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Western Greyhound

Western Greyhound
Bus Transit information
NameWestern Greyhound
Founded1998
HeadquartersWestern House, St Austell Street, Summercourt, Newquay TR8 5DR
LocaleUnited Kingdom
Service areaCornwall, Devon
Routes63
Fleet109 in service plus 7 heritage vehicles

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Western Greyhound is a bus operator based in Newquay, Cornwall, United Kingdom. It operates many services throughout the county and also into Devon. Established at the start of 1998, it has been judged the Independent Bus Operator of the Year on several occasions.

Western Greyhound Video

On The Road with a Jake Brake and jury rigged audio. Traveled the Western Fair Association with William Henry's, "that's a some a SPICY A MEAT A BALLA" spaghetti wagon. This state of the art restaurante was towed by a ocean liner of a vehicle namely a 1957 "Scenic Cruiser" Greyhound Bus once owned by Elvis Presley and the Doobie Brothers. I spoke to Skunk Baxter about the '57 Greyhound and he said, "...they did have a '57, so it was possible." All together the entire rig was 70 feet long! Quite a feeling at 70 mph going through Oregon. James Seals and Dash Crofts perform at the Oregon State Fair in 1992. Western Fair Association.
3.02 min. | 4.75 user rating
The West Somerset Railway's Mixed Traction Gala once again recalled the classic modern traction of Diesel Hydraulics that reigned the Western Region of BR from the late 1950's to the late 1970's. The gala was dominated with a feast of Maybach music, it also marked the return of Class 52 Western D1010 Western Campaigner after a 3 year absence. The weather for the first two days of the gala was to be scorching hot but none the less beautifull. In this film is a full round up of all the Diesel Hydraulics filmed during Friday 11th to Saturday 12th June. From the Westerns, Warships to the Hymek and Class 14s. The Hymek was repainted into BR two-tone green as part of GWR 175. However the Hymek failed during the first day of the gala but was repaired for the next day. Locos included in the film: Class 52 Western D1010 'Western Campaigner' Class 52 Western D1062 'Westen Courier'' Class 42 Warship D832 'Onslaught' Class 42 Warship D821 'Greyhound' (temporarily renamed 'Chris Broadhurst 1956 - 2008') Class 35 Hymek D7017 Class 14s D9520 & D9526 Please note: all lineside shots were taken by permission of the WSR as I own a linesiders pass.
10.00 min. | 5.0 user rating
Severn Valley Railway Diesel Gala Fri 03-Oct-03 to Sun 05-Oct-03 A quite incredible line-up of rail blue diesel traction for the SVR's 2003 Gala; Class 40 Whistlers 40135, 40145 (with the BR green cab of 40088 on a low loader in Kidderminster station car park). BR green Class 42 Warship D821 'Greyhound' 46035(ex D172 'Ixion') 47853 / D1733 'Rail Express' (XP64) 50031 'Hood' and 50049 ' Defiance' in traffic with 50035 'Ark Royal' sidelined in the carriage sidings. D1013 'Western Ranger' in traffic whilst maroon D1062 'Western Courier' undergoes an overhaul. Visiting Grid; 56078 'Doncaster Enterprise' and the Class 108 DMU complete the Gala fleet.
4.25 min. | 4.4 user rating
Filmed August 2009
3.15 min. | 3.5 user rating
Another film of the successfull West Somerset Railway's Mixed Traction Weekend, this time a bonus! During Sunday 13th June the third and final day of the gala, the sceduled timetable had a range of services being double-headed. This gave me the opportunity to capture the full glory of Diesel Hydraulics working in pairs as havn't been done before in many years. In this film captures all the four types of the hydraulic fleet working in pairs during the gala on various spots over the 20 mile branch. However the shots of D9520 & D9526 at Nethercott were taken on seperate days between the 12th and the 13th, so not to be confused. Diesels covered in this film: - Class 35 Hymek D7017 double heading with BR WR Large Prarie 4160 - Class 14's D9520 & D9526 double heading - Class 52's D1010 'Western Campaigner' & D1062 'Western Courier' double heading - Class 42 D821 'Greyhound' double heading with Class 35 Hymek D7017 Please note: all lineside spots were taken by permission of the WSR as I own a linesiders pass.
6.27 min. | 4.78 user rating
The sound of the 60's is an event which captures the memories of the swinging decade with classic car displays, music concerts with tribute bands of some of the 60's finest music, fashion shows and a range of locomotives running which would of ran in the 60's. The full line up was -- |LMS Black 5 No 44871 (Courtesy of Ian Riley) |LMS Black 5 No 45407 'The Lancashire Fusilier' (Courtesy of Ian Riley) |BR Class 26 No D5310 (from the Llangollen Railway) |LMS 2MT No 46443 |BR Class 20 |BR Class 42 No D821 'Greyhound' |BR Class 52 No D1062 'Western Courier' |DMU The day features mainly shots from the stations as there was no great opotunity to go and Lineside although each locomotive was filmed at least once. The locomotives are seen at the following locations -- 45407 at Kidderminster Station D5310 at Kidderminster Station DMU at Arley Station D821 at Arley Station D1062 at Highley Station Class 20 & 46443 at Highley (seen from the engine house) 44871 at Highley Station
12.28 min. | 4.2 user rating
June 14 2008 saw the Heritage Bus Running Day for Western Greyhound. This video is from the top deck of open top Routemaster; RM1783 (783DYE). It departs Newquay Bus Station and the video lasts for 5mins as it heads through the centre of town and out of town. The video is shaky (apologies) - this is because it is a mobile phone video and the open top buses are very bouncy so holding it still is very difficult! www.staceys-fots.fotopic.net
5.02 min. | 5.0 user rating
Strictly Nonpolitical Video. photos-JuraBike,Lukáš Veselý and RadekGD-Mario66 . www.fotochip.nafoceno.cz www.mario66.estranky.cz www.photodvorak.net WW2 Reenacting Show - Itálie 1945 - Hradec Králové ( Königgrätz ) Copyright Disclaimer: Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act...
4.28 min. | 5.0 user rating
The West Somerset Railway's annual Mixed Traffic Weekend for 2010 was to make a name change; it will now become the Mixed Traction Weekend. For this event it is to be themed GWR 175 -- Diesels in the West and mainly feature the WSR home based fleet of Hydraulics and guest engines which included a Western and Warship, a classic sight they used to be in the 1960s hauling fast expresses to the south west. This event was to feature the classic feast of Maybach music with western, warship and Hymek locos as well as Double headers featuring either diesels or diesel and steam! Locomotives running at the event are - |Class 52 'Western' No D1010 Western Campaigner |Class 52 'Western' No D1062 Western Courier |Class 42 'Warship' No D832 Onslaught |Class 42 'Warship' No D821 Greyhound |Class 35 'Hymek' D7017 |Class 14 Nos D9520 & D9526 |Class 47 D1661 'North Star' |Class 25 D7523 |DMU (Mostly doing Minehead to Dunster Shuttle Duties) |Andrew Barclay 0-4-0 Shunters Number 1 & 2 (Shunting at Dunster) |BR (WR) Prairie 4160 (Did not operate on the Friday) In this video on Friday 11th June of the event we start at Churchlands Bridge while awaiting to see D7017, around the corner D1661 appears with a service for Minehead, Afterwards we move quickly to Crowcombe station to see D1010 'Western Campaigner' depart with a Bishops Lydeard service. Next we move to Leigh Woods to see class 14s D9520 & D9526 storm Crowcombe bank with a train to Bishops. Coming the other way we see another Western <b>...</b>
6.47 min. | 4.6 user rating
Prep and paint work on our 1955 Geyhound Scenicruiser,we will be bringing the Bus back to the old colors as it had when stationed in San Francisco California Depot, 371 Market Street Western Greyhound lines,via the Pacific Highway Hope you enjoy watching as we progress.
2.22 min. | 5.0 user rating

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Council approves £2.4m for Cornwall subsidised bus routes - BBC News Tweet this news
BBC News--Mark Howarth, from -Western Greyhound-, said the extra funding was "particularly good news for the public". He said: "We've been saying all along the importance of bus services to the people of Cornwall, and I thi - Date : Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:29:36 GMT
And They're Off. Les Bois Opens Simulcast Betting Parlor - Boise Weekly Tweet this news
Boise Weekly--Hundreds of thoroughbred and -greyhound- races will be beamed into the betting parlor from 16 tracks across the country. Historically, Les Bois Park used to open each Kentucky Derby weekend in May, but the track's 2011 season is abbrevi - Date : Wed, 01 Jun 2011 21:47:06 GMT+00:00
Going Down: Peppermill Restaurant - Westport Now Tweet this news
Westport Now--The 8149-square-foot building built in 1925 was situated on a 1.48-acre property and purchased by Goodwill Industries of -Western- Connecticut in January for $3 million. A former -Greyhound- bus station in the 1940s, it was the WestportNow T - Date : Mon, 16 May 2011 17:16:51 GMT+00:00
Cup could be new highlight - Western Advocate Tweet this news
Western Advocate--Fahey, part of the legendary 1974 Amco Cup winning -Western- Division league side and later a South Sydney, Easts and Canberra winger, turned his hand to -greyhound- training in his retirement from football and has since taken on the &ap - Date : Fri, 20 May 2011 18:15:01 GMT+00:00
Some returning Greyhound wings might be forced to fly away - Sault Star Tweet this news
Sault Star--And the Hounds wound up finishing with the -Western- Conference's worst record, en route to missing the playoffs for the second time in three seasons. The size upgrade on the wings dnesday, with the addition of 6-foot-3 Corey Durocher, fr - Date : Fri, 03 Jun 2011 10:57:12 GMT+00:00
Sunday bus service to return June 12 - Western Front Tweet this news
Western Front--Service on the student shuttle to and from the Amtrak and -Greyhound- station will no longer be offered, but the WTA will have buses that run routes from the station. The WTA is returning Sunday service because Bellingham voters wanted to b - Date : Fri, 03 Jun 2011 14:07:07 GMT+00:00
Mini Emily Charges Into High Quality WA Oaks Final - Australian Racing Greyhound.com Tweet this news
Australian Racing Greyhound.com---Western- Australian-bred -greyhound- Mini Emily put in a dashing performance to earn her spot in the Group 2 Solo WA Oaks final last night at Cannington. After missing the start from seven and dashing directly to the rail - Date : Sun, 15 May 2011 23:41:03 GMT+00:00
Hounds to name new GM on Friday - Sault Star Tweet this news
Sault Star--They finished last overall in the -Western- Conference. Torrie finished off the year as interim coach of the team. Shunock said the -Greyhounds- brought in eight or nine GM candidates for interviews in recent weeks, at the team's expense. - Date : Wed, 13 Apr 2011 03:35:43 GMT+00:00
Man arrested in November murder - Suffolk News-Herald Tweet this news
Suffolk News-Herald--O'Neal had contacted Jones by Facebook a few days before her murder, seeking a ride home from a -Greyhound- bus station in Norfolk. Jones responded to ask what time he was arriving. She was found dead in her apartment in the 4300 - Date : Tue, 29 Mar 2011 20:55:07 GMT+00:00
Toddler scarred in dog attack - Swindon Advertiser Tweet this news
Swindon Advertiser--Stephanie's partner's mum was out with her son's -greyhound- when it was attacked by another dog. “She was out walking her -greyhound- when it got brutally attacked by a Staffie or a similar dog,” said Stephanie. “ - Date : Sun, 27 Mar 2011 19:21:24 GMT+00:00

South East Cornwall :
Fleet numbers Type Seats Comments
201 � 208 Mercedes-Benz Citaro 39 or 42 8 single deck buses
301 � 304 Mercedes-Benz 413CDi 16 4 minibuses with UVG bodies for Corlink demand-responsive services
401 � 402 Alexander Dennis Enviro400 78 2 coach-seated double deck buses
440 � 443 Dennis Trident 2 with
Plaxton President body
75 4 double deck buses
444 � 445 Dennis Trident 2 with
East Lancs Lolyne body
82 2 double deck buses
450 � 499 Volvo Olympian
East Lancs Pyoneer body
84 13 double deck buses
500 � 599 Mercedes-Benz O814
Plaxton Beaver 2 body
27 � 33 48 coach-seated minibuses (plus 3 spares)
8 bus-seated minibuses
701 � 708 Optare Solo M710SE 23 8 coach-seated midibuses
816 � 817 Optare Solo M850 28 2 midibuses
910 � 962 Optare Solo M920 31 or 33 15 midibuses

Heritage fleet :
Fleet number Registration Type Built Comments
RM1062 62 CLT AEC Routemaster 1962 London Transport red livery
RM1783 783 DYE AEC Routemaster 1964 Converted to open top
RMA11 NMY 648E AEC Routemaster 1967
RML2737 SMK 737F AEC Routemaster 1967 London Transport red livery
RF MLL 528 AEC Regal IV 1952 Single deck, formerly with Green Line
258 LFJ 858W Bristol VRT/SL3 with
ECW body
1980
259 JWV 259W Bristol VRT/SL3 with
ECW body
1981
282 LUA 282V Leyland Leopard PSU5D/4R with
Plaxton Supreme body
1980 Coach, previously with Cornishman Coaches; not in service
347 MHJ 347F Leyland Titan PD3/4 with
East Lancs body
1967 Formerly with Southend Corporation Transport; not in service
2748 EOO 590 Bristol Lodekka FLF6B with
ECW body
1962 Formerly with Eastern National; not in service

Bus companies operating in South West England

BristolBuglers * First Bristol * First Somerset & Avon * Wessex Connect * South Gloucestershire Bus & Coach
CornwallFirst Devon & Cornwall (including Truronian) * Plymouth Citybus * Stagecoach in Devon * Western Greyhound *
DevonCooks Coaches * First Devon & Cornwall * Plymouth Citybus * Stagecoach in Devon
DorsetDorset Sprinter * First Hampshire & Dorset * Transdev Yellow Buses (list of routes) * Wilts & Dorset (list of routes) * Shamrock Buses
GloucestershireBuglers * Cotswold Green * First Somerset & Avon * Stagecoach West (Stagecoach in Cheltenham, Stagecoach in Gloucestershire, Stagecoach in the Cotswolds) * Thamesdown Transport
SomersetBerrys Coaches * Buglers * Cooks Coaches * Damory Coaches * First Hampshire & Dorset * First Somerset & Avon * Nippy Bus * NORDCAT * Quantock Motor Services * South West Coaches * Webberbus
WiltshireConnect2Wiltshire * Dorset Sprinter * First Somerset & Avon * Stagecoach in Swindon * Thamesdown Transport * Wilts & Dorset (list of routes)
NationalMegabus * National Express



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