In June 2000 we had a week's holiday in Cornwall, based near St Austell. It was my first holiday with my parents since I was a teenager, and my toddler son William's first holiday away from home. I didn't spend all my time on the beach though. Some of my photographs are shown here. Click on each photograph to access a larger version.
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Two of three Shearings Volvos on tour in Cornwall, Jonckheere-bodied 936 and new Plaxton-bodied 224. |
| Recently transferred from Badgerline, First Western National's 6330 stops in Looe on the way to Polperro. It's a Mercedes 811D with Optare StarRider body. |  |
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A mixed trio in Looe: Tally Ho's E40SBO, a Duple-bodied Dennis Javelin, a local First Western National Volvo B10M/Van Hool (2511), and Classic Tours MAN/Neoplan V92EAK. |
| Seen with an excursion party in Looe, Hambly's 645UCV is a Plaxton-bodied Volvo B58 |  |
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First Western National 6646 leaves Mevagissey for St Austell - a Plaxton-bodied Mercedes 709D |
| St Austell Station, and First Western National 6109 is an elderly-looking Mercedes L608D |  |
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A matching pair of Jonckheere Volvo B10Ms of St Brannocks Travel were running a tour for an Oxford bowling club, seen preparing to leave a Newquay hotel. |
| Newquay was still something of a haven for Bristol VRTs in summer 2000. This pair display two different First Western National liveries, native 1139 and 1261, new to Bristol Omnibus. |  |
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First Western National 4431, a Plaxton-bodied low floor Dennis Dart, seen arriving in Newquay. |
| Recently acquired from Brighton and Hove was this Western Greyhound Bristol VRTSL3 originally with United Counties, and acquired from Brighton and Hove. It looks very much at home in Newquay. |  |
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Wallace Arnold N577ACP (Plaxton-bodied Volvo B10M) was working on a tour to Cornwall and the Scillies when seen passing through Newquay |
| One of three Plaxton Beaver 2-bodied Mercedes with Western Greyhound, S503SRL was seen on the 592 between Newquay and Truro. |  |
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First Western National's 2505, a Van Hool-bodied Volvo B10M. |
| Another second-hand First Western National Bristol VRTSL3, 1246 was new to Eastern National |  |