Your bus 1990s

[j789]

Looking at the recent photos of the Your bus Leyland Atlanteans, did any of these pass over to WMT when they purchased the company? Also, is there a list anywhere of all the vehicles that were acquired with the business?

[busfan2847]

ex Smiths, Alcester (March 1994)
N.B. Vehicles retained Smiths numbers as WM Your Bus and Travel Your Bus, for accounting purposes 5000 was added to the fleet number of single deck buses; and coaches were renumbered in 8000 series with fleet numbers matching registrations.

2-6 (G215-218HCP, F372KBW)
DAF SB220            1989/90  Optare B49F
- New 1989 6; 1990 2-5; 2-6 w00

7-14 (F335-338RWK, E915-8NAC)
Leyland Tiger TRBTL11/2RP   1988   Plaxton B49F
- 7-14 w98

15-25 (H203TCP, H516/7YCX, J34/7, 24/5GCX, J995-998GCP)
DAF SB220            1991/2  Ikarus B50F
- New 1991 15-17, 20-25; 1992 18/9; 17/20/1/4 w00; 15/6/8/9/22/3/5 w01

28   (NSM872R)   Bedford YMT      1977   Duple C49F         w94
30   (KSO14P)   Bedford YRT      1976   Caetano C53F         w95

31-34 (L540-543EHD)
DAF SB220            1994   Ikarus B48F (34 B42F during 1995)
- 32 w00; 31/3/4 w01

38, 42, 43 (CWG706, 688, 703V)
Leyland Atlantean AN68A/1R   1979   Alexander H45/29D
- 38/42/3 r/n 1706, 7001, 1703 1994; 7001 r/n 688 1994; 1706 w94; 1703 w97; 688 w98

45   (GHM896N)   Daimler Fleetline CRL6   1974   Metro Cammell H44/24D   w94
   - 45 r/n 896 1994
46   (UNA826S)   Leyland Atlantean AN68A/1R  1974  Park Royal H45/32F   w97
   - 46 r/n 826 1994

49-54 (J844, 845RAC, H407, 408LVC, H130, 131MRW)
Volvo B10M-60         1991   Ikarus C49Ft
- 49-54 r/n 8844/5/407/8/130/1 '94; r/n back ?; 8130/1, 8407/8, 8844/5 w97>Flights

55, 57 (GIL2942, TIA5734)
DAF SB2300            1988   Van Hool C51Ft
- originally E355/7EVH; 55/7 r/n 8942, 8734 '94; r/n back ?; 8734, 8942 w97>Flights

58     (J58GCX)
DAF SB220      1992   Ikarus B50F          
- 58 w01

61   (DJW565V)   Leyland Atlantean AN68A/1R  1979  Roe H45/29D      w97
   - 61 r/n 1565 1994

62   (CWG698V)   Leyland Atlantean AN68A/1R  1979  Alexander H45/29D      w95
   - 62 r/n 698 1994

64   (CWG751V)   Leyland Atlantean AN68A/1R  1979  Roe H45/29D      w96
   - 61 r/n 7002 1994, 751 1994

82-87 (J853TRW, J997UAC, J348GKH, K916-918FVC)
Dennis Dart 9.8SDL         1992   Plaxton B40F
- 82-87 r/n 853, 1997, 348, 1916-8 1994; 810/1/09/6/7/8 1995; 806-811 w99 > TD 31/0/2/5-3; 30-5 w03

98   (CVJ98V)   Mercedes Benz L608D   1979   Reeve Burgess C21F      not used

100 (JNA587N)
Leyland National 10351/1R   1975   Leyland B41F
- 100 r/n 1587 1994; 1587 w95

101-104 (UHG734R, CBV785S, UHG740/25R)
Leyland National 11351A/1R   1975   Leyland B49F   (Volvo TDH101 engine)
- ex Ribble 1994 – re-engined before entering service after WMT takeover; 103 w97; 101/2/4 w98

105, 106 (NTC623, 619M)
Leyland National 1151/1R      1973   Leyland B49F   (Volvo TDH101 engine)
- ex Ribble 1994 – re-engined before entering service after WMT takeover; 105/6 w98

149-159 (H149-159SKU)
Volvo B10M-55         1990   Plaxton B55F
- 149-159 w00

[paulb1973]

I assume not all those listed ran in service immediately after the take-over? Although it seems those Dennis Dart/Plaxton's hung around for quite a while and even gained WMT blue, silver & red.

[j789]

Thanks for the reply. I never knew Your Bus had as many vehicles as that. Did any of the Fleetlines and Atlanteans make it into service with WMT?

Some of their Optare Deltas (?) seemed to last with TWM until circa 2000 at least as used to see them on Dudley Road near City Hospital on the 81 route.

[Jaysnerz007]

What about the H reg buses they had think they had H149 SKU - H160 SKU they weren't on that list ?

[winston]

What about the H reg buses they had think they had H149 SKU - H160 SKU they weren't on that list ?

They are at the bottom of the list

[Cheese]

Would have loved to have seen the Atlanteans in service in Brum, remember these as a kid in Sheffield, the Alexander bodied ones were Herries Road buses so might have done the 2/59 Outer Circles which went up my way, and the Roe bodied ones (61 was DWJ565V not DJW) were Greenland Road buses which did the 4, I certainly recall regular trips on that batch of Roe bodied Atlanteans, superb buses.  Both depots now sadly long gone, did my work experience at Greenland Road back in 1996, got to drive an XWG-T training Atlantean round the back of GR depot.

[Jaysnerz007]

Oh yes sorry

[Tony]

Would have loved to have seen the Atlanteans in service in Brum, remember these as a kid in Sheffield, the Alexander bodied ones were Herries Road buses so might have done the 2/59 Outer Circles which went up my way, and the Roe bodied ones (61 was DWJ565V not DJW) were Greenland Road buses which did the 4, I certainly recall regular trips on that batch of Roe bodied Atlanteans, superb buses.  Both depots now sadly long gone, did my work experience at Greenland Road back in 1996, got to drive an XWG-T training Atlantean round the back of GR depot.

At least one of them (7001) ran for WMT from West Bromwich just after the takeover of the Stevensons routes.

[Jaysnerz007]

Anyone no if they've all been scrapped h149 sku - h159 sku ?

[Cheese]

At least one of them (7001) ran for WMT from West Bromwich just after the takeover of the Stevensons routes.

Quality, think 1688 was probably one of the early Sheffield Mainline liveried buses for the 81-84, sadly all replaced by B10Ms when I caught those routes to school, didn't come to Birmingham until late '99 so missed out on Your Bus.

[Mike K]

Would have loved to have seen the Atlanteans in service in Brum, remember these as a kid in Sheffield, the Alexander bodied ones were Herries Road buses so might have done the 2/59 Outer Circles which went up my way, and the Roe bodied ones (61 was DWJ565V not DJW) were Greenland Road buses which did the 4, I certainly recall regular trips on that batch of Roe bodied Atlanteans, superb buses.  Both depots now sadly long gone, did my work experience at Greenland Road back in 1996, got to drive an XWG-T training Atlantean round the back of GR depot.

I must admit, having been a student in Sheffield in the late 80s and living on the 81-84 routes, I hadn't even realised that there were 2 different body types on these Atlanteans - the differences are quite subtle, I guess like the Park Royal vs MCW bodies on the WMPTE Fleetlines. My personal favourites from my time in Sheffield were the Alexander bodied Dennis Dominators which were also regulars on the 81-84.

[Cheese]

I must admit, having been a student in Sheffield in the late 80s and living on the 81-84 routes, I hadn't even realised that there were 2 different body types on these Atlanteans - the differences are quite subtle, I guess like the Park Royal vs MCW bodies on the WMPTE Fleetlines. My personal favourites from my time in Sheffield were the Alexander bodied Dennis Dominators which were also regulars on the 81-84.

The Roe and Alexander bodies were a little more different compared to the MCW and Park Royal bodies in terms of how similar they looked. My favourite ones were the Marshall bodied ones, thought they looked great. I also loved the Alexander RH Dominators, brilliant buses.

[Tiptonian]

Not sure which, but at least one of the Atlanteans had a 3-speed Voith gearbox. Performance-wise, the higher revving Leyland O680 seemed much more suited to it than the Gardner 6LXB in the Metrobus.

[Cheese]

Not sure which, but at least one of the Atlanteans had a 3-speed Voith gearbox. Performance-wise, the higher revving Leyland O680 seemed much more suited to it than the Gardner 6LXB in the Metrobus.

Think most SYPTE Atlanteans had Voith boxes, used to make all sorts of wonderful noises!