IAN'S BUS STOP: LONDON's Leyland Olympians

Bee-Line Leyland Olympians

This page created 5th August 2003, updated 12th June 2005. by Ian Smith

Bus histories

These histories are far from complete. They are being assembled as I gather information from a variety of sources (that don't always agree with each other).

Particularly useful have been:

Company transfers from Buses magazine, LOTS
Late ownerships from Busspotter



LN501 F172 LBL 10/88    new to Q-Drive, Bracknell: Leyland Olympian ONCL10/1RZ, Northern Counties H45/29F
                3/96    to The Bee Line (Centrewest)
                1/98    Bee Line: yellow/blue/orange livery
                9/00    transfer to First Eastern Counties #126
                2/01    First Eastern Counties #126
                4/05    First Eastern Counties #34872
                
LN502 F173 LBL 10/88    new to Q-Drive, Bracknell: Leyland Olympian ONCL10/1RZ, Northern Counties H45/29F
                3/96    to The Bee Line (Centrewest)
                1/98    Bee Line: yellow/blue/orange livery
                9/00    transfer to First Eastern Counties
                2/01    First Eastern Counties #502
                4/05    First Eastern Counties #34873

LN503 F174 LBL 10/88    new to Q-Drive, Bracknell: Leyland Olympian ONCL10/1RZ, Northern Counties H45/29F
                3/96    to The Bee Line (Centrewest)
                1/98    Bee Line: advertising livery
                9/00    transfer to First Eastern Counties #120
                2/01    First Eastern Counties #120
                4/05    First Eastern Counties #34874

LN504 F175 LBL 10/88    new to Q-Drive, Bracknell: Leyland Olympian ONCL10/1RZ, Northern Counties H45/29F
                3/96    to The Bee Line (Centrewest)
                1/98    Bee Line: yellow/blue/orange livery
                9/00    transfer to First Eastern Counties
                2/01    First Eastern Counties #504
                4/05    First Eastern Counties #34875

LN505 F176 LBL 10/88    new to Q-Drive, Bracknell: Leyland Olympian ONCL10/1RZ, Northern Counties H45/29F
                3/96    to The Bee Line (Centrewest)
                1/98    Bee Line: Heathrow Airport green/grey livery
                9/00    transfer to First Eastern Counties #121
                2/01    First Eastern Counties #505
                4/05    First Eastern Counties #34876



      G55 XLO   8/89    new to London Buslines: Leyland Olympian ONCL10/1RZ, Alexander RL low L47/28F
                8/89    into service on 90 (Southall)
55             12/90    numbered 
LA506           3/96    transfer to Beeline
               12/98    Beeline
                7/00 B  Beeline (Bracknell) 
                9/00    transfer to First Eastern Counties, #122
                4/05    First Eastern Counties #34955

      G56 XLO   8/89    new to London Buslines: Leyland Olympian ONCL10/1RZ, Alexander RL low L47/28F
                8/89    into service on 90 (Southall)
56             12/90    numbered 
LA507           3/96    transfer to Beeline
               12/98    Beeline
                7/00 B  Beeline (Bracknell) 
                9/00    transfer to First Eastern Counties, #123
                4/05    First Eastern Counties #34956

Photographic References

For a key to the references see the bibliography.



LN504 F175 LBL LCBH98p55   1997    on 191 to Reading, Heathrow, Beeline yellow, blue/red skirt

LN505 F176 LBL LCBH98p55   1997    on 192 to Heathrow Airport, Beeline: grey/green airport livery

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