Thamesway Leyland Olympians

This page created 10th November 2004, updated 2nd October 2017 by Ian Smith

Bus Histories

These histories are not complete. They are being compiled from a variety of sources, particularly through Google searches ($).


1001  H101 KVX  10/90    new to Thamesway, Leyland Olympian ON2R50G13Z4 ON11647, Leyland DD1130, H47/31F
                         Thamesway yellow/maroon livery
                 1990    used on 307 (Barnet - Brimsdown Stn)
                 */91    in service on 307 to Brimsdown Station: Thamesway maroon/yellow $
                12/91    in service on 307 to Barnet: Thamesway maroon/yellow $ 
                 1/96    transfer to Essex Buses
                 7/96    in service, Norwich, First Eastern Counties, #109: red/cream $
                 7/00    First Eastern Counties, #109
                 5/03    First Eastern Counties
                         First Eastern Counties, Norwich #34901, Barbie2 $
                 7/09    in store $
                10/09    in store $

1002  H102 KVX  10/90    new to Thamesway, Leyland Olympian ON2R50G13Z4 ON11648, Leyland DD1131, H47/31F
                         Thamesway yellow/maroon livery
                12/91    in service on 307 to Barnet: Thamesway maroon/yellow $
                 8/95    in service on 307 to Barnet: Thamesway maroon/yellow $
                 1/96    transfer to Essex Buses
                 3/96    First Eastern Counties, Norwich #110, brown/yellow $
                 3/96?   First Eastern Counties, Norwich #110, red/cream $
                 7/00    First Eastern Counties, #110
                 4/03    First Eastern Counties, Norwich #34902, Barbie2 $
                 2/04    First Eastern Counties, Norwich #34902, Barbie2 $
                 2/06    First Eastern Counties, Norwich #34902, Barbie2 $
                 9/07    First Eastern Counties, Norwich #34902, Barbie2 $
                 5/08    First Eastern Counties, Norwich #34902, Barbie2 $
                 6/09    in store, withdrawn

1003  H103 KVX  10/90    new to Thamesway, Leyland Olympian ON2R50G13Z4 ON11649, Leyland DD1128, H47/31F
                         Thamesway yellow/maroon livery
                11/90    used on 307
                 */91    in service on 307 to Brimsdown Station: Thamesway maroon/yellow $
                 1/96    transfer to Essex Buses
                 2/00    First Eastern Counties, #111: red/cream $
                 7/00    First Eastern Counties, #111 $
                 2/02    First Eastern Counties, #111: red/cream $
                 9/03    at Showbus, Duxford #34903 $
                         First Eastern Counties, Norwich, Barbie2 $
                 6/07    First Eastern Counties, Norwich, Barbie2 $

1004  H104 KVX  10/90    new to Thamesway, Leyland Olympian ON2R50G13Z4 ON11650, Leyland DD1129, H47/31F
                         Thamesway yellow/maroon livery
                         in service on 307 to Brimsdown Station: Thamesway maroon/yellow $
                 9/91    used on 307
                 1/96    transfer to Essex Buses
                 3/98    in service, Eastern Counties, #112: red/cream $
                 7/00    First Eastern Counties, #112: red/yellow $
                 3/01    in service, Eastern Counties, #112: red/yellow $
                 5/03    First Eastern Counties
                12/09    First Eastern Counties, Norwich #34904, Barbie2 $
  

XHK 235X 12/81 Leyland Olympian ONLXB/1R, ECW 25032, H45/32F new to Eastern National #4000: NBC green/white band $ 4000 transfer to Thamesway 3/96 transfer to Essex Buses transfer to First Eastern Counties, Ipswich #101 */98 in service in Ipswich 3/01 in service, Ipswich: First Eastern Counties red/cream #101 $ 7/02 in service, Ipswich: First Eastern Counties red/cream #101 $ 5/03 First Eastern Counties #101 1/05 in service on schools contract, First Eastern Counties Barbie2 #34535 $ 8/05 in service, Ipswich, First Eastern Counties Barbie2 #34535 $ XHK 236X 11/81 Leyland Olympian ONLXB/1R ON105, ECW 25033, H45/32F new to Eastern National #4001: NBC green/white band 6/82 Eastern National, Southend: NBC green, white band $ 9/85 Eastern National, Southend: NBC green, white band $ upper front rebuilt 4001 transfer to Thamesway used on railway replacement: brown/yellow #4001 in service, Southend: Thamesway brown/yellow #4001 $ 1/91 in service on 20A to Shoeburyness: Thamesway maroon/yellow #4001 7/91 on Private hire, Chelmsford: Thamesway maroon/yellow #4001 $ 10/95 in service on 307 to Brimsdown: Thamesway maroon/yellow #4001 $ 1/96 transfer to Essex Buses transfer to First Eastern Counties, Ipswich #102 8/96 in service, Ipswich, #102: red/cream $ */98 in service in Ipswich 5/89 in service in Ipswich, #102: red/cream $ 8/96 in service in Ipswich Eastern Counties #102: red/cream $ 2/99 in service, Ipswich, #102: red/cream $ */99 partially deroofed on Private Charter */00 at Ipswich, First Eastern Counties: red/cream $ 5/03 First Eastern Counties #102 11/04 First Eastern Counties, Ipswich: Barbie2 #34536 $ 5/05 First Eastern Counties 9/05 First Eastern Counties XHK 237X 11/81 Leyland Olympian ONLXB/1R ON106, ECW 25034, H45/32F new to Eastern National #4002: NBC green/white band */83 in service, Eastern National: NBC green, white band $ 6/87 in service on 251 to Walthamstow: NBC green, white band in service, Eastern National: yellow/green $ 4002 transfer to Thamesway in service, Southend: still Thamesway maroon/yellow #4001 $ 1/96 transfer to Essex Buses transfer to First Eastern Counties, Ipswich #103 8/96 in service, Ipswich #103: red/cream $ 8/97 in service, Ipswich #103: red/cream $ */98 in service, Ipswich $ 8/99 in service, Ipswich #103: red/cream $ 4/03 in service, Ipswich #103: red/cream $ 5/03 First Eastern Counties #103 B698 BPU 4/85 Leyland Olympian ONLXB/1R ON1812, ECW 26183, H45/32F 4/85 new to Eastern National #4003 9/85 in service, Eastern National, Colchester: NBC green, white band $ */91 in service, Eastern National, Colchester: yellow / green $ 4003 transfer to Thamesway in service on 307 to Brimsdown Station: Thamesway maroon/yellow $ 3/96 transfer to Essex Buses 5/03 Essex Buses 9/05 at Showbus, Duxford B699 BPU 4/85 Leyland Olympian ONLXB/1R ON1813, ECW 26184, H45/32F 4/85 new to Eastern National #4004 */85 in service, Eastern National, Colchester: NBC green, white band $ in service, Eastern National, Colchester: yellow/green $ 4004 transfer to Thamesway 5/96 in service on 351 to Romford Station: Thamesway maroon/yellow 3/96 transfer to Essex Buses 4/96 in service, Basildon: Thamesway maroon/yellow 8/99 in service: Thamesway pink/yellow 5/03 Essex Buses C711 GEV 7/85 Leyland Olympian ONLXB/1R ON1922, ECW 26185, H45/32F 7/85 new to Eastern National #4005 in service, Eastern National Colchester: yellow/blue/road for Essex County Cricket Club 4005 transfer to Thamesway in service on 551 to Walthamstow: Thamesway maroon/yellow 3/96 transfer to Essex Buses */97 in service on 551 to Walthamstow: Thamesway maroon/yellow 5/03 Essex Buses 9/04 at Showbus, Duxford, First Essex 34811
34811 at Showbus, Duxford, September 2004

      C712 GEV   7/85    Leyland Olympian ONLXB/1R ON1923, ECW 26186, H45/32F
                 7/85    new to Eastern National #4006
4006                     transfer to Thamesway
                 */89    in service on 359 to Holloway: Thamesway maroon/yellow $
                 8/95    in service on 307 to Barnet: Thamesway maroon/yellow/grey skirt 


      C409 HJN   2/86    Leyland Olympian ONLXB/1R ON10004, ECW 26546, CH42/30F
                 2/86    new to Eastern National #4009
                 2/98    in service, Eastern National: green/yellow $ 
                         in service on X57 to Oxford Circus, Eastern National: green/yellow, X57 branded $ 
4009                     transfer to Thamesway
                 7/91    in service on 251 to Basildon: Thamesway maroon/yellow $
                 8/91    in service on 251 to Southend Central: Thamesway maroon/yellow $ 
                 2/95    in service on 251 to Basildon: Thamesway maroon/yellow $
                 2/96    in service on 251 to Basildon: Thamesway maroon/yellow $
                 3/96    transfer to Essex Buses
                 4/02    in service, First Eastern Counties #4009, Harwich: Barbie2 $
                 5/03    Essex Buses
                         transfer to First Devon & Cornwall #34809
                 3/06    in service, Plymouth: Barbie2 $
                 7/07    in service, Plymouth: Barbie2 $
                 2/08    in service, Plymouth: Barbie2 $

      C410 HJN   1/86    Leyland Olympian ONLXB/1RH ON10005, ECW 26279, CH42/30F
                 1/86    new to Eastern National #4010
4010                     transfer to Thamesway
                 8/91    in service on 251 to Southend Central: Thamesway maroon/yellow $
                         transfer to Essex Buses
                10/96    in service, First Essex, Chelmsford: yellow/green $
                 7/99    in service, First Essex, Colchester: yellow/green $
                10/00    in service, First Essex, Colchester: yellow/green $
                         transfer to First Hampshire & Dorset #34810
                 2/06    in service, Weymouth: Barbie2 $
                 8/06    at Gosport Rally: Barbie2 $
                 9/06    in service: Barbie2 $
                 8/08    in service, Weymouth: Barbie2 $

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