Walter Alexander RB194 (KWG 655)
History
This vehicle is a remarkable survivor. Delivered new to Walter Alexander at Dundee in 1955, it passed to the new Northern company on its formation in 1961. It spent much of its life in Dundee, before moving north to Elgin towards the end of its life to become a driver training vehicle. It was then sold to a farmer in Aberdeenshire, where it remained, out of use, for 20 years.
Restoration
Despite sitting out of use for several decades, when the current owner purchased the vehicle at the end of 2006 the engine started first time. The interior is tatty but complete. Externally, the bus retains Northern’s golden yellow livery, with a handpainted broadside advert for the company’s express coach services to London. The vehicle moved south from Aberdeenshire in August 2008 in order for restoration to begin.
