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This page created 13th January 2009, updated 26th September 2017

Bus histories, VN1-13


Volvo B10M, Northern Counties B37D, built for London Buses 1993


VN 1  K100 KLL  4/93    Volvo B10B-58 YV3R13F1XPA000292, Northern Counties Paladin 4440, B40D  
                4/93    new to London Buses (London General)
                5/93 SW into service on 88: Clapham Omnibus (Stockwell) 
                3/97 V  transfer into store
                4/97    transfer to Oxford Bus Company
      K118 BUD  6/97    reregistered, Oxford 
                1/03    in service, Oxford: red/white/blue $
               12/03    withdrawn
                        Bicester Youth Bus Project
               11/14    to Aylesbury Playbus
                1/16    The Juice Bus: multicoloured, single centre doorway $

VN 2  K2 KLL    4/93    Volvo B10B-58 YV3R13F1XPA000293, Northern Counties Paladin 4441, B40D  
                4/93    new to London Buses (London General)
                4/93 SW trainer (Stockwell)
                5/93 SW into service on 88: Clapham Omnibus (Stockwell) 
                3/97 SW into store
                4/97    transfer to Oxford Bus Company #962
      K119 BUD  6/97    reregistered, Oxford 
               12/03    withdrawn
                7/06    Oxford Bus Company, trainer
                2008    Oxford Bus Company, trainer  

VN 3  K3 KLL    5/93    Volvo B10B-58 YV3R13F1XPA000294, Northern Counties Paladin 4442, B40D  
                5/93    new to London Buses (London General)
                5/93 SW into service on 88: Clapham Omnibus (Stockwell)  
                3/97 V  transfer into store
                4/97    transfer to Oxford Bus Company #963
      K120 BUD  6/97    reregistered, Oxford 
               12/03    withdrawn
                2/06    driver trainer
                7/06    Oxford Bus Company, trainer
                2008    Oxford Bus Company, trainer 

VN 4  K4 KLL    4/93    Volvo B10B-58 YV3R13F1XPA000295, Northern Counties Paladin 4443, B40D+24 
                4/93    new to London Buses (London General)
                4/93 SW trainer (Stockwell)
                5/93 SW into service on 88: Clapham Omnibus (Stockwell)  
                3/97 V  transfer into store 
                4/97    transfer to Oxford Bus Company
      K121 BUD  6/97    reregistered, Oxford 
               12/03    withdrawn
                3/06    bought by Solent Blue Line, Eastleigh #621;
                        converted to single door B47F
                2008    Solent Blue Line
                        Bluestar  
            by 10/08    sold to McCree (Shepshed) 

VN 5  K5 KLL    5/93    Volvo B10B-58 YV3R13F1XPA000296, Northern Counties Paladin 4444, B40D+24  
                5/93    new to London Buses (London General)
                5/93 SW into service on 88: Clapham Omnibus (Stockwell)
                3/97 V  transfer into store
                4/97    transfer to Oxford Bus Company
      K122 BUD  6/97    reregistered, Oxford
                5/06    bought by Solent Blue Line, Eastleigh #622;
                        converted to single door B47F: branded for Solent Shuttle
                2008    Solent Blue Line
                        Bluestar 
               10/09    dismantled for spares by Southern Vectis 
               12/10    remains sold to Island Motor Salvage (Rookley, IOW) for scrap

VN 6  K6 KLL    4/93    Volvo B10B-58 YV3R13F1XPA000297, Northern Counties Paladin 4445, B40D+24 
                4/93    new to London Buses (London General)
                4/93 SW trainer (Stockwell)
                5/93 SW into service on 88: Clapham Omnibus (Stockwell)
                3/97 V  transfer into store
                4/97    transfer to Oxford Bus Company
      K123 BUD  6/97    reregistered, Oxford 
               12/03    withdrawn
                2/06    bought by Solent Blue Line, Eastleigh #623;
                        converted to single door B47F
                2008    Solent Blue Line
                        Bluestar  
                5/09    sold to McCree (Shepshed)  
                6/09    bought by Glover, Ashbourne
      AIG 8338  7/09    reregistered
      K123 BUD          reregistered 
            by 10/10    sold for scrap

VN 7  K70 KLL   5/93    Volvo B10B-58 YV3R13F1XPA000298, Northern Counties Paladin 4446, B40D+24  
                5/93    new to London Buses (London General)
                5/93 SW into service on 88: Clapham Omnibus (Stockwell)
                3/97 V  transfer into store
                4/97    transfer to Oxford Bus Company
      K124 BUD  6/97    reregistered, Oxford
                1/06    bought by Solent Blue Line, Eastleigh #624;
                        converted to single door B47F
                2008    Solent Blue Line 
               12/08    sold for scrap

VN 8  K8 KLL    5/93    Volvo B10B-58 YV3R13F1XPA000299, Northern Counties Paladin 4447, B40D+24  
                5/93    new to London Buses (London General)
                5/93 SW into service on 88: Clapham Omnibus (Stockwell)
                3/97 V  transfer into store
                4/97    transfer to Oxford Bus Company 
      K125 BUD  6/97    reregistered, Oxford #651
               12/05    bought by Solent Blue Line, Eastleigh #625;
                        converted to single door B47F
                2008    Solent Blue Line
               10/10    on loan to Southern Vectis
                        converted to sliding open-top
                5/11    Southern Vectis, schools fleet #625
                7/11    into service as "The Shanklin Steamer"
                4/12    renumbered #5625
               c9/14    withdrawn 
               12/14    presented to Isle of Wight Bus & Coach Museum
             by 9/17    used as "The Shanklin Steamer" tea room at IoWB&CM

VN 9  K9 KLL    5/93    Volvo B10B-58 YV3R13F1XPA000300, Northern Counties Paladin 4448, B40D+24  
                5/93    new to London Buses (London General)
                5/93 SW into service on 88: Clapham Omnibus (Stockwell)
                3/97 V  transfer into store 
                4/97    transfer to Oxford Bus Company
      K126 BUD  6/97    reregistered, Oxford
               12/06    bought by Solent Blue Line, Eastleigh #626;
                        converted to single door B47F
                2008    Solent Blue Line 
                5/09    sold to McCree (Shepshed)  

VN 10 K10 KLL   5/93    Volvo B10B-58 YV3R13F1XPA000301, Northern Counties Paladin 4449, B40D+24  
                5/93    new to London Buses (London General)
                5/93 SW into service on 88: Clapham Omnibus (Stockwell)
                4/97    transfer to Oxford Bus Company
      K127 BUD  6/97    reregistered, Oxford
               12/06    bought by Solent Blue Line, Eastleigh #627;
                        converted to single door B47F
                2/08    bought by Marchwood Motorways, Southampton 
                8/09    sold to McCree (Shepshed)  

VN 11 K11 KLL   5/93    Volvo B10B-58 YV3R13F1XPA000302, Northern Counties Paladin 4450, B40D+24  
                5/93    new to London Buses (London General)
                5/93 SW into service on 88: Clapham Omnibus (Stockwell)
                3/97 V  transfer into store 
                4/97    transfer to Oxford Bus Company
      K128 BUD  6/97    reregistered, Oxford
               12/06    bought by Solent Blue Line, Eastleigh #628;
                        converted to single door B47F
                2/08    bought by Marchwood Motorways, Southampton
                        Bluestar 
                5/09    sold to McCree (Shepshed)  
                6/09    bought by Kiddles, Warboys, Cambridgeshire

VN 12 K12 KLL   5/93    Volvo B10B-58 YV3R13F1XPA000303, Northern Counties Paladin 4451, B40D+24  
                5/93    new to London Buses (London General)
                5/93 SW into service on 88: Clapham Omnibus (Stockwell)
                3/97 V  transfer into store
                4/97    transfer to Oxford Bus Company
      K129 BUD  6/97    reregistered, Oxford
               12/06    bought by Solent Blue Line, Eastleigh #629;
                        converted to single door B47F
                8/07    destroyed by fire

VN 13 K13 KLL   5/93    Volvo B10B-58 YV3R13F1XPA000304, Northern Counties Paladin 4452, B40D+24  
                5/93    new to London Buses (London General)
                5/93 SW into service on 88: Clapham Omnibus (Stockwell)..
                5/93    to MV Trucks, Croydon 
                6/93 SW return
                3/97 V  transfer into store
                4/97    transfer to Oxford Bus Company
      K130 BUD  6/97    reregistered, Oxford
               12/06    bought by Solent Blue Line, Eastleigh #630;
                        converted to single door B47F
                2/08    bought by Marchwood Motorways, Southampton
                5/09    sold to McCree (Shepshed)  
                6/09    bought by Kiddles, Warboys, Cambridgeshire 

 


      M662 ECD  5/95    Volvo B10M-55 YV31M2F11SA043135, Northern Counties 5053 DP47F
                5/95    new to Stagecoach South Coast  662
                */95 NS on loan to East London for 247 (North Street)

Photographic references

For a key to the references, see the bibliography.

VN 3  K3 KLL    LBM92 p56    */93  SW on 88 to Clapham Common, Westminster, Clapham Omnibus

VN 4  K4 KLL    LBM138 p29         SW on 88 to Oxford Circus, Clapham Common, Clapham Omnibus

VN 11 K111 KLL  AIHLB p109   5/93     on 88 to Clapham Common, Westminster, Clapham Omnibus

      M662 ECD  LBM93 p06    */95  NS on 247 to Romford Stn, Stagecoach white/stripes



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