J135PVC London Buses East London
Bricklayers Arms London August 1991.
In mid-1991 this all-Leyland Olympian dual-door demonstrator was trialled by London Buses.
Am unsure whether it was used on revenue-earning stage service whilst with London Buses, but did make appearances on private hire work. As such it was captured with the East London subsidiary on what appeared to be a school outing.
The bus was later acquired by Capital Citybus a few months later and pressed onto stage service work in north and east London, where it acquired the fleet number 250. It then became part of the First Capital fleet upon takeover. I believe it is now preserved for posterity and owing to its 'PVC' registration, was dubbed the ‘plastic bus’. See also the next image.
J135PVC London Buses East London
Bricklayers Arms London August 1991.
In mid-1991 this all-Leyland Olympian dual-door demonstrator was trialled by London Buses.
Am unsure whether it was used on revenue-earning stage service whilst with London Buses, but did make appearances on private hire work. As such it was captured with the East London subsidiary on what appeared to be a school outing.
The bus was later acquired by Capital Citybus a few months later and pressed onto stage service work in north and east London, where it acquired the fleet number 250. It then became part of the First Capital fleet upon takeover. I believe it is now preserved for posterity and owing to its 'PVC' registration, was dubbed the ‘plastic bus’. See also the next image.