Prepared on Notepad by Ian Smith,

This page created 5th April 2000, updated 28th February 2006.

Bus histories

These histories are incomplete. They are being assembled from data from a variety of sources, not all of which agree. Particularly helpful have been:

• Bus Spotter, for fleet transfers,
• LOTS data in The London Bus and London Bus Magazine,
• Richard Cains for transfer data,

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Atlas

 
        E299 OMG   7/88    new to Pan Atlas: LX112TL11ZR1S Lynx B49F
AB 51              8/88    given fleet-number
 LL 99             7/94    Atlas Bus
                   */94    taken over by London Coaches
                  12/94    bought by Crosville, #SLC299
                           Arriva Cymru #SLG299

AB 55   E328 OMG   7/88    new to Pan Atlas: LX112TL11ZR1S Lynx B49F
 LL 28             8/94    Atlas Bus
                   */94    taken over by London Coaches
                  12/94    bought by Crosville, #SLC328
                           Frimley Coaches
        E685 LBT           reregistered
                   8/02    sold to Fleetwing
                   8/02    bought by Thames Bus, Chobham, Surrey

        E965 PME   7/88    new to Pan Atlas: LX112TL11ZR1S Lynx B49F
AB 57              8/88    given fleet-number
 LL 65             7/94    Atlas Bus
                   */94    taken over by London Coaches
 965              11/94    bought by Yellow Bus, Stoke Mandeville
 423               7/95 AY taken over by The Shires (Aylesbury)
 3065                      renumbered
                by 3/00    trainer
                   4/00    trainer, repainted white, grey skirt, yellow stripe
                   7/00    trainer
                   1/02 SE trainer

AB 52   E966 PME   7/88    new to Pan Atlas: LX112TL11ZR1S Lynx B49F
 LL 66             7/94    Atlas Bus
                   */94    taken over by London Coaches
 966              11/94    bought by Yellow Bus, Stoke Mandeville
 422               7/95 AY taken over by The Shires (aylesbury)
 3066                      renumbered
                by 3/00    repainted white, grey skirt: trainer
 3066              7/00    trainer, white, grey skirt, yellow stripe
                   1/02 SE trainer

AB 53   E967 PME   7/88    new to Pan Atlas: LX112TL11ZR1S Lynx B49F
 LL 67             7/94    Atlas Bus
                   */94    taken over by London Coaches
                  12/94    bought by Crosville, #SLC967
                           Arriva Cymru 
 DB107            12/99    bought by Blue Triangle
                   7/00    Blue Triangle
                   2/01    Blue Triangle

AB 56   E968 PME   7/88    new to Pan Atlas: LX112TL11ZR1S Lynx B49F
 LL 68             7/94    Atlas Bus
                   */94    taken over by London Coaches
                  11/94    bought by Crosville, #SLC968
                           Arriva Cymru
 DB105            12/99    bought by Blue Triangle
                   7/00    Blue Triangle
                   2/01    Blue Triangle

AB 54   E969 PME   7/88    new to Pan Atlas: LX112TL11ZR1S Lynx B49F
 LL 69             7/94    Atlas Bus
                   */94    taken over by London Coaches
 417              11/94 SV bought by Luton & District (Stevenage)
 417               4/95    The Shires
 3064              5/00 NG withdrawn into store
                   7/00 NG in store, Stevenage
 3064              7/00 HA transfer to Arriva East Herts & Essex, still blue/yellow
                   8/00 HA in service
                   1/01 HA withdrawn into store
                   3/01 HW change store (High Wycombe)
                   4/02 HW in store:  still blue/yellow 
                   5/02    sold to West Kent Coach Sales (West Kingsdown)

        E970 PME   7/88    new to Pan Atlas: LX112TL11ZR1S Lynx B49F
AB 58              8/88    given fleet-number
 LL 70             8/94    Atlas Bus
                   */94    taken over by London Coaches
 418              11/94 SV bought by Luton & District (Stevenage)
 418               4/95    The Shires
 3076              5/00 NG withdrawn into store (Norton Green)
                   7/00 HW repaintedturquoise/cream, reinstated, transfer (High Wycombe)
                   5/01 WB transfer (Wycombe Bus Stn)
                   7/02 WB withdrawn..
                   7/02 HW .. into store 
                   8/02 sold

Ian's Bus Stop LX Contents. Atlas Bus text. LX photo refs.