The First BeeLine Volvo Olympians

This page created 11th March 2007, updated 12th February 2009 by Ian Smith

Bus histories, 174-179

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

VO74  N974 SOS   6/96    new to First Glasgow: Volvo Olympian YN2RV18V3 26726,
                         Alexander RL 9529/31, H47/32F
174              6/00 BL transfer to First BeeLine (Bracknell)
      P174 TGD   7/00 BL reregistered, repainted in BeeLine livery
 VA174           5/02 BL renumbered (on paper)
 34274          10/03 BL renumbered (on paper)
                 */04 BL engine fire
                 1/05 BL return to service
 VDA34274        8/04 BL physically renumbered
                 6/05 BL
             by 11/05 BL repainted in Barbie livery
                11/05 BL used on 190
                 4/06 SH transfer for 74 (Slough)
                10/08    overall ad for Southern Electric


VO75  N975 SOS   6/96    new to First Glasgow: Volvo Olympian YN2RV18V3 26742,
                         Alexander RL 9529/32, H47/32F
175              6/00 BL transfer to First BeeLine (Bracknell)
      P175 TGD   7/00 BL reregistered, repainted in BeeLine livery
 VA175           5/02 BL renumbered (on paper)
 34275          10/03 BL renumbered (on paper)
 VDA34275        8/04 BL physically renumbered
                 6/05 BL
                         repainted in ad for Windrush Garage
                10/05 BL repainted in Barbie livery
                 4/06 SH transfer for 74 (Slough)
                 7/08 DM transfer to First London (Dagenham) for Essex college/rail work

VO76  N976 SOS   6/96    new to First Glasgow: Volvo Olympian YN2RV18V3 26744,
                         Alexander RL 9529/33, H47/32F
176              6/00 BL transfer to First BeeLine (Bracknell)
      P176 TGD   7/00 BL reregistered, repainted in blue Colorbus for Reading Evening News
 VA176           5/02 BL renumbered (on paper)
 34276          10/03 BL renumbered (on paper)
 VDA34276        8/04 BL physically renumbered
                11/04 BL used on 191
                 6/05 BL

VO77  N977 SOS   6/96    new to First Glasgow: Volvo Olympian YN2RV18V3 26723,
                         Alexander RL 9529/34, H47/32F
177              6/00 BL transfer to First BeeLine (Bracknell)
      P177 TGD   7/00 BL reregistered, repainted in Colorbus ad for John Nike Leisure Centre (multicolour)
 VA177           5/02 BL renumbered (on paper)
 34277          10/03 BL renumbered (on paper)
 VDA34277        8/04 BL physically renumbered
                 6/05 BL
                11/08 BL repainted in Barbie livery

VO78  N978 SOS   6/96    new to First Glasgow: Volvo Olympian YN2RV18V3 YV3YNA418TC026850,
                         Alexander RL 9529/35, H47/32F
178              6/00 BL transfer to First BeeLine (Bracknell)
      P178 TGD   7/00 BL reregistered, repainted in Colorbus ad for John Nike Leisure Centre (white/blue)
 VA178           5/02 BL renumbered (on paper)
 34278          10/03 BL renumbered (on paper)
 VDA34278        8/04 BL physically renumbered
                 6/05 BL

VO79  N979 SOS   6/96    new to First Glasgow: Volvo Olympian YN2RV18V3 YV3YNA411TC026852,
                         Alexander RL 9529/36, H47/32F
179              6/00 BL transfer to First BeeLine (Bracknell)
      P179 TGD   7/00 BL reregistered, repainted in Colorbus ad for John Nike Leisure Centre (yellow/black)
 VA179           5/02 BL renumbered (on paper)
 34279          10/03 BL renumbered (on paper)
 VDA34279        8/04 BL physically renumbered
                 6/05 BL
                 9/06 SH transfer for 335 (Slough)

Photographic References

For a key to the references see the bibliography.

BeeLine
      P174 TGD LBM114 p06  */00    on 192 to Heathrow Airport, H/row   BeeLine yellow/blue