smith
UFX856S in 2006
Photo : Steve Vallance
UFX856S in 2002
Photo : Bob Belcher
UFX856S in 2000

Photo : Mark Pitman

UFX856S in 1999
Photo : Richard Stumpf
Photo required of UFX856S in mushroom fleet livery
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UFX856S in emerald green and cream fleet livery

Photo : Bristol Buses Fotopic

UFX856S in 1993
Photo : Dave Beardmore
UFX856S closed top in Centenary livery
Photo : Tony Wilson
UFX856S in reverse fleet livery

Photo : Busspotter

UFX856S in 1979
Photo : David Jones
Photo required of UFX856S in NBC red livery

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