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1108 had arrived via the take over of Williamsons service work,one of those was the 576 route to Oswestry where i had taken this photograph on my last day at Arriva 27/3/02.1108 was later transfered to Swanlincote together with 1109
New to Harris Bus of Grays, Optare Excel P321 KAR later operated for East Thames Buses and South Gloucestershire of Patchway before ending up at this dealer in October 2009. It later passed to Thomsons of Ringway but was broken for spares in 2011. Next to it is parked Volvo / Wright M531 WHF that had latterly been with Arriva North West in Liverpool.
Trentbarton Optare Excel 263 Y263 DRC still looks good in Sutton in Ashfield working the 141 on 09-07-15.
EJ-PRLN Cessna 560XLS Citation Excel +
Latest biz jet addition to Irish register
Shannon 3rd December 2022
Company: Trent Barton
Fleetnumber: 151
Registration: P151CTV
Chassis: Optare Excel
Bodywork: Optare
Location of Photo: Broadmarsh Bus Station, Nottingham
Previous Registrations: N/A
New to: Barton (Fleetno: 151)
Other Notes: N/A
Abus of Bristol still operate this Optare Excel that was new in 2001. It's seen here parked up next to Cabot Circus shopping centre.
Operator: Abus
Vehicle: Optare Excel
Reg: Y243 DRC
Location: Bond Street, Bristol
Route: Not in Service
Date: June 15, 2016
This was carrying a full standing load on a morning rush-hour 36 to Manchester. On the one way system leading up to Irlams oth Height roundabout, where the bus would be in the offside lane ready for the right turn, an old driver in the nearside lane who thought he was in a two-way street suddenly turned right across the path of the bus intending to take the sliproad which would take him onto the opposite carriageway. The impact was so great that the handrail at the buggy bay, its about 10 feet tall, was considerably bent and pulled right out of the ceiling track by a stander grabbing it to hold on to, and I was told that another lady passenger was thrown into the dash and lost her front teeth. Hmmmmmmm. Love the little house and embellishments!
Excel No 266 now based at Langley Mill, on the 'donkey' run shuttle to Heanor market leaving the garage. Mon 12th May 2014.
A surprise at a very local show, another Excel.I didn't get to catch the owner at this time, but he is now a friend.
A very tidy example, with a few individual touches and modifications.
Spotted a long while ago by . [https://www.flickr.com/photos/47381765@N04]. See comment.
Optare Excel T714NOE is seen approaching Wolverhampton bus station on 24/03/09.
It looks to have been recently re-painted, which would have been welcome given how scruffy a lot of the Excels looked around this time.
YJ03 UMM was a stock 11.8m Optare Excel 2 bought by Safeguard in April 2003 to complement the two X reg former Tillingbourne 10.7m ones acquired in Autumn 2001. It allowed 307 to move over to the 3, shared with Arriva at the time and allow the loyal Safeguard passengers the advantage of a reliable low floor vehicle on that route (Arriva vehicle allocation being rather random).
Similar to 307/8, the only disadvantage was the extra length which was in the wheelbase, and required more care on the tighter bends on the 4/5 (I’m not sure I can recall ever seeing it on the 3, but I’m sure someone will prove me wrong!)
It gave 20 years of good service, only to be cut short by a gearbox fault in January 2024 which caused its withdrawal.
There was talk of a waiting buyer, but after the “preservation” shenanigans with 307, sadly 03 was also carted away with 307 on the scrap mans truck on 7th March, and that was that.
A waste of a fine bus, which would have shamed many younger ones still in service.
Not to mention a loss of parts for 308’s future….
It seen on Cabell Road in October 2023; not the best shot as it was just a "record" shot I took when my main focus that day was getting a Stagecoach 9 (which ceased to operate a few weeks later). But it's my penultimate shot of 03 in service (the final one too poor to put on here).
Note the "Safeguard Coaches" fleetname on the nearside; it had acquired this style on this side in recent years, after a scrape no doubt!
The Lotus Excel was made between 1982 and 1992. It is based on the 1975 Lotus Eclat and is powered by a 2.2-litre, four cylinder engine.
The slot for the fourth Olympian on service 1 turned out to be filled in by this Excel, 216 (T216 HCW), which is (I believe) the last remaining native example in the fleet - there are others from Go-Ahead and Reading still in use. I don't know if this was just done for some variety, or if this one is about to be withdrawn as well, but it was certainly turned out nicely for the event.
173 "Gentle Giant" Ipswich Buses
YG52DGF
seen at Tower Ramparts Bus Station, Ipswich.
If green/white single deckers are your thing, then the Excels are the last gasp to sample it nowadays (as of November 2017).
June 2006
ExCel Exhibition Centre in Royal Victoria Docks, East London. It is not lit up like this anymore unfortunately.
This Optare Excel dates from 1997 and was one of the first five low floor buses to arrive in Malta.
It is seen in March this year on a school journey in Pembroke
I sometimes make these quick 'n dirty gantt charts in Excel. You can download the templates from my website.
East exit/entrance the the ExCel Convention Centre. It is part of the ExCel Phase II development, designed by Grimshaw.
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Ipswich Buses Optare Excel YG52DGE, that was new to the operator in 2002.
Tower Ramparts bus station 17/05/16
Springfield also operated the Optare Excel on Easylink services, though these weren't part of the deal when First Manchester took control of the services in 2000.
I'm unsure where this and it's bretheren went after leaving Wigan but this one later turned up with Stagecoach, it being allocated with the rest of the groups Excels at East Midlands.
Wigan bus station is the location of R641MBV not long before the company called it a day on stage carriage work.
First Manchester inherited eleven Optare Excels from the slice of Timeline Travel that they took over [Arriva got the other slice!]. The former 218 is seen on Bolton's Moor Lane bus station having been repainted out of 'Tomato Soup' and into the livery adopted for vehicles that didn't confirm to First's standard interior, not that the travelling public would know this. The lower expanse of white would soon be wrapped in the 'Barbie Pink' fade out vinyls which cost an absolute fortune and quickly became shabby looking [even more shabby than your usual First operated vehicle that is!].
6606 would become 60145 in the new national numbering system and the bus now operates out of Wigan depot, which is currently on the 'hit list' of depots to be sold off in the big First shake up of its UK operations.