This page created 5th January 2009, updated 27th July 2017
by Ian Smith
SP 1 K301 FYG 9/92 DAF DB250WB505#002503 Optare Spectra #8005, H44/27F 9/92 Q new to London Buses (London Central: Camberwell) 9/92 Q trainer 12/92 Q into service on 40 1/99 Q 8/00 transfer to Go-Wear #3834 1/04 transfer to Go Northern #3834 5/07 sold to Ensign Bus (Rainham) 6/07 bought by MASS, Sheffield 2008 MASS by 4/14 sold to Ripley (Carlton) SP 2 K302 FYG 9/92 DAF DB250WB505#002505 Optare Spectra #8006, H44/23D 9/92 EW new to London Buses (Metroline: Edgware) 9/92 EW trainer 10/92 W transfer (Cricklewood) 11/92 W into service on 16, 16A 11/92 W rear-ended: repaired 3/93 to Optare (Leeds) 4/93 Q return to London (London Central: Camberwell); tried on 35, 45, 45A 7/93 PB transfer into store (London Northern: Potters Bar) 8/93 UX transfer (Centrewest: Uxbridge); tried on 607 10/93 AL transfer (London General: Merton); tried on 280 11/93 FW transfer (Fulwell); tried on 267, 281.. 11/93 NS ..transfer for private hire, 449 and 723X (East London: North Street) privatised to Stagecoach East London painted all-red with East London Coaches fleetname 1/96 in service on Central Line rail replacement */97 sold Bennett & Lane, Gloucester 1/01 bought by MK Metro, Milton Keynes #202 9/01 MK Metro, at Showbus, Duxford 8/05 MK Metro 5/06 MK Metro 9/06 MK Metro, at Showbus, Duxford 2008 MK Metro #6038 6/09 sold to Ensign Bus (Purfleet) 10/09 bought by Jans Coaches, Soham, Cambridgeshire 11/15 sold SP 3 K303 FYG 9/92 DAF DB250WB505#002506 Optare Spectra #8008, H44/27F 9/92 Q new to London Buses (London Central: Camberwell) 9/92 Q trainer by 12/92 full rear end advert for Trocadero in Piccadilly 12/92 Q into service on 40 12/92 Q used on 40 to Aldgate */97 Q used on 40 to Dulwich 1/99 Q 6/00 transfer to Go-Ahead Northern #3835 5/07 sold to Ensign Bus (Rainham) 5/07 bought by Fairbrothers Coaches, Warrington 2008 Fairbrothers Coaches 9/12 bought by Wheeler, North Baddesley 12/12 sold for spares 3/14 at Brenhauls Commercial Services, Barton Park, as spares source 6/14 scrapped SP 4 K304 FYG 10/92 DAF DB250WB505#002504 Optare Spectra #8009, H44/27F 10/92 Q new to London Buses (London Central: Camberwell) 10/92 Q trainer 12/92 Q into service on 40 93-98 Q 1/99 Q 7/00 transfer to Go-Wear #3836 01-02 Go-Wear 10/03 transfer to Go Northern #3836 04-06 Go Northern 3/07 sold to Ensign Bus (Rainham) 3/07 bought by Johnsons Coaches, Hodthorpe 2008 Johnsons 7/09 bought by M Travel, Normanton 10-12 M Travel by 8/13 sold: playbus, Micklefield SP 5 K305 FYG 10/92 DAF DB250WB505#002507 Optare Spectra #8010, H44/27F 10/92 Q new to London Buses (London Central: Camberwell) 10/92 Q trainer 12/92 Q into service on 40 3/93 crashed in Brixton: front end damaged: return to Optare (Leeds) 4/93 Q return 1/99 Q 10/00 transfer to Go-Wear #3837 10/03 transfer to Go Northern #3837 3/07 sold to Ensign Bus (Rainham) 3/07 bought by Johnsons Coaches, Hodthorpe 2008 Johnsons by 9/09 bought by Beaverbus, Wigston, Leicestershire 10/13 sold to Wigley (Carlton) SP 6 K306 FYG 11/92 DAF DB250WB505#002508 Optare Spectra #8011, H44/27F 11/92 Q new to London Buses (London Central: Camberwell) 1/99 Q 8/00 transfer to Go-Wear #3838 transfer to Go Northern #3838 9/04 transfer to Go Gateshead #3838 3/07 sold to Ensign Bus (Rainham) 3/07 bought by Johnsons Coaches, Hodthorpe 2008 Johnson Bros by 5/09 bought by M Travel, Normanton by 1/13 bought by Squarepeg, Garforth SP 7 K307 FYG 10/92 DAF DB250WB505#002509 Optare Spectra #8012, H44/27F 10/92 Q new to London Buses (London Central: Camberwell) 10/92 Q trainer 12/92 Q into service on 40 1/99 Q 7/00 transfer to Go Northern #3838 9/04 transfer to Go Gateshead #3838 3/07 sold to Ensign Bus (Rainham) 3/07 bought by Johnsons Coaches, Hodthorpe 2008 Johnson Bros by 6/09 bought by M Travel, Normanton by 1/13 bought by Squarepeg, Garforth SP 8 K308 FYG 11/92 DAF DB250WB505#002510 Optare Spectra #8013, H44/27F 11/92 Q new to London Buses (London Central: Camberwell) 11/92 Q into service on 40 1/99 Q 9/00 transfer to Go-Wear #3840 transfer to Go Coastline, North Shields #3840 7/04 transfer to Go Gateshead #3840 3/07 sold to Ensign Bus (Rainham) 3/07 bought by Johnsons Coaches, Hodthorpe 2008 Johnsons by 9/09 bought by Beaverbus, Wigston, Leicestershire SP 9 K309 FYG 11/92 DAF DB250WB505#002513 Optare Spectra #8014, H44/27F 11/92 Q new to London Buses (London Central: Camberwell) 12/92 Q into service on 40 1/99 Q 7/00 transfer to Go Coastline, North Shields #3841 7/04 transfer to Go Gateshead #3841 3/07 sold to Ensign Bus (Rainham) 3/07 bought by Johnsons Coaches, Hodthorpe 2008 Johnsons by 9/09 bought by Beaverbus, Wigston, Leicestershire 12/13 sold to Wigley (Carlton) SP10 K310 FYG 11/92 DAF DB250WB505#002514 Optare Spectra #8013, H44/27F 11/92 Q new to London Buses (London Central: Camberwell) 12/92 Q into service on 40 1/99 Q 6/00 transfer to Go-Wear #3842 transfer to Go Coastline, North Shields #3842 7/04 transfer to Go Gateshead #3842 3/07 sold to Ensign Bus (Rainham) 3/07 bought by Carters Coaches, Ipswich 4/07 repainted for Carters: red/yellow 7/07 at North Weald Rally 6/08 Carters: Rail Replacement, Witham 6/09 sold to Ensign Bus (Purfleet) 7/09 bought by M Travel, Normanton 7/12 sold for scrap SP11 K311 FYG 11/92 DAF DB250WB505#002520 Optare Spectra #8016, H44/27F 11/92 Q new to London Buses (London Central: Camberwell) by 12/92 full rear end advert for Trocadero in Piccadilly 12/92 Q into service on 40 10/93 Q used on 3 to Crystal Palace, Oxford Circus 1/99 Q 7/00 transfer to Go-Wear #3843 transfer to Go Coastline, North Shields #3843 7/04 transfer to Go Gateshead #3843 9/07 in service, Go North-East (Percy Main) 6/08 in service on Private Hire, Durham Rally / Running Day 2/09 sold to Ensign Bus (Purfleet) 2/09 bought by MASS, Sheffield by 2/14 sold to Ripley (Carlton) SP12 K312 FYG 11/92 DAF DB250WB505#002518 Optare Spectra #8017, H44/27F 12/92 Q new to London Buses (London Central: Camberwell) 1/99 Q 7/00 transfer to Go Northern #3844 9/04 transfer to Go Gateshead #3844 3/07 sold to Ensign Bus (Rainham) 5/07 bought by RH Transport, Witney, Oxfordshire 2008 RH Transport 11/12 bought by Wheelers Travel, North Baddesley, Hampshire YIL 5883 11/12 reregistered K312 FYG 1/15 reregistered SP13 K313 FYG 11/92 DAF DB250WB505#002522 Optare Spectra #8018, H44/27F 12/92 Q new to London Buses (London Central: Camberwell) 1/99 Q 7/00 transfer to Go-Wear #3845 transfer to Go Coastline, North Shields #3845 7/04 transfer to Go Gateshead #3845 3/07 sold to Ensign Bus (Rainham) 4/07 bought by Fairbrothers Coaches, Warrington 2008 Fairbrothers Coaches 9/12 bought by Wheeler, North Baddesley NIL 7251 10/12 reregistered K313 FYG 1/14 reregistered SP14 K314 FYG 12/92 DAF DB250WB505#002512 Optare Spectra #8019, H44/27F 12/92 Q new to London Buses (London Central: Camberwell) 1/99 Q fell off Crystal Palace Parade into High Level Station: withdrawn 7/00 transfer to Go North East #3846, for spares 1/04 remains in store at Saltmeadows 10/05 remains in store at Saltmeadows SP15 K315 FYG 12/92 DAF DB250WB505#002516 Optare Spectra #8020, H44/27F 12/92 Q new to London Buses (London Central: Camberwell) 12/92 full rear end advert for "Buddy the Musical" 1/99 Q 7/00 transfer to Go-Wear #3847 transfer to Go Coastline, North Shields #3847 7/04 transfer to Go Gateshead #3847 8/07 in service, Chester-le-Street 2/08 in service 6/08 sold to Ensign Bus (Rainham) 6/08 bought by MASS Transit, Sheffield by 2/14 sold to Ripley (Carlton) SP16 K316 FYG 12/92 DAF DB250WB505#002515 Optare Spectra #8021 12/92 Q new to London Buses (London Central: Camberwell) 1/99 Q 7/00 transfer to Go-Wear #3848 3/07 sold to Ensign Bus (Rainham) 3/07 bought by Johnsons Coaches, Hodthorpe 9/07 on rail replacement, Chesterfield, branded Redfern Travel 2008 Johnsons by 10/09 bought by M Travel, Normanton SP17 K317 FYG 12/92 DAF DB250WB505#002523 Optare Spectra #8022 12/92 Q new to London Buses (London Central: Camberwell) 170 CLT 3/94 reregistered K317 FYG reregistered 1/99 Q transfer to Go-Ahead Northern Go-Gateshead 11/01 transfer to Go Northern #3849 3/07 sold to Ensign Bus (Rainham) 6/07 bought by MASS, Sheffield 2008 MASS 7/12 sold to Ripley (Carlton) for scrap SP18 K318 FYG 1/93 DAF DB250WB505#002519 Optare Spectra #8023 1/93 Q new to London Buses (London Central: Camberwell) 18 CLT 1/93 Q reregistered 1/99 Q K125 PGO 11/99 Q reregistered transfer to Go-Ahead Northern Go-Gateshead 11/01 transfer to Go Northern #3850 3/07 sold to Ensign Bus (Rainham) 3/07 bought by W.Harris, Braintree 2008 Wick's Coaches, Braintree 3/14 bought by Squarepeg, Garforth SP19 K319 FYG 1/93 DAF DB250WB505#002517 Optare Spectra #8024 1/93 full rear end advert for Trocadero in Piccadilly 1/93 Q new to London Buses (London Central: Camberwell) 19 CLT 1/93 Q reregistered 1/99 Q K124 PGO 11/99 Q reregistered transfer to Go-Ahead Northern Go-Gateshead 11/01 transfer to Go Northern #3851 3/07 sold to Ensign Bus (Rainham) 6/07 bought by MASS, Sheffield 2008 MASS by 9/12 sold for scrap SP20 20 CLT 1/93 DAF DB250WB505#002511 Optare Spectra #8025 1/93 Q new to London Buses (London Central: Camberwell) 1/99 Q K160 PGO 12/99 Q reregistered 8/00 transfer to Go-Wear #3852 1/04 transfer to Go Northern #3852 3/07 sold to Ensign Bus (Rainham) 6/07 bought by MASS, Sheffield 2008 MASS 11/14 scrapped by MASS, Sheffield SP21 K321 FYG 2/93 DAF DB250WB505#002521 Optare Spectra #8026 2/93 Q new to London Buses (London Central: Camberwell) 1/99 Q transfer to Go-Ahead Northern Go-Gateshead 11/01 transfer to Go Northern #3853 3/07 sold to Ensign Bus (Rainham) 4/07 bought by Fairbrothers Coaches, Warrington 2008 Fairbrothers Coaches SP22 K322 FYG 2/93 DAF DB250WB505#002522 Optare Spectra #8027 2/93 Q new to London Buses (London Central: Camberwell) 1/99 Q 4/00 transfer to Go Northern #3854 3/07 sold to Ensign Bus (Rainham) 6/07 bought by MASS, Sheffield repainted lime green 2008 MASS by 9/12 sold for scrap SP23 K323 FYG 2/93 DAF DB250WB505#002525 Optare Spectra #8028 2/93 Q new to London Buses (London Central: Camberwell) 1/99 Q 8/00 transfer to Go-Wear #3855 1/05 transfer to Go Northern #3855 3/07 sold to Ensign Bus (Rainham) 5/07 bought by RH Transport, Witney, Oxfordshire 2008 RH Transport 11/13 sold to Wigley (Carlton) SP24 K324 FYG 2/93 DAF DB250WB505#002526 Optare Spectra #8029 2/93 Q new to London Buses (London Central: Camberwell) 1/99 Q 4/00 transfer to Go Northern #3856 6/07 bought by MASS, Sheffield 2008 MASS by 2/14 sold to Ripley (Carlton) SP25 K325 FYG 2/93 DAF DB250WB505#002524 Optare Spectra #8030 2/93 Q new to London Buses (London Central: Camberwell) WLT 825 1/94 Q reregistered 1/99 Q K159 PGO Q reregistered 3/00 transfer to Go Northern #3857 5/07 sold to Ensign Bus (Rainham) 5/07 bought by Abus, Bristol: painted cream/white/orange 2008 Abus
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