IAN'S BUS STOP: LONDON's Volvo Olympians

Kentish Bus Volvo Olympians

This page created 20th February 2007 by Ian Smith
Bus histories, 557-559, 561-565

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 LOTS' "The London Bus"
Non-London ownerships from Busspotter
Transfers data from Richard Cains

Kentish Bus
557   L557 YCU  4/94    new to Kentish Bus, Volvo Olympian YN2RC16Z4 #25130,
                        Northern Counties Palatine II #4576, H47/30F, cream/maroon
                4/94 LM new for 161 (Lewisham)
               12/94 LM
               12/95 NF transfer for 96 (Northfleet)
 5557          11/97 NF renumbered
                3/98 NF rebranded as Arriva Kent Thameside
                3/00 NF used on 701 to Bluewater
                7/00 NF
               11/00 NF used on X29
                6/05 NF
                */06 NF

558   L558 YCU  4/94    new to Kentish Bus, Volvo Olympian YN2RC16Z4 #25131,
                        Northern Counties Palatine II #4577, H47/30F, cream/maroon
                4/94 LM new for 161 (Lewisham)
               12/94 LM
                9/94 LM at Showbus, Duxford, wearing 161
               12/95 NF transfer for 96 (Northfleet) 
 5558          11/97 NF renumbered
                3/98 NF rebranded as Arriva Kent Thameside
                7/00 NF
                     NF used on 269 to Bromley 
                4/03 NF used on 498
                8/05 NF unusual on 308/309
                */06 NF
               11/08 NF in works at Eastleigh

559   L559 YCU  4/94    new to Kentish Bus, Volvo Olympian YN2RC16Z4 #25132,
                        Northern Counties Palatine II #4578, H47/30F, cream/maroon
                4/94 LM new for 161 (Lewisham)
               12/94 LM
               12/95 NF transfer for 96 (Northfleet)
 5559          11/97 NF renumbered
                3/98 NF rebranded as Arriva Kent Thameside
                7/00 NF
                8/01 NF unusual on 308
               11/01 NF unusual on 308
                3/05 TW transfer to Arriva Kent & Sussex (Tunbridge Wells) 
                6/05 TW

561   L561 YCU  4/94    new to Kentish Bus, Volvo Olympian YN2RC16Z4 #25129,
                        Northern Counties Palatine II #4579, H47/30F, cream/maroon
                4/94 LM new for 161 (Lewisham)
               12/94 LM
               12/95 NF transfer for 96 (Northfleet)
                7/97 NF used on 96 to Woolwich 
 5561          11/97 NF renumbered
                3/98 NF rebranded as Arriva Kent Thameside
                5/00 NF unusual on 489
                7/00 NF
                4/01 G  transfer to Arriva Medway Towns with 700/701 (Gillingham) 
                4/02 M  transfer to Arriva Kent & Sussex (Maidstone)

562   L562 YCU  4/94    new to Kentish Bus, Volvo Olympian YN2RC16Z4 #25178,
                        Northern Counties Palatine II #4643, H47/30F, cream/maroon
                4/94 LM new for 161 (Lewisham)
               12/94 LM
               12/95 NF transfer for 96 (Northfleet)
                     LM used on 161 to Chislehurst 
 5562          11/97 NF renumbered
                3/98 NF rebranded as Arriva Kent Thameside
                7/00 NF
                4/01 G  transfer to Arriva Medway Towns with 700/701 (Gillingham)
                */06 SH (Sheerness)

563   L563 YCU  4/94    new to Kentish Bus, Volvo Olympian YN2RC16Z4 #25179,
                        Northern Counties Palatine II #4644, H47/30F, cream/maroon
                4/94 LM new for 161 (Lewisham)
               12/94 LM
               12/95 NF transfer for 96 (Northfleet)
 5563          11/97 NF renumbered
                3/98 NF rebranded as Arriva Kent Thameside
 5563           3/99 M  transfer to Arriva Kent & Sussex (Maidstone)
                7/00 M
                */06 M 

564   L564 YCU  4/94    new to Kentish Bus, Volvo Olympian YN2RC16Z4 #25215,
                        Northern Counties Palatine II #4645, H47/30F, cream/maroon 
                4/94 LM new for 161 (Lewisham)
               12/94 LM 
               12/95 NF transfer for 96 (Northfleet)
 5564          11/97 NF renumbered
                3/98 NF rebranded as Arriva Kent Thameside
 5564           3/99 M  transfer to Arriva Kent & Sussex (Maidstone)
                7/00 M
                */06 M 

565   L565 YCU  4/94    new to Kentish Bus, Volvo Olympian YN2RC16Z4 #25216,
                        Northern Counties Palatine II #4646, H47/30F, cream/maroon 
                4/94 LM new for 161 (Lewisham)
               12/94 LM 
               12/95 NF transfer for 96 (Northfleet)
 5565          11/97 NF renumbered
                3/98 NF rebranded as Arriva Kent Thameside
 5565           3/99 M  transfer to Arriva Kent & Sussex (Maidstone)
                7/00 M  
                8/00 NF transfer to Arriva Kent Thameside
                4/01 G  transfer to Arriva Medway Towns with 700/701 (Gillingham)
                */06 SH (Sheerness)
Kentish Bus