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…
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AEC ‘Light Six’ ETT 995 attends 2025 North Devon Festival of Transport
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1959 Devon General Leyland Atlantean donated to DGOT
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…
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DGOT bus on display at Tiverton Pannier Market Saturday 5th July 2025
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…
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DGOT buses take part in the Taunton Vintage Bus Day Sunday 1st June 2025
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…
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Events we will be attending in Summer 2025
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 –…
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Merseyside Bus Club views DGOT buses Tuesday 13th May 2025
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…
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DGOT buses join in with ‘Devon General Remembered’ at Tiverton Sunday 1st September 2024
Five buses from our collection took part in the ‘Devon General Remembered’ running day held in Tiverton on Sunday 1st September 2024. The event was organised by the Devon General Society and was based at Tiverton bus station. The DGOT buses were ETT 995, our 1937/1953 AEC ‘Light Six’; NTT 661, our 1952 AEC Regent…
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AEC Reliance VDV 798 takes part in WHOTT bus rally at Weston-super-Mare
On Sunday 18th August 2024 our 1957 AEC Reliance VDV 798 attended a bus rally held to complement World Helicopter Day at the Helicopter Museum in Weston-super-Mare. The event was organised by our friends at the West Country Historic Omnibus & Transport Trust (WHOTT). VDV 798 was on display at the rally site for much…
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AEC Regent V VDV 817 attends 2024 North Devon Festival of Transport
We took our 1957 AEC Regent V VDV 817 along to the North Devon Festival of Transport on Sunday 11th August 2024. It was the second year for this event, held at Victoria Park in Bideford. We had great interaction with the visitors to our bus, answering questions about the work of the Trust and…
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DGOT booklet available now by mail order
If you would like to have the vehicle profiles shown on our website in booklet form, you can obtain a copy from us by mail order for just £5 post-free. The illustrated profiles explain how each bus is representative of its type, and describe its history in service and in preservation. The 16 page booklet…
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DGOT buses displayed at the Mid Devon Show Saturday 27th July 2024
For the fourth year in a row we displayed buses from our collection at the Mid Devon Show at Tiverton. This year it was the turn of our 1937/1953 AEC ‘Light Six’ ETT 995 and our 1957 AEC Regent V, VDV 817. Here’s a couple of views taken before the crowds arrived – the organisers…
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DGOT bus displayed at Tiverton Farmers’ Market Saturday 6th July 2024
We were delighted to be invited to display one of our buses at the Tiverton Pannier Market on Saturday 6th July 2024, during the Farmers’ Market Summer Festival. Our 1957 AEC Regent V VDV 817 attracted much interest and our team were happy to answer questions about the vehicle’s history and the work of the…
