Ex- Dublin Bus Volvo Olympians

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Hi all..

I was wondering if any of you guys have spotted or traveled on a Ex-Dublin Bus Volvo Olympian (Belfast).. As most of them are in England at the moment but the majority are spreaded across England.

I know Ensign and a few others have some but, Just need some more information about there were abouts, if you get what I mean..

Both of them run on either Cummins L10 (Ex-RA) or Voith D10A (Ex-RV)

This is one of them RV334 (195)

picasaweb.google.com/olympian13601/DublinBusVolvoOlympians#5341354687633924034

[vjaska]

Go Coach of Knockhoult has one with a Volvo engine and Red Rose of Aylesbury have 2 recently acquired ones. Also, you have Chambers of Essex who have a small number alongside their vast amount of Volvo Olympians and Stephenson's of Essex who have three which I think are Cummins.

[londonbusboy]

As vjaska has said Go Coach of Knockholt have one as pictured here by me

www.londonbusphotos.fotopic.net/p66078829.html there are various other pics of the ex dublin bus olympian in the album.

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I regularly see some of them with Redbridge Transport (which is council-owned for the London Borough of Redbridge) on school duties.

Heres an example of one on rail replacement services (they don't often work rail replacements)

daveheath.fotopic.net/p66992735.html

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Sept 7, 2010 9:00:05 GMT @truffles1234 said:

I regularly see some of them with Redbridge Transport (which is council-owned for the London Borough of Redbridge) on school duties.

Heres an example of one on rail replacement services (they don't often work rail replacements)

daveheath.fotopic.net/p66992735.html

That may all be changing.

Redbridge Transport are heavily promting ALL aspects of their services, from vehicle (car/bus/truck) overhaul and maintenance facilities through to PSV private hire.

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Hams Travel have at least 1, as they replaced their last Leyland Titans with them/it.

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Sept 7, 2010 0:55:29 GMT londonbusboy said:

As vjaska has said Go Coach of Knockholt have one as pictured here by me

www.londonbusphotos.fotopic.net/p66078829.html there are various other pics of the ex dublin bus olympian in the album.

Lool the 42 on the LED still looks the same as it did back in Dublin...

Thanks

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Sept 7, 2010 9:00:05 GMT @truffles1234 said:

I regularly see some of them with Redbridge Transport (which is council-owned for the London Borough of Redbridge) on school duties.

Heres an example of one on rail replacement services (they don't often work rail replacements)

daveheath.fotopic.net/p66992735.html

Thanks again... I know they are quite rare on Rail Replacement nowadays it's normally Ensign Alexander Royals that do it and others too... But when Arriva did the District Line replacement one of the Olympians from the City Tours was on (not a open top one of course)...

[londonbusboy]

Sept 7, 2010 13:54:37 GMT @eastlondon92 said:

Sept 7, 2010 0:55:29 GMT londonbusboy said:

As vjaska has said Go Coach of Knockholt have one as pictured here by me

www.londonbusphotos.fotopic.net/p66078829.html there are various other pics of the ex dublin bus olympian in the album.

Lool the 42 on the LED still looks the same as it did back in Dublin...

Thanks

Yeah the back blind was stuck on '42' ever since Go Coach had it. Not long after that photo was taken they removed the rear flip dot blind.