Countybus Leyland Olympians

This page created 9th August 2003 by Ian Smith, updated 31st March 2017

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:


LR101 H101 GEV  7/90    new to County Bus: Leyland Olympian ON2R50C16Z4, Northern Counties H47/30F
                9/90 GY into service on 103 (Grays)
  401           1/91 DX acquired by Grey Green (Barking) with 103
                1/91 DX repainted grey/green/orange band
                1998 DX Arriva London North-East
                     DX repainted red, cream horn 
                8/00    transfer to Arriva Manchester, #3101
                5/03    Arriva Manchester
                8/06    transfer to Arriva North-West 
                4/09    transfer to Arriva Northumbria for spares v

LR102 H102 GEV  7/90    new to County Bus: Leyland Olympian ON2R50C16Z4, Northern Counties H47/30F
                9/90 GY into service on 103 (Grays)
  402           1/91 DX acquired by Grey Green (Barking) with 103
                2/91 DX repainted grey/green/orange band
                3/92 DX used on 179
                1998 DX Arriva London North-East
                     DX repainted red, cream horn 
                8/00    transfer to Arriva Manchester, #3102
                5/03    Arriva Manchester
                8/06    transfer to Arriva Merseyside 
               10/07    sold to Stafford Bus Cenre 
               10/07    bought by Grant Palmer, Dunstable
               11/07    repainted red, cream scoop
                3/13    sold to Ripley (Carlton)

LR103 H103 GEV  7/90    new to County Bus: Leyland Olympian ON2R50C16Z4, Northern Counties H47/30F
                9/90 GY into service on 103 (Grays)
  403           1/91 DX acquired by Grey Green (Barking) with 103
                1/91 DX repainted grey/green/orange band
                1998 DX Arriva London North-East
                     DX repainted red, cream horn
                5/99 DX used on 103 
                8/00    transfer to Arriva Manchester, #3103
                5/03    Arriva Manchester
                8/06    transfer to Arriva Merseyside
               10/07    sold to Stafford Bus Centre 
                1/08    bought by Tyrer, Nelson: repainted white/blue/gold
                9/08    bought by Fraser Eagle, Padiham, Lancashire
                5/09    sold to Scania, (Worksop) 
                5/09    bought by Carver, Ellesmere Port 

LR104 H104 GEV  7/90    new to County Bus: Leyland Olympian ON2R50C13Z4, Northern Counties H47/30F
                9/90 GY into service on 103 (Grays)
  404           1/91 DX acquired by Grey Green (Barking) with 103
                     DX repainted grey/green/orange band
                1998 DX Arriva London North-East
                     DX repainted red, cream horn 
                8/00    transfer to Arriva Manchester, #3104
                5/03    Arriva Manchester
                8/06    transfer to Arriva North-West
                        acquired by McEwen Travel
                9/09    at Showbus 2009
            by 11/13    taken over by Skills
                8/16    sold for scrap: Ripley (Carlton)
McEwen Travel H104GEV at Showbus 2009.
McEwen Travel H104GEV at Showbus 2009.

LR105 H105 GEV  7/90    new to County Bus: Leyland Olympian ON2R50C13Z4, Northern Counties H47/30F
                9/90 GY into service on 103 (Grays)
  405           1/91 DX acquired by Grey Green (Barking) with 103
                5/91 DX used on 103
                     DX repainted grey/green/orange band
                1998 DX Arriva London North-East
                     DX repainted red, cream horn 
                9/00    transfer to Arriva Manchester, #3105
                5/03    Arriva Manchester
                3/09    bought by GHA, Ruabon
      1810 VT   2/12    reregistered by GHA: used at Macclesfield 
                8/16    bought for preservation: Mr C.Thorne, South Okenden
      H105 GEV  8/16    reregistered
 LR105          9/16    repainted in Countybus livery

LR106 H106 GEV  7/90    new to County Bus: Leyland Olympian ON2R50C13Z4, Northern Counties H47/30F
                9/90 GY into service on 103 (Grays)
  406           1/91 DX acquired by Grey Green (Barking) with 103
                     DX repainted grey/green/orange band
                1998 DX Arriva London North-East
                     DX repainted red, cream horn 
                8/00    transfer to Arriva Manchester, #3106
                5/03    Arriva Manchester
                4/09    transfer to Arriva Northumbria for spares 
               10/09    remains to Wigley (Carlton) for scrap

LR107 H107 GEV  7/90    new to County Bus: Leyland Olympian ON2R50C13Z4, Northern Counties H47/30F
                9/90 GY into service on 103 (Grays)
  407           1/91 DX acquired by Grey Green (Barking) with 103
                     DX repainted grey/green/orange band
                1998 DX Arriva London North-East
                     DX repainted red, cream horn 
                9/00    transfer to Arriva Manchester, #3107
                5/03    Arriva Manchester
                8/06    transfer to Arriva North-West 
             by 3/07    converted to open-top: mobile exhibition unit for
                        "Liverpool European Capital of Culture 2008", orange
                9/08    sold for non-psv use, Yorkshire
               10/10    York Party Bus

LR108 H108 GEV  7/90    new to County Bus: Leyland Olympian ON2R50C13Z4, Northern Counties H47/30F
                9/90 GY into service on 103 (Grays)
  408           1/91 DX acquired by Grey Green (Barking) with 103
                     DX repainted grey/green/orange band
                1998 DX Arriva London North-East
                     DX repainted red, cream horn 
                9/00    transfer to Arriva Manchester, #3108
                5/03    Arriva Manchester
                8/06    transfer to Arriva Merseyside 
                4/09    transfer to Arriva Northumbria for spares
             by 5/10    sold to Wigley (Carlton)

LR109 H109 GEV  7/90    new to County Bus: Leyland Olympian ON2R50C13Z4, Northern Counties H47/30F
                9/90 GY into service on 103 (Grays)
  409           1/91 DX acquired by Grey Green (Barking) with 103
                     DX repainted grey/green/orange band
                1998 DX Arriva London North-East
                     DX repainted red, cream horn 
               10/00    transfer to Arriva Manchester, #3109
                5/03    Arriva Manchester
                8/06    transfer to Arriva Merseyside
                6/09    sold to Stafford Bus Centre
                6/09    bought by Tees Valley, Eaglescliffe
             by 9/11    boughtn by Tees Valley Stagecarriage, Grangetown

LR110 H110 GEV  7/90    new to County Bus: Leyland Olympian ON2R50C13Z4, Northern Counties H47/30F
                9/90 GY into service on 103 (Grays)
  410           1/91 DX acquired by Grey Green (Barking) with 103
                     DX repainted grey/green/orange band
                1998 DX Arriva London North-East
                     DX repainted red, cream horn 
               10/00    transfer to Arriva Manchester, #3110
                5/03    Arriva Manchester
                8/06    transfer to Arriva Merseyside
                1/07    transfer to Arriva Cymru, #3110
               10/08    to North West Bus Sales, Bolton 
               10/08    bought by McEwan, Mansfield

LR112 H112 GEV  7/90    new to County Bus: Leyland Olympian ON2R50C13Z4, Northern Counties H47/30F
                9/90 GY into service on 103 (Grays)
  412           1/91 DX acquired by Grey Green (Barking) with 103
                2/91 DX repainted grey/green/orange band
                1998 DX Arriva London North-East
                     DX repainted red, cream horn 
               10/00    transfer to Arriva Manchester, #3112
                5/03    Arriva Manchester
                4/09    transfer to Arriva Northumbria for spares
                9/10    remains sold to Wigley (Carlton)

LR113 H113 GEV  7/90    new to County Bus: Leyland Olympian ON2R50C13Z4, Northern Counties H47/30F
                9/90 GY into service on 103 (Grays)
  413           1/91 DX acquired by Grey Green (Barking) with 103
               10/91 DX used on 179 (cream/green)
                     DX repainted grey/green/orange band
                1998 DX Arriva London North-East
                     DX repainted red, cream horn
                7/00 DX very unusual on 173 
               10/00    transfer to Arriva Merseyside, #3113
                5/03    Arriva Merseyside
                        Arriva Manchester 
                5/09    sold to Stafford Bus Centre 
                7/09    bought by GHA, Ruabon
      8701 VT  10/11    reregistered, #DD15
               12-15    GHA
                8/16    bought by Dreamline, Blackburn
      H113 GEV  8/16    reregistered 
                8/16    sold to Blakeleys Recycling, Platt Bridge, for scrap

LR114 H114 GEV  7/90    new to County Bus: Leyland Olympian ON2R50C13Z4, Northern Counties H47/30F
                9/90 GY into service on 103 (Grays)
  414           1/91 DX acquired by Grey Green (Barking) with 103
                1/91 DX repainted grey/green/orange band
                1998 DX Arriva London North-East
                     DX repainted red, cream horn 
               10/00    transfer to Arriva Merseyside, #3114
                5/03    Arriva Merseyside 
                2/09    sold to North West Bus Sales, (Bolton) 
                4/09    bought by MacEwen Travel, Mansfield
                7/11    in service, MacEwens: yellow $
                6/12    in service, MacEwens: yellow $
               11/12    in service, MacEwens: yellow $
                7/13    sold for scrap?

LR115 H115 GEV  9/90    new to County Bus: Leyland Olympian ON2R50C13Z4, Northern Counties H47/30F
                9/90 GY into service on 103 (Grays)
  415           1/91 DX acquired by Grey Green (Barking) with 103
                     DX repainted grey/green/orange band
                1998 DX Arriva London North-East
                     DX repainted red, cream horn 
               10/00    transfer to Arriva Merseyside, #3115
                5/03    Arriva Merseyside
                7/09    bought by GHA, Ruabon
      4051 VT  10/11    reregistered, #DD16
               12-15    GHA
                8/16    bought by Dreamline, Blackburn
      H115 GEV  8/16    reregistered 
                8/16    sold to Blakeleys Recycling, Platt Bridge, for scrap

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