IAN'S BUS STOP: LONDON's Volvo Olympians

The Armchair Volvo Olympians

This page created 11th March 2007. by Ian Smith

Bus histories, 417-420, 780-782

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:

Company transfers from Buses magazine, LOTS
Late ownerships from Busspotter


      R417 SOY  12/97    new to Armchair, Brentford: Volvo Olympian OLY-4953 YV3YNA414WC028485,
                         Northern Counties Palatine II #6087, H47/29F 
                12/97    new for 65 (Brentford)
                 4/01    fuel tank contaminated
VN417            2/02    given fleet number
                12/02    unusual on K50
                 1/03    bought by Finglands, Manchester, #1777
                          
      R418 SOY  12/97    new to Armchair, Brentford: Volvo Olympian OLY-4953 YV3YNA416WC028472,
                         Northern Counties Palatine II #6084, H47/29F  
                12/97    new for 65 (Brentford)
                 4/01    fuel tank contaminated
VN418            2/02    given fleet number
                 1/03    bought by Finglands, Manchester, #1778 

      R419 SOY  12/97    new to Armchair, Brentford: Volvo Olympian OLY-4953 YV3YNA419WC028482,
                         Northern Counties Palatine II #6086, H47/29F  
                12/97    new for 65 (Brentford)
                 4/01    fuel tank contaminated
VN419            2/02    given fleet number
                 1/03    bought by Finglands, Manchester, #1779 

      R420 SOY  12/97    new to Armchair, Brentford: Volvo Olympian OLY-4953 YV3YNA415WC028480,
                         Northern Counties Palatine II #6085, H47/29F  
                12/97    new for 65 (Brentford)
                 4/01    fuel tank contaminated
VN420            2/02    given fleet number
                 1/03    bought by Finglands, Manchester, #1780 

      R780 SOY   3/98    new to Armchair, Brentford: Volvo Olympian OLY-4953 YV3YNA413WC028834,
                         Northern Counties Palatine II #6170, H47/29F  
                12/97    new for 65 (Brentford)
                 4/01    fuel tank contaminated
VN780            2/02    given fleet number
                 1/03    bought by Finglands, Manchester, #1781 

      R781 SOY   3/98    new to Armchair, Brentford: Volvo Olympian OLY-4953 YV3YNA411WC028833,
                         Northern Counties Palatine II #6171, H47/29F   
                12/97    new for 65 (Brentford)
                 4/01    fuel tank contaminated
VN781            2/02    given fleet number
                 1/03    bought by Finglands, Manchester, #1782

      R782 SOY   3/98    new to Armchair, Brentford: Volvo Olympian OLY-4953 YV3YNA415WC028835,
                         Northern Counties Palatine II #6217, H47/29F   
                12/97    new for 65 (Brentford)
                 4/01    fuel tank contaminated
VN782            2/02    given fleet number
                 2/03    bought by East Yorkshire Motor Services, #637

Photographic References

For a key to the references see the bibliography.



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      R417 SOY LBM103 p04  */98    on 65 to Kingston, Kingston         Armchair orange/white/black
 
      R780 SOY LBM110 p19  */98    on 237 to Hounslow Heath, Hounslow  Armchair orange/white/black

      R780 SOY LBM129 p37  9/00    on 65 to Kingston, Richmond         Armchair orange/white/black

      R781 SOY LBH00 p11   5/99    on 65 to Kingston, Richmond         Armchair orange/white/black

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