British Buses and Coaches

Stagecoach West 1998 Volvo B10BLE/Wright Renown No.21130 (T546AUA) seen leaving Swindon Bus Station on 29th May 2014 on Route 51 for Cheltenham.This vehicle was formerly with Traction Group.

Go-Ride SN58BZL working a Service 90 to Ashbury seen leaving Swindon Bus Station on 25th June 2014.

Go-ahead South Coast Thamesdown Swindon 2005 Scania N94 UD/East Lancs OmniDekka No.374 'City of Exeter' (YN55NHH) working a N1 lunch time Link service leaving Swindon Bus Station on 16th February 2018.This bus was new to RATP London.

BX12CVK on a service X31 from Bath at the Town Bridge stop in Chippenham on 9th February 2019.

2009 AD Enviro 200/AD X31BUS seen in central Chippenham working a X31 service from Bath on 23rd February 2019.This vehicles was new to Centrewest (London) as DML44105 (YX09AFE).

2005 M.A.N.14.220/MCV Evolution AM05BET at Chippenham Bus Station on 17th February 2012.This vehicle was new to Geoff Amos.

Stagecoach South West 2013 Scania N230 UD/ADL Trident Enviro 400 No.15886 (WA13GDE) 'Chloe' seen at Appledore on 26th October 2013 on a service 21A to Green Lanes,Barnstaple.

Filers Travel 2016 Wright StreetLite WF SL16YPF seen in Barnstaple Bus Station on 25th January 2020 with a 310 service to Lynmouth.

Stagecoach South West 2002 Dennis Trident/Alexander ALX400 No.17702 (ML02RWU) leaving Barnstaple Bus Station on 30th October 2013 working Route 155 to South Molton.

First West of England 2017 ADL E40D/ADL Enviro 400 MMC No.33499 (YY67HBD) in Bristol UniBus livery working rail replacement duties at Didcot Parkway on 20th July 2018.

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A Plaxton bodied Volvo ADV30A belonging to Motor Industry College.

Reading Mainline No.8 (YTS973A formerly 17CLT Ex.L.T.RM1017) ahead of No.16 (WLT621 Ex.L.T.RM621) in Reading on 21st Sept. 2006.RM1017 was new to Stonebridge Park in Jan. 1962.It went to West Ham after overhaul in 1966.It went to Fulwell and was withdrawn from Camberwell in 1986 and sold to Strathspay.It went to Bellview Coaches,Paisley,Mancunian Buses and Cannon Coaches of Bolton before being bought by Mainline from Blue Triangle in 1994.RM621 was delivered to store in Loughton in Jan.1961 and was then went to Wood Green.It was stored in Poplar and then to Walthamstow in 1970.It was then allocated to Abbey Wood in 1972 and then in 1977 to Willesden and Wood Green.It then went to Harold Weald in 1978 and then in 1982 to Streatham after being given a Leyland engine.It was withdrawn from Norwood in 1985 and went to Confidence of Oadby in 1986.It suffered serious accident damage in 1990.It went to by Shaftesbury and District in 1992.Sold to Mainline with A.E.C.engine in 1994 and exported to Argentina in 1998.

Reading Mainline No.23 (JFO256 Ex.VLT23 Ex.LT. RM23).The bus was new as a trainer at to Upton Park in July 1959 and then to Clay Hall.Went into service at West Ham.It went to Walthamstow and back in 1960 and then to store at Poplar.In 1962 it went back to West Ham and became an Aldenham float from 1963 to 1978 when it was transferred to Stonebridge Park.In 1981 it went to Willesden and became an Aldenham float again in 1983.From 1983 to 1987 it visited Kingston,Norbiton,Stanford Brook,Hounslow,Camberwell and New Cross from where it was withdrawn in 1987.It then went into store at A.E.C. Southall and Turnham Green and then went as a trainer to Hounslow and Fulwell and also in 1991 Shepherds Bush.It was r-registered in 1994 by London Buses Ltd as LGH31T and worked from Fulwell as a staff bus.It was sold to Mainline and re-registered in 1995.It was the last bus on line D.It was rebuilt by Marshall in 2000 and went to Sovereign for Route 13 and withdrawn in 2005 and stored at Tolworth.Exported to Moscow in 1997.

Reading Mainline No.2 (WLT993 Ex.L.T.RM993) .It was new to store at Willesden in Oct.1961 and allocated for service to Stonebridge Park in 1962.It went to Hounslow in 1973 and Norwood in 1978.In 1981 it moved to Clapham in 1981 and back to Willesden in 1983.It went to Stanford Brook in 1986 and withdrawn in 1987.It was bought by Southend Transport in 1988.it was withdrawn in 1993 and sold to Mainline in 1994.It was finally withdrawn in 1999.

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Go-Ahead Oxford Thames Travel 2013 ADL E40D/ADL Enviro 400 No.252 (HW63FHD) with river rapids branding seen at Reading Station on 10th January 2018 working Route X39 to Oxford.This vehicle was allocated and originally had the livery of Southern Vectis hence the Isle of wight registration.

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South Gloucestershire Megabus 2012 Volvo B9R Caetano Levante SG1 FJ12FXH seen on a service M18 from London Victoria to Bath University and Cabot Circus,Bristol in central Chippenham on 17th November 2017.

Stagecoach West 2018 Scania N250 UD/ADL Enviro 400 MMC No.15349 (YP67XBX) seen arriving at Chippenham on 19th February 2018 with a service 55 to Swindon.

Go Ahead Brighton & Hove 2020 ADL E40H/ADL Enviro 400 MMC No.341 (YX70OJL) 'Ernest Henley' seen entering Castle Square working a Route 1A service to Mile Oak.

Go Ahead Brighton & Hove 2020 ADL E40H/ADL Enviro 400 MMC No.336 (YX70OJF) 'Ann Ewings' seen in Castle Square working a Route 1 service to Whitehawk.

Go-Ahead Brighton and Hove 2004 Scania N94UD/East Lancs OmniDekka No.908 (YN56FFG) 'Thomas Harrington' seen at the Clock Tower working Route 48 on 11th September 2017.

RATP Group Yellow Buses 2007Volvo B7RLE/Plaxton Centro No.801 (DX57JXS) seen in Central Bournemouth on 13th July 2017.This vehicle was new to Minsterley Motors.

RATP Group Yellow Buses 2003 Volvo B7TL/Wrightbus Eclipse No.182 (HF03ODW) seen in Central Bournemouth on 13th July 2017.

First Hampshire and Dorset 2014 Wrightbus Streetlite DF 47409 (SK63KLM) with Wessex branding with Wessex branding seen outside Wing seen outside Weymouth bus station on 25th September 2020.

First West of England 2009 Volvo B9TL/Wrightbus Eclipse Gemini No.37765 (YJ59KCA) with Bristol and Bath branding seen in Dorchester Street, Bath on 3rd December 2019 working a Route 3

2008 Optare M780SE/Optare CT Coaches HD59NUJ (formerly Andybus AJ09BUS) seen in Dorchester Street, Bath operating Route 179 to Midsomer Norton on 3rd December 2019.

First West of England 2005 Optarte Solo M850 SL/Optare No.53814 (WX05RUA) seen in Broad Quay, Bath working a service 12 to Haycombe on 7th December 2018.