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September 08

Members Sightings

 

 

13 September 2008

 

Southend

 

Arriva

3251, 3253, 3524
 

 

25 September 2008

 

Windsor Coach Park, London

Epson Coaches (720)

BX54 ECJ

 

Heyfordian

L743 YGE, N808 NHS

 

Whittle, Kidderminster

YX 07 HKK

 

Clakes of London

YN06 NYV

 

Shaw / Travellers Choice

YN54 XSP

 

Hardings, Redditch

CR02 HCR

 

MCH Mini Coaches

MCH 252

 

Westbus, London

YN07 EXE

 

Lecks, Haverthwaite

A8 NBY

 

Minibus

People 2 Places, Windsor & Maidenhead

RA53 EYD

 

European Coaches

Faber Reisen, Dinkelsbuhl

[D] AN-DC 560, Neoplan

 

Gurgens Reisen, Seebad Bansin

[D] OVP- EG 502, Neoplan Trendliner

 

Landgrafreisen, Ruckersdorf

[D] EE-RL 916, Van Hool Astron

 

Weiherer, Hof

[D] HO-CS 919, Setra S317GT HD

 

Pizolit busz, Budapest (29)

[H] FLX-498, MAN Tri-axle

 

Voyage Group, Szentendre

[H]VOY-009, Scania Irizar

 

VT Bus (76)

[P] 90-dg-33, Mercedes Caetaano Winner

ATAS, Warsaw

[PL] WI-1841A, MAN Lions Coach

 

Seen On A308 in Windsor, London

Wallingford Coach

R420 YWJ

 

Clapham Junction

Arriva London

DLA – 150, 162, 163, 271, 320

VLA – 56, 58, 60, 61, 62, 65, 67

 

First Group – Centrewest

32107, 32108, 33179, 33180, 33183

 

London General / Central

AVL – 16, 20, 39, 46

B – 9

E – 16, 17, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 30, 33, 36

EVL – 4, 5, 23, 26, 32, 33

LDP – 78, 92, 103, 150, 152, 195, 211, 214, 215, 218, 221,

222, 225, 231, 236, 239, 240,

241, 242, 243, 247, 289

PDL – 6, 21, 25, 27, 32, 35,

40, 43, 46

PVL – 67, 76, 93, 98, 126, 147, 383

WVL – 2, 5, 14, 15, 16, 18, 20,

21, 22, 23, 31, 32, 36, 44, 46,

63, 107, 138, 154, 156, 165,

166, 178, 246

 

Transdev - London United

VA – 69, 70, 301

VE – 4, 9, 10

 

Travel London

8038, 8021, 9712, 9713, 9720, 9731, 9735, 9738, 9739, 9775, 9776, 9778, 9788, 9790, 9792, 9798, 9808, 9813, 9814, 9821,

9825, 9829
 

 

26 September 2008

 

Windsor Coach Park, London

A.J. Jenkins / Jensons, Talywain, South Wales

SN 51 LUE

 

V B Hughes, Feltham (with Price Global)

YX05 DJY

 

Windsorian / Ashford Luxury Coaches

MC02 ALC

 

Alba Minibus, Battersea

MX03 OBF

 

Minibus

Ashford House Care Home, Stanwell

HY57 XZD

 

Chiltern & South Bucks Dial A Ride

LK54 EDO

 

European Coaches

K O Tour, Policka

[CZ] 3E2 0080, Bova Futura

 

Inex, Plzen (ixen group)

[CZ] 3P6 9371, Setra S417GT- HD

 

Josef Koralis – Jokratour, Roznov Pod Radhostem

[CZ] 2Z8 1428, Bova

 

Autocares Ferrero, Alcaniz

[E] 2737 CSX, Mercedes noge touring

 

Autovcars Schidler, Bouzonville

[F] 284 ADZ 57, Van Hool Acron

Westeel Voyages, Sallaumines (Keolis Group (068003)

[F] 6660 WZ 62, Setra S415GT- HD

 

Pizolitbusz, Budapest

[H] FJE-556, Scania Irizar Century

 

VT Bus

[P] 02-FC-64, Scania Atomic VIII

 

 

27 September 2008

 

Windsor Coach Park, London

Kings Ferry, Gillingham

YN07 LKC, Scania Irizar Century

 

Shaw / Travellers Choice

4150 RU, PN08 KWU

 

R & D Burrows, Ogmore Vale

N625 JRK

 

Eagle, Bristol

YJ08 EGC

 

Bakers Dolphin, Weston

XIL 8424

 

MM Coachlines, Chatham

SC02 JHJ

 

Hardings, Redditch

SR07 BMV

 

EPI Coaches, London (all white, no legals)

BX55 FYL

 

Tranz Care, Radcliffe, Manchester

SK07 BMV

 

Cooks, Southend

YJ04 GYX

 

Chris Cooper Travel, Gateshead

B12 CCT

 

T M Travel, Halfway, Sheffield

T112 AUA

 

McEwens, Mansfield

FJ06 BRX

 

Parnhams

WA05 JWO

 

Seawards, London

YC02 DGO, SN02NGP

 

Rambler, Saint Leonards

NDY 962

 

Crawley Luxury Coaches, Sussex

P2 CAP

 

Williams, Brecon, Wales

YN07 EXT

 

 

Minibus

London Mini Coaches, London

WA05 GRU

 

A Green Coaches

YN05 AUP (no legals, name from op disc)

 

Star Coaches, Eastbourne

YIL 5441

R PITTS, Carousel, Hornsey

MB 0814

 

Unkown

FY03 WZS

 

European Coaches

Muckenhauses, Gangkofen

[D] LA-AK 635, Volvo

 

Cristobal, Tarazona

[E] 0591 FXS, MAN Farebus

 

Voyages Denis, Dieppe

[F] 1240 ZX 76, Setra 415HD

 

Rene Christien, Quimperle

[F] 240 YX 29, Van Hool

 

In The Town

First Berkshire / GreenLine

LK58 EDJ (37275),

LK58 EDF (37274) (both on London Victoria – Legoland.)

 

 

28 September 2008

 

Windsor Coach Park, London

Hardings, Redditch

XR08 HCR

 

Travel Europe, Wakefileld

BX06 UMA

 

Westbus, London

WE53 BUS

 

Andrews, Tideswell

HF51 CGG

 

Hookways, Meeth

3427 HP, 2603 HP,

W852 AAY

 

G & N Coaches, London (no legals, but paper legals for UK Travel Services Wood Lane)

YN06 FWG

28 September 2008 (continued)

 

Andersons, London

YN57 MDV

 

Tudor coaches, Great

Casterton, Rutland

J8 VKK

 

Crawley Luxury Coaches, Sussex

P2 CAP

 

Fraser Eagle, Padiham

YJ06 GOC

 

B.Patterson / Travelsure, Seahouses

709 LAU

 

Andrews, Trudoxhill

V556 FPT

 

Ridlers, Dulverton

YP52 CUJ

 

Minibus

Dartford Motors Self Drive, Dartford, Kent

BV07 SYJ

 

Travel Partners UK, London

BU03 UJJ

 

Back Roads Touring, London

MT04 EHC

 

European Coaches

Interbus, Praha

[CZ] 6A1 4785, Scania Beulas Aura

 

Franz Burda, Kaznejov

[CZ] 1P8 0085, Mercedes Intouro

 

Ventro, Brno

[CZ] 1B5 2222, Neoplan N122/3 Skyliner

 

Steiner Busz, Mor

[H] FJT- 059, Mercedes Tourismo

 

Unkown, Riga

[LV] ES-3080, Neoplan N116/2 Cityliner

 

Connexxiontours (611)

[NL] BN-PS-01, Bova

 

Oad Reizen (229)

[NL] BP-HT-11, Bova

 

London Area

Putney

London General

LDP – 133

WVL – 53, 99

 

Vauxhall

East Thames Buses

VP – 4

 

Victoria Bus Station Area (While waiting for the special to the Showbus with RM 9)

London General Central

E – 69, 71, 94

LDP – 147, 212, 243, 248, 282

MAL – 51

PVL – 111, 124, 408, 411

RM – 9

WVL – 2, 18, 145, 151

 

Showbus 2008 at Duxford Airport, Cambridgeshire

Anglianbus

AO57 HCD (504)

 

Arriva Midlands

YJ57 BRV (3731), 3903,

FJ08 LVL (4200

 

Arriva the Shires

R451 SKX (4051)

 

Bexleybus

T888 (84)?

 

Centrebus, Grantham

G127 NGN

 

CT plus Eo 1

PN08 SWJ

 

Diamond Bus

WX58 FSD (856)

 

East Thames Buses

ELS – 8

 

Epson Coaches

BU06 CSO (902)

 

Ex Metroline

LN – 5

 

First Berkshire

LX58 EDF (GL 4)

 

First Glasgow

37168

 

First Huddersfield

T663 VWU (30843)

 

First York

MX55 TZW

 

Go Whippet

E912 DRD

 

Grant Palmar

KV57 OVS, P220 LKK (Ex A & J Ballantye in Scotland)

 

Hotel Hoppa

SN08 ACV (8337)

 

Kimes

T648 KPU (D3) (Ex Stagecoach East London Private Hire Dept)

 

Lodges

G299 UYK (Ex London United L299

 

Metrobus

524, 953

 

Provincial

BOR 767 (35)

 

Richmonds

438 XYA, 648 EAU,

YJ05 XMY

 

RH Transport Services

F113 OMJ

 

Selkent

LX58 CAE (36012)

 

Southdown PSV

GX06 AOE

 

Southern Vectis

HW58 ASX (1111)

 

Stagecoach (all areas)

J501 GCD, NFX 667 (20607), 39656, 47341, 52267, 52269(driver training)

 

Stagecoach East

KX08 HRD (39696)

 

Stagecoach East, Cambridge

19300

 

Stagecoach Bedford

14000 (the original “mega deckka”)

 

Stagecoach Huntingdonshire

KX57 MTE (21217)

 

Stagecoach Perth

SP58 CXX (19368)

 

Stagecoach Northwest

18362 (bring me sunshine)

 

Stagecoach South

18510

 

Stagecoach Untied Counties

14476

 

Stagecoach Worksop

36005

 

Suffolk County Council

SN56 AYP

 

Sullivan Buses

DN 2

 

Thamesdown

WX05 SXH (522)

 

Timebus

SRM – 7, RM – 1871

 

Tourist Coaches (part of Wilts & Dorset)

HF08 TKX

 

Travel de Coucey

Y23 OXF, Y24 OXF

 

West Midlands Travel

BOM 7V (7007),

NDA 462X (2642),

BU53 UNP (4533)

 

Westway

CCG 376

 

Wilts & Dorset

406

 

Woottens

B8 WWN (W56),

THL 290Y (W57)

 

Unkown (may be ex London Routemasters?)

GS – 17

M 1 (now an ensign bus)

RF LYF 464

RF MXX 434

RM – 6,1403,1627,1995

RMC – 1486

RML – 903, 2334, 2350 (de- roofed by walkers crisps), 2440, 2544, 2589, 2644

RT – 113

RTL – 1004

STL – CXX 457 (971J)

 

On way home (after Showbus)

Docklands Buses

SOC – 1

 

East London Group

175821, 23016, 23043, 23070

 

Metroline

SEL – 804

TP – 424

 

 

29 September 2008

 

Windsor Coach Park, London

Hollinsheads, Biddulph

YJ06 GMG

 

P.J & S.D Barker / Barkerbus, Roydon

HKZ 3852

 

Shaw / Travellers Choice

PN08 KWV, 3886 UR

 

Fernhill, Bracknell

AB06 BUS

 

WA / Shearings (433)

WV02 ULZ

 

Grayline, Bicester

YN08 AVT

 

29 September 2008 (continued)

 

Swallow, Rainham

YN05 BWA

 

Staintons, Kendall

BX56 VUO

 

 

Minibus

Omega Travel, London (had Chinese writing on)

CU06 CHZ

 

European Coaches

Josef Sedivy, Brno

[CZ] 5B2 6444, Bova

 

Michael Weu, Grob Schwab

[D] DBR-JW 66, Neoplan Skyliner

 

Diego, Alcala del Jucar AB

[E] 1240 GBX, Scania Irizar

 

Cartour

[E] 5486 CDM, noge Eurorider D43SRI

 

Voyages Croland, Annecy

[F] 2863 ZG 74, TRANSDEV MB Tourismo

 

London Heathrow Central Bus Station

National Express (the following companies were doing Nat Ex work in the brand colours or white, the fleet number it will be at the end of reg in brackets)

Burton’s Coaches

YN05 VRT

 

Classic Coaches

FJ07 DWF (8925),

FJ07 DWG (8926)

 

Dhillon

Y304 HUA (D304),

PG02 YWE (ON 501)

 

Dot2Dot

BD57 ETU, BD57 ETX,

BD57 EUB, BD57 EUP,

BD57 EUT, KX08 DKP,

KX08 DLH, KX08 DLJ,

KX08 HNF,

BF57 LFU (1001),

BF57 LFX (1004),

BF57 LGA (1007),

BF57 LGC (1008),

BF57 LGN (2003),

BF57 LGO (2004),

 

Excelsior, Bournemouth

BU08 CGG

 

First Coaches

WX51 AJU (20511),

YN06 CGU (23321),

YN06 CGV (23322),

YN06 CGX (23323),

YN06 CGY (23324),

YN06 CGZ (23325),

YN54 NXT (23310),

YN54 NXY (23306),

YN55 PHJ (23318),

YN55 PHK (23319),

YN55 PXH (23317),

YN55 PXL (23320)

CU04 AYP (20550)

 

First Cymru

CU03 AVD (20539),

FJ56 OBO (23501),

FJ56 PFG (23502),

FJ56 PFN (23504),

WM04 NYV (23205),

WM04 NYW (23206),

WM04 PHK (23207),

WV52 FAM (20521),

WX03 ZFG (20534),

WX51 AKY (20513),

WX53 WFP (20544),

YN04 YHX (23203),

YN04 YHZ (23204)

 

First Devon & Cornwall

CU53 AEG (20548),

WK02 UMB (20519),

WK02 UMC (20520),

WK52 SVV (20529),

WV52 FCX (20523),

WX53 WGG (20546),

WX53 WGJ (20545),

 

First Somerset & Avon

WV02 EUP (20514),

WV02 EUR (20515),

WV02 EUT (20516),

WV52 KTJ (20525)

 

Go Wilts & Dorset

YN07 EWS (2140),

YN07 EWT (3251)

 

National Express

Y326 HUA (D326),

Y327 HUA (D327),

Y329 HUA (D329),

FH05 URR (VC4),

FJ06 URG (VC7),

FJ06 URH (VC5),

FJ07 DVL (SC5),

FJ57 KGE (SC43),

FJ57 KGF (SC45),

FJ57 KHD (SC36),

FJ57 KHF (SC38),

FJ57 KHH (SC44),

FJ57 KHL (SC24),

FJ57 KHY (SC19),

FJ57 KJO (SC41),

FJ57 KJU (SC40),

FN06 FLH (VC10),

FN06 FMC (VC8),

FN07 BZB (VC16),

LK53 KVO (V26),

LK53 KVP (V43),

LK53 KVT (V41),

LK53 KVW (V37),

LK53 KVX (V36),

LK53 KVY (V35),

LK53 KVZ (V34),

LK53 KWA (V33),

LK53 KWD (V31)

LK53 KWE (V30),

LK53 KWF (V29),

LK53 KXA (V28),

LK53 KXB (V27),

SP04 HRL (VP1),

SP04 HRM (VP2),

ST52 GZD (VP3),

YN05 WJJ (NXL21),

YN05 WJL (NXL25),

YN05 WJO (NXL22),

YN05 WJU (NXL24),

YN55 NDZ (NXL32)

 

South Gloucestershire Bus Company

FJ58 AKN, FJ58 AKP,

FJ58 AKU, FJ58 AKV,

FJ58 AKX, YP02 AAV

 

 

Tellings Golden Miller

KP51 UEW, KU02 YUG,

LB52 UYK, YN54 WWF,

YN54 WWG, YN55 WSW

 

Transdev Bournemouth Travel

HF53 OBG (314),

HF54 JUK (310),

HF54 JUO (313),

FJ06 GGE (319),

 

 

Trathens Travel Services

HSK – 655, 658, 659, 660

LSK – 815, 819, 821, 824, 825

NBW – 999

 

Veolia Birmingham

YN55 NDV (C001),

YN55 NDX (C002),

YN55 PXA (C009),

YN55 PXO (C005)

 

Veolia East Midlands

CN53 FVX (5305),

FA04 LJL (0401),

FJ54 ZDH (5403),

FJ54 ZDK (5405),

FJ54 ZDK (5406),

FJ56 PBX (5618),

FJ56 PBZ (5620),

FJ56 PCF (5615),

FN06 FKZ (0626),

FN06 FLG (0625),

 

Virgin Atlantic Branding (Nat Ex)

Y322 HUA (D322),

Y324 HUA (D324)

 

 

30 September 2008

 

Windsor Coach Park, London

Shaw / Travellers, Choice

479 GTA, PN08 KWV

 

Collins of Northolt, Hanwell

YN55 FEF

 

Westbus, London

YJ06 LDE

 

Holdsworth / Robinson, Great Harwood

YN58 FYE, WA 06 NCC

 

Parnhams, Lugershall

WA05 JWP

 

European Coaches

Wendelin Murer, Baar

[CZ] ZG-68400, Setra S415HD

 

Kogel Touristik, Radolfzell am Bodensee

[D] KN-BO 344, Bova Futura

 

Manfred Leher, Gemund

[D] EU-ZP 157, Setra S317GT-HD

 

Hamburger Sport Reisen, Hamburg

[D] HH-SR 3335, MAN 12.240 Staco Dexon S body

 

Romcar, Tolna

[H] FLR-535, Neoplan