Regal Busways Olympians

This page created 4th January 2012, updated 16th February 2016 by Ian Smith

Bus histories

These histories are far from complete. They are being assembled as I gather information from a variety of sources (that don't always agree with each other).

Particularly useful have been:


       JTY 372X  8/91    Leyland Olympian ONLXB/1R ON46, ECW 24977, H45/32F
                 8/91    new to Northern General #3572
                         East Yorkshire #654
                         bought by Limburg, Sheffield
       OUI 6275          reregistered 
                10/07    bought by Regal Busways, Chelmsford, Essex
                 3/08    Regal
                         accident damaged
                 5/08    sold for scrap

       SJR 617Y  1/83    Leyland Olympian ONLXB/1R ON514, ECW 25130, H45/32F
                 1/83    new to Northern General #3617
                         Go North-East #3617 
                         bought by Regal Busways, Chelmsford, Essex
                12/05    Regal Busways
                 3/06    Regal
                 3/08    Regal
 1217                    numbered
                 3/10    Regal Busways
                 3/11    gone
 
       A639 WDT 12/83    Leyland Olympian ONLXB/1R ON1028, ECW 25752, H45/32F
                12/83    new Yorkshire Traction #639
                 7/05    at Hardwick (Carlton)
                         bought by Regal Busways, Chelmsford, Essex   
                 3/06    Regal 
                 3/08    Regal
                 6/08    sold for scrap

       B203 DTU  7/85    Leyland Olympian ONLXB/1R ON1861, ECW 26069, CH42/29F
                 7/85    new to Crosville #EOG203: used on Coastliner services
                         Arriva Midlands North #4523 
                 1/04    bought by Regal Busways, Chelmsford, Essex
                 9/04    at Showbus 2004   
                 3/06    Regal
                 6/06    in service on 212, Waltham Cross: maroon/cream
                 9/07    at Showbus 2007: blinds for Waltham Cross 213
                 3/08    Regal
 1203                    numbered
                 1/09    active at Southend Running Day
                 3/10    Regal Busways
                 9/11    in service, Brentwood
                10/11    in service, Brentwood
                 3/13    Regal 
                 7/13    sold

       B664 CET  8/84    Leyland Olympian ONLXB/1R ON1447, ECW 25912, H45/32F
                 8/84    new to Yorkshire Traction #664 
                         bought by Regal Busways, Chelmsford, Essex   
                 3/06    Regal
                 2/07    gone
                 5/11    Hackney Playbus

L 73   C73 CHM   5/86    Leyland Olympian ONLXB/1RH ON2355, ECW 26385, H42/26D
                 5/86 PD new to London Transport, into store (Plumstead)
                 6/86 BX change store, then into service (Bexleyheath)
                 8/86 PD transfer
                 9/94    privatised to Stagecoach Selkent
                12/97    Stagecoach Selkent 
                         sold to Ensign Bus, (Purfleet)
                         converted to single door
                 3/00    Isle of Man Transport #13
       EMN 213U          reregistered
                 6/02    sold to Ensign Bus 
       C73 CHM   7/02    bought by Nelsons, Wickford
                12/08    withdrawn
                 2/10    bought by Regal Busways, Chelmsford, Essex
                 3/10    Regal Busways
                 7/11    bought by Panther Travel, Parkeston

 L 80   C80 CHM   5/86    Leyland Olympian ONLXB/1RH, ECW H42/26D
                 5/86 PD new into store (Plumstead)
                 6/86 PD into service
                 9/94    privatised to Stagecoach Selkent
                         repainted all-red
                 1995 PD used on 53
                12/97    Stagecoach Selkent
                         sold to Ensign Bus, (Purfleet) 
                         bought by Isle of Man Transport, #3
       EMN 203U          reregistered
                 6/02    sold to Ensign Bus
       C80 CHM   7/02    bought by Nelsons, Wickford 
                 5/08    bought by Regal Busways, Cooksmill Green, for spares
                 3/09    sold for scrap

       C264 XEF  5/86    Leyland Olympian ONLXB/1R ON10097, ECW 26363, CH42/30F 
                 5/86    new to United Automobile #264 
                         Arriva Northumbria, Alnwick #7302 
                11/05    bought by Regal Busways, Chelmsford, Essex   
                 3/06    Regal
                 3/08    Regal
 1264                    numbered
                 3/10    Regal Busways
                 7/11    bought by Panther Travel, Parkeston: non-runner 

       H263 GEV  9/90    Leyland Olympian ON2R50C13Z4 ON11581, Leyland DD1116, H47/29F 
                 9/90    new to Southend, #263 
                         Arriva Southend #5403
                10/09    at Canvey Island bus rally
 1204            8/10    bought by Regal Busways, Chelmsford, Essex
                 9/11    Regal
                 3/12    Regal
                 8/12    unusual on 52
                 9/12    in service on 475: still in Arriva blue/cream, with untidy red stripe
                 2/13    in service: still in Arriva blue/cream, with untidy red stripe
                12/13    in service on 390: livery still as above
              by 5/15    sold for scrap
 

       G34 OCK   4/90    Leyland Olympian ONCL10/1RZ ON11018, Leyland DD1032, CH43/29F
                 4/90    new to Preston #34
                 */02    Preston #134
 1206            1/11    bought by Regal Busways, Chelmsford, Essex 
                12/11    in service on 7 (Chelmsford - Epping): blue/cream, black skirt
                 3/12    Regal Busways
                 5/13    in service on 1B: still blue/cream, black skirt
              by 4/16    gone

       F629 MSL  9/88    Leyland Olympian ON6LXB/2RZ ON10831, Alexander RL38/4887/16, H51/36F  
                 9/88    new to United Counties #629 
                 1/10    in service, Stagecoach United Counties #14029
 1205            1/11    bought by Regal Busways, Chelmsford, Essex
                 3/12    Regal Busways
                 1/13    sold for scrap to Maldon Metals

       B714 HVO  2/85    Leyland Olympian ONLXB/1RV ON1694, ECW 26162, H45/30F
                 3/85    new to Trent, Derby, #714 
                 4/98    Ipswich Buses #43
 1202                    bought by Regal Busways, Chelmsford, Essex
                 1/13    sold for scrap to Maldon Metals 
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