Preservation Updates

September 2022:

With the the sad demise of Yellow Buses in the summer of 2022 much of the fleet was put up for sale, Wright Gemini bodied Volvo B7TL, HF03ODU 5006 (ex 180) was purchased for preservation from Ensign Bus. After Bradley had kindly driven her down from Essex to Bournemouth she was taken for a tour of the town before being driven down to Devon to start her life in preservation. Hopefully she'll be attending several events in 2023; being newer hopefully she should be good for some of the longer ranged events.

June 2022:

The interior of 159 gradually being re-painted, the platform and yellow window surrounds completed, just the small matter of al the white to be done at some stage!

May 2022:

208 having her top deck floor painted.

July 2024


159 seen here in top right & Bottom Right at Bournemouth Bus rally, having being re-painted

top right 262 parked next to 159 at Powderham July 13th.

The top left photo shows 167 & 159 parked side by side, and reunited after many years apart.  

June 2024

161 & 167 seen here in Devon ^^^

March 11th 2022

Ex Wilts & Dorset Optare Spectra 3124, Brand new to W&D in July 1994 . Now is preserved by Hants & Bournemouth Preservation Group. You can find more information on their Facebook page.

2024 

W&D 3124 seen here in Poole bus station.

Photo taken By (Terry Duncan)


June 2022


465 & 3124 getting prepared for 2022 Bournemouth Bus rally.  Photos taken By (John Murray)

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