1997 buses

BRIGHTON & HOVE BUS and COACH COMPANY FLEET HISTORY            
1st January 1986 to present date              
This is 1997                  
Fleet No Reg No Delivered First livery Second Third/ or name Fourth Fifth Disposal date Chassis No Body No
  NEW VEHICLES 1997                
  Scania N113DRB AA East Lancs Cityzen DP47/31+5F Built 1997 761 - 777 group photo          
761 P861 VFG 08/04/1997 BH2red BH3 7/05       30/09/2008 YS4ND4X2BO1828381 B18401
762 P862 VFG 09/04/1997 BH2red BH3 11/05       21/01/2009 YS4ND4X2BO1829008 B18402
763 P863 VFG 10/04/1997 BH2red BH3 8/05       13/01/2009 YS4ND4X2BO1829009 B18403
764 P864 VFG 11/04/1997 BH2red BH3 10/05       21/01/2009 YS4ND4X2BO1829125 B18404
    762 Had Coastbuster vinyls during 1997            
    762 Operated without vinyls during November            
    763 Had Coastbuster vinyls during 1997            
    763 Named Nicola & Declan 18/1/02 for a few days - special request from a wedding party. Nicola & Declan The Happy couple    
    764 Lost roof in accident in Lewes on 21/11/02            
                     
  Scania N113DRB AA East Lancs Cityzen H47/31+8F Built 1997            
  This batch carry registrations in the 8xx series to avoid a ‘triple 7’ digit.          
765 P865 VFG 16/04/1997 BH2tan BH2grn 5/01 BH3 4/05     07/01/2009 YS4ND4X2BO1829126 B18405
766 P866 VFG 15/04/1997 BH2tan  BH2grn 6/01 BH3 4/04     07/01/2009 YS4ND4X2BO1829127 B18406
767 P867 VFG 15/04/1997 BH2tan  BH2red 1/01 BH3 Metro 25 9/05 BH3 4/06     YS4ND4X2BO1829128 B18407
768 P868 VFG 18/04/1997 BH2tan  BH2red 2/01 BH3 3/04       YS4ND4X2BO1829129 B18408
768 P868 VFG   BH3 Name added Adam Trimingham 02/08/2004        
768 P868 VFG   BH3   Name removed 05/07/2006   07/01/2009    
769 P869 VFG 14/04/1997 BH2tan BH2red 1/01 BH3 Metro 25 11/04 BH3 4/06   07/01/2009 YS4ND4X2BO1829130 B18409
770 P870 VFG 16/04/1997 BH2tan  BH2red 3/01 BH3 Metro 25 8/05 BH3 6/06   04/06/2009 YS4ND4X2BO1829252 B18410
771 P871 VFG 18/04/1997 BH2tan  BH2red 3/01         YS4ND4X2BO1829253 B18411
771 P871 VFG   BH2red Name added Pietro Addis 04/10/2001        
771 P871 VFG   BH2red   Name removed 30/08/2002        
771 P871 VFG   BH3 8/05         04/06/2009    
772 P872 VFG 16/04/1997 BH2tan  BH2grn 4/01 BH3 8/04 BH3 Metro 25 9/04     YS4ND4X2BO1829254 B18412
772 P872 VFG   BH3 6/06         25/07/2009    
773 P873 VFG 23/04/1997 BH2tan  BH2red 2/01         YS4ND4X2BO1829255 B18413
773 P873 VFG   BH2red Name added Southern FM's Moody 04/10/2001        
773 P873 VFG   BH2red   Name removed 05/09/2002        
773 P873 VFG   BH3 Metro 25 10/05 BH3 04/06       14/03/2009    
774 P874 VFG 25/04/1997 BH2tan BH2red 3/01         YS4ND4X2BO1829256 B18414
774 P874 VFG   BH2red Name added Bob Wilson 02/04/2002        
774 P874 VFG   BH2red   Name removed 05/06/2002        
774 P874 VFG   BH3 6/05         25/07/2009    
775 P875 VFG 23/04/1997 BH2tan  BH2red 1/01         YS4ND4X2BO1829298 B18415
775 P875 VFG   BH2red Name added Tina Goldberg-Lowe 09/10/2002        
775 P875 VFG   BH2red   Name removed 30/09/2003        
775 P875 VFG   BH3 7/05         25/07/2009    
776 P876 VFG 25/04/1997 BH2tan  BH2red 2/01 BH3 7/05     25/07/2009 YS4ND4X2BO1829299 B18416
777 P877 VFG 22/04/1997 BH2tan  BH2red 1/01 BH3 11/04       YS4ND4X2BO1829300 B18417
      Operated without fleetnames etc during April 1997. 765 776        
      Operated without Famous Fives during April 1997. 765 766 767      
      Famous Fives vinyls added April/May 1997. 765 766 767 768 769  
          770 771 772 773 774  
          775 776 777      
      Changed to Metro vinyls about September 1997. 765 766 767 768 769  
          770 771 772 773 774  
          775 776 777      
    766 Had no black swoosh from 4/04 until 01/10/04            
    768 No fleet number on front for a few weeks 03/04            
    768 Had no black swoosh from 3/04 until 01/10/04            
    769 Had Churchill Square Mega Rear 9/98 - 1/99            
    770 Had Churchill Square Mega Rear 9/98 - 1/99   775 was loaned to Eastbourne Buses from 17-19 August 2007 for Park & Ride.
    775 Operated without vinyls from July until 6/8/05.            
    777 Had no black swoosh until 13/11/04            
                     
  VEHICLES ON LOAN 1997              
  Optare Excel L1150 Optare B42F Built 1996/97            
??? P443 SWX 24/04/1997 Silver       24-Sep-97 VN9054  
  On loan from Optare 24/4/97              
  Mercedes Benz 0405 Optare Prisma B49F Built 1997            
1000 P441 SWX 12/05/1997 Silver       21/05/1997 WDB61200121083916 7085
  Notes: This vehicle was loaned by Optare, Leeds to cover for the return of 101, N401 MPN, to Optare for modifications. From 12/5/97 until about 21/5/97      
                     
  VEHICLES ACQUIRED FROM BRIGHTON TRANSPORT (1993) LTD            
  On 21/5/97 the Go Ahead Group acquired Brighton Transport (1993) Ltd, and merged it into the Brighton & Hove company.     
  Original fleet numbers were retained initially, but most vehicles were renumbered between 20/6/97 and 30/6/97.    
  The delivery dates shown refer to the date new to,or acquired by, Brighton Transport Ltd or its direct predecessors.         
  Brighton Transport (1993) legally ceased trading on 28/6/97.             
  Leyland Atlantean AN68A/1R East Lancs H43/31F Built 1977/8            
  Notes: East Lancs body numbers for the original batch of 15 vehicles are 7601-7615, but the order is not known.        
1 TYJ  1S Mar-78 AOA/Auto Trader/BBB         Mar-98 7701768 76xx
801 TYJ  1S   AOA/Auto Trader/BBB Front BH2red 10/97 Renumbered 6/97          
4 TYJ  4S May-78 BBB          Mar-98 7701990 76xx
804 TYJ  4S   BBB  BH2red 9/97 Renumbered 6/97          
5 TYJ  5S May-78 BBB         Mar-98 7702102 76xx
805 TYJ  5S   BBB Renumbered 6/97            
7 TYJ  7S May-78 BBB         Mar-98 7702208 76xx
807 TYJ  7S   BBB Renumbered 6/97            
8 TYJ  8S Jan-78 AOA/Gala Bingo/BBB         Mar-98 7702427 76xx
808 TYJ  8S   AOA/Gala Bingo/BBB Renumbered 6/97            
9 TYJ  9S Apr-78 BBB         Mar-98 7702451 76xx
809 TYJ  9S   BBB Renumbered 6/97            
10 TYJ 10S May-78 BBB         Mar-98 7702861 76xx
810 TYJ 10S   BBB Renumbered 6/97            
11 TYJ 11S Mar-78 BBB          Feb-98 7702421 76xx
811 TYJ 11S   BBB  BH2red 10/97 Renumbered 6/97 Hove Streamline Rear until repaint 10/97  
12 TYJ 12S Mar-78 BBB         Mar-98 7702724 76xx
812 TYJ 12S   BBB Renumbered 6/97            
13 TYJ 13S Feb-78 AOA/Talking Pages/BBB Front BH2red 6/97       Feb-98 7702442 76xx
813 TYJ 13S   AOA/Talking Pages/BH2 BH2red 8/97 Renumbered 6/97          
15 TYJ 15S Jan-78 BBB         Jan-98 7702699 76xx
815 TYJ 15S   BBB BH2red 10/97 Renumbered 6/97 Hove Streamline Rear until repaint 10/97  
                     
  Leyland Leopard PSU3E/4R Duple Dominant IV C53F Built 1980/1            
  Notes: New to Alpha Coaches, Brighton 2/82, to Kirkham & McNichol, Oswaldtwhistle 7/83 and to Southend Transport 3/84. 
  Fitted with Volvo TD100H engine and ZF automatic gearbox in 11/84. Acquired from Southend (No.219) in 1988.
24 SPN 669X Mar-88 BBB         Jul-97 8030838 133/5181
500 SPN 669X   BBB Renumbered 6/97 Not seen with this No.          
                     
  Leyland National 2 NL116HLXB/1R B49 + 24F Built 1983            
25 XFG  25Y Feb-83 BBB         Feb-98 7702  
125 XFG  25Y   BBB BH2red 9/97 Renumbered 6/97          
26 XFG  26Y Feb-83 AOA/Window Wise/BBB         Mar-98 7703  
126 XFG  26Y   AOA/Window Wise/BBB? BH2red 7/97 Renumbered 6/97          
27 XFG  27Y Mar-83 AOA/Garden Pride/BBB         Mar-98 7704  
127 XFG  27Y   AOA/Garden Pride/BBB? Front BH2red 7/97 Renumbered 6/97          
                     
  Leyland National 2 NL116HLXB/1R B47 + 22F (* B49 + 22F) Built 1983            
28 XFG  28Y Mar-83 AOA/Lewes Comms/BBB         Mar-98 7705  
128 XFG  28Y   Front BH2red 6/97 BH2red 9/97 Renumbered 6/97          
29 XFG  29Y Mar-83 AOA/Garden Pride/BBB         Mar-98 7706*  
129 XFG  29Y   AOA/Garden Pride/BBB Front BH2red 9/97 Red rear (Ex 131) 11/97 Renumbered 6/97        
                     
  Leyland National 2 NL116HLXB/1R B47 + 26F Built 1983            
30 XFG  30Y Mar-83 AOA/Optimum/BBB         Mar-98 7707  
130 XFG  30Y   AOA/Burgess App/BH2red front 6/97 Renumbered 6/97          
                     
  Leyland National 2 NL116HLXB/1R B49 + 24F Built 1983            
31 XFG  31Y Mar-83 BBB         Dec-97 7708  
131 XFG  31Y   BBB BH2red 9/97 Renumbered 6/97 Rear red bodywork used to repair 129 (in AOA livery!) 11/97
                 
  Leyland Lynx LX112L10ZR1 B47 + 22F Built 1989              
38 F538 LUF Feb-89 AOA/Budget Rental/BH2         Oct-00 LX1234  
178 F538 LUF   AOA/Budget Rental/BH2 BH2red 8/99 Renumbered 6/97          
44 F544 LUF Feb-89 AOA/Hanningtons/BBB         Oct-00 LX1197  
184 F544 LUF   AOA/Hanningtons/BBB Front BH2red 7/97 BH2red 8/99 Renumbered 6/97        
45 F545 LUF Feb-89 BBB BH2red 6/97       Oct-00 LX1261  
185 F545 LUF   BH2red Renumbered 6/97            
46 F546 LUF Feb-89 AOA/G.A.Pawnbrokers/BBB         Oct-00 LX1260  
186 F546 LUF   BH2red 7/97 Renumbered 6/97            
                     
  Leyland Lynx LX1126LXCTZR1 B47 + 23F Built 1988              
  Notes: 49 was the first 'Blue Bus' to be repainted in Brighton & Hove livery, at Canterbury 21/5/97 and returned on 30/5/97.    
47 E447 FWV May-88 AOA/Hanningtons/BBB         Aug-00 LX1131  
187 E447 FWV   AOA/Hanningtons/BBB Front BH2red 7/97 BH2red 9/99 Renumbered 6/97        
48 E448 FWV May-88 AOA/Hove Streamline/BBB         Sep-00 LX1132  
188 E448 FWV   AOA/Hove Streamline/BBB Front BH2red 9/97 BH2red 6/98 Renumbered 6/97        
49 E449 FWV May-88 BBB BH2red 5/97       Sep-00 LX1133  
189 E449 FWV   BH2red Renumbered 6/97            
                     
  Renault S56 Turbo (Auto) Alexander AM MkII B23 + 8F Built 1988            
  Acquired in withdrawn condition.              
50 E450 EAP Feb-88 BBB         Aug-97 SDGB56AOGJD219147 AM44/887/37
301 E450 EAP   BBB Renumbered 6/97            
51 E451 EAP Feb-88 BBB         Jun-97 SDGB56AOGJD219121 AM44/887/40
52 E452 EAP Feb-88 BBB         Aug-97 SDGB56AOGJD219146 AM44/887/42
303 E452 EAP   BBB Renumbered 6/97            
                     
  Dodge S56 Alexander AM B23 + 6F Built 1987              
  Notes: Used solely for driver training.              
57 D457 YPN Jul-87 BBB         Jun-97 SDGB56A3EHD217796 AM30/687/2
                     
  Dodge S56 Alexander AM DP25 + 8F Built 1987              
  Notes: Originally delivered as D460 YPN, reregistered E460 WJK 10/87.            
60 E460 WJK Sep-87 AOA/Market Place Centre/BBB         Jun-97 SDGB56A3EHD217801 AM30/687/8