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Bristol VR
Preserved Southern Vectis Eastern Coach Works bodied Bristol VR in July 2008
Overview
ManufacturerBristol
Body and chassis
Doors1 or 2
Floor typeStep entrance
Powertrain
EngineGardner 6LX
Gardner 6LXB
Gardner 6LXC
Leyland 510 8.2l
Leyland 501
Leyland 680[1]
Capacity70-83 seated
TransmissionSelf-Changing Gears 4 or 5-speed semi-automatic
Dimensions
Length31 ft 2 in (9.50 m) to 34 ft 9.3 in (10.60 m)
Width8 ft 2.4 in (2.50 m)
Height13 ft 8 in (4.17 m) and 14 ft 6 in (4.42 m)

The Bristol VR was a rear-engined double-decker bus chassis which was manufactured by Bristol Commercial Vehicles as a competitor to the Leyland Atlantean and Daimler Fleetline.

  1. ^ Furness, Nigel R.B. (31 March 2014). "Chapter 12: A double decker for the twentieth century and beyond". Buses and Coaches of Bristol and Eastern Coach Works. Crowood. ISBN 978-1-8479-7698-7. Retrieved 9 December 2021.

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