Bristol Omnibus Vehicle Collection

1983 BRISTOL “OLYMPIAN” A954SAE, 9554

9554, A954SAE, was delivered to Bristol Omnibus Company in 1983 for Bristol City Services, and was the last Bristol-built bus to be delivered new to the company, ending an association between the Bristol operating company and the Bristol manufacturing company that had lasted over 70-years.  

9554 was fitted with a 76-seat single door body by Charles H Roe of Leeds, and is powered by a Gardner 6LX diesel engine. She completed over 20-years of service on the streets of Bristol before passing to Mike Walker, Martin and Tom Curtis in early 2006: since acquisition she has been repainted into the National green livery in which she would have entered service although the interior remains very much as withdrawn. She retains her class 6 MOT certificate and is therefore still able to operate for hire and reward.