Santarosa PKB & Metrorider
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Bus Operator: Mayamy Trans.
Bus number: 7030
Area of Operation: City Operation
Seating Configuration: 3x2
Seating Capacity: 56
Bus Manufacturer: Santarosa Motor Works, Inc.
Model: Metrorider
Chassis: UD Trucks PKB212N
Engine: UD Trucks FE6-D
Suspension: Leaf Spring Suspension
Taken at: EDSA-Cubao, Quezon City, Philippines
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Privately preserved by local bus enthusiasts,being retrofitted with its original seats and livery from China Motor Bus
Blackburn received the MCW Metrorider in 1987-88 and by 1995 the earliest of theses needed replacing, so the company turned to the MetroRider again, this time as an Optare product 631, new in 1996, is part of the second batch of such vehicles, and lasted until the final days of Blackburn Tansport, becoming a Lancashire United bus on 21st January 2007.
This view finds the vehicle finds the vehicle, loading up passengers heading towards Darwen and Hoddlesden, on Blackburn Boulevard in 2000. Keeping it company are a couple of Leyland Atlanteans the identifiable one is 27 new in 1983.
Dimple Star Transport 731
UD Trucks FE6D
UD Trucks PKB212N
Santarosa Metrorider
Location: Transpark Terminal, National Road, Brgy. Alabang, Muntinlupa City
A former Yorkshire Rider MCW Metrorider operates the competitive 26A service in Whitechapel in 1994, Liverpool city centre. These buses were originally branded as "Lancashire Gem" as they were used on competitive work in Southport, before that was quickly abandonded.
RML Travel
Optare Metrorider
Fleet number 31
W 675 DDN
Service 40
On loan from Midland Classic
Seen in Hanley
About 2008 / 2009
Optare Metrorider 1817 is seen on Royal Avenue Belfast on the Templepatrick/Airbus service to the International Airport which is actually quite a distance from Belfast.
Is seen parked at the Enterprise Travel depot in Darlington.
Note: All photos that contain Enterprise Travel vehicles were taken with full permission by staff that were on site.
10-years after their introduction, West Midlands Travel 'MCW Metrorider' fleet had fallen from favour and what remained, were fast being taken out of use.
Once seen as the savour of the company at 'de-regulation' in 1986, these buses were now beset with corrosion issues and were becoming increasing unreliable. By the mid '90s WMT were in the throes of dispersing and disposing of these unwanted buses.
626 is pictured on the garage apron at Park Lane bus garage awaiting collection. With the mechanical units out, and the front axle removed, there's not a lot left for the scrap man to salvage.
The last example of these buses used by WMT was 620, which was retained as a 'battery jump-start' vehicle for use within the confines of Park Lane bus garage. 620 was broken up on site in early 2000s.
The only WMT example saved for posterity is 685 (F685YOG), which is to found at the Aston Manor Transport Museum, Aldridge. After an extensive rebuild by the Museum, 685 currently wears the colours of Metrowest, a company that became part of the then WMT Group in 1993.
Photo - Wednesday 14th August 1996.
Is seen parked at the Enterprise Travel depot in Darlington.
Note: All photos that contain Enterprise Travel vehicles were taken with full permission by staff that were on site.
Returning to Blackburn just over a year later than the previous picture posting, this image is taken outside the town's railway station in 1989.
The bus is Blackburn Transport, Leyland Atlantean No17, which is about to pull off the bus stop, the driver watching his review mirror. The vehicle shows no destination but displays service 150, so I've no idea where it was going. No17 ended it's days serving independents Lloyds of Bagilt and later Phillips of Holyhead, both operators being based in North Wales.
Amidst the contemporary traffic are two Blackburn MCW 'Metrorider' minibuses which from memory were the longer versions of the type. As with all Metroriders of the period, these buses must have eventually suffered terribly with corrosion to the framework, sealing the fate of most Metroriders. Today, very few MCW built Metroriders survive, and probably not many Optare built ones either.
In the backdrop is The Boulevard public house, which is no longer a pub looking on GSV.
15th April 1989.
F362WSC the recently converted cafe which can be found at Blyth beach, Northumberland on busy days, if your unlucky a metrorider will serve you instead !