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Having sold its 3 Excels to Swallow, Rainham in 10/14, it left Filers with a Dennis bus fleet. However a few weeks ago V118LVH was acquired from Lodge, High Easter and is seen here standing in for the E300 on the Ilfracombe-Woolacombe service.
Seen waiting to start the days work in First's Searle Crescent, Weston bus depot is one of the Excel branded E400s. This example is one of the former London examples used on the service. I rather think this branding is smart and eye catching.
First West of England's LK08 FLA (33508) is seen early on a Sunday morning in the Weston-Super-Mare depot. Excel is the branding used for services with an 'X' that run out of Bristol. It is also used for the X1 between Norwich and Peterborough. LK08FLA was new in May 2008 to First Capital, as their DN33508 to the typical TFL specification. DN 33508 then left London and went to Leicester for use on local services such as the 22 and 54 with some sister vehicles gaining branding for these services. After leaving Leicester, it moved to the West of England for use in Bristol, but was later transferred down to Weston. It is an Alexander Dennis Trident 2/Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro 400.
Quite a nice Excel is this one, which is ironic seeing as it's, well, an Excel.
Safeguard - X307CBT - Brooklands Spring Gathering 2015.
Apologies for the poor photo but the light is rubbish tonight. With less than two weeks of Excel operation in Blackpool, we still can field eleven from our twelve remaining machines. 218/20/1 seen awaiting their wash and positioning for tomorrow's duties
Ive been visiting Scotland for many years and seen lots of changes with the bus scene. This is Strathy on the A836 road heading West from Thurso, a part of Scotland less well travelled by most and away from the crowds ( good enough reason to go ). The further West you head the more remote it becomes and is well worth a visit over a few days. At the time of this picture Rapsons had just become part of Stagecoach, the vehicle is P937SSK a Optare Excel new to EYMS operating the very long ( and infrequent ) service 73 to Bettyhill & Tongue. Afaik the vehicle ended its days with Stagecoach at Chesterfield where the breed seemed to accumulate ( and die ) from allover stagecoach empire. The scene is typical far North West Scotland, in the distance are the Orkneys.
YJ51JXH has been on my radar for sometime, built as a prototype dual door demonstrator by Optare, it saw limited use before being sold to Wallace driver training school based in Wembley, London. Usually outbased near Isleworth in West London it was finally tracked down in June and very kindly posed after a training session.
Inside First West of England Weston-super-Mare Depot we see 47552 SN14FGD photographed in the excel orange livery.
This bus was photographed with permission.
Taken March 2022.
First Eastern Counties
Scania N250UD / Alexander Dennis Enviro400 MMC City
36909 - YN69XZO
Seen on Excel service B in Peterborough Bus Station.
A very generic shot, I know, of these stunning new E400Citys, though it was all I had time for in Peterborough yesterday! A day out to be had some day...
TrentBarton Excel 257 on Black Cat service passing The Newdigate at West Hallam on its way to Derby.
Mon 7th March 2016.
It's been a LONG time coming, but bus drawings are back. Well, back as in I got two finished, but I don't know how soon another one will be coming seeing as how busy with other stuff I've been.
With this new Optare Excel drawing, it means I've completed re-draws of the first four vehicle types I traced on Paint.net back in 2018 for the Route 36 picture; the other three being the Scania Omnidekka, Enviro 400 Scania and Enviro 400 City.
The hardest thing about this drawing was finding a picture of an Excel that I had which was good enough to make a decent drawing from. Since they're quite rare machines, I haven't got as many Excel pictures as I have of other vehicles, and most of those have the windows covered in reflections where I can't see the interior. In the end, I found one which was just about good enough and just tried my best with the interior, although given how little of it I could see it isn't as detailed as some of the others I've done.
The Excel is straight up one of my favourite buses, being an extremely nostalgic part of my early childhood, so in time I think I'll be doing a number of liveries on this. Right now, though, here's a plain white version for you to use. It has the additional lip on the front bumper like some Excel 2s had, and can be deleted off if you don't require it. I may (or may not) upload a second version of the plain Excel without the bumper lip and a front wheel trim, which is how NCT's tended to be. This one is more like a TrentBarton spec Excel, although it has NCT green interior bars... because, erm, it just does.
Feel free to download it, slap a livery on and mess about editing it etc to create your dream Optare Excel, if you so wish. Check the album description for the worms and ignitions - I mean terms and conditions.
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Optare Excel Colour Bus Drawing Blank TR673 Digital CG Artwork Paint.net Colouring Paintable Repaint
Seen attending the Southsea Spectacular Bus Rally in June 1997 is Harris Bus of West Thurrock Optare Excel L1070 / Optare B35F 333 P333HBC, new in April of that year.
Car: Lotus Excel.
Engine: 2174cc in-line 4.
Year of manufacture: 1987.
Date of first registration in the UK: 1st August 1987.
Place of registration: Taunton.
Date of last MOT: 17th June 2023.
Mileage at last MOT: 60,018.
Date of last change of keeper: 22nd April 2022.
Number of previous keepers: 8.
Date taken: 14th May 2023.
Album: Classics in Cardiff May 2023
In Europe the Hyundai Excel was the succesor of the Pony saloon back in 1989. The Excel was built until 1994. This model is owned by a Hyundai dealership.
Former NCT Excel 560 has been sold to Goodwin at Eccles. Seen in their yard receiving attention.
Fri 11th July 2014
Optare Excel X606 XFX seen here in Llandudno whilst working the 09:10 Express Motors X1 Blaenau Ffestiniog service
Once a common sight in the city, the Optare Excels have now been out of service for over 3 years.
Here 685 is seen leaving the old bus station on Pendeford circular 507A.
In Europe the Hyundai Excel was the successor of the Pony saloon back in 1989. The Excel was built until 1994.
A scan of an old photo taken in 1990.
Car: Lotus Excel.
Date of first registration: 31st December 1987.
Region of registration: London Central.
Latest recorded mileage: 58,573 (MOT 25th January 2020).
Also in photo (clockwise from centre left):
Vauxhall Astra mark 2
Renault 5
Ford Transit
(?)
Mitsubishi Shogun
Ford Granada mark 2.
Date taken: 28th May 1990.
Location: Castle Combe Circuit.
Album: Photo Scans
Minolta Dynax 7000i (S/N:17232457)
Minolta Maxxum AF 50mm f1.7 (22)
Minolta Data Card (1/180s, f4, 0.0, 50mm, program 'A')
Ilford PAN 400 (400ISO)
Foma Fomadon Excel 1:1 for 9 min (20C)
T124AUA working for xelabus on one of their stage carriage services just outside Eastleigh in April this year. This ranks as one of the smartest modern liveries for me.
Notts & Derby Excel in Derby College 'rainbow' colours leaving Heanor on the Sundays 11 to Derby. Sun 12th April 2015.
Originating with Stagecoach in the North West, this Alexander PS Type bodied Volvo B10M had passed to Excel and was seen here adjacent to Liverpool Street Station on a wet Sunday in July 2005. I think this was previously owned by Burnley & Pendle.
Truro Township, Ohio Fire Department Engine 162
2003 KME Excel (1500/750)
Formerly served as Engine 161 and later as the reserve engine. This unit was involved in a crash in 2019. The department decided to both repair and refurbish the apparatus and return it service as Engine 162. The ALF then took over reserve duties.
Stagecoach Chesterfield Optare Excel YN51VHK 35002 seen in the town centre on the 54 to Clay Cross, 12th May