This page created 25th March 2012, updated 31st January 2016.
501 P501 OUG 7/96 Optare Excel L1070, Optare 9035 8/96 MB new to Metrobus for 358 (Green Street Green) 8/95 MB in service on 355 to Hastings 7/00 MB 3/01 CY transfer for 4/5 (Crawley) 3/01 CY reallocated to 1 3/02 CY 7/02 bought by Birmingham Coach Co, Tividale, West Midlands, #101 12/05 Birmingham Coach Co now part of Go-Ahead 8/06 rebranded Diamond (Go West Midlands) 2/08 in service with Diamond 3/08 Diamond bought by Rotala Group 4/08 bought by Trustline, Hunsdon 7/08 in service, still in red/white/dark blue 1/09 sold to Coachlease Ltd (Leicester) by 3/09 bought privately: not used 10/10 G.Norris, Essex by 12/11 considered scrapped 502 P502 OUG 7/96 Optare Excel L1070, Optare 9036 8/96 MB new to Metrobus for 358 (Green Street Green) 3/00 MB in use on 358 7/00 MB 3/01 CY transfer for 4/5 (Crawley) 3/01 CY reallocated to 1 3/02 CY 7/02 bought by Birmingham Coach Co, Tividale, West Midlands #102 12/05 Birmingham Coach Co now part of Go-Ahead 8/06 rebranded Diamond (Go West Midlands) 3/08 Diamond bought by Rotala Group 10/08 withdrawn by 2/09 bought by Speedwell bus, Hyde */10 sold to Dawson Rentals 1/11 bought by M Travel, #502 3/11 bought by A Line, Pelaw 503 P503 OUG 7/96 Optare Excel L1070, Optare 9037 8/96 MB new to Metrobus for 358 (Green Street Green) 7/00 MB 3/01 CY transfer for 4/5 (Crawley) 3/01 CY reallocated to 1 3/02 CY 7/02 bought by Birmingham Coach Co, Tividale, West Midlands #103 12/05 Birmingham Coach Co now part of Go-Ahead 8/06 rebranded Diamond (Go West Midlands) 3/08 Diamond bought by Rotala Group by 10/08 sold to Ventura Sales to Stafford Bus Centre 9/09 bought by Invincible, Tamworth 3/10 to Stafford Bus Centre 3/10 acquired by Tyneside Travel 504 P504 OUG 7/96 Optare Excel L1070, Optare 9038 8/96 MB new to Metrobus for 358 (Green Street Green) 9/96 MB used on 358 7/00 MB 3/01 CY transfer for 4/5 (Crawley) 3/01 CY reallocated to 1 3/02 CY 7/02 bought by Birmingham Coach Co, Tividale, West Midlands #104 12/05 Birmingham Coach Co now part of Go-Ahead 8/06 rebranded Diamond (Go West Midlands) 3/08 Diamond bought by Rotala Group 4/08 bought by Trustline, Hunsdon, for spares 1/09 sold to Coachlease Ltd (Leicester) by 8/10 sold to Drew Wilson by 12/11 considered scrapped 505 P505 OUG 7/96 Optare Excel L1070, Optare 9039 8/96 MB new to Metrobus for 358 (Green Street Green) 6/00 MB unusual on T33 7/00 MB 3/01 CY transfer for 4/5 (Crawley) 3/01 CY reallocated to 1 3/02 CY 7/02 bought by Birmingham Coach Co, Tividale, West Midlands #105 12/05 Birmingham Coach Co now part of Go-Ahead 8/06 rebranded Diamond (Go West Midlands) 3/08 Diamond bought by Rotala Group by 8/08 bought by TM Travel, Halfway 10/08 withdrawn 8/09 reinstated 7/10 sold to Wellglade by 11/11 scrapped: Looms, Spondon 506 P506 OUG 7/96 Optare Excel L1070, Optare 9040 8/96 MB new to Metrobus for 358 (Green Street Green) 7/00 MB 3/01 CY transfer for 4/5 (Crawley) 3/01 CY reallocated to 1 3/02 CY 7/02 bought by Birmingham Coach Co, Tividale, West Midlands #106 12/05 Birmingham Coach Co now part of Go-Ahead 8/06 rebranded Diamond (Go West Midlands) 3/08 Diamond bought by Rotala Group 4/08 bought by Trustline, Hunsdon 10/08 delicensed 1/09 sold to Coachlease Ltd (Leicester) by 3/09 bought privately: not used 10/10 bought by G Norris, Essex for spares 1/11 sold to Erith Commercials, Kent (for scrap) 507 P507 OUG 7/96 Optare Excel L1070, Optare 9041 8/96 MB new to Metrobus for 358 (Green Street Green) 7/00 MB 3/01 CY transfer for 4/5 (Crawley) 3/01 CY reallocated to 1 4/01 CY unusual on 409 3/02 CY 7/02 bought by Birmingham Coach Co, Tividale, West Midlands #107 3/04 in service, Diamond Bus: white/black/red $ 6/05 in service, Diamond Bus 12/05 Birmingham Coach Co now part of Go-Ahead 8/06 rebranded Diamond (Go West Midlands) 3/08 Diamond bought by Rotala Group 6/08 bought by Grayline Coaches, Bicester 5/09 in service, Grayline: white $ 12/09 in service, Grayline $ 11/10 into store 3/11 reinstated bought by Filer's, Ilfracombe 10/12 in service, Filer's: white, blue skirt $ JFZ 8262 reregistered 7/13 in service, Filer's $ 11/14 bought by EOS (Swallow Coach Co) 12/14 in service on 66A, Harlow 508 P508 OUG 7/96 Optare Excel L1070, Optare 9042 8/96 MB new to Metrobus for 358 (Green Street Green) 7/00 MB 3/01 CY transfer for 4/5 (Crawley) 3/01 CY reallocated to 1 3/02 CY 7/02 bought by Birmingham Coach Co, Tividale, West Midlands #108 12/05 Birmingham Coach Co now part of Go-Ahead 8/06 rebranded Diamond (Go West Midlands) 3/08 Diamond bought by Rotala Group 4/08 bought by Trustline, Hunsdon 11/08 delicensed 1/09 sold to Coachlease Ltd (Leicester) by 12/11 considered scrapped 509 P509 OUG 7/96 Optare Excel L1070, Optare 9043 8/96 MB new to Metrobus for 358 (Green Street Green) 7/00 MB 3/01 CY transfer for 4/5 (Crawley) 3/01 CY reallocated to 1 3/02 CY 7/02 transfer to Birmingham Coach Co, Tividale, West Midlands #109 12/05 Birmingham Coach Co now part of Go-Ahead 8/06 rebranded Diamond (Go West Midlands) 3/08 Diamond bought by Rotala Group by 9/08 bought by Premiere Travel, Nottingham #828: red by 10/09 delicensed by 12/11 considered scrapped 510 P510 OUG 7/96 Optare Excel L1070, Optare 9044 8/96 MB new to Metrobus for 358 (Green Street Green) 7/00 MB 11/00 MB unusual on 353 3/01 CY transfer for 4/5 (Crawley) 3/01 CY reallocated to 1 3/02 CY 7/02 transfer to Birmingham Coach Co, Tividale, West Midlands #110 12/05 Birmingham Coach Co now part of Go-Ahead 8/06 rebranded Diamond (Go West Midlands) 3/08 Diamond bought by Rotala Group by 9/08 bought by Premiere Travel, Nottingham 7/09 sold to Stafford Bus Centre by 12/11 considered scrapped 511 V511 KMY 12/99 Optare Excel 2 L1100, Optare 9455, B35F MB new on loan to Metrobus for 353 (Green Street Green) 7/00 MB 10/00 MB used on 358 10/08 returned to Optare 5/02 Port of Dover: courtesy bus by 7/08 bought by P&O Ferries, Dover
502 P502 OUG LBic2000p76 2/00 on 358 to Orpington Station, Crystal Palace 504 P504 OUG LBH97 p114 9/96 MB on 358 to Orpington Station 507 P507 OUG LBH98 p103 9/97 MB on 358 to Orpington Station, Bromley 508 P508 OUG BSiCLB p67 */97 MB on 358 to Crystal Palace
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