Prepared on Notepad by Ian Smith,
This page created 25th March 2012, updated 31st January 2016.
This page created 25th March 2012, updated 31st January 2016.
501 P501 OUG 7/96 Optare Excel L1070, Optare 9035
8/96 MB new to Metrobus for 358 (Green Street Green)
8/95 MB in service on 355 to Hastings
7/00 MB
3/01 CY transfer for 4/5 (Crawley)
3/01 CY reallocated to 1
3/02 CY
7/02 bought by Birmingham Coach Co, Tividale, West Midlands, #101
12/05 Birmingham Coach Co now part of Go-Ahead
8/06 rebranded Diamond (Go West Midlands)
2/08 in service with Diamond
3/08 Diamond bought by Rotala Group
4/08 bought by Trustline, Hunsdon
7/08 in service, still in red/white/dark blue
1/09 sold to Coachlease Ltd (Leicester)
by 3/09 bought privately: not used
10/10 G.Norris, Essex
by 12/11 considered scrapped
502 P502 OUG 7/96 Optare Excel L1070, Optare 9036
8/96 MB new to Metrobus for 358 (Green Street Green)
3/00 MB in use on 358
7/00 MB
3/01 CY transfer for 4/5 (Crawley)
3/01 CY reallocated to 1
3/02 CY
7/02 bought by Birmingham Coach Co, Tividale, West Midlands #102
12/05 Birmingham Coach Co now part of Go-Ahead
8/06 rebranded Diamond (Go West Midlands)
3/08 Diamond bought by Rotala Group
10/08 withdrawn
by 2/09 bought by Speedwell bus, Hyde
*/10 sold to Dawson Rentals
1/11 bought by M Travel, #502
3/11 bought by A Line, Pelaw
503 P503 OUG 7/96 Optare Excel L1070, Optare 9037
8/96 MB new to Metrobus for 358 (Green Street Green)
7/00 MB
3/01 CY transfer for 4/5 (Crawley)
3/01 CY reallocated to 1
3/02 CY
7/02 bought by Birmingham Coach Co, Tividale, West Midlands #103
12/05 Birmingham Coach Co now part of Go-Ahead
8/06 rebranded Diamond (Go West Midlands)
3/08 Diamond bought by Rotala Group
by 10/08 sold to Ventura Sales
to Stafford Bus Centre
9/09 bought by Invincible, Tamworth
3/10 to Stafford Bus Centre
3/10 acquired by Tyneside Travel
504 P504 OUG 7/96 Optare Excel L1070, Optare 9038
8/96 MB new to Metrobus for 358 (Green Street Green)
9/96 MB used on 358
7/00 MB
3/01 CY transfer for 4/5 (Crawley)
3/01 CY reallocated to 1
3/02 CY
7/02 bought by Birmingham Coach Co, Tividale, West Midlands #104
12/05 Birmingham Coach Co now part of Go-Ahead
8/06 rebranded Diamond (Go West Midlands)
3/08 Diamond bought by Rotala Group
4/08 bought by Trustline, Hunsdon, for spares
1/09 sold to Coachlease Ltd (Leicester)
by 8/10 sold to Drew Wilson
by 12/11 considered scrapped
505 P505 OUG 7/96 Optare Excel L1070, Optare 9039
8/96 MB new to Metrobus for 358 (Green Street Green)
6/00 MB unusual on T33
7/00 MB
3/01 CY transfer for 4/5 (Crawley)
3/01 CY reallocated to 1
3/02 CY
7/02 bought by Birmingham Coach Co, Tividale, West Midlands #105
12/05 Birmingham Coach Co now part of Go-Ahead
8/06 rebranded Diamond (Go West Midlands)
3/08 Diamond bought by Rotala Group
by 8/08 bought by TM Travel, Halfway
10/08 withdrawn
8/09 reinstated
7/10 sold to Wellglade
by 11/11 scrapped: Looms, Spondon
506 P506 OUG 7/96 Optare Excel L1070, Optare 9040
8/96 MB new to Metrobus for 358 (Green Street Green)
7/00 MB
3/01 CY transfer for 4/5 (Crawley)
3/01 CY reallocated to 1
3/02 CY
7/02 bought by Birmingham Coach Co, Tividale, West Midlands #106
12/05 Birmingham Coach Co now part of Go-Ahead
8/06 rebranded Diamond (Go West Midlands)
3/08 Diamond bought by Rotala Group
4/08 bought by Trustline, Hunsdon
10/08 delicensed
1/09 sold to Coachlease Ltd (Leicester)
by 3/09 bought privately: not used
10/10 bought by G Norris, Essex for spares
1/11 sold to Erith Commercials, Kent (for scrap)
507 P507 OUG 7/96 Optare Excel L1070, Optare 9041
8/96 MB new to Metrobus for 358 (Green Street Green)
7/00 MB
3/01 CY transfer for 4/5 (Crawley)
3/01 CY reallocated to 1
4/01 CY unusual on 409
3/02 CY
7/02 bought by Birmingham Coach Co, Tividale, West Midlands #107
3/04 in service, Diamond Bus: white/black/red $
6/05 in service, Diamond Bus
12/05 Birmingham Coach Co now part of Go-Ahead
8/06 rebranded Diamond (Go West Midlands)
3/08 Diamond bought by Rotala Group
6/08 bought by Grayline Coaches, Bicester
5/09 in service, Grayline: white $
12/09 in service, Grayline $
11/10 into store
3/11 reinstated
bought by Filer's, Ilfracombe
10/12 in service, Filer's: white, blue skirt $
JFZ 8262 reregistered
7/13 in service, Filer's $
11/14 bought by EOS (Swallow Coach Co)
12/14 in service on 66A, Harlow
508 P508 OUG 7/96 Optare Excel L1070, Optare 9042
8/96 MB new to Metrobus for 358 (Green Street Green)
7/00 MB
3/01 CY transfer for 4/5 (Crawley)
3/01 CY reallocated to 1
3/02 CY
7/02 bought by Birmingham Coach Co, Tividale, West Midlands #108
12/05 Birmingham Coach Co now part of Go-Ahead
8/06 rebranded Diamond (Go West Midlands)
3/08 Diamond bought by Rotala Group
4/08 bought by Trustline, Hunsdon
11/08 delicensed
1/09 sold to Coachlease Ltd (Leicester)
by 12/11 considered scrapped
509 P509 OUG 7/96 Optare Excel L1070, Optare 9043
8/96 MB new to Metrobus for 358 (Green Street Green)
7/00 MB
3/01 CY transfer for 4/5 (Crawley)
3/01 CY reallocated to 1
3/02 CY
7/02 transfer to Birmingham Coach Co, Tividale, West Midlands #109
12/05 Birmingham Coach Co now part of Go-Ahead
8/06 rebranded Diamond (Go West Midlands)
3/08 Diamond bought by Rotala Group
by 9/08 bought by Premiere Travel, Nottingham #828: red
by 10/09 delicensed
by 12/11 considered scrapped
510 P510 OUG 7/96 Optare Excel L1070, Optare 9044
8/96 MB new to Metrobus for 358 (Green Street Green)
7/00 MB
11/00 MB unusual on 353
3/01 CY transfer for 4/5 (Crawley)
3/01 CY reallocated to 1
3/02 CY
7/02 transfer to Birmingham Coach Co, Tividale, West Midlands #110
12/05 Birmingham Coach Co now part of Go-Ahead
8/06 rebranded Diamond (Go West Midlands)
3/08 Diamond bought by Rotala Group
by 9/08 bought by Premiere Travel, Nottingham
7/09 sold to Stafford Bus Centre
by 12/11 considered scrapped
511 V511 KMY 12/99 Optare Excel 2 L1100, Optare 9455, B35F
MB new on loan to Metrobus for 353 (Green Street Green)
7/00 MB
10/00 MB used on 358
10/08 returned to Optare
5/02 Port of Dover: courtesy bus
by 7/08 bought by P&O Ferries, Dover
502 P502 OUG LBic2000p76 2/00 on 358 to Orpington Station, Crystal Palace 504 P504 OUG LBH97 p114 9/96 MB on 358 to Orpington Station 507 P507 OUG LBH98 p103 9/97 MB on 358 to Orpington Station, Bromley 508 P508 OUG BSiCLB p67 */97 MB on 358 to Crystal Palace
Ian's Bus Stop
Metrobus XLs.
XL histories.
XL photo refs.