THE SHOWBUS SOUTH WEST OF ENGLAND BUS IMAGE GALLERY
Dartline
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 Seen in June 2005 was Optare Solo YJ05WCY on the Digby Park & Ride RD&E shuttle service in Exeter. |
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 Two years later in July 2007 Sitcar Beluga bodied Mercedes 815D, YJ54EXE, was spotted. |
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 New to Parks of Hamilton in 2009 this Jonckheere bodied Volvo B12M was one of many vehicles from the Scottish fleet to bear the registration LSK504. When seen in a coach park in June 2013 it had already been re-registered CN09JYA. |
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 Seen in Exeter in July 2013 a rare G&M bodied Mercedes 609D, L345ATA christened Gizella Anne.
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 Seen at the Clyst St Mary depot in July 2022 was Optare Solo SR YJ18DLN.
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 This pair of Jonckheere bodied B12M coaches are liveried for Majestic Tours, with Dartline having several vehicles in their contract livery. The coach on the right, V400MAJ, is the former Parks LSK504, CN09JYA above, now on its third registration. The coach alongside, V500MAJ, is also thought to have been an acquisition.
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 New for the Exeter Rugby Chiefs contract in 2019 was this Van Hool Altano, C111EFS.
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 The Park & Ride had a new livery, and by July 2022 the trio of new Solo SR buses like YJ12NBL, christened Jade Georgina, were ten years old, but looked smart in the revised blue paint scheme.
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 In the worskops that day was integral Irizar i6 YT17FAK whilst Mercedes Sprinter Support Vehicle W21DLC in the foreground.
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 This Majestic liveried Mercedes Tourismo, V300MAJ, was new in 2011 to Redwing as 286 (BN11UFX) working in Evan Evans livery. The previous V300MAJ, a Bova Futura, had retired in 2017.
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 Another Jonckheere bodied Volvo B12M moving in the yard was CN09JYE.
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 This Sitcar Belugar bodied Mercedes 816D started its life in London with London Mini as WA11AEK, ironically a west of England registration. Now T300DLC the midicoach has made itself at home in Devon.
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Former London United East Lancs Omnidekka bodied Scania N94UD SLE44 (YN55NKO) is now N300DLC with Dartline and chrisyened Pat. It will be at home with similar buses in the Plymouth fleet.
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 Integral Irizars have become the coach of choice for Dartline, continuing into Go-Ahead ownership, with the livery being changed to Plymouth's red with white relief. Here is i6S Denise Mary, YT20ERZ, alongside Irizar Century bodied Scania K94IB YN05HFS.
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 A better view of Scania K94IB YN05HFS which was new to Ausden Clark.
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 Unusually for a small independent - at the time - operator Dartline acquired a number of Wright Streetlite buses. This is Rose Anne, MX62AXH, a Streetlite WF model, new in plain white to Silverline of Solihull.
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 The previous Exeter Rugby Chiefs team coach was this Bova Futura, Y20DLC, which used to carry the cherished number C111EFS bequeathed to the Altano. The Futura now serves as a back up to the Van Hool.
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 Carolyn Sally, KC16KKD, was new in the blue fleet livery of Star Coaches of Batley as ST16TAR, the Yutong TC9 midicoach has carved its niche home in many UK fleets for small parties.
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 Phyliss Eileen is an Irizar i6 integral bought new, YT15YOK.
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 A trio of smaller vehicles with Optare Solo YK07BFO, new to Hillier of Foxham on the left and now named Juliette Emily. In the middle is silver Mercedes Sprinter 515CDI (maybe a 516) with Paramount body, SN15CCU, new to DCL Travel of Grahame Park. On the right we have R400DLC, christened Lila Sophia and new to Flights Hallmark. Originally registered KX08HNC it is a Mercedes 515CDI with coachwork by KVC.
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 The Flights Hallmark Mercedes spent its previous life operating around Heathrow and may well have rubbed shoulders with this Wright Streetlite WF, MX12DZA, which started life with Menzies at Heathrow as their MB4. It is nestling alongside the Chiefs' Altano.
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 Another of the five ex London United Omnidekkas is seen with another Irizar i6, YN16VSN, Jasmin Natalie, the sticker in the Irizar windscreen shows it was recently used on a Majestic feeder service. The doubledeck was new as SLE60 (YN55NLL) now N800DLC and christened Madge.
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 Another Streetlite WF, MX61BCF was new to Enterprise in Peterborough. Alongside is Optare Solo SR YJ16DFC, one of a trio new in 2015 with older Optare Solo YJ59NMV on the end, alos bought new.
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 Nose in, from left to right we have this quartet starting with Solo YJ58CFK, next up is Mercedes Sprinter 515CDI R500DLC, sister to R400DLC above. Then we have an Onyx bodied Mercedes O814D, MX06ONW new to Rennies of Dunfermline. Finally, another of the trio of P&R Solos, YJ12NBK.
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Doyen of the fleet in July 2022 was this former Wallace Arnold 23 year old Plaxton Premiere 350 bodied Volvo B10M, SLZ4570, known as T503EUB in its previous life.
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