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Home and away winners at Brighton coach rally
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SHORT of nothing but seating capacity, a 12-metre Van Hool-bodied Fiat coach, seating but 24 passengers, carried off the Brighton Trophy as Coach of the Year at the 23rd British Coach Rally at, Brighton, last weekend. So the Fiat/Van Hool combination triumphed for the second year running though this year's entry was by Koopmans of Rotterdarn.
Unlike last year, however, when the title for the Grand Touring Coach of the Year also went overseas, this result went to National Travel (East) , with an entry of a Duple-bodied Bedford.
The Kings Ferry was named as Premier British Operator for 1977 with an entry of a Plaxton-bodied Bedford coach driven by P. S. O'Neill, and the Coach Driver of the Year was Peter Bibby driving a Ford/ Plaxton entered by Fred Bibby and Son.
The award for the Highest Standard Coach went to Grey Green Coaches for its entry of a Bedford/ Duple while the Leyland/ Duple of South Yorkshire Road Transport gained the title of Top Coach on the Road by the efforts of its driver M. Frain on the road section.
Driver P. G. Scott in a 12-seater Ford/TricentrOl coach entered by Olsen Bros., Rochester, was named as Midi Driver of the Year. The full results are overleaf. 1977 Coach of the Year: Koopmans, Rotterdam, Van Hool-bodied Fiat.
The Premier British Operator of 1977: The Kings Ferry, Gillingham, Plaxton-bodied Bedford.
1977 Coach Driver of the Year: Peter Bibby, Fred Bibby & Son, Ingleton, N. Yorks, Plaxton-bodied Ford.
Highest Standard Coach: Grey-Green Coaches, Stamford Hill, Duple-bodied Bedford. Best Grand Touring Coach: National Travel (East), Liversedge, Yorks, Duple-bodied Bedford. Runner Up Trophy: Youngs Coaches, Rampton, Cambs, Plaxton-bodied Seddon. Top Coach on the Road: South Yorkshire Road Transport, Pontefract, Yorks, Duple-bodied Leyland. 1976 Mini-Midi Driver of the Year: P. G. Scott, Olsen Bros., Rochester, Tricentrol-bodied Ford.
Runner Up Trophy: J. M. Crookes, Wenallt Coaches, Cardiff, Plaxton-bodied, Bristol.
DRIVING AND ROAD SECTION AWARDS Class 1: Olsen Bros., Rochester, P. G. Scott, Tricentrol-bodied Ford. Class 2: Wenallt Coaches, Cardiff, J. M. Crookes, Plaxton-bodied Bristol. Class 3: Fred Bibby & Son, Ingleton, N. Yorks, Peter Bibby, Plaxton-bodied Ford. Class 4: Shaws, Barnsley, K. Lambert, Plaxton-bodied Bedford.
Class 5: Youngs Coaches, Rampton, Cambs, A. Donald, Plaxton-bodied Seddon. Special Award: Son ners Mini Coaches, Gillingham, Mrs Heather Bailey, Plaxton-bodied Leyland.
Olau Line Award: Taylors Reliance, Shefford, Beds, C. Albone, Plaxton-bodied Bristol. Top Bedford: Banstead Coaches, Banstead, Surrey, Plaxton-bodied Bedford, Top Ford: Fred Bibby & Son Ingleton, N. Yorks, Plaxton-bodied Ford. Veteran Driver: Shaws Coaches, Barnsley, V. Flynn, Plaxton-bodied Bedford. Highest Placed Coach Carrying a Product of the Commercial Vehicle Division of Humphrey Thompson Enterprises: Shaws, Barnsley, Plaxton-bodied Bedford. Highest Placed Seddon: Youngs Coaches, Rampton, Cambs, Plaxton-bodied Seddon. Tachograph Chart Reading Analysis: Waterhouse Coaches, Polegate, D. A. Waterhouse, Plaxton-bodied Bristol.
CONCOURS d'ELEGANCE CLASS AWARDS National Trophy: Nu-Venture, Maidstone, Moseley Envoy-bodied Ford.
Trico Trophy: Wenallt Coaches, Cardiff, Plaxton-bodied Bristol.
C.A.V. Trophy: Grey Green Coaches, Stamford Hill, Duple-bodied Bedford. Widney Trophy: J. T. Waites Coaches, Altrincham, Ches, Van Hool-bodied Ford. Autobrite Trophy: Kenzie's Coaches, Shepreth, Cambs, Duple-bodied Bedford. Chapman Trophy: National Travel (East), Liversedge, Yorks, Duple-bodied Bedford.
Index Trophy: Koopmans, Rotterdam, Van Hool-bodied Fiat.
The Harrington Trophy: Armstrong (Woburn Sands), Milton Keynes, Plaxton-bodied A.E.C.
CONCOURS d'ELEGANCE AWARDS Duple Coachbuilder Ltd: National Travel (East), Liversedge, Yorks, Duple-bodied Bedford.
Plaxtons (Scarborough) Ltd; J. B. Taylock & Son, Manchester, Plaxton-bodied Leyland.
Van Hool: -
Willowbrook Ltd: National Travel (South East), Catford, London, Willowbrook-bodied A.E.C. Arlington Motor Co. Ltd: J. B. Tatlock & Son, Manchester, Plaxton-bodied Leyland. Baker West: J. B. Tatlock & Son, Manchester, Plaxton-bodied Leyland. Charterway Coachcraft: Newsomes Coaches, Barnsley, .Charterway-bodied Mercedes. Charterway Coachcraft: Newsomes Coaches, Barnsley, Charterway-bodied Mercedes. Coaching Journal: Koopmans, Rotterdam, Van Hool-bodied Fiat.
Diplomat Technic° Ltd: National Travel (South East), Catford, London, Willowbrook-bodied A.E.C. Errington's of Evington: S. M. Ernenton, Cranfield, Beds, Plaxton-bodied Leyland. Don Everall (PSV) Sales Ltd: J. T. Waites Coaches, Altrincham, Ches, Van Hool-bodied Ford.
Stanley Hughes (Holding) Ltd: Fred Bibby & Son, Ingleton, N. Yorks, Plaxton-bodied Ford.
Ford Motor Co Ltd: Nu-Venture, Maidstone, Moseley Envoy-bodied Ford. Kirkby Central: National Travel East, Liversedge, Yorks, Duple-bodied Bedford. Mercedes-Benz (Gt Britain) Ltd: Newsomes Coaches, Barnsley, Charterway-bodied Mercedes.
Mercedes-Benz (Gt Britain) Ltd: Newsomes Coahces, Barnsley, Charterway-bodied Mercedes.
Model Bus Federation: South Yorkshire Road Transport, Pontefract, Yorks, Duple-bodied Leyland. Moseley Group: Shaws Barnsley, Plaxton-bodied Bedford.
Moseley (Continental) Ltd: Olde London Town Coaches, Luton, Moseley Continental-bodied Ford.
PSV Circle: P. & H. Coaches, Bexleyheath, Plaxton-bodied Volvo.
Shaw & Kilburn Ltd: The Kings Ferry, Gillingham, Plaxton-bodied Bedford.
South Eastern Coach Operators Association: Olsen Bros. Rochester, Tricentrol-bodied Ford.
Tricentrol PSV Sales Ltd: Swinards, Ashford, Kent, Plaxton-bodied Ford.
Volvo (Ailsa Bus) Ltd: P & H Coaches, Bexleyheath, Plaxton-bodied Volvo.
Wilcomatic Ltd: Armstrong (Woburn Sands), Milton Keynes, Plaxton-bodied A.E.C.
Williams Motor Co.: W G Sykes, Tolpuddle, Red Rose-bodied Ford.
Williams Motor Co. (Vales) Ltd: Newsomes Coaches, Barnsley, Deansgate-bodied Ford.
W. S. Yeates Ltd: Waterhous Coaches, Polegate, Plaxton-bodied Bristol.
Smartest Crew: P & H Coaches, Bexleyheath.
Smartest Driver: H. V. D. Mooren and Jan Laeremans, Koopmans, Rotterdam.
Smartest Courier: National Travel (South East), Catford, London.
Smartest Non-uniformed Driver: D. C. Haynes, Banstea Coaches. Banstead. Surrey,