Posts by Paul Jenkins

1. DGOT bus on display at Historic Vehicle Gathering Saturday 11th July 2026

   July 12th, 2026 by Paul Jenkins

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   Our 1937/53 AEC ‘Light Six’ ETT 995 took part in the Historic Vehicle Gathering in the grounds of Powderham Castle, Kenton, on Saturday 11th July 2026. It ran in the morning’s commercial vehicle cavalcade, and was then on display with the other historic buses and coaches. Positioned alongside the classic Devon General Service 2 route…

2. DGOT buses take part in the Taunton Vintage Bus Day Sunday 31st May 2026

   June 6th, 2026 by Paul Jenkins

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   Two buses from our collection took part in the Taunton Vintage Bus Day on Sunday 31st May 2026 – our 1959 Leyland Atlantean 872 ATA and our 1965 AEC Regent V CTT 513C. It was 872 ATA’s public debut under our ownership. 872 ATA ran on service 201 to Monkton Heathfield, service 203 to Wellington…

3. DGOT bus on display at South Molton Vintage Rally Saturday 30th May 2026

   June 5th, 2026 by Paul Jenkins

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   Our 1957 Weymann-bodied AEC Reliance VDV 798 took part in the South Molton Vintage Rally on Saturday 30th May 2026. It was our first visit to this event, which is organised by the South Molton Vintage Rally Club. As well as encouraging the preservation and restoration of vintage vehicles and machinery, the club aims to…

4. Events we will be attending in Spring and Summer 2026

   March 18th, 2026 by Paul Jenkins

   Posted in Events |

   Here are the events that we are planning for vehicles from our collection to attend this spring and summer: Saturday 30th May – South Molton Vintage Rally Sunday 31st May – Taunton Vintage Bus Day Saturday 11th July – Powderham Castle Historic Vehicle Gathering  Saturday 25th July – Mid Devon Show at Tiverton Sunday 9th…

5. DGOT acquires 1977 Bristol VRT VDV 137S from WHOTT

   September 9th, 2025 by Paul Jenkins

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   We are pleased to announce the acquisition from the West Country Historic Omnibus & Transport Trust of 1977 convertible open-top Bristol VRT VDV 137S. VDV 137S is one of nine such vehicles delivered to the Devon General area of the Western National Omnibus Company in 1977/78. Named after Royal Navy warships, they replaced the ‘Sea…

6. DGOT buses take part in ‘Devon General Remembered’ running day at Exmouth Sunday 31st August 2025

   September 4th, 2025 by Paul Jenkins

   Posted in Events, News |

   Six buses from our collection took part in the Devon General Society’s ‘Devon General Remembered’ running day at Exmouth on Sunday 31st August 2025. The buses involved were ETT 995, our 1937/53 AEC ‘Light Six’ rebuild; NTT 661, our 1952 AEC Regent III; VDV 798, our 1957 AEC Reliance; VDV 817, our 1957 AEC Regent…

7. AEC ‘Light Six’ ETT 995 attends 2025 North Devon Festival of Transport

   August 11th, 2025 by Paul Jenkins

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   On Sunday 10th August 2025 we took our 1937/53 AEC ‘Light Six’ Rebuild ETT 995 to the North Devon Festival of Transport at Victoria Park in Bideford. We were pleased to support this event again, which is now in its third year. We had great interaction with the visitors to our bus, answering questions about…

8. 1959 Devon General Leyland Atlantean donated to DGOT

   July 26th, 2025 by Paul Jenkins

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   We are delighted to announce the addition to our collection of 1959 Metro Cammell-bodied Leyland Atlantean 872 ATA. This bus is historically significant as the first of 72 Atlanteans purchased new by Devon General between 1959 and 1968. There is a profile of the bus here.  872 ATA has been in the ownership of Stagecoach…

9. DGOT bus on display at Tiverton Pannier Market Saturday 5th July 2025

   July 7th, 2025 by Paul Jenkins

   Posted in Events |

   We were delighted to be invited to display one of our buses at the Tiverton Pannier Market on Saturday 5th July 2025, during the Food and Craft Market. Our 1937/53 AEC ‘Light Six’ Rebuild ETT 995 attracted much interest and our team were happy to answer questions about the vehicle’s history and the work of…

10. DGOT buses take part in the Taunton Vintage Bus Day Sunday 1st June 2025

    June 2nd, 2025 by Paul Jenkins

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    Two buses from our collection took part in the Taunton Vintage Bus Day on Sunday 1st June 2025. AEC Reliance VDV 798 ran on rural services 208 to Churchinford, 224 to Buckland St Mary and 277 to Bradford-on-Tone, whilst AEC Regent V CTT 513C had trips on service 203 to Wellington and service 218 to…

11. Events we will be attending in Summer 2025

    May 17th, 2025 by Paul Jenkins

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    Here are the events that we are planning for vehicles from our collection to attend this summer: Sunday 1st  June – Taunton Vintage Bus Day: see bit.ly/4juO31t Saturday 5th July – Tiverton Farmers Market at the Pannier Market: see bit.ly/3Zps18H Saturday 26th July – Mid Devon Show at Tiverton: see bit.ly/39kpxBN Sunday 10th August –…

12. Merseyside Bus Club views DGOT buses Tuesday 13th May 2025

    May 17th, 2025 by Paul Jenkins

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    We were delighted to display three vehicles from our collection to the Merseyside Bus Club during their Devon tour in May. 1937/1953 AEC ‘Light Six’ Rebuild ETT 995, 1952 AEC Regent III NTT 661 and 1957 AEC Regent V VDV 817 were lined up for photographs, and NTT 661 provided a short sampler trip for…