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First Kernow: 34177 S677 AAE, near Land's End
The 2016 summer season in West Cornwall and the far reaches of Penzance and Land's End was the final season you could enjoy the last of the Volvo Olympians and the open top Volvo Citybuses and sole open top Olympian before DDA regulations banned them from been used, unless for a small number of days a year, obviously making them unviable and requiring replacements for 2017.
This former Bristol example was one of many that came to Cornwall late on from First Somerset and Avon to cover the avoid of the demise of Western Greyhound. As you can see this Palatine 2 example has the trademark Cornish roof profile and mud stains on the lower side, probably owing to peak potato harvesting time along the route at this point of year! I seem to recall S677 AAE was covering for an open top the majority of the week on my visit.
2016 was notable the last reason of the 1 and 1A route numbers before they were replaced by the Atlantic Coaster 'A' prefixed numbers. The 1 operated back then to Penzance via Sennen, Sennen Cove and Crows-an-wra and down the tight lanes to St Buryan whilst the 1A went via Porthcurno. The Atlantic Coaster update now sees the A1 all goes via Porthcurno.
First Kernow: 34177 S677 AAE, near Land's End
The 2016 summer season in West Cornwall and the far reaches of Penzance and Land's End was the final season you could enjoy the last of the Volvo Olympians and the open top Volvo Citybuses and sole open top Olympian before DDA regulations banned them from been used, unless for a small number of days a year, obviously making them unviable and requiring replacements for 2017.
This former Bristol example was one of many that came to Cornwall late on from First Somerset and Avon to cover the avoid of the demise of Western Greyhound. As you can see this Palatine 2 example has the trademark Cornish roof profile and mud stains on the lower side, probably owing to peak potato harvesting time along the route at this point of year! I seem to recall S677 AAE was covering for an open top the majority of the week on my visit.
2016 was notable the last reason of the 1 and 1A route numbers before they were replaced by the Atlantic Coaster 'A' prefixed numbers. The 1 operated back then to Penzance via Sennen, Sennen Cove and Crows-an-wra and down the tight lanes to St Buryan whilst the 1A went via Porthcurno. The Atlantic Coaster update now sees the A1 all goes via Porthcurno.