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Bus Histories



536  YN03 WRF   8/03    Scania CN94UB YS2N4X20001844341, OmniCity 11.9m B37D
                8/03 CY new to Metrobus (Crawley): silver/blue Fastway livery
                8/06 CY in service on 10 to Bewbush $
                3/09    sent to Eastleigh for red repaint 
                5/09 CY in store for iBus fitment: repainted TfL red; fitted with roller blinds
                6/09 C  transfer for X26 (Croydon)
                6/09 C  in service on X26 to Heathrow Central $
                6/09 C  in service on X26 to Heathrow Central $
                7/11 C  in service on X26 to Croydon Town Centre $
               10/11 C  in service on X26 to Croydon Town Centre $
                4/12 C  withdrawn into store
                6/12    refitted with tip-up seats: B37D
                6/12    transfer to Go-Ahead London for O******s duties
                9/12    transfer to Anglian Bus, Beccles, #447
                        repainted yellow/blue, fitted with digital displays
               11/12    in service, Anglian $
               12/12    in service, Anglian $
                4/13    in service, Anglian $ 
                        sold to Ensign Bus (Purfleet)
                6/13    bought by Grant Palmer for Luton Busway: red/white, training wheels
     BU51 WAY           reregistered
                9/15    into service on guided busway route C 
                9/15    in service on C to Luton Stn Interchange $
                        in service on C to Luton $
               10/15    in service on 42 to Bedford $
                4/17    to Mardens for repaint $
                5/17    repainted red/maroon
 151            8/17    numbered
                6/17    in service on C to Luton Stn Interchange $
                9/17    in service on C to Luton Stn Interchange $
                4/18    head-on collision with Centrebus 705: badly damaged
 
537  YN03 WRG   8/03    Scania CN94UB YS2N4X20001844342, OmniCity 11.9m B37D
                8/03 CY new to Metrobus (Crawley): silver/blue Fastway livery
                3/09    sent to Eastleigh for red repaint
                5/09 CY in store for iBus fitment: repainted TfL red
                        fitted with roller blinds
                6/09 C  transfer for X26 (Croydon) 
                6/09 C  in service on X26 to Heathrow Central $
               12/10 C  in service on X26 $
                4/12 C  withdrawn into store
                6/12    refitted with tip-up seats: B37D
                6/12    transfer to Go-Ahead London for O******s duties
                9/12    transfer to Anglian Bus, Beccles, #448
               10/12    in service, Anglian Bus: still red $
                4/13    in service, Anglian Bus: still red $ 
                        sold to Ensign Bus (Purfleet) 
                6/13    bought by Grant Palmer for Luton Busway
                6/13    repainted at Mardens: red/white, training wheels, digital display
     BU52 WAY           reregistered
               12/13    in service on C to Dunstable, Weatherby $
                4/14    in service on 42 to Toddington $
                5/15    Grant Palmer: white/red $
                9/15    into service on C to Luton Stn Interchange $
               10/16    in service on C to Dunstable, Weatherby $
               12/16    in service on C to Dunstable, Weatherby $
                5/17    repainted red/maroon
                7/17    in service on 42 to Toddington $
 152            8/17    numbered
                9/17    in service on C to Luton Stn Interchange $

     YN56 NNA   2/07    Scania CN230UB YS2N4X20001856182, OmniCity 412183, B41F 
                2/07    new to Arriva Midlands North for Warwickshire CC #3550
                        Arriva Midlands County Links #3550
                        green/yellow: branded for 767: Tamworth - Birmingham International
                8/11    in service on 292 to Ludlow $$
                        sold to Stafford Bus Centre$
                9/12    trialled with Bryn Melyn$ 
                        return to Stafford Bus Centre$ 
                        Premier Travel, Nottingham #3363: all red
               12/12    in service, Premier Travel $
                1/13    in service, Premier Travel $
                        sold to Ensign Bus (Purfleet)  
                6/13    bought by Grant Palmer for Luton Busway
                6/13    repainted at Mardens: red/white, training wheels, digital display $
     BU53 WAY           reregistered
                9/13    in service on 77 to Hitchin $
               11/14    in service on C to Dunstable, Weatherby $
                4/15    in service on 42 to Toddington $
                6/15    in service on C to Dunstable, Weatherby $
                9/15    in service on 42 to Toddington $$
                6/16    accident: badly damaged: written off
     YN56 NNA   2/17    reregistered

     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
               10/16    acquired by Grant Palmer
               10/16    in service on C to Dundstable, 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 $

Photo references

For a key to the reference codes see the bibliography


     BU51 WAY  LBR13 p5     */13    on C to Dunstable, Weatherby, red/white 


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