The Sussex Bus: PO58KPX
The Sussex Bus' Volvo B7RLE/Optare Esteem PO58 KPX, which carries the company's corporate livery, is pictured here on St. James' Street, Brighton, whilst working service 40 to Churchill Square. 02/08/16
New in October 2008 to Kent County Council of Aylesford, as fleet number 307.
The Optare Esteem (introduced in 2006 as the East Lancs Esteem, and sold as the Darwen Esteem between 2007 and 2008) is a single-deck bus body. It has been built on Scania N94UB, Scania N230UB, Volvo B7RLE, MAN 12.240, Dennis Dart SLF, Alexander Dennis Enviro200 Dart and Alexander Dennis Enviro300 chassis.
Metrobus have the largest number of the original East Lancs Esteems, some of which are on Scania and MAN chassis while the remainder are on Dennis Dart SLF chassis.
This vehicle is one of just six of its type to be built - the East Lancs Esteem body was not particularly popular on the Volvo B7RLE chassis, with Kent County Council being the only operator to take delivery of this combination, when they purchased six examples in 2008.
The Sussex Bus: PO58KPX
The Sussex Bus' Volvo B7RLE/Optare Esteem PO58 KPX, which carries the company's corporate livery, is pictured here on St. James' Street, Brighton, whilst working service 40 to Churchill Square. 02/08/16
New in October 2008 to Kent County Council of Aylesford, as fleet number 307.
The Optare Esteem (introduced in 2006 as the East Lancs Esteem, and sold as the Darwen Esteem between 2007 and 2008) is a single-deck bus body. It has been built on Scania N94UB, Scania N230UB, Volvo B7RLE, MAN 12.240, Dennis Dart SLF, Alexander Dennis Enviro200 Dart and Alexander Dennis Enviro300 chassis.
Metrobus have the largest number of the original East Lancs Esteems, some of which are on Scania and MAN chassis while the remainder are on Dennis Dart SLF chassis.
This vehicle is one of just six of its type to be built - the East Lancs Esteem body was not particularly popular on the Volvo B7RLE chassis, with Kent County Council being the only operator to take delivery of this combination, when they purchased six examples in 2008.