Ex Arriva NW Palatine II's

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RE: Ex Arriva NW Palatine II's

(28/12/2019 15:00)K101HUM Wrote:  Can anybody shed any light on a lost friend? The erstwhile 0276 was last seen with the Buckley Belles Dance Troupe, does anybody know if this example still resides with the group, even if immobile?

I believe it is still with them. It is taxed until 01/02/2020 and MOT valid until 23/05/2020.

Last photo of it uploaded was taken in July 2019, looking very scruffy!

Photo here courtesy of daniel.stazicker

Lost track of a few of these now. No idea where 293,294,297 are. 271/277/305/6/7/8 are still at South Glos (now Stagecoach west) and expected to be sold in the new year. I dont think 294 went through with the sale, it seems to have gone off radar. Also heard rumour there has been a lot of interest in them and that a number have been 'reserved' for preservation.

275,288,291,299,301,302 are still with Presidential in Bootle, however 291 is now a spares donor. 288 and 299 are now both in MTL livery with Wirral Peninsula branding, the rest in plain white.

16 scrapped, 20 presumed in existance, including 291 which i'd imagine will soon bring the number of scrappers up to 17.

271 South Glos (Stagecoach West) 16253
272 Scrapped
273 Scrapped
274 Scrapped
275 Presidential, Bootle
276 Buckley Belles, Oldham
277 South Glos (Stagecoach West) 16254
278 Scrapped
279 Cotswold Gliding Club
281 Scrapped
282 Scrapped
283 Scrapped
284 Scrapped
285 Scrapped
286 Scrapped
287 Ambassador Travel, Widnes (RIG 6288)
288 Presidential, Bootle (MTL Livery)
289 Scrapped
290 Scrapped
291 Presidential, Bootle - Scrap pending/spares donor I believe, showing as SORN
292 Scrapped
293 Unknown - Last seen for sale on ebay/facebook, showing as SORN
294 Unknown - Last seen South Glos, but no record of it transferring to Stagecoach West, showing as SORN
295 Lankford Travel, Rushden
296 Scrapped
297 Unknown - Last seen parked near St Helens but not heard of since, showing as SORN
298 ??Decker Bus, Peterborough in all over vinyl for Peterborough Regional College- possibly still there (VIL 8682)
299 Presidential, Bootle (MTL Livery)
301 Presidential, Bootle
302 Presidential, Bootle
303 Scrapped
304 Scrapped
305 South Glos (Stagecoach West) 16255
306 South Glos (Stagecoach West) 16256
307 South Glos (Stagecoach West) 16257
308 South Glos (Stagecoach West) 16258