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Most complete batch of buses at time of withdrawal?

Started by Westy, December 31, 2021, 02:06:34 PM

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Westy

The fire at Walsall has made this question spring to mind.

Until withdrawal, due to end of life etc, which batch of buses remained reasonably complete,  without the odd one having to be withdrawn due to fire damage etc?

Wumpty

Quote from: Westy on December 31, 2021, 02:06:34 PM
The fire at Walsall has made this question spring to mind.

Until withdrawal, due to end of life etc, which batch of buses remained reasonably complete,  without the odd one having to be withdrawn due to fire damage etc?
The five Wright Handybus Dennis Darts all lasted as one complete batch and all then went together in quick succession.

Autofare 3 - the ticket that laughs in the face of contactless!

Tony

Quote from: Wumpty on December 31, 2021, 02:09:46 PM
The five Wright Handybus Dennis Darts all lasted as one complete batch and all then went together in quick succession.

The 'mini BON-Cs' 3451-74 are the earliest I remember that all survived until natural withdrawal

filbus1

The Scanias 3201-47 except 3244 which went due to an accident.

Gareth

Weren't all the production batch of 50 Volvo Ailsas pretty much complete when they were sold?

D10

Quote from: Gareth on December 31, 2021, 04:43:40 PM
Weren't all the production batch of 50 Volvo Ailsas pretty much complete when they were sold?

Yes, all 50 were sold to London Buses.

j789

This is rather a 'batch of buses within a larger batch' but Metrobuses 2887--2910 (the 'C' reg ones) seemed to last a very long time together without any withdrawals compared to the other batches of Metros - well over 20 years together.

PB2938

Volvo citybuses 1055-1060 all went around the same time as did

Lynx 1061-1066 to Driver Trainers in 1998.
952A Rugeley
Via Great Barr,  Walsall, Cheslyn Hay, Cannock, Heath Hayes and Hednesford

paulb1973

That first batch of NX Tridents 4125-4224, despite accidents, survived as a complete batch until late 2016 (4178 seemingly the first scrapped 12/16) so about 15 years before the first sale.

Abluhwleh

I think all the mk1 Eclipses made it to withdrawal as well.

Wumpty

WMPTE's Leyland Titans 7001-7005 all withdrawn together or in quick succession.
Autofare 3 - the ticket that laughs in the face of contactless!

B61 ANDREW

 If a batch of one counts , then 4242 / EOF242L , the single deck Metro - Scania is a candidate.

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