Prepared on Notepad by Ian Smith,

This page created 5th April 2012.

Optare Excels: Capital Logistics, Tellings-Golden Miller, Travel London


Bus Histories

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

     R985 EWU   5/98    Optare Excel L1000, Optare 9230, B35F
                5/98    new to Capital Logistics for U3, (West Drayton)
                6/99    taken over by Tellings-Golden Miller, (West Drayton) 
                4/00 TF transfer (Fulwell)
                6/00 TF unusual on 465
               12/00 TF repainted in T-GM white/blue/yellow
                4/01 TF reallocated to 490
                6/02 TF reallocated to 216
 985            9/02 TF numbered
                7/03 TG transfer into store (Byfleet) 
                8/03 TG reinstated for 426/446 
                9/03    loaned to Countryliner
                6/05 TG taken over by Travel London
                7/05 TG in service on 426: no fleetnames
                8/05 TG in service on 441: Travel London fleetnames
                9/05 TG in service on 451 
 E101           6/06 TG renumbered
                9/06    to Travel West Midlands for overhaul
                9/06    transfer to Travel Dundee
                5/08    in service, Travel Dundee, #7212
                1/09    Travel Dundee
                */09    bought by McColl's, Balloch, #2022
               11/09    in service, McColl's, #2022
               10/10    in service, McColl's, #2022
                3/11    withdrawn, sold

     R986 EWU   5/98    Optare Excel L1000, Optare 9231, B35F
                5/98    new to Capital Logistics for U3, (West Drayton)
                9/98    in service on 726
                6/99    taken over by Tellings-Golden Miller, (West Drayton)
                4/00 TF transfer (Fulwell)
                8/00 TF repainted in T-GM white/blue/yellow
                4/01 TF reallocated to 490
               10/01 TF used on 490
                6/02 TF reallocated to 216
 986            9/02 TF numbered
                6/03    bought by City Direct, Galway 
     98-G-9242          reregistered
                7/05    in service, City Direct 

     R987 EWU   4/98    Optare Excel L1000, Optare 9232, B35F
                4/98    new to Capital Logistics for U3, (West Drayton)
                6/99    taken over by Tellings-Golden Miller, (West Drayton)
                4/00 TF transfer (Fulwell) 
                1/01    bought by Midland Choice, Willenhall
               11/05    in service with Choice Travel
               11/06    in service with Choice Travel
               12/06    in service with Choice Travel
                2/10    working at D&G Coach & Bus, Crewe
                4/10    D&G, Crewe
                        D&G, Longton, #154
               12/10    bought by JP Travel: not used
                8/11    bought by Alpha Travel for Festival service, Sidmouth, Devon
                9/11    into store

     R988 EWU   5/98    Optare Excel L1000, Optare 9233, B35F
                5/98    new to Capital Logistics for U3, (West Drayton)
                6/99    taken over by Tellings-Golden Miller, (West Drayton)
                4/00 TF transfer (Fulwell)
               12/00 TF repainted in T-GM white/blue/yellow
                4/01 TF reallocated to 490
                6/02 TF reallocated to 216
                7/02 TF in service on 216
 988            9/02 TF numbered
                1/03 TF in service on 216
                6/03    bought by City Direct, Galway 
     98-G-9243          reregistered 
             by 7/09    withdrawn

     R989 EWU   5/98    Optare Excel L1000, Optare 9234, B35F
                5/98    new to Capital Logistics for U3, (West Drayton)
                6/99    taken over by Tellings-Golden Miller, (West Drayton)
                4/00 TF transfer (Fulwell)
                1/01 TF repainted in T-GM white/blue/yellow
                4/01 TF reallocated to 490
                6/02 TF reallocated to 216
 989            9/02 TF numbered
                6/03 TF in service on 216
                7/03 TF into store
                8/03 TG transfer, reinstated for 426/446
                9/03 TG in service on 446 
               11/03    bought by City Direct, Galway  
     98-G-9338          reregistered 
98-G-9339 - ex R993EWU

     R990 EWU   5/98    Optare Excel L1000, Optare 9235, B35F
                5/98    new to Capital Logistics for U3, (West Drayton)
                8/99    used on U3
                6/99    taken over by Tellings-Golden Miller, (West Drayton)
                4/00 TF transfer (Fulwell)
                9/00 TF repainted in T-GM white/blue/yellow
                4/01 TF reallocated to 490
                6/02 TF reallocated to 216
 990            9/02 TF numbered
                3/03 TF unusual on Kingston University service
                7/03 TG transfer into store (Byfleet)
                8/03 TG reinstated for 426/446 
                7/04 TG in service on 426
                6/05 TG taken over by Travel London
                7/05 TG repainted at Walworth in Travel Surrey red/white
                8/05 TG used on 451
 E102           6/06 TG renumbered
                8/06 TG in service on 218: red/white
                9/06    to Travel West Midlands for overhaul
                9/06    transfer to Travel Dundee
                1/09    Travel Dundee #7209
                4/10    bought by JP Coaches, Forfar
             by 9/10    bought by Bennett's, Kilwinning
               10/10    in service, Bennett's 
                4/11    bought by Impera, Moreton, Wirral for 203
               11/11    in service, Impera
                3/12    stored

     R991 EWU   5/98    Optare Excel L1000, Optare 9236, B35F
                5/98    new to Capital Logistics for U3, (West Drayton)
                6/99    taken over by Tellings-Golden Miller, (West Drayton)
                4/00 TF transfer (Fulwell)
                8/00 TF repainted in T-GM white/blue/yellow
                4/01 TF reallocated to 490
                7/01 TF unusual on 465
                6/02 TF reallocated to 216
 991            9/02 TF numbered
                7/03 TF unusual on 465..
                7/03 TF ..into store
                8/03 TG transfer, reinstated for 426/446 
                6/05 TG taken over by Travel London
 E103           6/06 TG renumbered
                9/06    to Travel West Midlands for overhaul
                9/06    transfer to Travel Dundee
                1/09    Travel Dundee #7211
               11/09    bought by JP Coaches, Forfar
     RUI 9480           reregistered
            by 12/10    bought by Bennett's, Kilwinning

     R992 EWU   4/98    Optare Excel L1000, Optare 9237, B35F
                4/98    new to Capital Logistics for U3, (West Drayton)
                6/99    taken over by Tellings-Golden Miller, (West Drayton)
                4/00 TF transfer (Fulwell)
                8/00 TF repainted in T-GM white/blue/yellow
                4/01 TF reallocated to 490
               10/01 TF in service on 490
                6/02 TF reallocated to 216
 992            9/02 TF numbered
                7/03 TG transfer into store (Byfleet)
                8/03 TG reinstated for 426/446 
                6/05 TG taken over by Travel London
 E104           6/06 TG renumbered
                9/06    to Travel West Midlands for overhaul
                9/06    transfer to Travel Dundee
                1/09    Travel Dundee #7210
               11/09    bought by JP Coaches, Forfar
     RUI 9481           reregistered
            by 12/10    bought by Bennett's, Kilwinning
  98-C-27254 by 5/11    bought by Swift Taxis, Cork, Eire 
                2/12    in service, Swift Taxis

     R993 EWU   5/98    Optare Excel L1000, Optare 9238, B35F
                5/98    new to Capital Logistics for U3, (West Drayton)
                6/99    taken over by Tellings-Golden Miller, (West Drayton)
                4/00 TF transfer (Fulwell)
               12/00 TF repainted in T-GM white/blue/yellow
                4/01 TF reallocated to 490
                6/02 TF reallocated to 216
 993            9/02 TF numbered
                7/03 TG transfer into store (Byfleet)
                8/03 TG reinstated for 426/446 
               11/03    bought by City Direct, Galway   
     98-G-9339          reregistered 
                8/06    in service, City Direct 
             by 7/09    withdrawn

Photographic references


A key to the references is in the bibliography. 

        R990 EWU  LBic2000p25 8/99    on U3 to Uxbridge Station, West Drayton, Capital
                  LBM110 p28  */98    on U3 to Uxbridge Station, Heathrow Central
                  LBuses03p63 */02    on 216 to Kingston, TGM
                  TLB493 p41  8/05    on 451 to Staines, Kingston, red/white

        R993 EWU  TLB455 p0   6/02 TF on 216 to Staines, TGM

Ian's Bus Stop Capital/T-GM XLs. XL histories. XL photo refs.