Timesaver DP Nationals

[Bob]

When the bus seated Natiinals were re engined with DAFs what year was that? Am i right in thinking the DP examples were never treated at the time? What happened were they just stored for years then refitted with Volvos? I remember Walsall having a number of them in the mid 90s...super comfortable seating that would put todays buses to shame!

[winston]

When the bus seated Natiinals were re engined with DAFs what year was that? Am i right in thinking the DP examples were never treated at the time? What happened were they just stored for years then refitted with Volvos? I remember Walsall having a number of them in the mid 90s...super comfortable seating that would put todays buses to shame!

A number of the DP Nationals were re-instated at Metrowest with Leyland engines initially, I think they had been in storage prior to that along with many others at Selly Oak. They were later re-engined with Volvo engines after Metrowest was closed down / before entering service with the main WM Buses fleet, I think Walsall had 1854 / 1863-5 at least. After WM finished with them, Iirc they went up to NX subsidiary Highland Country Buses in Inverness. 

[Isle of Stroma]

Replacement unit dates for the 6801-30/36-65 (1801-30/36-65) batch (6816-30/51-65 originally with DP seats):

1801   DAF 12/89
1802   DAF 11/89
1803   DAF 2/90
1804   DAF 8/89
1805   DAF 5/89
1806   DAF 12/89
1807   DAF 12/89
1808   DAF 9/89
1809   DAF 4/89
1810   DAF 7/89
1811   DAF 1/90
1812   DAF 1/90
1813   DAF 1/90
1814   DAF 6/89
1815   DAF 9/89
1818   DAF 8/92
1821   Volvo ?/95
1822   DAF 8/92
1825   Volvo ?/95
1826   Volvo ?/95
1830   DAF 4/89
1836   DAF 6/89
1837   DAF 6/89
1838   DAF 11/89
1839   DAF 11/89
1840   DAF 10/89
1841   DAF 6/89
1842   DAF 11/89
1843   DAF 8/89
1846   DAF 10/89
1848   DAF 10/89
1850   DAF 11/89
1854   Volvo ?/95
1856   Volvo ?/95
1862   Volvo ?/95
1863   Volvo ?/95
1864   Volvo ?/95
1865   Volvo ?/95

[Justin Tyme]

Replacement unit dates for the 6801-30/36-65 (1801-30/36-65) batch (6816-30/51-65 originally with DP seats):
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Thanks for the list!  My recollection is that 1830 kept its DP seats and high gear ratios, at least for a while, after being fitted with a DAF engine.  It was the only one I knew that was.  IIRC 1818 and 1822 were refurbed with bus seats  (and normal gear ratios) before re-entering service.  I got to ride on the three of them sometimes when they were allocated to Yardley Wood.