Mercedes709D and 811D midibuses, Reeve Burgess bodywork

This page created 6th April 2004, updated 5th January 2008. by Ian Smith. Best on 800*600.

Individual bus histories

These histories are incomplete. They are being assembled from bits and chunks of data from a variety of sources. Particularly helpful have been:

• Acquisition and transfer data from Richard Cains
• Disposals data from BusSpotter
• Captions and commentary in LOTS "London Bus Magazine"

Red Line, Aylesbury

 
       L660 MYG 12/93    Mercedes-Benz 811D, Plaxton B31F #938.5MHV1923
                12/93    new to Keighley & District #121
                 5/03    Keighley & District
                 8/06    Red Line, Aylesbury

       L662 MYG 12/93    Mercedes-Benz 811D, Plaxton B31F #938.5MHV1923
                12/93    new to Keighley & District #123
                 5/03    Keighley & District 
              by 9/05    with Red Line, Aylesbury
                 8/06    Red Line

  
       L663 MYG 12/93    Mercedes-Benz 811D, Plaxton B31F #938.5MHV1922
                12/93    new to Keighley & District #124
                 5/03    Keighley & District 
                         bought by Centrebus (St.Albans & District)
                 3/06    Centrebus 
                 */08    sold

       L664 MYG 12/93    Mercedes-Benz 811D, Plaxton B31F #938.5MHV1924
                12/93    new to Keighley & District #125
                 5/03    Keighley & District 
                         bought by Centrebus (St.Albans & District)
                 1/06    used on 304
                 3/06    Centrebus 
                 */08    sold

       L951 MBH  7/94    Mercedes-Benz 811D, Plaxton body B31F #948.5MLV2852
 451             7/94    new to Sovereign
                      NM (North Mymms)
                 3/95 SV transfer (Stevenage)
                 8/95 NM transfer 
                 1/98    Sovereign
                 7/00 SA
                 2/01 SA Sovereign
                 3/02 SA
                 5/03 SA Sovereign
 451             1/04 SA bought by Centrebus (St.Albans & District)
                 3/05    Centrebus
                 1/06 SA in service

       L954 MBH  7/94    Mercedes-Benz 811D, Plaxton body B31F #948.5MLV2855
 454             7/94    new to Sovereign 
                      NM (North Mymms) 
                 9/96 HW transfer (Harrow)
                12/97 NM transfer (North Mymms)
                 8/98 WB transfer, in W-HL livery (Welwyn Base)
                 7/00 HF (Hatfield)
                11/00 SA transfer (St.Albans)
                 2/01    Sovereign
                 3/02 SA
                 5/03    Sovereign
 454             1/04 SA bought by Centrebus (St.Albans & District)
                 5/04    regularly used in Dunstable
                 3/05    Centrebus
                 6/05 SA in service on 304
                 1/06 SA in service

       G690 OHE  */90    Mercedes-Benz 811D, Plaxton body B20FL (with tail lift)
                         new to Metrowest (Danks & Gaymer), Dudley: used on Wrens Nest service 
190              5/92    bought by London Country South West
                 1/98    London & Country
                 1/99 HS L&C (Hounslow) 
                         bought by MK Metro, B31F
                 8/05    Centrebus: repainted in orange/blue/white
             by 11/05    gone

MMS269 N161 YEG  6/96    Mercedes Benz 811D 669003-2N-037646, Marshall C16.404, B26F
                 6/96 NA new to MTL London Northern 
                         bought by Shamrock, Pontypridd
                 6/06    with Shamrock, Pontypridd 
                         bought by Veolia Cymru, #45015
              by 3/10    scrapped

Photographic References

For a key to the references see the bibliography.

Chambers of Stevenage

 
       D638 KMM  LBM64 p16   10/87    on SB10 to Town Centre, Stevenage