THE BUSES
East Yorkshire 486 - Y486 VRHIn 2001 Y486 VRH was purchased by East Yorkshire Motor Services Ltd .It ran for Scarborough & Districts for many years but finished its service life with a stint at Hull . 486 was converted to DDA in 2014 at Bus and Coach in Blackburn. It continued in service for EYMS until the summer of 2017 where it was withdrawn. It was then purchased for preservation on the 19th of December 2017.
Owned by Ben Carr |
South Yorkshire's Transport 41 - C41 HDTC41 HDT was new to SYT in 1985. It ran with SYT under 'The nipper' and later 'The little Nipper' brands for a number of years before moving on to other operators later in life including; Stevenson's, Pacer Travel, Pioneer Travel and finishing with a week at First Greater Manchester. 41 is the oldest Optare bodied bus in existence.
Owned by Ben Carr |
First Bus 53035 - Y547 XNWNew in 2001, Y547 XNW was delivered to Clarksons, South Emsall and operated route X12 between Barnsley and Rotherham. In 2003 the company sold out its buses to First and it became 53035 in the South Yorkshire division. After serving at each depot here it moved to Bradford in 2014 to replace non-DDA compliant Solos. It became the last mini bus to operate here been withdrawn in January 2017 ending 30 years of mini bus operation from this ex-municipal.
Owned by Alexander Clough |