Midland Bus Hire

[DJ]

What used to be Central Buses now has R123 AGC, a Wright bodied Dennis Dart SLF. I can't find any information on this bus at all though, and Showbus seems to be the first time it's even been seen? Did it have a different reg previously or something?

It's in a very similar livery to the former Pete's Travel, including the style of text, and it even displayed Pete's Travel and also the 404 to Walsall on the display for a short time at Showbus.

[Steveminor]

Might very well be former petes p828bud certainly looks like it.

[Tony]

Might very well be former petes p828bud certainly looks like it.

Cannot be P828BUD

you are not allowed to put a newer registration on a vehicle, must be at least 'R' registration originally

[winston]

Cannot be P828BUD

you are not allowed to put a newer registration on a vehicle, must be at least 'R' registration originally

More likely one from the R5**YRP batch

[DJ]

Someone on Facebook has said it's R846VEC, whether there's any truth to that or not, I'm not sure, as I'm sure we all know how truthful Facebook comments are at times.  ::)

[Steveminor]

Looking at a photo of it I think Winston is correct as the yrp batch have bench seats in like this one has.

[winston]

Looking at a photo of it I think Winston is correct as the yrp batch have bench seats in like this one has.

The P8--BUD & R5--YRP batch should all be the same spec as were fram Dawson Rentals

[Tony]

Someone on Facebook has said it's R846VEC, whether there's any truth to that or not, I'm not sure, as I'm sure we all know how truthful Facebook comments are at times.  ::)

I would say that is correct.

It meets all the criteria, new 8/97, listed on the DVLA as green, and now taken off the DVLA site as all reregistrations are

[Steveminor]

@Winston they both came from Dawson's but were both different spec the yrp were bench seats the bud were individual seats. Kevin preferred the bench type seating.

[winston]

@Winston they both came from Dawson's but were both different spec the yrp were bench seats the bud were individual seats. Kevin preferred the bench type seating.

Oh right, fair enough @Steveminor .

[Steveminor]

@Winston it was the same with the Plaxton & East Lancs darts.
I think the "stock" vehicles that they had were individual seats but the ones procured especially to put into Pete's had bench seats.
It was easier to replace the bench seats with those from the retired fleet that's why Kevin preferred them I believe.

[winston]

@Winston it was the same with the Plaxton & East Lancs darts.
I think the "stock" vehicles that they had were individual seats but the ones procured especially to put into Pete's had bench seats.
It was easier to replace the bench seats with those from the retired fleet that's why Kevin preferred them I believe.

@Steveminor I had it in my head that all those Darts of that era had the bend seats, but I may not have been on the P---BUD's. I remember Ludlows also had East Lancs R519/21YRP & Wright R530YRP

[fleetline6477]

I do hope the vehicle was not moving when the picture was taken. Not a good advert for the safety priorities of a bus operator to be carrying a small child on the front ledge like that, irrespective of how tightly the adult is holding them!!

[Tony]

@Steveminor I had it in my head that all those Darts of that era had the bend seats, but I may not have been on the P---BUD's. I remember Ludlows also had East Lancs R519/21YRP & Wright R530YRP

P827 BUD definitely has individual seats in this photo
http://wmbusphotos.com/diamondpages/31405.html

[Steveminor]

http://wmbusphotos.com/diamondpages/31412.html

R527yrp with bench seats