Crosville Lodekka

The year 2004 sees the 50th Anniversary of the introduction into service of the first production Bristol Lodekka. To celebrate this and coincidentally Independent Transport Videos 50th video programme, we took out and filmed two former, now preserved Crosville Bristol Lodekkas. Both are the FS’ type, referring to Flat floor Short. The first one we see is DFG38 (319 PFM), now reregistered AFM 402A. Originally a Liverpool allocated vehicle, and now restored in National Bus Company leaf green we take her on four routes starting from the ‘home’ of Crosville, Chester. Next out is DFG157 (4227 FM) this time a Wrexham based vehicle which spent most of its life on the Chester - Llangollen group of services. We recreate the D1 from Chester to Llangollen via Pulford, Rosset, Marford and Acton. To end the programme, we visit Minehead in Somerset to see former DLG881 (838 AFM) still running in service with Quantock Heritage. So take yourself back to the 1960’s and relive the experience of these excellent vehicles.