Last known movement
Former Stagecoach / Magic Bus 13030 is carefully manoeuvred out of the holding lot for the short journey to the breaking area at PVS's recycling yard at Carlton, S Yorks.
The Northern Counties bodied Leyland Olympian had started life in July 1984 with Greater Manchester PTE. Numbered 3030, the bus was later acquired by Stagecoach, finishing its service days on Stagecoach's Magic Bus operation in Manchester prior to its withdrawal in c2005.
The bus had been initially been saved for posterity by the SELNEC Preservation Society, who were amassing a large number of ex Manchester buses.
Along with other SELNEC PS vehicles, 3030 was stored in open-air premises at Oakenshaw. Sadly, these buses eventually attracted the wrong kind of attention, and a number of buses were vandalised. 3030 lost most of its windows as a consequence, allowing water ingress.
When SELNEC PS founder Anthony Wyer tragically passed away in 2017, much of the SELNEC PS fleet was disposed of. With mounting storage costs, and little prospect of 3030 finding a new home, the scrap man became its next owner, 3030 meeting its fait accompli in July 2017.
A30ORJ ONLXB1R H43/30F New 7/1984 GMPT - PVS 21jul2017
Last known movement
Former Stagecoach / Magic Bus 13030 is carefully manoeuvred out of the holding lot for the short journey to the breaking area at PVS's recycling yard at Carlton, S Yorks.
The Northern Counties bodied Leyland Olympian had started life in July 1984 with Greater Manchester PTE. Numbered 3030, the bus was later acquired by Stagecoach, finishing its service days on Stagecoach's Magic Bus operation in Manchester prior to its withdrawal in c2005.
The bus had been initially been saved for posterity by the SELNEC Preservation Society, who were amassing a large number of ex Manchester buses.
Along with other SELNEC PS vehicles, 3030 was stored in open-air premises at Oakenshaw. Sadly, these buses eventually attracted the wrong kind of attention, and a number of buses were vandalised. 3030 lost most of its windows as a consequence, allowing water ingress.
When SELNEC PS founder Anthony Wyer tragically passed away in 2017, much of the SELNEC PS fleet was disposed of. With mounting storage costs, and little prospect of 3030 finding a new home, the scrap man became its next owner, 3030 meeting its fait accompli in July 2017.
A30ORJ ONLXB1R H43/30F New 7/1984 GMPT - PVS 21jul2017