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RMF1254 with luggage trailer at Heathrow in August 1964:
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Trivia - Models of buses which have only ever been ordered by one operator
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RMF1254 with luggage trailer at Heathrow in August 1964:
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Several Roe-bodies DAB bendibuses were also purchased by British Airways. I think these were the ones that Ensign/Capital Citybus proposed to use on the Red Arrow network at one stage.
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Yep, I knew about the Roe ones not being unique, I'm thinking specifically of the 2nd generation C registered ones with DAB bodies
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All of the New Routemasters were ordered by TfL and are leased to the various operators.
Ensignbus’ batch of MCI four wheel deckers are unique to this operator, whilst the six wheel version is only operated by one other operators on Merseyside.
Not sure if it qualifies as it was a demonstrator and not ordered as such, but the Iveco double decker remained unique.
Ensignbus’ batch of MCI four wheel deckers are unique to this operator, whilst the six wheel version is only operated by one other operators on Merseyside.
Not sure if it qualifies as it was a demonstrator and not ordered as such, but the Iveco double decker remained unique.
martinsh
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And the only Yeates bodied double decker which was a Leyland PD2 for Delaine
Surprised that nobody has mentioned the ECW coach bodied Bristol VRLs which were unique to Standerwick. There were about 30 of them.
Surprised that nobody has mentioned the ECW coach bodied Bristol VRLs which were unique to Standerwick. There were about 30 of them.
It was a Scania N94UB/Castrosua apparently, built as a demonstrator, now with South West Coaches. The King's Ferry's coach fleet included some unusual coaches; I remember in particular a Mercedes with a Caetano Levante body, normally only found on Scania or Volvo chassis.
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Kings Ferry took 9 Mercedes-Benz OC500RF coaches, with others delivered to fellow commuter service operator Centaur as well as Thomas (Rhondda), Bennett's (Gloucester) and Warrington Coachways.
Technically I think the Kings Ferry examples aren't Levantes (that name being exclusive to National Express). When not built for NatEx use the body model name (whatever the chassis) was the Caetano CT650 or later CTN065d.
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Another unique coach was a Volvo B10M with Van Hool double deck bodywork operated by Bakers on their London express service. I believe it was one of, if not the tallest bus/coach in the UK
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Sorry, mis-interpreted the original description.
The Alexander S type. Also supplied to Central SMT, West Midlands PTE and Hants & Dorset, amongst others.
I didn't realise that others had them, very quirky looking vehicles. In terms of Kings Ferry, they have always been users of very unusual coaches, the Mercedes Plaxton Paramounts, the Fap Famos coaches, the willowbrook 002 coach, the persistence at times with the toyota/caetano combination for mini coaches and although probably not considered in this thread but they had a few short chassis with the likes of Berkhof and Jonckheere bodywork too
TheGrandWazoo
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Southdown had some that they offloaded to Western National at the earliest opportunity. Also Rhymney Valley and Cynon Valley both had them.
Not quite with the Tecnobus Gulliver, First Bristol had 2 R plate ones, Merseytravel had 6 S plates.
The Tecnobus Pantheons Merseytravel ordered for St Helens (52 plates) were unique however.
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According to Delaine's fleetlist at http://www.delainebuses.com/fleet.html and their heritage trust website there were 2 Yeates double deckers (48 and 50) which were both Leyland PD3/1s.
martinsh
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Some more for you folks ...
The only Bristol LS’s and MW’s not to have ECW bodies were some Alexander bodied ones for Western SMT
The only Dennis Pax V buses were two for Llandudno UDC
Ribble had the only full-front Albion Lowlanders
Luton Corporation had the only East Lancs bodied Albion Lowlanders
Yorkshire Woollen had the only Wemann bodied Albion Lowlanders
East Midland had the only MCW bodied Albion Lowlanders
Coity Motors of Bridgend had the only bus bodied Bristol LHL (Plaxton)
Harveys of Househole had the only Wadham Stringer bodied Bristol LHS
Rossendale had the only East Lancs bodied Bristol LHS’s
East Midlands had the only Willowbrook bodied Bristol LH’s
And didn’t all the Bedford JJLs end up at Maidstone ?
The only Bristol LS’s and MW’s not to have ECW bodies were some Alexander bodied ones for Western SMT
The only Dennis Pax V buses were two for Llandudno UDC
Ribble had the only full-front Albion Lowlanders
Luton Corporation had the only East Lancs bodied Albion Lowlanders
Yorkshire Woollen had the only Wemann bodied Albion Lowlanders
East Midland had the only MCW bodied Albion Lowlanders
Coity Motors of Bridgend had the only bus bodied Bristol LHL (Plaxton)
Harveys of Househole had the only Wadham Stringer bodied Bristol LHS
Rossendale had the only East Lancs bodied Bristol LHS’s
East Midlands had the only Willowbrook bodied Bristol LH’s
And didn’t all the Bedford JJLs end up at Maidstone ?
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Never seen them, but that was always my understanding too.
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Yes, but still qualifying for this thread as they both went to the same operator !
Yes to begin with before ending up with Brighton bar one of them, one of the only times that in my opinion Marshall put a good body on a bus. Maidstone Corporation ended up becoming Boroline IIRC and has some more rarities like the Wright Coach, Bedford buses on Lex Maxeta and Wright TT bodies, as well as a couple of Scania double deckers on East Lancs shells.
Was it Eastern National or Eastern Counties that had the prototype ECW B51 which was on a Bristol RE chassis ?
Originally planned that a number of others would be re-bodied but that didn't happen because Leyland sold a number of Leopard chassis at a knock down price as the Tiger was due to be launched.
Any takers for the LT 'TT' class ? http://www.countrybus.org/TT/TT.htm
Originally planned that a number of others would be re-bodied but that didn't happen because Leyland sold a number of Leopard chassis at a knock down price as the Tiger was due to be launched.
Any takers for the LT 'TT' class ? http://www.countrybus.org/TT/TT.htm
TheGrandWazoo
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Eastern National VHK177L that later did a spell with Badgerline.
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Leicester were ordering Dennis Falcons for so long, some of the younger (1993) batch had Northern Counties Paladin bodywork.
Not my pic: https://flic.kr/p/7kFk4q
Not my pic: https://flic.kr/p/7kFk4q
Plaxton did body LHs with their Derwent body - if the LHL counts as a specific model then all the various lengths of other chassis should also count, which would really open up the field!
How about North Western's Strachan-bodied Bedford VALs . . . those with the roof-line specially contoured to fit under the Dunham Massey canal bridge.
Or Liverpool's MCCW-bodied Atlanteans with the cut-away/flush rears without the bustle.
The Strachan-bodied Thames Traders supplied to the Dartford Tunnel Board?
Optare-bodied Leyland Cubs supplied to WYPTE/Yorkshire Rider - Optare-bodied Dennis Dominos supplied to SYPTE
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Grey Green operated some unusual types on London tendered routes, especially their rebuilt B10M coaches, which had East Lancs double deck bodywork added but kept their longer wheelbase, making them look rather odd!
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I picked up the LT TT class a couple of posts above you !
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OK Travel ran this rear engined Leyland Tiger for a while- so unique it was registered on a Q plate! not my photo-
The only one made, was built as an experimental demonstrator to try and gain some work in the Far East, as far as I can recall/
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Mainline had the only RHD Saffle bodied B10L (not to be confused with he Alexander version) L456JCK (now preserved)
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