Capital Citybus had in what turned out to be a long running contract to supply a bus service for the East London Line extension. As well as several other members of their fleet being painted in this dedicated livery, five out of nine of these unusual and rare Dennis Arrows also received this livery. New in 09/1996, registered P905HMH, this one is seen here on A1211 Aldgate High Street, passing the exit of Aldgate(Minories) Bus Station, leading a line of a variety of buses, on 01/08/1997. It would turn left here, then left again into the bus station. The whole batch were surprisingly re-registered with the P40xMLE plates in 05/1997, from the P-HMH plates they were new with. This one worked out of Northumberland Park when new, however just a month later was transferred to Hackney to work this service. In 03/1998, it was transferred to Dagenham then just five months later, it was back to Hackney, via Northumberland Park. In 03/2002, it moved to Dagenham, and in 01/2003 to Rainham. Withdrawn in 02/2004, it passed to First West Yorkshire, where it received fleetnumber 31905, then in 05/2006, to First Manchester. It was sold to PVS(Carlton), for scrap, in 04/2012. For more details, see countrybus.org/Dominator/DACCa.htm#fleet.

The camera being a Praktica MTL3 with the film being the Boots Colourslide II.

I would request, as with all my photos, that they are not copied or downloaded in any way, shape or form. © Peter Steel 1997.

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If one photo of these wasn't enough for you, well here's another one in all it's glory! Not the most aesthetically pleasing of designs of coachwork from East Lancs but they did gain a reputation for it! This Dominator was new to Southampton Citybus(296), in 01/1989, and was delivered in a batch of eight, 291-8, F291-8PTP. Being acquired by Capital Citybus, it is seen here at Stratford, in the east of London, on 01/11/1995. After use with Capital Citybus, it moved north to First Crosville.

Capital Citybus was formerly known as Ensignbus and was the trading name of Frontrunner South East and Walthamstow Citybus Ltd. Ensignbus had been involved in tendered operations since 06/1986 with Fruntrunner South East being acquired from Stagecoach three years later with the LRT and commercial services becoming known as Ensign Citybus in 07/1990. Frontrunner was then sold to Hong Kong based CNT Group in 12/1990. The separate Walthamstow Citybus operation began in Autumn 1991 when some of the areas routes were taken over under LRT tendering from London Forrest. London Forrest being wound up by London Transport in 11/1991.

The camera being a Praktica MTL3 with the film being a Boots Colourslide.

I would request, as with all my photos, that they are not copied or downloaded in any way, shape or form. © Peter Steel 1995.

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