The data on this page has been taken from the Bristol RE website, created by the late Carl Berry, to whom my thanks are due.
SAX1G was delivered as Red and White’s RC169 during Nov 1968.
It had 47 coach seats in its Eastern Coachworks body, number 17467.
When built it was fitted with a 2 piece coach (small) destination panel and a bus type door.
Its chassis (number RELH-4-184) was powered by a Leyland 680 engine.
This vehicle is now preserved.
Diary for SAX1G
Date | Event | Owner | Number | Allocation | Details | Livery |
Nov 1968 | Built for: | Red and White | RC169 | Red and White Cream/Red (1) | ||
Jan 1974 | Cardiff, Gelligaer Street | |||||
By Sep 1974 | Repaint | Richard Smith | NBC Express | |||
6 Aug 1975 | Cardiff, Gelligaer Street | Allocation of Rolling Stock document | ||||
Jan 1976 | Renumbered | Red and White | RC4569 | |||
Apr 1976 | Monmouth | |||||
27 Apr 1978 | Sold to: | National Welsh | RC4569 | |||
1 May 1978 | Brynmawr | |||||
Oct 1979 | Repaint | NBC Red/White DP | ||||
By Oct 1979 | Renumbered | National Welsh | RD4569 | |||
Mar 1980 | Cardiff, Penarth Road | |||||
Jun 1980 | Cardiff, Penarth Road | |||||
Feb 1981 | Barry | |||||
Jun 1982 | Aberdare | |||||
1 Jan 1983 | Renumbered | National Welsh | RD1339 | |||
Jun 1984 | Aberdare | |||||
Jun 1984 | Withdrawn by: | National Welsh | ||||
Jul 1984 | Sold to: | France | ||||
Nov 1985 | France | ISBN 0 9078 3411 6 | Preserved Vehicle Handbook | |||
By Jul 1993 | Sold to: | Corbett (Pennine Blue) | Reliable Bristol, 2nd Edition | |||
By Apr 1997 | Sold to: | Frampton | ||||
Current | Rob Sly’s site | Red and White Cream/Red (1) |