1985 "Converted by BREL" coach/wagon plate. Ideas?

[WirralLine]

A friend of mine who collects mainly bus/coach plates has found this buried in his collection.

It has no identifying markings or numbers etc so would never be able to identify a particular vehicle, but any idea what it may have been fitted to?

Image attached of a builders plate dated 1985 "CONVERTED BY B.R.E.L APPRENTICES SWINDON"

Help appreciated!

 

[eastwestdivide]

As it was in a bus collection, maybe this:

File:BREL apprentices & Daimler bus, converted for community use at Swindon Rail Works, 2.5.1985 scans654 (10466451695).jpg - Wikimedia Commons

commons.wikimedia.org

(my bold)

Formerly Swindon Corporation Daimler CVG6-30 with Northern Counties body, fleet no. 144. JAM 144E was sold to the Swindon Octobus Project in October 1984 and lasted in community use until 2000 when sold to a new owner. In 2009 she was pulled to vehicle dismantlers PVS Barnsley Ltd for scrap; current [2013] status unknown.

The vehicle is seen following conversion for use as a mobile community centre by a team of BREL apprentices before closure of the rail works the following year. It is standing outside the former tender and paint shop, but it is believed the work was carried out in ‘V’ shop opposite. Air had to be let out of the tyres to reduce height sufficient to enter and leave the building. The black painted oval aluminium plaques in the destination blind positions front and side commemorate its construction and were cast at the works

found by googling the wording CONVERTED BY B.R.E.L APPRENTICES SWINDON on the plate!

 

[WirralLine]

As it was in a bus collection, maybe this:

File:BREL apprentices & Daimler bus, converted for community use at Swindon Rail Works, 2.5.1985 scans654 (10466451695).jpg - Wikimedia Commons

commons.wikimedia.org

(my bold)

found by googling the wording CONVERTED BY B.R.E.L APPRENTICES SWINDON on the plate!

Oh fantastic! Honestly I thought searching that would be far too daft to work!

Could be a match! Thank you

 

[eastwestdivide]

I know - I was a bit shocked too

 

[chrisjo]

B&W picture of painted Locobus (from ebay)

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[Harpo]

Sister vehicle JAM145E is preserved.