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JHE 167W
MCW Metrobus H46/31F
KMP, Llanberis, Gwynedd
Llanberis, 23 August 2004
New to South Yorkshire PTE
The other two Metrobuses were dual-door ex London examples, the exception being this former South Yorkshire and Midland Fox vehicle with a Rolls-Royce engine. Busview records it as having previously been converted to open-top and then re-roofed, which seems highly unlikely.
BEP 969V
Bristol VRT/ECW H43/31F
KMP, Llanberis, Gwynedd
Llanberis, 23 August 2004
New to South Wales Transport
Purchased from Brewers in 1994, this was one of KMP's longest serving vehicles but was out of use and probably saw no further service. It had been taken off the road at the end of the school term and didn't return in September, being cannibalised for spares.
M777 KMP
Dennis Dart SLF/Plaxton Pointer 2 B40F
KMP, Llanberis, Gwynedd
Llanberis, 23 August 2004
KMP's prime service was an intensive route from Llandudno to Llangefni, which at this time was principally operated by low-floor Darts. These were later replaced by a fleet of Wright-bodied Volvo B7RLEs but these buses and the route were sold to Arriva in 2008, a few months before the remaining business was purchased by Padarn.
A7 KMP
Volvo B10M/Jonckheere Mistral C49FT
KMP, Llanberis, Gwynedd
Llanberis, 23 August 2004
The Eurolines origins are more obvious on this vehicle that retained its red stripe. KMP's coach fleet was latterly standardised on Volvos but in the early days Fords were preferred and several Leyland Tigers also operated.
TEX 405R
Bristol VRT/ECW H43/31F
KMP, Llanberis, Gwynedd
Llanberis, 23 August 2004
New to Eastern Counties
After the first year of operation, Red Kite's Bedford coaches began to be joined by a variety of Bristol VRs for double-deck school contracts. TEX 405R was already more than twenty years old when it arrived from Cambus, it served for three years and was surprisingly then sold for further service to KMP.
KMP Bristol VR WTH 957T was seen returning to KMP's Llanberis base after a PM school run on 12th June, 2002. It had been new to South Wales Transport as 957.