I guess all the main parties will be touring round in their own party coloured bus? Can we ID them?
Saw a picture of the Labour bus today. Its fully wrapped in red vinyls and looked like a 16 plate Merc. Reg may be something like ??16 CDE.
Rumour around NX is that Kings Ferry will be operating the Tory Battlebus.
Quote from: D10 on May 11, 2017, 09:34:14 PM
Rumour around NX is that Kings Ferry will be operating the Tory Battlebus.
Not rumour, now fact. It's Kings Ferry VIP YT12RLV (also used last year for EU vote to remain last year)
https://twitter.com/danbarker/status/863062356737359872/photo/1
Also a side view of the same Tory coach on the BBC site
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2017-39904409
Intresting comment on the says - Tory aides joked today that the prime minister's new election battle bus was to be known in fact, as a "campaign coach".
Quote from: Sandy Lane on May 10, 2017, 10:10:15 PM
Saw a picture of the Labour bus today. Its fully wrapped in red vinyls and looked like a 16 plate Merc. Reg may be something like ??16 CDE.
Found a photo. I think it is PO16 CDE.
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=corbyn+bus&prmd=inv&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwit4vmh2OzTAhXsA8AKHUn5AVIQ_AUICSgB&biw=1024&bih=681&dpr=2#imgrc=CVHOIl7Khi8elM:
Quote from: Sandy Lane on May 13, 2017, 11:49:20 AM
Found a photo. I think it is PO16 CDE.
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=corbyn+bus&prmd=inv&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwit4vmh2OzTAhXsA8AKHUn5AVIQ_AUICSgB&biw=1024&bih=681&dpr=2#imgrc=CVHOIl7Khi8elM:
And here is 'The Sun's' version of the photo, sunning itself naked in March
http://wmbusphotos.com/NONWM/ES/Nova%20Bussing%20PO16%20CDE.html
Cant find the Lib Dem battle bus. Just maybe they are using a minibus instead.
This picture gives a clue.
http://www.thebay.co.uk/news/election-2017-the-bay-decides/election-2017-tim-farron-boards-the-battle-bus/
I found the UKIP one.
Reg JU06 BUS
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-39975128
Its been damaged!
Ha ha ha ha ha!
http://www.thepoke.co.uk/2017/04/18/conservatives-labour-lib-dems-revealed-campaign-buses-2017-general-election/
Quote from: Sandy Lane on May 16, 2017, 06:16:20 AM
Cant find the Lib Dem battle bus. Just maybe they are using a minibus instead.
This picture gives a clue.
http://www.thebay.co.uk/news/election-2017-the-bay-decides/election-2017-tim-farron-boards-the-battle-bus/
I think the Lib Dem bus is the same Van Hool used in 2015 (67 MT) but it has now had fresh set of yellow vinyls.
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=lib+dem+battle+bus&prmd=niv&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjIx7D5yZXUAhUkOsAKHdmlDXg4ChD8BQgIKAI&biw=1024&bih=681#imgrc=m0cSR7fp5onZYM:
Now the voting has finished where will the "battle buses" end up? Sold on or parked up till next time?
Quote from: Sandy Lane on June 10, 2017, 09:01:27 AM
Now the voting has finished where will the "battle buses" end up? Sold on or parked up till next time?
Probably be another election in 2 weeks time lol
Quote from: Sandy Lane on June 10, 2017, 09:01:27 AM
Now the voting has finished where will the "battle buses" end up? Sold on or parked up till next time?
They are operators coaches just vinyled up & hired by the parties for the duration.
See further up the thread.
Just for the record Boris used A14 ECK as the vote leave Europe '350 million NHS' ploy.
See https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=boris+350+million+nhs&prmd=inv&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiiiO74-rvWAhXLCcAKHYr0D94Q_AUIESgB&biw=1024&bih=681#imgrc=FWX-ySXqUsSdgM:
The Beeb has made a useful summary of political battle buses over the years.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-39907963
I suppose all the battle buses are being got ready for the road?
Quote from: Sandy Lane on November 01, 2019, 10:36:37 PM
I suppose all the battle buses are being got ready for the road?
As Parliament was dissolved this morning, then it'll be a couple of weeks before the battle buses start touring the country.
Here is one of them.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-50383988
Guess this one will be going back into the workshop for a few changes to the art work?
Labour are using a Yutong coach, YD19 HJZ. I found it earlier parked up in Wednesbury.
Quote from: StourValley98 on November 20, 2019, 04:05:14 PM
Labour are using a Yutong coach, YD19 HJZ. I found it earlier parked up in Wednesbury.
Apparently they are in Upper Gornal tomorrow. I don't know if their coach will be there
From a very grainy photo I think the Tory blue bus is a Mercedes, reg BA68 PZO or PZD?
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=boris+telford+battle+bus&prmd=insv&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiPvoWdzIPmAhWHLsAKHRu5BBoQ_AUoAXoECA0QAQ&biw=1024&bih=675&dpr=2#imgrc=dvGJchnzq3ZMBM
At Birmingham International this morning, the baby battle bus!