Prepared on Notepad by Ian Smith,

This page created 5th April 2000, updated 16th January 2007.

Bus histories

These histories are incomplete. They are being assembled from data from a variety of sources, not all of which agree. Particularly helpful have been:


Metrobus

 
        D634 BBV   6/87    new, Leyland demonstrator, Cummins engine, B51F
                   7/87 MB on loan to Metrobus, Orpington
                 6/7/87    on loan to Grey Green: used on 173
                10/7/87    return to Leyland
                20/1/88 GR on loan to LCNW
                 1/2/88    returned
                   4/88    bought by Mackie, Alloa
                           Gilligan & Wilson, Winsford 
                   1/00    bought by Arriva North West, #380
                   5/03    trainer

F80 SMC 9/88 MB new to Metrobus: LX112L10ZR1R Lynx B51F+22 9/88 MB bought by Metrobus, (Green Street Green) 9/88 MB used on 357 4/89 MB used on 361 3/90 MB used on 354 */90 MB used on 739 4/91 MB used on 261 80 7/00 GD (Godstone) 9/01 GD unusual on 460 1/02 CY transfer (Crawley) 3/02 CY 3/03 CY 10/03 MB transfer, trainer (Green Street Green) 12/03 GD trainer, withdrawn.. 12/03 CY ..into store 12/04 sold to Ensign Bus (Purfleet) 5/05 bought by Coastbusters, Ashford, Kent sold to Ensign Bus (Purfleet) 8/05 bought by Trustline, Hunsdon 2/06 bought by Wiltax, New Haw 3/06 bought by Mann's, Gravesend D103 NDW 3/87 new to Merthyr Tydfil #103: LX112TL11ZR1R Lynx B51F+22 12/89 MB bought by Metrobus, (Green Street Green) used on 354 (Green Street Green) */90 MB used on 356 103 3/00 MB used on 354 5/00 MB 6/00 MB spare, repainted 7/00 MB 8/00 GD transfer (Godstone) 1/02 GD withdrawn.. 1/02 CY ..into store (Crawley) 2/02 bought by Town & Country, Grays 103 3/03 Town & Country by 1/05 gone D104 NDW 3/87 new to Merthyr Tydfil #104: LX112TL11ZR1R Lynx B51F+22 12/89 MB bought by Metrobus, (Green Street Green) 8/91 MB used on 356 104 3/00 MB used on 354 4/00 MB unusual on 353/354 on Good Friday 5/00 MB unusual on TL1 6/00 MB spare, repainted 7/00 MB unusual on 358 8/00 LS loan to Lewes for Seaford 26 9/00 GD transfer (Godstone) 3/02 GD 5/02 CY transfer (Crawley) 3/03 bought by Nu-Venture, Aylesford D110 NDW 3/87 new to Merthyr Tydfil #110: LX112TL11ZR1R Lynx B51F+22 11/89 MB bought by Metrobus, (Green Street Green) 110 5/00 MB unusual on T33 5/00 MB being repainted: lighter blue 5/00 GD transfer (Godstone) 7/00 GD 3/02 GD 5/02 CY transfer (Crawley) 3/03 bought by Nu-Venture, Aylesford F165 SMT 1/89 new to Miller, Foxton: LX112L10ZR1S Lynx B51F+22 3/91 MB bought by Metrobus, (Green Street Green) 165 7/00 GD (Godstone) 1/02 GD withdrawn into store 3/02 GD in store, withdrawn 5/02 sold bought by Southdown PSV: repainted in Southdown livery */05 bought by Tanat Valley, Llanrhaedr: white with orange/yellow stripes F166 SMT 1/89 new to Miller, Foxton: LX112L10ZR1S Lynx B51F+22 3/91 MB bought by Metrobus, (Green Street Green) 166 7/00 GD (Godstone) 3/02 GD 8/02 GD withdrawn.. 8/02 CY ..into store (Crawley) 3/03 bought by Nu-Venture, Aylesford K101 JMV 7/92 new to Volvo Training School: LX2R11V18Z4S, LynxII B51F+22 8/92 MB bought by Metrobus, (Green Street Green) MB used on 354 101 7/00 GD (Godstone) 3/02 GD 3/03 GD 10/03 GD trainer 1/04 GD trainer, withdrawn.. 1/04 CY ..into store 12/04 sold to Ensign Bus (Purfleet) 12/04 bought by Trustline, Hunsdon 3/05 Trustline 5/06 in service on 354 to Buntingford: red/yellow/blue 101 6/06 on Rail Replacement duties, Potters Bar 7/06 sold to Ensign Bus (Purfleet) 9/06 bought by Northumbria Coaches, Ashington Red Rider: red/cream 4/10 active on Kirby Stephen Rally 6/13 bought for preservation: Bromley Bus Preservation Group 9/13 active on Metrobus 30 event (354) 2/14 MOT'd 5/14 at Detling show: 356 blinds 5/14 Sevenoaks Running Day: active on 410 (Sevenoaks - Redhill)

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