Daniel Evans’s former Shoreline Suncruiser Buses Ltd B58 WUL, a Metropolitan-Cammell-Weymann Metrobus DR101/17 with an O43/28D body built 1984 on Huddersfield Road at West Town in Dewsbury during the Dewsbury Bus Museum’s Spring Open Day followed by Damian Balderston’s former First West Yorkshire Limited 30821 R641 HYG, a Volvo Olympian OLY-56 built 1998 with an Alexander Royale H43/29F body. Sunday 12th March 2017
Note, B58 WUL was ordered by the London Transport Executive as a 3M4 class vehicle with the fleet number M1058 but was delivered new to London Regional Transport, being operated by London Buses Limited from 29th March 1985. London Buses Limited was divided into twelve business units on 1st April 1989 due to bus deregulation, B58 WUL being transferred to the London Northern Bus Company Limited. The London Northern Bus Company Limited was renamed as MTL London Northern Limited on 20th March 1995. MTL London Northern Limited was renamed Metroline London Northern Limited on 17th August 1998, being acquired by Metroline plc on the same day. B58 WUL was withdrawn from service in June 2001 and was purchased by the Ensign Bus Company Limited (a Purfleet based dealer) in April 2002. It was converted to open top and was transferred to the City Sightseeing operation in September 2002. It was purchased by Jack & Rosemary Alison Stephenson (who operated as SS Suncruisers) in August 2007, the SS Suncruisers operations being transferred to Shoreline Suncruiser Buses Ltd circa December 2015. B58 WUL was withdrawn from service circa August 2016 and purchased for preservation by Daniel Evans on 10th September 2016
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Daniel Evans’s former Shoreline Suncruiser Buses Ltd B58 WUL, a Metropolitan-Cammell-Weymann Metrobus DR101/17 with an O43/28D body built 1984 on Huddersfield Road at Scout Hill in Dewsbury by the Ravenswharf Road junction with the 14:00 Dewsbury (South Street) to Ravensthorpe (Havelock Street) 70 heritage bus service during the Dewsbury Bus Museum’s Spring Open Day. Sunday 12th March 2017
Note, B58 WUL was ordered by the London Transport Executive as a 3M4 class vehicle with the fleet number M1058 but was delivered new to London Regional Transport, being operated by London Buses Limited from 29th March 1985. London Buses Limited was divided into twelve business units on 1st April 1989 due to bus deregulation, B58 WUL being transferred to the London Northern Bus Company Limited. The London Northern Bus Company Limited was renamed as MTL London Northern Limited on 20th March 1995. MTL London Northern Limited was renamed Metroline London Northern Limited on 17th August 1998, being acquired by Metroline plc on the same day. B58 WUL was withdrawn from service in June 2001 and was purchased by the Ensign Bus Company Limited (a Purfleet based dealer) in April 2002. It was converted to open top and was transferred to the City Sightseeing operation in September 2002. It was purchased by Jack & Rosemary Alison Stephenson (who operated as SS Suncruisers) in August 2007, the SS Suncruisers operations being transferred to Shoreline Suncruiser Buses Ltd circa December 2015. B58 WUL was withdrawn from service circa August 2016 and purchased for preservation by Daniel Evans on 10th September 2016
B58 WUL would return with the 14:15 Ravensthorpe (Havelock Street) to Dewsbury (South Street) 70 heritage bus service
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Daniel Evans’s former Shoreline Suncruiser Buses Ltd B58 WUL, a Metropolitan-Cammell-Weymann Metrobus DR101/17 with an O43/28D body built 1984 arrives on Havelock Street in Ravensthorpe during the Dewsbury Bus Museum’s Spring Open Day. Sunday 12th March 2017
Note, B58 WUL was ordered by the London Transport Executive as a 3M4 class vehicle with the fleet number M1058 but was delivered new to London Regional Transport, being operated by London Buses Limited from 29th March 1985. London Buses Limited was divided into twelve business units on 1st April 1989 due to bus deregulation, B58 WUL being transferred to the London Northern Bus Company Limited. The London Northern Bus Company Limited was renamed as MTL London Northern Limited on 20th March 1995. MTL London Northern Limited was renamed Metroline London Northern Limited on 17th August 1998, being acquired by Metroline plc on the same day. B58 WUL was withdrawn from service in June 2001 and was purchased by the Ensign Bus Company Limited (a Purfleet based dealer) in April 2002. It was converted to open top and was transferred to the City Sightseeing operation in September 2002. It was purchased by Jack & Rosemary Alison Stephenson (who operated as SS Suncruisers) in August 2007, the SS Suncruisers operations being transferred to Shoreline Suncruiser Buses Ltd circa December 2015. B58 WUL was withdrawn from service circa August 2016 and purchased for preservation by Daniel Evans on 10th September 2016
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Daniel Evans’s former Shoreline Suncruiser Buses Ltd B58 WUL, a Metropolitan-Cammell-Weymann Metrobus DR101/17 with an O43/28D body built 1984 on Huddersfield Road at Scout Hill in Dewsbury with the 14:40 Dewsbury (South Street) to Ravensthorpe (Havelock Street) 70 heritage bus service during the Dewsbury Bus Museum’s Spring Open Day. Sunday 12th March 2017
Note, B58 WUL was ordered by the London Transport Executive as a 3M4 class vehicle with the fleet number M1058 but was delivered new to London Regional Transport, being operated by London Buses Limited from 29th March 1985. London Buses Limited was divided into twelve business units on 1st April 1989 due to bus deregulation, B58 WUL being transferred to the London Northern Bus Company Limited. The London Northern Bus Company Limited was renamed as MTL London Northern Limited on 20th March 1995. MTL London Northern Limited was renamed Metroline London Northern Limited on 17th August 1998, being acquired by Metroline plc on the same day. B58 WUL was withdrawn from service in June 2001 and was purchased by the Ensign Bus Company Limited (a Purfleet based dealer) in April 2002. It was converted to open top and was transferred to the City Sightseeing operation in September 2002. It was purchased by Jack & Rosemary Alison Stephenson (who operated as SS Suncruisers) in August 2007, the SS Suncruisers operations being transferred to Shoreline Suncruiser Buses Ltd circa December 2015. B58 WUL was withdrawn from service circa August 2016 and purchased for preservation by Daniel Evans on 10th September 2016
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Shoreline Suncruiser Buses Ltd 160 V160 MEV, a Dennis Trident 2 built 1999 with an Alexander ALX400 PO51/23D body on Foreshore Road in Scarborough with a The Spa to The Sands 109 service. Monday 24th June 2019
Note, V160 MEV was originally operated by the East London Bus & Coach Company Limited as number TA160, being renumbered 17160 in the Stagecoach Group’s national numbering scheme introduced in January 2003. It was transferred to the South East London & Kent Bus Company Limited at some time before being purchased by the Ensign Bus Company Limited (a Purfleet based dealer) in May 2011. It was purchased by Golden Tours (Transport) Limited as number 160 in June 2011, the seating soon being altered from H47/23D. It was purchased by Shoreline Suncruiser Buses Ltd as number 160 in April 2018
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