Eastbourne Buses 15770

[Martin Smith]

Eleven new Scania Enviro 400s entered service this week on the 'Wave 99' as it is now branded. The batch is split between Eastbourne and Hastings with the first two being allocated to the former. Numerically the first of the batch, 15770 is seen here at Bexhill Railway Station.

[Philip and Yvonne Cattermole]

Separated in time by around 30 years is this photo I took in exactly the same location of M&D 2803 on the Hastings - Bexhill 467 service... At the time Bexhill Garage was still open and deregulation and privatisation of the National Bus Company a long time away.

 

I must admit that I rather liked the OKO Leopards - This particular vehicle had retained its polished metal grille, rather than a mesh replacement version

 

Phil

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[AECBus]

Nice picture Phil!

A little over 30 years, as Bexhill depot closed in 1980, and 2803 was
still a Hastings bus when the picture was taken (it later moved to
Silverhill, but Hastings worked the 467). Ironically it was loaned to
Bexhill depot during the last week of operation from that depot in
April 1980 as some unserviceable vehicles had already been moved out.
I have a picture of it at exactly the same location on a BX working of
the 495 (Eastbourne) taken during that last week. My caption says it
was loaned from SV.

After BX closed it returned to SV and trundled around on Hastings
local services for a few months before being withdrawn soon after I
photographed it again in August 1980. By this time it was the only
one still with the original grille - it's good to see preserved 2816
has an original now. It then became the Hawkhurst staff bus and was
painted yellow.

Lovely buses, as you say - they were my second favourite in the fleet
(after the AEC Reliances with almost identical Weymann/Marshall
bodies).

Neil.

On Feb 19, 3:44 pm, "Philip and Yvonne Cattermole"

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> Separated in time by around 30 years is this photo I took in exactly the same location of M&D 2803 on the Hastings - Bexhill 467 service... At the time Bexhill Garage was still open and deregulation and privatisation of the National Bus Company a long time away.
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