General election "Battlebuses"

[Sandy Lane]

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.

[D10]

Rumour around NX is that Kings Ferry will be operating the Tory Battlebus.

[winston]

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

[Sandy Lane]

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".

[Sandy Lane]

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:

[Tony]

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

[Sandy Lane]

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/

[Sandy Lane]

I found the UKIP one.
Reg JU06 BUS
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-39975128
Its been damaged!

[Sandy Lane]

Ha ha ha ha ha!
http://www.thepoke.co.uk/2017/04/18/conservatives-labour-lib-dems-revealed-campaign-buses-2017-general-election/

[Sandy Lane]

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:

[Sandy Lane]

Now the voting has finished where will the "battle buses" end up? Sold on or parked up till next time?

[Trident 4194]

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

[winston]

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.

[Sandy Lane]

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:

[Sandy Lane]

The Beeb has made a useful summary of political battle buses over the years.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-39907963