Road Car Gallery 1

Photographs & Captions by Michael Kitchen

1999 are two of the three remaining “new to RoadCar” ECW bodied

Bristol VRT/SL3s. Both 1957/8 (PFE 541/2V) are used as School

Buses.

(LVL 807V). It is pictured in Newark Bus Station in the summer of

1999, in the company of one of the Reeve Burgess bodied Renault

S75’s in the fleet.

ECW bodied Leyland Atlanteans 1382 (LRB 582W) ex Trent Buses

and 1373 (TRN 473V) ex Sheffield Omnibus. Also included are

Alexander AYS bodied Leyland Leopard 3037 (GLS 277N) now 26

years old and East Lancs bodied Leyland Atlantean 710 (DHG 210W).

Lancs 707 (URN 207V) and Leyland Atlantean/ECW 1381

(LRB 581W). 1381 has the revised livery which has more white

around the upper deck.

fleet are 750 (SCN 250S) which came from Circle Line of Gloucester

in 1997 and 746 (UGH 146V) which was acquired from Preston Bus

in 1995. Both bodies are based on Leyland Atlanteans.

bodied 735 (YJK 935V), MCW bodied Trainer 3095 (OEM 785S)

and Eastern Coach Works bodied 1373 (TRN 473V).

(OEM 785S) which came from Nottingham Omnibus in 1995, it spent

some time in passengers service before being converted into a trainer

in late 1998. (right) East Lancs bodied 710 (DHG 210W) is one of 15

longer Atlanteans in the fleet, this one came from Sheffield

Omnibus in 1996.

pictured here, on the left is 713 (B713 HVO) and on the right is 721

(C721 NNN). both the routes show on there destination displays

are now operated by low-floor Dennis Dart/East Lancs Spryte.

was 601 (B501 FFW). They were originally intended to work the 350

(Humberlink) service between Scunthorpe and Hull via the four year

old Humber Bridge. All three left Scunthorpe during the early 1990s,

however 601 found its way back and is currently allocated here.

(602 (B602 FFW) is at Gainsborough and 603 (B603 FFW is at

Lincoln).

service (601-3 B501-3 FFW, 646-8 C46-8 KBE). There number

include this ex Lincoln City Transport East Lancs bodied example

647 (C47 KBE) which was new in 1985.

bodywork by Duple, Plaxton and in this case Alexander, which is also

the most common. 1446 (TSJ 46S) which has since been

re-registered CFE 846S is pictured standing at Newark Bus Station

in June 1999.

Ipswich. All except this 1982 Alexander Q-type bodied Bristol B21

were Leyland Atlanteans. 259 (YBJ 159X) is pictures leaving Lincoln

Bus Station. The bus carries Lincoln City Transport fleet names.

bringing six vehicles into stock. 1002/3 (429 SAR, NJU 1W) are

Bedford YMTs, whilst1004 (BBB 536V) is a Bedford YLQ. All carry

Plaxton Supreme IV bodies.  

bodied Leyland Leopards, new in 1981. Both vehicles are almost

exclusively used on 353 (Scunthorpe - Lincoln) service, and came into

the fleet from Yorkshire Traction in 1998.

Paramount 3200 bodied Leyland Tiger. Pictueed at Scunthorpe in

2000, it is a regular performer on the 350 (Scunthorpe - Hull)

"Humberlink service and the 353 (Scunthorpe - Lincoln) service,

however it has resently completed a turn on the 398.

three East Lancs EL2000 rebodied Leyland Tigers. 457 (PIW 4457)

stands next two Leyland National 2 291 (NWY 433V) at Scunthorpe.

457 chassis came from Troika Travel and 291 is ex Hylton Castle

coaches.

many of which, as is this ones, are ex Yorkshire Traction. This

example, new in 1980, is 204 (EDT 204V) which carries Lincoln City

Transport fleetnames and is seen departing Lincoln bus station on a

mid morning journey to Birchwood.

Scunthorpe Bus Station on a Sunday morning in September. The

vehicle is currently a resident of Gainsborough depot.

EL2000 rebodied Leyland Tiger 457 (PIW 4457, originally VSS 6X)

and Leyland National 2 282 (FUH 32V). The Tiger is branded for the

350 Hull - Scunthorpe Humberlink service and the chassis came from

Troika Travel of London in 1994, whilst the National is ex

Stagecoach Burnley & Pendle.

DP32F bodied Volvo B6's to be aquired by RoadCar from Yorkshire

Traction. All four are to be allocated to Scunthorpe. 382 (L82 CNY)

was the first to enter service in October closely followed by 385 in

November. 381/6 are at Scunthorpe but have not entered service at

the time of writing.

MetroRiders for Scunthorpe. 358 (M358 BFE) is seen at the 1997

Sandtoft Gathering.

Scunthorpe Bus Station. At the time the picture was taken (September

2000) only two short Metroriders remained. (32/4 D532/4 SKY),

however I think this one was withdrawn on Thursday (2nd of

November), with Volvo B6 385 (L85 CNY) entering service.

November six 31 seaters were reallocated to Scunthorpe. Pictured

here are Optare StarRider bodied Mercades-Benz 811D 397

(H397 SYG) and OptareMetroRider 350 (H793 HEC). Also

transferred in at this time were MCW Metrorider 346 (E646 KYW)

from Lincoln and Optare StarRiders 394-6 (J394-6 LJL) from

Grantham.

Scunthorpe. Pictured here are a pair of the long B31F models. 345

(F815 CWJ) is nearest the camera, whilst 346 (E646 KYW) is next.

The buses came into the fleet in 1997 from Rhondda Buses and

South Lancs Transport respectively.

Lincoln. 134 (J134 HME) is ex Strathtay, whilst 183 (G883 WML)

in ex London Buses.  

Dodge S56, but by summer 1999 103 (E512 HHN) was in withdrawn.

The picture was taken at Great Northern Terrace depot.

fleet. 394-6 (J394-6 LJL) were purchased new in 1991 and feature

Mercades fronts, whilst397 (H397 SYG) has a Optare front and was

purchased in 1991 from Optare.

since been re-registered back to RFE 482 (its original number). It is

pictured in Lincoln about to transport enthusiasts to the LVVS

museum on the Omnibus Society Big Buzz day in June 1999.

vehicle. The AEC Regal III chassis carries a DP35F seated

Willowbrook body. It is pictures at the Lincolnshire Vintage Vehicle

Society museum at Lincoln.

driver training unit. It spend a small amount of time in the passenger

fleet, but has served most of its life as a trainer. It came from Ipswich

Buses in 1994.

previously to it being converted to a trainer this vehicle was a

buildings maintenance van and before that a Road Runner. Its place as

a van has been taken by Wright bodied Bedford PJK 3006

(D606 SGA) previously 400 in the passenger fleet.

3071 (NDJ 871W). The bus to the left is the 1961 Bristol SC 2494

(NVL 165).

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