Album Showbus Rally - 21 Sep 2014 from David Slater (Spoddendale)

DSCF6073 Carris (Portugal) GB-21-07 (KSV 102)

nobody@ipernity.com (David Slater (Spoddendale)) — Sun, 21 Sep 2014 20:32:24 +0000

Showbus, Sunday 21 September 2014 - Carris (Portugal) 255 (GB-21-07) (registered KSV 102 for use in Britain). Weymann bodied AEC Regent III built in 1954.

DSCF6074 Carris (Portugal) GB-21-07 (KSV 102)

nobody@ipernity.com (David Slater (Spoddendale)) — Sun, 21 Sep 2014 20:32:39 +0000

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Showbus, Sunday 21 September 2014 - Carris (Portugal) 255 (GB-21-07) (registered KSV 102 for use in Britain). Weymann bodied AEC Regent III built in 1954.

DSCF6002 NZH, Holland BB-53-44

nobody@ipernity.com (David Slater (Spoddendale)) — Sun, 21 Sep 2014 20:31:25 +0000

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Showbus, Sunday 21 September 2014 - NZH, Holland 1000 (BB-53-44), 1967 Leyland-Verheul

DSCF6003 Bayline Coaches, New Zealand JD 4954 (British registration XOU 396T)

nobody@ipernity.com (David Slater (Spoddendale)) — Sun, 21 Sep 2014 20:31:40 +0000

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Showbus, Sunday 21 September 2014 - Bayline Coaches, New Zealand JD 4954, 1979 Hess-NZMB bodied Bristol RELL6G. (British registration XOU 396T).

DSCF6016 New World First Bus (H74 ANG)

nobody@ipernity.com (David Slater (Spoddendale)) — Sun, 21 Sep 2014 20:31:54 +0000

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Showbus, Sunday 21 September 2014 - New World First Bus (Hong Kong) DM17, a 1990 Duple Metsec bodied Dennis Condor. (British registration H74 ANG).

DSCF6072 Malta route bus 2458 (EBY 528, SKR 801G)

nobody@ipernity.com (David Slater (Spoddendale)) — Sun, 21 Sep 2014 20:32:09 +0000

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Showbus, Sunday 21 September 2014 - Former Malta route bus 2458, a Debono bodied Bedford (Maltese Docks with Bedford parts) dating from 1969. Maltese operators used to adorn their buses with all many of trinkets and sometimes quite misleading lettering. The top destination box shows AEC! It carries British registration is SKR 801G when on the road and this had been covered over with Maltese plate 2458 for display at the rally.

(Malta has had various registration systems over the lifetime of this bus. It was new as 2458. Between 1979-1982 the registration system changed with numbers being prefixed with an 'A' thus it became A-2458. A further, quite different series was introduced in 1982 with registration Y-1229 being applied and then, in 1984, yet another system saw it registered to Y-0528. Finally, on January 1 1996 a another new system saw it become EBY528).

DSCF6067 Morton's X14 BUS

nobody@ipernity.com (David Slater (Spoddendale)) — Mon, 22 Sep 2014 21:12:01 +0000

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Showbus, Sunday 21 September 2014 - Morton's Coaches of Tadley, near Basingstoke, Hampshire X14 BUS, an East Lancs bodied Volvo B9TL.

DSCF6094 Lawton's Coaches L10 EXE - Showbus 2014

nobody@ipernity.com (David Slater (Spoddendale)) — Sun, 21 Sep 2014 19:27:42 +0000

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Sunday 21 September 2014 - This stuffed toy was on the dashboard of Lawton's Coaches of Stickney near Boston, Lincolnshire L10 EXE, a Jonckheere Mistral bodied Volvo B12B new 2004.

DSCF6086 Theobald's Coaches BJU 13T at Showbus, Duxford - 21 Sep 2014

nobody@ipernity.com (David Slater (Spoddendale)) — Mon, 22 Sep 2014 21:02:14 +0000

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Showbus, Sunday 21 September 2014 - BJU 13T, a Plaxton Supreme bodied Bedford YMT, was new to Theobald's Coaches of Long Melford in January 1979.

DSCF6093 Lawton's Coaches L10 EXE

nobody@ipernity.com (David Slater (Spoddendale)) — Mon, 22 Sep 2014 04:41:38 +0000

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Showbus, Sunday 21 September 2014 - Lawton's Coaches of Stickney near Boston, Lincolnshire L10 EXE, a Jonckheere Mistral bodied Volvo B12B new 2004.

Ford's Coaches YT13 YTY at Showbus, Duxford - 21 Sep 2014 (DSCF6092)

nobody@ipernity.com (David Slater (Spoddendale)) — Mon, 22 Sep 2014 04:41:22 +0000

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Showbus, Sunday 21 September 2014 - Ford's Coaches of Althorne, near Chelmsford YT13 YTY, a Scania Omniexpress new in May 2013. The bodywork was built by Lahden Autokori of Finland under contract to Scania. (First registered by Scania maybe as a demonstrator)

DSCF6090 Brookline DB64 RJB

nobody@ipernity.com (David Slater (Spoddendale)) — Mon, 22 Sep 2014 04:41:06 +0000

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Showbus, Sunday 21 September 2014 - Brookline Coaches of West Malling, Kent DB64 RJB, a Bova Synergie bodied VDL new since September 1 2014.

DSCF6089 Galleon Travel DK64 GAL

nobody@ipernity.com (David Slater (Spoddendale)) — Mon, 22 Sep 2014 04:40:50 +0000

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Showbus, Sunday 21 September 2014 - Galleon Travel of Roydon, Essex DK64 GAL, an Irizar i6 new since September 1 2014. A very smart coach with a smart livery but unfortunately the graphics of Tower Bridge featured towards the rear of the coach do not show up too well on my photot because of how the coach was tightly parked.

DSCF6087 Barton and Robin Hood logos RVO 657L

nobody@ipernity.com (David Slater (Spoddendale)) — Mon, 22 Sep 2014 04:40:35 +0000

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Showbus, Sunday 21 September 2014 - The Barton and Robin Hood logos carried on RVO 657L, a Plaxton Supreme bodied Leyland Leopard new in February 1973 as Barton Transport 1235. Barton took over the business of Robin Hood Coaches in the 1960s and thereafter included the Robin Hood logo with their flag logo.

DSCF6085 Rambler Coaches 1924 RH and EDY 565E

nobody@ipernity.com (David Slater (Spoddendale)) — Mon, 22 Sep 2014 04:40:20 +0000

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Showbus, Sunday 21 September 2014 - Rambler Coaches of Hastings 32 (1924 RH), a Mercedes-Benz Tourismo new 2009, and EDY 565E, a Duple Viceroy bodied Bedford VAM14 new in April 1967.

Line up of Hestair Duple 425 coaches at Showbus - 21 Sep 2014 (DSCF6084)

nobody@ipernity.com (David Slater (Spoddendale)) — Mon, 22 Sep 2014 04:40:04 +0000

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Showbus, Sunday 21 September 2014 - During the period of the common ownership of Dennis and Duple by the Hestair Group (1980s) the Dennis powered Hestair Duple 425 coach was marketed, Five examples are shown in this line up. From left to right:
Gale Motors LBZ 4329 then Trekkers Travel of Harlow, Essex WAZ 3828, PJI 1244, LIL 5072 and E208 EPB.

Not 100% sure but I obtained the following details as to previous registrations etc from different internet sources:
LBZ 4329 new as E125 LAD to Thomas of Cheltenham in January 1988
WAZ 3828 new to the Metropolitan Police as C300 BYO in March 1986
PJI 1244 new as Southdown 1016 (C716 NYJ) in November 1985
LIL 5072 new as Alder Valley South 1205 (E205 EPB) in August 1987
E208 EPB new to Alder Valley South 1208 (E208 EPB) in August 1987

(LIL 5072 has a different lower front grille looking like a smile or grin!)

DSCF6082 Tourmaster Coaches YJ14 BXM

nobody@ipernity.com (David Slater (Spoddendale)) — Mon, 22 Sep 2014 04:39:49 +0000

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Showbus, Sunday 21 September 2014 - Tourmaster Coaches, Crowland, near Peterborough YJ14 BXM, a Temsa Safari HD new 2014.

DSCF6081 Tourmaster Coaches YJ14 BXM

nobody@ipernity.com (David Slater (Spoddendale)) — Mon, 22 Sep 2014 04:39:33 +0000

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Showbus, Sunday 21 September 2014 - Tourmaster Coaches, Crowland, near Peterborough YJ14 BXM, a Temsa Safari HD new 2014.

DSCF6080 King Long demonstrator BX14 KOD and Cropley Coaches 4506 UB.

nobody@ipernity.com (David Slater (Spoddendale)) — Mon, 22 Sep 2014 04:39:18 +0000

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Showbus, Sunday 21 September 2014 - Chinese built coaches: Left is King Long XMQ6129 demonstrator registered BX14 KOD (2014) and right is Cropley Coaches, Boston, Linclonshire Yutong TC12 registered 4506 UB.
(The May 23 2014 edition of 'Bus and Coach Buyer' magazine reported that this was the first Yutong TC12 to be delivered to a British operator earlier that month).

DSCF6079 Cropley Coaches 4506 UB

nobody@ipernity.com (David Slater (Spoddendale)) — Mon, 22 Sep 2014 04:39:04 +0000

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Showbus, Sunday 21 September 2014 - Cropley Coaches, Boston, Linclonshire, a Yutong TC12 registered 4506 UB. New 2014 - possibly registered 4506 UB from new. The May 23 2014 edition of 'Bus and Coach Buyer' magazine reported that this was the first Yutong TC12 to be delivered to a British operator earlier that month.