Prepared on Notepad by Ian Smith,

This page created 7th April 2012.

Optare Excels: Capital Citybus, First Capital

Bus Histories

These histories are incomplete. They are being assembled as I garner information from a variety of sources. Particularly useful have been:

• LOTS for accurate data: TLB, LBM, Annual Reviews
• "London Bus Handbook", Capital Transport
• buslistsontheweb.co.uk for VIN data

 

701   P701 HMT 11/96    Optare Excel L1000, Optare 9055, B35F
               11/96    new to Capital Citybus for 396
                        retrofitted with wheelchair ramp by Marshalls
                2/00    repainted red, white/yellow bands
               12/00 DM outstationed at Choats Road
                2/02 DM 
                3/02 R  transfer (Rainham)
                4/02 R  withdrawn
                5/02    transfer to First Leicester
                7/02    transfer to First PMT, Chester
               11/06    in service, First, #40064, Wigan
                2/12    in service, First Manchester #40064

702   P702 HMT 11/96    Optare Excel L1000, Optare 9056, B35F
               11/96    new to Capital Citybus for 396
                        retrofitted with wheelchair ramp by Marshalls
                3/00    repainted red, white/yellow bands
                5/00    unusual on 296
               12/00 DM outstationed at Choats Road
                2/01    unusual on 296
                2/02 DM 
                3/02 R  transfer (Rainham)
                4/02 R  withdrawn
                7/02    transfer to First PMT, Chester
               10/08    in service, First Manchester #40065, Wigan
                2/12    in service, First Manchester #40065

703   P703 HMT 11/96    Optare Excel L1000, Optare 9057, B35F
               11/96    new to Capital Citybus for 396
                        retrofitted with wheelchair ramp by Marshalls
                3/00    repainted red, white/yellow bands
                8/00    unusual on 365
               12/00 DM outstationed at Choats Road
                1/01    unusual on 252
                2/01    unusual on 252
                2/02 DM 
                3/02 R  transfer (Rainham)
                4/02 R  withdrawn
                4/02    transfer to First Northampton
                7/02    transfer to First PMT, Chester
               12/11    in service, First Manchester #40066
                3/12    in service, First Manchester #40066, Wigan

704   P704 HMT 11/96    Optare Excel L1000, Optare 9058, B35F
               11/96    new to Capital Citybus for 396
                9/97    at Showbus 97
                        retrofitted with wheelchair ramp by Marshalls
                3/00    repainted red, white/yellow bands
                7/00    unusual on 248
               12/00 DM outstationed at Choats Road
                3/01    unusual on 248
                2/02 DM 
                3/02 R  transfer (Rainham)
                3/02    in service on 396
                4/02 R  withdrawn
                4/02    transfer to First Northampton
                7/02    transfer to First PMT, Chester #624
               10/08    in service, First Manchester #40067, Wigan
               12/10    in service, First Manchester #40067
                7/11    in service, First Manchester #40067, Wigan
                2/12    in service, First Manchester #40067

Photographic references

A key to the references is in the bibliography.

701     P701 HMT  LBH97 p07   1996    on 396 to Ilford Broadway: yellow
                  LBR00 p19   */00    on 396 to Goodmayes: First red/willow

702     P702 HMT  LBM102 p11  1996    on 646 to Cranham, Noak Hill: yellow
                  LBM101 p23  1996    on 396 to Ilford Broadway: yellow

703     P703 HMT  LBH98 p12           on 396 to Ilford Broadway, Gants Hill: yellow 

Ian's Bus Stop Harris/ETB XLs. histories. photo refs.