'New' Potteries darts

[Tony]

Potteries have two darts new to National Car Parks, but last with Centrebus after they acquired Romdrive
MY56HYO http://wmbusphotos.com/FirstPotteries/MX56HYO.html
MY56HYP http://wmbusphotos.com/FirstPotteries/MX56HYP.html
Neither appeared to carry a fleetnumber

[Liverpool Street]

Same picture on both pages, Tony.

[Tony]

Same picture on both pages, Tony.

ooops, sorted now

[Liverpool Street]

Great pictures as usual Tone, and can I just mention how smart this livery looks, even though I am against using so many shades of colour.

[winston]

Potteries have two darts new to National Car Parks, but last with Centrebus after they acquired Romdrive
MY56HYO http://wmbusphotos.com/FirstPotteries/MX56HYO.html
MY56HYP http://wmbusphotos.com/FirstPotteries/MX56HYP.html
Neither appeared to carry a fleetnumber

Both were acquired via Ensign with numerous other single/double deckers currently in store/being prepared at Dagenham depot, I see it was First Group who snapped up the two B7RLE/Wright ex Transdev Lancashire United PL05UFR/S. Thought Rotala may have gone for those...

[Tony]

Great pictures as usual Tone, and can I just mention how smart this livery looks, even though I am against using so many shades of colour.

HYP was a bit rushed, I should have waited until it was the same angle as HYO to get the sun on the offside, but I had one of those days in the Potteries today. There were 5 vehicles allocated to Adderley Green I needed photos of, and I caught the bus from Stoke Station to Hanley Bus Station and all 5 arrived within 10 minutes, after hanging around to get some of the Wardles and First repaints I caught a 25 to Newcastle and HYP virtually followed my bus in to the bus station, hence why it was rushed, and HYO came around 5 minutes later. Only Potteries buses I currently need photos of are two of Newcastle's 'school bus' olympians. Although it was one I didn't need it was nice to see 24 year old all-Leyland Olympian out in all day service today
http://wmbusphotos.com/FirstPotteries/30033.html

[Liverpool Street]

Great pictures as usual Tone, and can I just mention how smart this livery looks, even though I am against using so many shades of colour.

HYP was a bit rushed, I should have waited until it was the same angle as HYO to get the sun on the offside, but I had one of those days in the Potteries today. There were 5 vehicles allocated to Adderley Green I needed photos of, and I caught the bus from Stoke Station to Hanley Bus Station and all 5 arrived within 10 minutes, after hanging around to get some of the Wardles and First repaints I caught a 25 to Newcastle and HYP virtually followed my bus in to the bus station, hence why it was rushed, and HYO came around 5 minutes later. Only Potteries buses I currently need photos of are two of Newcastle's 'school bus' olympians. Although it was one I didn't need it was nice to see 24 year old all-Leyland Olympian out in all day service today
http://wmbusphotos.com/FirstPotteries/30033.html

New 8/99 on the info page, typo surely?


Its made my day that knowing vehicles of this age are still in all day operation. :)

[winston]

Great pictures as usual Tone, and can I just mention how smart this livery looks, even though I am against using so many shades of colour.

HYP was a bit rushed, I should have waited until it was the same angle as HYO to get the sun on the offside, but I had one of those days in the Potteries today. There were 5 vehicles allocated to Adderley Green I needed photos of, and I caught the bus from Stoke Station to Hanley Bus Station and all 5 arrived within 10 minutes, after hanging around to get some of the Wardles and First repaints I caught a 25 to Newcastle and HYP virtually followed my bus in to the bus station, hence why it was rushed, and HYO came around 5 minutes later. Only Potteries buses I currently need photos of are two of Newcastle's 'school bus' olympians. Although it was one I didn't need it was nice to see 24 year old all-Leyland Olympian out in all day service today
http://wmbusphotos.com/FirstPotteries/30033.html

New 8/99 on the info page, typo surely?


Its made my day that knowing vehicles of this age are still in all day operation. :)

new 8/89 more than likely

[Bob]

Why do they hardly ever use the destination blinds on them???

[Bob]

Will potteries get anymore deckers? The 20 route to crewe could be really busy at times

[winston]

Will potteries get anymore deckers? The 20 route to crewe could be really busy at times

At one point sometime ago now they were meant to be having the last two 54 plate Gemini currently at Northampton (32629/30). This may still happen once the various route withdrawals take place

[Tony]

Great pictures as usual Tone, and can I just mention how smart this livery looks, even though I am against using so many shades of colour.

HYP was a bit rushed, I should have waited until it was the same angle as HYO to get the sun on the offside, but I had one of those days in the Potteries today. There were 5 vehicles allocated to Adderley Green I needed photos of, and I caught the bus from Stoke Station to Hanley Bus Station and all 5 arrived within 10 minutes, after hanging around to get some of the Wardles and First repaints I caught a 25 to Newcastle and HYP virtually followed my bus in to the bus station, hence why it was rushed, and HYO came around 5 minutes later. Only Potteries buses I currently need photos of are two of Newcastle's 'school bus' olympians. Although it was one I didn't need it was nice to see 24 year old all-Leyland Olympian out in all day service today
http://wmbusphotos.com/FirstPotteries/30033.html

New 8/99 on the info page, typo surely?


Its made my day that knowing vehicles of this age are still in all day operation. :)

Not as old, but I think they look even older, and also out in all day service were these two Wardle (Arriva) Olympians
4687 http://wmbusphotos.com/Arriva/4687.html
4692 http://wmbusphotos.com/Arriva/4692.html

[andy]

Great pictures as usual Tone, and can I just mention how smart this livery looks, even though I am against using so many shades of colour.

HYP was a bit rushed, I should have waited until it was the same angle as HYO to get the sun on the offside, but I had one of those days in the Potteries today. There were 5 vehicles allocated to Adderley Green I needed photos of, and I caught the bus from Stoke Station to Hanley Bus Station and all 5 arrived within 10 minutes, after hanging around to get some of the Wardles and First repaints I caught a 25 to Newcastle and HYP virtually followed my bus in to the bus station, hence why it was rushed, and HYO came around 5 minutes later. Only Potteries buses I currently need photos of are two of Newcastle's 'school bus' olympians. Although it was one I didn't need it was nice to see 24 year old all-Leyland Olympian out in all day service today
http://wmbusphotos.com/FirstPotteries/30033.html

New 8/99 on the info page, typo surely?


Its made my day that knowing vehicles of this age are still in all day operation. :)

Not as old, but I think they look even older, and also out in all day service were these two Wardle (Arriva) Olympians
4687 http://wmbusphotos.com/Arriva/4687.html
4692 http://wmbusphotos.com/Arriva/4692.html

Seeing that pic of the First Olympian up against pics of the Wardles ones and the various Geminis and Enviros and Tridents and such really brings home to me what great buses those Olympians were, I really miss driving them. Look at the drivers position compared to that of say a Gemini? The steering wheel and dash were positioned brilliantly on those Olympians, and there were next to no blind spots. The screen nicely curved helping visibility, and they had a generally attractive look about them. What a contrast to today's deckers, I can't think of a single type I enjoy driving compared to these. Fair play to First for keeping these in serviceable condition, just goes to show what you can achieve with a decent maintenance regime. Especially given the problems with rot that these were liable to suffer.

[Ashley 4569]

Tony, which Potteries Olympians do you need photos of as I've got a few from my fortnight up there?

[Tony]

Tony, which Potteries Olympians do you need photos of as I've got a few from my fortnight up there?

34158 & 34256