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3 unusual facts about Western Greyhound


Plaxton Primo

It was originally intended to replace the Beaver (built on Mercedes-Benz Vario chassis), but pressure from small operators like Western Greyhound persuaded Plaxton to continue that model.

Western Greyhound

The new company's managing director was Mark Howarth who had previously managed Western National, the local Badgerline (later FirstGroup) operation, and he was joined by Robin Orwell who had also worked for Badgerline.

As at December 2012 (before the depot fire in May 2013) the fleet consisted of 97 buses, including 32 Mercedes-Benz step-entrance and 40 Optare low floor midibuses, most of which have coach seats.



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