Preserved: 369 / B693BPU
Preserved former Eastern National 1985 Leyland Olympian/ECW B693 BPU, which wears the livery of Northumbria Motor Services, is pictured here at South Burns, Chester-le-Street, during transfer to the North East from East Yorkshire's depot in Hull. 17/04/21
Originally new to Eastern National as its fleet number 4505 for 'City Commuter' coach services between Essex and London, the vehicle then passed to Liverbus as part of its 'Coach 2000' service fleet in Liverpool.
Today the vehicle has been preserved and painted in the livery of Northumbria Motor Services as a 'creation' of what she would have looked like if she had joined her sister, B697 BPU, in the North East. She also sports the next numerically available Northumbria fleet number '369' (the real Northumbria 'BPU' was 368 - so neither bear any relation to their registration plate numbers!). Very few of this type exist now, being some 35 years old, so to create a fully working Northumbria example requires a degree of artistic licence!
Owned by Go North East's Managing Director, Martijn Gilbert, the vehicle is now in storage at the company's Hexham Depot.
Preserved: 369 / B693BPU
Preserved former Eastern National 1985 Leyland Olympian/ECW B693 BPU, which wears the livery of Northumbria Motor Services, is pictured here at South Burns, Chester-le-Street, during transfer to the North East from East Yorkshire's depot in Hull. 17/04/21
Originally new to Eastern National as its fleet number 4505 for 'City Commuter' coach services between Essex and London, the vehicle then passed to Liverbus as part of its 'Coach 2000' service fleet in Liverpool.
Today the vehicle has been preserved and painted in the livery of Northumbria Motor Services as a 'creation' of what she would have looked like if she had joined her sister, B697 BPU, in the North East. She also sports the next numerically available Northumbria fleet number '369' (the real Northumbria 'BPU' was 368 - so neither bear any relation to their registration plate numbers!). Very few of this type exist now, being some 35 years old, so to create a fully working Northumbria example requires a degree of artistic licence!
Owned by Go North East's Managing Director, Martijn Gilbert, the vehicle is now in storage at the company's Hexham Depot.