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WHOTT held its tenth rally at the Devon County
showground, Westpoint, near Exeter on Sunday 16th
September 2012.
Compared to the previous year, and bucking the
weather trends of 2012, the skies above Exeter held the rain clouds
aloft long enough to keep the event totally dry!
A further advantage on previous years’ events was the
opportunity to use the wide expanse of parking area below the Orange
Gate that is normally reserved for Exeter University’s open day Park
& Ride facility. Their date had changed this year so our
visitors could instead park their cars where our exhibits used to be
and all the vehicle entrants, stall holders, refreshments and loos
could be contained within one area. The sheltered facilities
of the permanent entrance booth made for an obvious way in.
We are pleased to say all this worked well and
visitor numbers exceeded expectations with all programmes sold out.
Building on the success of this will be next year’s event when we
hope to host an increasing number of entrants. Full details of
this will be announced as soon as possible.
This year’s event coincided with the launch of
WHOTT’s new publication on AEC vehicles in the Westcountry.
Compiled by Philip Platt and John Sykes, it attracted a lot of
interest and inspired many extra AEC vehicles to attend. This
also encouraged more vehicles from the lorry fraternity who were a
welcoming balance to the buses and coaches that tend to dominate the
event. Copies of the book can be obtained direct from our
SHOP
page by downloading an order form. This also enables you to
purchase copies of other titles and photographs, full details of
which can be seen on that page.
The Trustees are extremely grateful for the time and
effort freely given by volunteers to make the rally a success.
Many thanks to everyone who made the day run smoothly and we hope
that you will be able to support us again on Sunday 8th September
2013.
The following vehicles were booked
to attend the 2012 rally.
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DOUBLE
DECKERS |
| No |
Reg
No |
Make |
Original Owner/Operator |
Entered by |
| A1 |
8159EL |
Leyland Titan PD3/1 |
Bournemouth
Corporation |
Jonathan Hawkins |
|
A2 |
MSJ499 |
Leyland Atlantean
PDR1/1 |
Devon General 925GTA. |
Jonathan Hawkins |
|
A3 |
H262MFX
|
Dennis Dominator
DDA1033 |
Bournemouth Transport
262 |
Jonathan Hawkins |
|
A4 |
OHY938
|
Bristol KSW6B
|
Bristol Tramways L8089 |
Peter Davey [BOVC] |
|
A5 |
LYF104
|
Leyland Titan 7RT
|
London Transport
RTL1163 |
Peter Cousens |
|
A6 |
LFJ844W
|
Bristol VRT/SL3/6LXB
|
Western National 1200 |
WNPG |
|
A7 |
B176VDV
|
Volvo B10M-56
|
Plymouth City
Transport 176 |
Plymouth City TPG |
|
A8 |
KOD585
|
AEC Regent III
|
Devon General DR585 |
Ron Greet |
|
A9 |
WK58EAA
or
WK58EAC |
Alexander Dennis Enviro 400
|
Western Greyhound 401 or 402 |
Western Greyhound |
|
A10 |
CTT518C |
AEC Regent V |
Devon General 518 |
Terry Bennett |
|
|
SALOON &
DUAL PURPOSE |
| No |
Reg
No |
Make |
Original Owner/Operator |
Entered by |
|
B1 |
RRU903
|
Leyland Tiger Cub
PSUC1/1 |
Bournemouth
Corporation 266 |
Jonathan Hawkins |
| B2 |
HFG923V |
Leyland National 2
|
Southdown 123 |
D.C.G.Vine |
| B3 |
811 BWR |
Bristol SUL4A |
West
Yorkshire SMA5 |
Trevor Leach |
|
B4 |
M245UTM |
Mercedes-Benz 709D
|
Devon General 1053 |
John Lacey |
|
B5 |
S412GUB
|
Mercedes-Benz Vario
0814 |
First Devon & Cornwall
50306 (new as Yorkshire Rider 2412) |
Paul Derrick(WNPG) |
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B6 |
M52HOD
|
Volvo B6-50
|
Citybus as 52 |
Plymouth City TPG |
|
B7 |
P701BTA |
Volvo B6LE
|
Bayline 701 |
James Pratt |
|
B8 |
A927MDV
|
Ford Transit 190D
|
Devon General 7 |
WHOTT |
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COACHES |
| No |
Reg
No |
Make |
Original Owner/Operator |
Entered by |
| C1 |
JDV754 |
Bedford OB |
Woolacombe & Morthoe Motor Co. |
Mark Withers |
| C2 |
100VRL |
AEC
Reliance |
Hawkey's Tours of Newquay |
Roger Thomas |
|
C3 |
FFX458
|
Bedford MLC
|
Dorset County Council |
Norman Aish |
|
C4 |
OTG44R
|
AEC Reliance 505
|
Crookes,Cardiff |
Philip Platt |
|
C5 |
AFJ727T
|
Bristol LH6L
|
Western National 3307 |
WHOTT |
|
C6 |
OTT98
|
Bristol LS6G
|
Southern National
(Royal Blue) 1299 |
John Grigg (for WHOTT)
|
|
C7 |
PNM682W
|
Bedford YMQ
|
Ashridge Management
College |
Nigel Dennis |
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|
COMMERCIALS |
| No |
Reg
No |
Make |
Original Owner/Operator |
Entered by |
|
D1 |
YNR780
|
AEC Mercury flat bed
|
Bees Transport
(Hinckley) Ltd |
Bob Smith |
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D2 |
TLO484 |
AEC Mercury flat bed
|
Road Research Laboratory, Crowthorne |
Brian Cunningham |
|
D3 |
467HOD
|
AEC Mercury tractor
unit |
Taw & Torridge |
David Colgrave |
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D4 |
752VAE
|
AEC Mercury ballast
tractor |
|
Nigel Blatch |
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D5
|
BUO969B
|
Land Rover utility
|
John Leonard garage in
Barnstaple |
Steve & Chris Blood |
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D6 |
LRL318
|
AEC Matador tractor
unit and lowloader |
|
John Manley |
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D7 |
PYD772L
|
AEC Mandator tractor
unit |
Somerset River
Authority |
Andrew Leonard |
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D8 |
RHA143M
|
AEC Mercury tractor
unit |
BSR Ltd, Cradley Heath |
Andrew Leonard |
|
D9 |
VOD223J
|
AEC Mercury recovery
vehicle |
|
Philip Platt |
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D10
|
VAM116D
|
AEC Mandator Mk 5
tanker |
MoD (Royal Navy) |
Dennis
Stickland |
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D11 |
K905VDV
|
Ford Transit dropside van
|
Stagecoach Devon |
WHOTT |
|
D12 |
641XUX
|
AEC Matador
Gun Tractor |
War
Department (Army)? |
Gordon Fry |
|
|
OTHERS |
| No |
Reg
No |
Make |
Original Owner/Operator |
Entered by |
|
E1 |
PGW131
|
Bedford RL
|
Green Goddess" fire
tender |
John Tucker |
| E2 |
|
AEC/Harrington |
Scale
Mode |
Ken Bryan |
|
E3 |
KUL343D
|
Bedford VAS
|
Inner London Education
Authority |
Joe Krawczyk |
|
E4 |
832EPC
|
Morris C8
|
War Department (Army) |
Sue & Andy Virgin |
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LATE
ENTRIES |
| No |
Reg
No |
Make |
Original Owner/Operator |
Entered by |
|
X1 |
890ADV |
AEC Reliance 2MU3RV
|
Devon General (Grey Cars) TCR890 |
Geoff Capper (for Cottons Coaches) |
| X2
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VPH34S
|
AEC Reliance 760
|
London Country RS34.
(now a motorhome) |
Daren French |
|
X3 |
NYC943 |
AEC Mammoth Major Mk 3
|
Wincanton Transport |
Norman Haines (Wincanton Group) |
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X4 |
AFX 790 |
AEC Mamouth |
Bath & Portland Stone |
Not Known |
|
X5 |
LRL 318 |
AEC Matador |
J F Manley & Sons |
Not Known |
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X6 |
Not Known |
Not Known |
Recovery Vehcile |
Not Known |
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SALES
STANDS |
| S1 |
WHOTT sales stand |
| S2 |
UK Transport Bookbargains |
| S3 |
Barry Field |
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S4 |
Gwent Diecast Club |
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S5 |
Devon General Society |
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S6 |
Arlington Collectables |
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S7 |
South West Bus Models |
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S8 |
Plymouth City
Transport Preservation Group |
| S9 |
Peter Cousens |
| S10 |
Rex Rowe |
| S11 |
Mandys Must Haves |
|
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 |
 |
| AFX 790 |
LRL 318 |
Not Known |
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Photographs of previous
rallies
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