Tuesday, 7 July 2015

COUNTDOWN TO DDA PART 2

Today continuing the theme of the Countdown to DDA, with a further selection of step entrance Double Deckers coming to their end of days.
One of only two Alexander RL bodied Volvo Olympian remain with First both in East Scotland one pictured here is 34290 P191 TGD had a spell with Essex, and is allocated to Bannockburn while sister 30744 is at Galashiels. Copyright Chris Cuthill  https://www.flickr.com/photos/cuthbus/14583346519/in/photolist

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We saw the Low height version of the Alexander body above on the Olympian which was more common with Stagecoach specifying the vast majority of the orders from Alexander seen here is 31762 R923 WOE from First Bradford.
 First Group back in 2005 bought up quite a lot of ex London Olympians this example with the Northern Counties Palatine body came from London General then down to the south coast with First Hampshire & Dorset at Southampton before migrating west to Devon & Cornwall, seen here is 31821 P908 RYO at Penzance Railway Station.

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