THE SHWBUS LONDON & HOME COUNTIES BUS GALLERY
Colchester Borough Transport
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 Seen as part of an Arriva display featuring the Arriva "Bus of the Future" at SHOWBUS international is former Colchester 95 (JHK495N), now a promotional vehicle for Arriva the Shires. It was converted to open top for tours of historic Colchester. It has a rare style of ECW bodywork, believed only sold to Colchester and South Yorkshire PTE. When new, the vehicles were unlicensable until a small triangular window was made in the pillar of the driver's cab, thus eliminating a potential blind spot. |
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In contrast to the pictures at the top of the page: former Colchester Borough Transport ECW bodied Atlantean 80 (YNO80S), painted in Arriva colours, was in use as a staff rest room at Watford Junction Station in 2000.
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 Arriva liveried all Leyland Olympian 45 (F245MTW) in the Colchester fleet, renumbered 5397, is seen at a bus rally on a PSV Circle tour. The company's history with Arriva has been quite checkered, initially coming under control of Arriva the Shires & Essex trading as "Arriva serving Colchester". In 2004 the operation was sold to Tellings Golden Miller, placed under the control of their Burtons Coaches subsidiary and rebranded Network Colchester. In 2008 it found itself back in Arriva ownership when TGM was acquired by Arriva, but it carried on trading as Network Colchester. Now it is plain Arriva as part of Arriva Southern Counties |
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A Duple Caribbean bodied Dennis Javelin of Arriva Colchester on layover in the city of London. It is one of a pair bought by the Corporation in 1990, 105/6 (G105AVX & G106AVX).
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 Also at Watford is 2326 (H123WFM), a North West bodied Mercedes 814D transferred from Colchester to the main Shires contract fleet at Garston depot. The mini 24 seat coach had been new to Clay Lake Travel of Stoke-on-Trent. |
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