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Bus Histories



                        Scania K230B YS2K4X20001857052, Wrightbus Solar AB004, B44F
                        Scania demonstrator
      YN08 MRO  7/08    registered: new to Coach Services, Thetford
                        trial with Anglianbus: white $
                        trial with First West Yorkshire, #65800: white $
                2/10    to Centrebus Harlow: branded for Lea Valley Connect
                4/10    in service on C3 to Hoddesdon $
                1/11    in service on C3 to Harlow Town Centre $
                3/11    in service on C3 to Waltham Cross $
                4/11    in service on 311 to Hertford Bus Station $
                6/11    used on Sunday 311 to Hertford 
                9/11    transfer to Centrebus Yorkshire (Huddersfield Bus Co) #748
               10/11    in service, Huddersfield $
                6/12    in service, Huddersfield $
                7/12    transfer to High Peak for Transpeak #748
               10/12    in service, Transpeak: green/green $
                9/13    in service, Transpeak: green/green $
                9/14    in service, Transpeak: green/green $
               12/15    in service, High Peak: white/orange/blue #748$
                2/16    in service, High Peak
     B6 WER             reregistered, #748 
               10/16    in service, High Peak $
                3/17    in service, High Peak $
                6/17    in service, High Peak $
                8/17    in service, High Peak $
               10/17    in service, High Peak $
 748           10/17    transfer to Centrebus Luton
                3/18    in service on AZ to Dunstable & Parkside $
                7/18    in service, Luton
                7/18    on railway replacement, Bedford $
                8/18    in service, Centrebus Peterborough $
                9/18    in service, Centrebus Peterborough $

748 on 311, Hertford
748 negotiates the bus station at Hertford on a Sunday working in June 2011


749  YR59 NNT  12/09    Scania K230UB YS2K4X20001865429, Wrightbus Solar AC063, B43F
               12/09    new to Centrebus
                1/10    to Centrebus Harlow for C3
                1/10    in service on C3 to Harlow
                5/10    in service, Harlow
                6/10    used on Sunday 311 to Hertford
               10/10    in service, Harlow
                6/11    in service on C3 
                9/11    transfer to Centrebus Leicester
                        transfer to Huddersfield Bus Co, #749
               10/11    in service, Huddersfield $
                        bought by Arriva Midlands #3813
                1/14    in service, Arriva Midlands, Derby: blue/blue $
                4/16    in service, Arriva Midlands, Derby $
               11/17    in service, Arriva Midlands, Derby: pale blue #3513 $
               12/17    in service, Arriva Midlands, Derby: pale blue #3513 $ 


750  YR59 NNU  12/09    Scania K230UB YS2K4X20001865515, Wrightbus Solar AC580, B43F
               12/09    new to Centrebus
                1/10    to Centrebus Harlow for C3
                1/10    used on Sunday C4 to Waltham Cross
                2/10    unusual on 700 to Stansted
                6/10    in service on Sunday C4 to Hertford $
                1/11    in service on Sunday C4 $
                8/11    Centrebus Leicester
                9/11    transfer to Centrebus Huddersfield
                8/13    in service, Centrebus Leicester, Melton Mowbray
                        bought by Arriva Midlands #3814
                4/16    in service, Arriva Midlands, Derby #3514 $
               12/16    in service, Arriva Midlands, Derby #3514 $
                6/18    in service, Arriva Midlands, Derby: pale blue $

 	 
751  YR59 NNV  12/09    Scania K230UB YS2K4X20001865543, Wrightbus Solar AC581, B43F
               12/09    new to Centrebus
                1/11   
                2/10    to Centrebus Harlow for C3
                6/11    used on Sunday 311 to Hertford
               10/11    transfer to Centrebus Huddersfield
                1/12    Centrebus Huddersfield
                        bought by Arriva Midlands #3815
                1/14    in service, Arriva Midlands, Derby #3815 $
                6/16    in service, Arriva Midlands, Derby #3515 $
                4/17    in service, Arriva Midlands, Derby #3515 $ 

Y2 DRM Scania L94UB, Wright Solar B43F */01 new to Morris, Bromyard */06 bought by Centrebus #702 */07 in service, Centrebus Leicester $ 9/09 in service on P&R, Leicester $ transfer to Centrebus Yorkshire, Leeds 8/10 in service, Centrebus, Leeds $ 2/12 in service, Centrebus, Leeds $ 6/12 in service, Centrebus, Leeds $ 8/12 in service, Huddersfield Bus Co $ 11/12 in service, Huddersfield Bus Co $ 5/13 in service, Huddersfield Bus Co $ 702 K7 YCL 9/13 transfer to Centrebus Luton as Busway spare: reregistered */13 in service on E to Toddington $ 3/15 in service on E to Toddington $ 4/15 in service on E to Luton Galaxy $ 7/15 caught fire on E in Houghton Regis 9/15 transfer to High Peak */15 repaired 9/16 in service, High Peak $ 9/17 High Peak $ 10/17 transfer to Centrebus Luton 11/17 at Luton 6/18 in service, Bedford $ 10/18 in service on 34 to Dunstable $ YN51 MJE 11/01 Scania L94UB YS4L4X20001839954, Wrightbus E193, B43F 11/01 new to Fowler, Holbeach Drove bought by Kimes, Folkingham #S1 10/08 in service, Kimes: cream $ 2/09 used on Peterborough-Oakham 8/10 in service, Kimes: cream $ 11/10 in service, Kimes: cream $ 703 taken over by Centrebus 12/13 in service, High Peak: cream $ 9/14 in service, High Peak: cream $ 7/15 in service, High Peak: cream $ 2/16 in service, High Peak: cream $ 9/16 in service, High Peak: cream $ 703 TIL 4051 reregistered, repainted white/orange/blue $ 5/17 in service, High Peak $ 9/17 transfer to Centrebus Luton in service on X31 to Milton Keynes $ 11/17 at Luton 9/18 transfer to Centrebus Leicester
Kimes' S1 on Peterborough - Oakham, Feb 2009 Kimes' S1 on Peterborough - Oakham, Feb 2009
Long before its days in Luton, in February 2009, Kimes' S1 enters Peterborough Bus Station for a long journey to Stamford and Oakham, then is seen leaving one of the villages beside Rutland Water.




705 YN07 LDC 8/07 Scania N230UB YS2N4X20001856655, East Lancs Esteem 63501 B34F 8/07 new to Centrebus Leicester 8/07 in service, Centrebus Leicester, branded for Circle Line $ 4/11 in service, Centrebus Leicester, unbranded $ 7/13 in service, Leicester $ 8/13 transfer to Centrebus Dunstable for Busway K2 YCL 9/13 reregistered 9/13 into service on Luton-Dunstable Busway (B&E) 10/13 in service on B to Luton Interchange $ 2/14 in service on E to Luton Galaxy $ 3/16 unusual on 17 4/18 head-on collision with Grant Palmer 151 706 YN07 LDD 8/07 Scania N230UB YS2N4X20001856656, East Lancs Esteem 63502 B34F 8/07 new to Centrebus 8/07 in service, Centrebus Leicester, branded for Circle Line $ Centrebus Leicester 9/12 in service, Leicester $ 706 K3 YCL 6/13 transfer to Centrebus Dunstable for busway: reregistered 6/13 in service on X31 to Milton Keynes $ 7/13 in service on X31 to Milton Keynes $ 9/13 into service on Luton-Dunstable Busway (B&E) 9/15 at Showbus, Woburn Abbey $ 10/15 in service on E to Luton Galaxy $ 6/16 collided with rear of Grant Palmer Scania on Busway: front wrecked: stripped for spares YN07 LDD 4/17 reregistered 707 YN07 LDE 8/07 Scania N230UB YS2N4X20001856656, East Lancs Esteem 63503 B34F 8/07 new to Centrebus Leicester 9/09 in service, Centrebus Leicester, branded for Circle Line $ 7/13 in service, Leicester $ 707 8/13 transfer to Centrebus Dunstable for busway K4 YCL 9/13 reregistered 9/13 into service on Luton-Dunstable Busway (B&E) 9/13 in service on B to Luton Interchange $ in service on X31 to Dunstable & Luton $ in service on B to Downside Estate $ 6/17 in service on B to Luton Station $ 5/18 in service on B to Dunstable & Downside $ 7/18 in service on B to Dunstable & Downside 9/18 BUSWAY branded for B 708 YN07 LDF 8/07 Scania N230UB YS2N4X20001856838, East Lancs Esteem 63504 B34F 8/07 new to Centrebus Leicester in service, Centrebus Leicester, branded for Circle Line $ Centrebus Leicester 708 K5 YCL 4/13 transfer to Centrebus Dunstable for busway: reregistered 6/13 in service on X31 to Milton Keynes $ 7/13 in service on X31 to Luton $ 9/13 into service on Luton-Dunstable Busway (B&E) 9/13 in service on E to Luton Galaxy $ 2/14 in service on B to Downside Estate $ 2/14 accident damaged 7/15 caught fire on E in Houghton Regis rebuilt 9/15 at Showbus, Woburn Abbey $ 8/16 another accident, with Arriva 3952: to Arriva MK for repair 9/16 return to service 9/18 BUSWAY branded for B 709 YN06 TGE 7/06 Scania N230UB YS2N4X20000552038, East Lancs Esteem 57901, B33F 7/06 new as Scania demonstrator 12/06 demonstrated on Loddon Bridge Fastrack: silver/blue demonstrated to Centrebus: silver/blue 9/09 in service, Centrebus Leicester $ 11/09 in service, Centrebus Leicester $ 3/11 in service, Centrebus Leicester $ 10/11 in service, Centrebus Leicester $ 11/11 in service, Centrebus Leicester 709 K6 YCL 4/13 transfer to Centrebus Dunstable for busway: reregistered 9/13 into service on Luton-Dunstable Busway (B&E) 9/13 in service on E to Toddington $ 10/13 in service on B to Luton Interchange $ 7/14 in service on B to Downside Estate $ 9/14 at Luton $ 4/15 in service on B 11/15 in service on B to Downside Estate $ 11/16 in service on B to Luton Interchange $ 2/17 in service on B, Luton Station $ 2/18 in service on B to Luton Station $ 9/18 BUSWAY branded for B
721 FG52 WFW 12/02 11.9m Scania OmniCity CN94UB YS4N4X20001843005, B42F 12/02 new to Nottingham City Transport #511 9/10 in service, Nottingham GO2: white $ 6/11 in service, Nottingham GO2: white $ 3/14 in service, Nottingham: green/green $ bought by Centrebus allocated to High Peak HP51 BUS reregistered 1/16 in service, High Peak $ 3/16 in service, High Peak $ 7/16 in service, High Peak $ 8/17 in service, High Peak $ 4/18 transfer to Centrebus Luton 9/18 transfer to Centrebus Leicester FG52 WFX 12/02 11.9m Scania OmniCity CN94UB YS4N4X20001843006, B42F 12/02 new to Nottingham City Transport #512 5/12 in service, Nottingham: green/green/orange $ bought by Centrebus allocated to High Peak HP52 BUS 10/15 in service, High Peak $ 12/15 in service, High Peak $ 1/16 in service, High Peak $ 2/16 in service, High Peak $ 5/16 in service, High Peak $ 3/17 in service, High Peak $ 722 6/16 transfer to Centrebus Luton 10/16 in service to Dunstable Langdale Estate $ FG52 WEX 3/17 reregistered K3 YCL 4/17 reregistered 5/17 in service on G to Luton Station $ in service on E to Toddington $ 3/18 in service on ZA to Parkside & Dunstable $ 4/18 loaned to Grant Palmer 9/18 in service, Luton $ 9/18 transfer to Centrebus Leicester YS03 ZHL 5/03 11.9m Scania OmniCity CN94UB YS2N4X20001844206, B42F 5/03 new to Nottingham City Transport #534 723 10/15 bought by Centrebus Luton 11/15 in service on E to Toddington $ 4/16 in service on G to Dunstable & Langdale $ 1/16 in service on X31 to Milton Keynes $ K66 YCL 3/16 officially reregistered: was it carried? YS03 ZHL by 6/16 reregistered K88 YCL 8/16 reregistered 9/16 in service on G to Luton Station $ 2/17 in service on G to Luton Station $ 5/17 in service on E to Toddington $ YN05 GWX 4/05 11.9m Scania OmniCity CN94UB YS2N4X20001851202, B42F new to Nottingham City Transport #499 6/14 Nottingham: green $ 724 10/15 bought by Centrebus Luton K77 YCL 3/16 reregistered 3/16 in service on E to Luton Galaxy $ 7/16 in service on E to Luton Galaxy $ 6/17 in service on G to Dunstable & Langdale $ 3/18 in service on AZ to Dunstable & Parkside $ YN05 GWY 4/05 Scania CN94UB YS2N4X20001851265, OmniCity 411048, B42F 4/05 new to Nottingham City Transport #500 9/10 in service, white $ 7/11 in service, white $ 3/12 in service, lime green $ 1/14 in service, pink front/rear, lime green amidships $ 11/14 in service, lime green $ 725 10/15 bought by Centrebus (Luton) fitted with training wheels, painted orange/white/blue 12/15 in service on X31 to Milton Keynes, Luton $$ 1/16 in service on X31 to Luton $ K88 YCL 3/16 reregistered 3/16 in service on G $ YN05 GWY 7/16 on loan to Grant Palmer, reregistered 10/16 acquired by Grant Palmer: compensation for crash write-off 10/16 in service on C to Dunstable, Weatherby: Centrebus livery $ 11/16 in service on 42 to Bedford: Centrebus livery $ 12/16 repainted red/maroon 12/16 in service on C to Luton $ 1/17 in service on C to Luton $ BU53 WAY 2/17 reregistered 153 8/17 numbered 4/18 in service on 44 to Silsoe $ YN54 AHG 9/04 Scania CN94UB YS2N4X20001848571, OmniCity, B42F 9/04 new to Nottingham City Transport #213 10/11 in service, Nottingham P&R: yellow $ 6/13 in service, Nottingham P&R: blue $ 9/13 in service, Nottingham P&R: yellow $ 7/14 in service, Nottingham P&R: yellow $ 2/16 in service, Nottingham P&R: yellow $ 6/16 in service, Nottingham P&R: yellow $ bought by Centrebus #728 High Peak HP52 BUS 3/17 reregistered 5/17 in service, High Peak $ 728 7/17 transfer to Centrebus Luton 8/17 in service on X31 to Luton fitted with guide-wheels 9/17 in service on G to Dunstable and Langdale $ 12/17 in service on on ZA to Parkside & Luton $ 8/18 in service on 200 to Luton $
708 K5 YCL LBR13 p05 */13 on E to Luton Galaxy 750 YR59 NNU TLB546 p00 1/10 on C4 to Waltham Cross, Great Amwell

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