SHOWBUS 1998 BUS IMAGE GALLERY
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| HUM401 Leeds Regent Entry 277 | A line up of Wright bodied singledeckers & the P&R Excel of Ipswich | Sponsor Wallace Arnold sent one of their latest coaches |
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Leyland Titans were represented by Kimes and recently retired Oxford examples | The Yorkshire Traction Group supported the rally in force with all major operators represented | A collection of preserved United Counties buses |
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| S333HEB Scania/East Lancs of Fowlers won the trophy for the best S-reg vehicle | A surprise late entry in more ways than one, Tillingbourne's first decker an East Lancs/Volvo B10M | The Blue Bus subsidiary of Stagecoach in Newcastle kept operating its RELLs for sometime - not surprising when one sees the state of this one |
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| Contrasting with the line of white deckers is Stagecoach East London's latest NCME Olympian | A line up of Stagecoach deckers | A brand new Volvo B6LE/Wright for Luton operator Seamarks |
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| A Stagecoach mix - any colour you like as long as its white! | No less than 3 low floor Optare Spectras including the rival 'firsts' from TWM and A-Bus | A brand new SPD Dart/Plaxton for Thamesdown plus the demonstrator currently with Harris Bus |
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| An impressive line up of some of the Routemasters at Showbus 98 | An interesting mix of First heritage vehicles, a Royal Blue MW coach 1436, Eastern National's award winning Lodekka 2849 and Northamptons CVG6/Roe 267 | Arriva Olympians from Kent and Fox County and one form MTL Merseyside |
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| A variety of Leyland National Mk1s with Trent & Chase buses nearest the camera | Latest deliveries to Metroline include dual door Darts and Alexander bodied Olympians | London Traveller's Dennis Arrow/East Lancs Pyoneer |
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| Home James' Marshall bodied Iveco - alongside North Rider's - won the best minibus prize | New Huntingdon & District Wright bodied Volvo B10LE | You could be forgiven for thinking FirstGroups new corporate livery was red & yellow! Vehicle here from London, Bristol & Sheffield fleets |
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| Proud of their success at Showbus 97, Expressline's vehicles proclaim their Premier Operator title! | A diverse gathering of First Group corporate liveried vehicles | A new colourful purple livery for Trent's Rainbow route Excels - a Reading Excel 'Low-Rider' is alongside |
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| Cambridge Coach Services has recently launched a doubledeck express coach service from its home town to Lowestoft with a fleet of Northern Counties bodied Olympians | In the Dennis display were 3 Dart SLFs, a Plaxton example in First colours, an Alexander one in Stagecoach colurs and a Wright model for Arriva - there's standardisation for you! | A mixture of coaches, nearest the camera an Ikarus Volvo of the recently liberated Countryliner of Guildford |
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| Former Barton vehicles, including the 3rd in line, in service with Wish You Were Here | Nothing new in Arriva's corporate colours as the preserved Teeside Daimler behind this corporate Lynx shows! | Perhaps the corporate livery modified for London on this Dart is preferable to the turquoise? |
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| The newly delivered Arrow could be in the same fleet as the Dominator, but they represent First Capital and First Mainline respectively | Strathtay Scottish brought this East Lancs low height Olympian down from Dundee to join the Traction Group display | New TWM Mercedes is in Prime Line livery for the quality partnership route operated jointly with Stagecoach Midland Red, alongside is a Metrobus maintained in Birmingham City Transport colours |
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| A closer look at R1NEG, TWM 1, the low floor Spectra | NUR659 is not quite what it seems, it purports to be a Burlingham bodied Guy Arab, but in fct the preservationist, John Brenson married the body and chassis | Before takeover by Stagecoach, Cambus had developed a liking for locally produced Marshall bodies on Volvo B6 chassis, L543MFL is now liveried for the City Rail Link service. |
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| Thames Valley KSW JRX823 alongside ex Maidstone & District 2816 (OKO816G) | Winner of the best preserved Dennis at Showbus is newly restored former Motor Show exhibit, Middlesborough NCME bodied Loline 99 | Early Lincolnshire Road Car Burlingham bodied Leyland Tiger FW5698 |
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| Bury Corporation 187, an East Lancs bodied PD2 | Yarmouth 66, preserved by Hedingham Omnibuses alongside Leicester Titan FJF193 and Renown DBC190C | DMS136 arrived a little late to take part in the unveiling ceremony of EFE's latest casting of the DMS. It is seen here with a Merlin, Routemaster, RT and RF. Only the Merlin is not yet available as an EFE model! |
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| E32RVV of United Counties is an ex military Wadham Stringer bodied Dodge acquired for driver training. The other ex MoD vehicle at Showbus was E737WOK a Plaxton bodied Tiger of sponsors Red Rose | Sandwiched between Thamesway's 2000th Dart ever built and a First Midland Red Merc is the real VR, BlueBus 31 on which EFE's Showbus promotional model was based |  And here is the 2000 model |
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| This Leyland National 2 belongs to Supreme of Hadleigh and was entered by the PSV Circle | Northampton Northern Coach Builders bodied Daimler CVG6 made a welcome return to Showbus | Eastern National's open top KSW WNO481 took pride of place in the First display and the prize for Best Fifties doubledecker |