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Numbers of the Bristol VRT are reducing rapidly as we enter the 21st Century. However, Johnson Brothers (Tours) of Hodthorpe, near Worksop and Redfern Travel now have a total of 49, of which 40 are serviceable and are used daily on sto gechool contracts. The fleet is made up of series I, II and III types, both Gardner and Leyland examples.

In recent years a ‘Running Day’ has been organised by Scott Johnson and a group of enthusiasts. This video is a record of one such day that took place on Saturday 13th April 2002.

Representatives of each type of VRT were used on the day - journeys took us to Sheffield on a series I and II to visit Burgin’s of Tinsley, operator of ex. Southern Vectis VRT’s. Then a ride on NGM168G a former Central SMT and Southern Vectis series I dating from November 1969. We then travelled trough picturesque Cumber Park to Redfern Travel in Mansfield, paying a call at Tim Draper at Tibshelf that owns ex. Maidstone & District BKE849T. Both Leyland and Gardner examples are sampled on this delightful trip. Our final ride is by ex Crosville DVG266 on an evening journey through the north Nottinghamshire countryside and back to Worksop.

Many of the VRTs have been refurbished to a very high standard by Johnson Bros.. This can been seen on the ‘rides’ during the video. There are also many ‘line side’ views of the VR’s in action.

We conclude the programme with a Photo Gallery of VRT’s in service with their original owners that now operate with Johnson Brothers.

We would like to thank Scott Johnson of Johnson Brothers (Tours) for supplying the vehicles on the day, and to Richard Newman for the excellent organisation of the event.

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Filmed by/when: 2002
Classification: Exempt
Number of discs: 1 DVD-R
Media Format: DVD-R

Running Time: 80-mins (1hr 20min)

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Johnson Brothers (Tours) of Hodthorpe, near Worksop and Redfern Travel at Mansfield is still home to some 40 Bristol VRTs.

The fleets still include series I, II and III types, and all but one have Gardner engines. Saturday 26th April 2003 was the day of yet another successful Running Day and our cameras were in attendance.

Each type of VR was used during the day. Firstly series I OSF 305G and OSF 307G on a journey to MOXONS at Oldcotes to ride on a former Eastern Counties series III. From here we journey to KETTLEWELLS at Retford to sample a ride on a former West Midlands P.T.E. series II with MCW bodywork.

The next journey is a Creswell Crags ‘circular’ on board series II PKM 810M ex. Maidstone & District.

Our afternoon journeys are with series II HTU 155N originally with Crosville and series III MWG 940X from Yorkshire Traction. We then visit the depot of Redfern Travel at Mansfield.

The following day we take out ex. Western National PTT 98R a series III example on a journey though the delightful Nottingham and Derbyshire countryside to Chesterfield station. The sights and sounds are not to be missed!

Most of the filming of this video is quite unique, in that two vehicles are used on most journeys. Our camera is in the forward vehicle filming the vehicle following thus giving excellent views of the second bus - passing through some stunning scenery, not to mention the rich stereo sounds from the Gardner engine of the forward vehicle!

Some of the proceeds of this video will go towards the restoration of series I VRT NGM 168G a former Central S.M.T. vehicle that is being restored by the company.

We would like to thank Scott Johnson of Johnson Bros. (Tours) for supplying the vehicles on the day, and to Richard Newman for the excellent organisation of the event.

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First published on DVD: 2003
Screen aspect ratio: 4:3 SD
Classification: Exempt
Number of discs: 1 DVD-R
Media Format: DVD-R
Origination: DV

Running Time: 120-mins (2hr 0min) , Colour
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