Thornes of Selby 113 - Bedford CF with Plaxton Mini Supreme Body

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News The plight of Leeds 306, and Leeds 31, 32 and 33 Should a modern (80s/90s) Single Decker be preserved eventually? Present Group Vehicles Leeds City Transport 591 Leyland Atlantean/Roe Leeds City Transport 574/874 Daimler CVG6/Roe West Yorkshire PTE 1807 Leyland Cub/Optare West Yorkshire PTE 45 Bristol LHS/ECW West Yorkshire PTE 1705 Freight Rover Sherpa/Optare West Yorkshire PTE 1751 Freight Rover Sherpa/Dormobile West Yorkshire PTE 5507 Leyland Olympian/Optare A possible future acquisition Yorkshire Rider 2004 Mercedes Benz 811D/Optare Histories Brief WYPTE History Verona Green and other colours Group History The Fate Spreadsheet (Opens in Excel) Comparing early and late preserved Olympians Events Local Rallies We May Attend Extras The Guinea Pig Page The Other Bus Your webmaster's PCV test Links	Does anyone else think that the Plaxton Mini-Supreme body looks rather like a guinea pig? here is KNT815W and Winnie-Pig the GuineaPig for you to decide. Bedford CF/Plaxton Mini Supreme KNT815W (which most recently operated for Thornes of Selby) is owned by a local preservationist, whilst Winnie-Pig is owned by my beloved girlfriend, Hannah. The pictures of 113 are (c) copyright Simon Turner 2003 and the pictures of Winnie-Pig are (c) copyright James Fairchild 2005. Below are pictures of 113 in its depot with other vehicles, and of Winnie-Pig in her run with other Guinea Pigs (from top, Winnie-Pig, Tufty (ickle baby pig), Jasmine, Chestnut and Bert (a girl pig). Winnie-Pig had a special friend that she used to live with, who sadly is no longer with us. Here is a picture of Baby. Update - July 2006 - Winnie-Pig and Tufty have moved to West Yorkshire (along with their mummy), and we have got two little babies to join them. Here are Tigger-Pondie and Optare-Pig (Topsy for short), and finally a picture of them all. Of course, combining buses with guinea pigs is nothing new.... FirstGroup and Egg Money did this previously. Here is 30928 (Rider number 5783) X798NWR in Leeds Infirmary Street.

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News
The plight of Leeds 306, and Leeds 31, 32 and 33
Should a modern (80s/90s) Single Decker be preserved eventually?

Present Group Vehicles
Leeds City Transport 591 Leyland Atlantean/Roe
Leeds City Transport 574/874 Daimler CVG6/Roe
West Yorkshire PTE 1807 Leyland Cub/Optare
West Yorkshire PTE 45 Bristol LHS/ECW
West Yorkshire PTE 1705 Freight Rover Sherpa/Optare
West Yorkshire PTE 1751 Freight Rover Sherpa/Dormobile
West Yorkshire PTE 5507 Leyland Olympian/Optare
A possible future acquisition
Yorkshire Rider 2004 Mercedes Benz 811D/Optare

Histories
Brief WYPTE History
Verona Green and other colours
Group History
The Fate Spreadsheet (Opens in Excel)
Comparing early and late preserved Olympians

Events
Local Rallies We May Attend

Extras
The Guinea Pig Page
The Other Bus
Your webmaster's PCV test

Links

Does anyone else think that the Plaxton Mini-Supreme body looks rather like a guinea pig?

here is KNT815W and Winnie-Pig the GuineaPig for you to decide.

Bedford CF/Plaxton Mini Supreme KNT815W (which most recently operated for Thornes of Selby) is owned by a local preservationist, whilst Winnie-Pig is owned by my beloved girlfriend, Hannah. The pictures of 113 are (c) copyright Simon Turner 2003 and the pictures of Winnie-Pig are (c) copyright James Fairchild 2005.

Below are pictures of 113 in its depot with other vehicles, and of Winnie-Pig in her run with other Guinea Pigs (from top, Winnie-Pig, Tufty (ickle baby pig), Jasmine, Chestnut and Bert (a girl pig).

Winnie-Pig had a special friend that she used to live with, who sadly is no longer with us. Here is a picture of Baby.

Update - July 2006 - Winnie-Pig and Tufty have moved to West Yorkshire (along with their mummy), and we have got two little babies to join them. Here are Tigger-Pondie and Optare-Pig (Topsy for short), and finally a picture of them all.

Of course, combining buses with guinea pigs is nothing new.... FirstGroup and Egg Money did this previously. Here is 30928 (Rider number 5783) X798NWR in Leeds Infirmary Street.