Bus Types

Big Bus Tours AN339 LJ12JVK Seen at Marble Arch

A low floor open top sightseeing bus used in London with Big Bus Tours

• 19 Made for Big Bus tours London
• Many have been converted to Electric

Ensign Bus 405 LX19EAW seen at Detling Bus Rally

The BCI Enterprise is a high-capacity, low-emission double-decker bus manufactured by Australian company BCI (Bus & Coach International) in China.

• Ensign Bus was the exporter of these Buses
• Only 20 was made for the UK Market
• One was manufactured for London

Konect Bus 722 W822NNJ Seen in Norwich

• Largest Order was for 54 with Nottingham City Transport
• First low floor decker's for Brighton & Hove
• First Low floor Dennis bus made
• 150 of this type was Produced

Arriva Yorkshire YJ06WMK seen in Leeds

• 131 Was made over 7 Years
• Arriva was the largest buyer

Southdown PSV 106 GX06AOE seen in Brighton on Rail Replacement

• Over 100 Facelifted Myllennium was made

Arriva Yorkshire 1814 YJ08EEU seen in Leeds

• Only 56 East Lancs Olympus was built before being renamed Optare Olympus

Connexions Buses ST52NTN seen in Ripon

• 79 was made over 5 years
• Built on the Volvo B7TL chassis
• Yellow buses Bournemouth was the largest buyer

Tower Transit 32417 LK04JBZ seen in Marble Arch on route 23

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East Yorkshire 777 YX60DWK seen in Hull Not In Service

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Southern Transit CM2 GB18AEC seen in Brighton on Rail Replacement

Metroline BDE2644 LJ19CVU seen in London on route 17

A Electric version of the ADL Enviro400City with a BYD D8UR chassis

• Over 1000 Made in 6 years of Production
• Go-Ahead London Had the Largest Order
• First Glasgow was one of the non London Operators to buy them
• First Leeds Bought 5 for Park & Ride
• Up to 385 Mile Range
• Full Charge in 3 hours

Brighton & Hove 323 YX69NWL seen in Brighton on route 5

A low floor bus with a Diesel Generator with a smart Hybrid battery system

• Brighton & Hove was the only UK bus operator to Buy Enviro400ER
• 154 was made in total
• 74 was bought by Dublin Bus
• 26 was bought by Bus Eireann
• Production lasted Just over a year

Transdev Keighley 3622 BL65YYV seen in Leeds on route 60

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Metroline VWH2001 LK14FAA seen in Marble Arch on route 7

A Pre-Facelifted version of the with the Gemini 2 style body with some enhancements to the Gemini 3 version

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Metroline VMH2454 LK18AHF Seen in Marble Arch on route 274

• Over 200 Have been bought for London Operations

Arriva London LT964 LTZ2164 seen at Marble Arch on route 137

A low floor version of the iconic routemaster Produced for Transport for London

• First introduced in 2011
• 1000 built
• Only used in London
• Comes as a Hybrid
• Has 3 Doors
• 997 Still in Service

RATP London Transit OME46028 YJ21EXL Seen in Marble Arch on route 23

The Optare Metrodecker is a British-built, integral 2-axle double-decker bus, launched in 2014

• Available as electric
• First York was the first operator outside of London to order the electric Version
• electric version has a range up to 219 miles
• Over 100 are in use in London

London United SP157 YP59OES seen in Acton on route E3

The Scania Omnicity double-decker is a fully low-floor integral bus produced in Poland between 2005 and 2011 with over 460 made

• First Scania Omnicitys was made on the N94UD Chassis
• London bus operators took over 400 Scania Omnicity Buses
• first introduced in 2006
• last one was withdrawn in London in May 2024
• Popular in London with operators like London United, Stagecoach London, and First. Other users included Go-Ahead (Bluestar, Southern Vectis, Brighton & Hove, Metrobus) and Reading Buses.
• The only fully made Scania bus to operate in London
• Reading buses tried running Scania Omnicitys on bio Ethanol
• the First Scania Omnicitys to run with London United was produced on a Scania N94UD Chassis
• The Scania Omnicity was produced on a number of different chassis options (Scania N94UD for London United & Lothian) (N230UD for East London Bus, Metrobus, London United ) (N270UD for Brighton & Hove & Reading Buses)

Transdev Harrogate 2104 YR10BDO seen in Harrogate on route 6

The first Scania low floor double decker which could seat 68 for the standard model and 100 for the longer version

• First Scania Low Floor Double Decker
• First Introduced in 2002
• 578 Produced over 8 years
• largest order was 174 to Nottingham City Transport
• Brighton & Hove bought 108 over 2 different Chassis (90 N94UD & 18 N270UD)
• The buses were designed with a full low-floor layout for easier access and often featured full tree deflectors, especially in fleets like Reading Buses.
• Early 2003 batch in Brighton were among the first in that fleet to feature driver assault screens.
• They were equipped with 9.0 L or 9.3 L Scania DC9 engines, with power ranging from 230bph to 270bph

Brighton & Hove 848 SK67FLM seen in London Road on route 46

Built on a Mercedes OM934 chassis this version of the Gemini 3 body is called a Streetdeck

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The AEC Bridgemaster was a front-engined low-height double-decker bus chassis manufactured by AEC from 1956 to 1963 they seated 72-76 passengers

• Only 179 was made
• First introduced in 1956
• 11 Survive in Presivation

The AEC Regent was a Iconic British built double decker with a 9.6 litre engine and preselective gearbox

• Over 7900 Made
• Aec Regent was in production till 1942 when it was replaced by the Regent II
• AEC Regents also operated in Portugal, South Africa, and Hong Kong

The AEC Regent III was a Iconic British built double decker with a 9.6 litre engine and preselective gearbox

• 76 AEC Regent with Low height body produced for London Transport (RLH class)
• 500 RTW Class buses made for London Transport
• Last Ran in London on 7th April 1979 with Bus RT624 on route 62
• Many AEC Regents was relaced by the Newer Routemaster

RML2317 which is part of the Brighton & Hove coach fleet used for weddings

A iconic London bus manufactured in the late 1950s to Late 1960s which its open platform and between 64 for the RM class and 72 for the RML

• Total 2876 buses was manufactured between 1959-1968
• 524 RML class buses was manufactured between 1961-1968
• 65 BEA class buses was manufactured in late 1966/early 1967
• 51 RMF Class buses was manufactured for Northern General in 1966 plus RMF1254 joining from London
• 2123 stranded length Routemaster was manufactured between 1959-1967
• 2760 purchased by London Transport
• 12th of December 2005 last day in service on route 159
• 2 Special heritage routes 9H/15H which used Routemaster until 2019 for route 15H and July 2014 for route 9H
• Over 1200 Routemaster still exist
• In 2024 the RM1 Celebrated its 70th Birthday

Nu-Venture 418 R418SOY Seen at Detling Bus Rally

A stylish, high-profile facelift version of the Alexander R-type double-decker body, introduced around 1993 and built primarily on Volvo Olympian chassis. It is notable as one of the last "step-entry" (non-low floor) double-decker buses produced, with final examples entering service in 2000.

• Yorkshire Coastliner took the last Step Entrance buses made
• 100 2 axle version was delivered to Singapore in 1994
• 30 Low height bodys produced

Hunters N760OAP seen in leeds

A Scania N113 Chassis with a East Lancs Cityzen Body manufactured in 1995-2000 for town routes and long distance routes

• Brighton & Hove was the largest buyer of the Scania Cityzen
• 86 was produced from 1995-2000
• it was one of the last step entrance buses made

The MCW Metrobus was a highly successful, Birmingham-built double-decker bus produced by Metro-Cammell Weymann

• Over 4000 was manufactured
• Birmingham was the largest buyer
• London Transport ordered 1440
• London Transport M1 entered service in April 1978
• West Midlands last used them on 24th July 2010

The Northern Counties Paladin is a step-entrance single-deck bus body manufactured by Northern Counties in Wigan, UK, between 1991 and 1998. Built on various chassis (Volvo, Dennis, Scania, DAF)

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Connexion Buses Buses P168BTV Seen in Harrogate

The Northern Counties Palatine was a prominent British step-entrance double-decker bus body built in Wigan, England, between 1988 and 1999. Primarily mounted on Leyland and Volvo Olympian chassis

• Built mainly on a Leyland Olympian or Volvo Olympian Chassis
• Step Entrance
• East Yorkshire Bought the large batch outside of London
• London General bought over 150 of these

The Northern Counties Palatine II was a prominent British step-entrance double-decker bus body built in Wigan, England, between 1993 and 1999. Primarily mounted on Volvo Olympian chassis

• First introduced in 1995
• 334 was made
• Notable fleets included MTL Trust Holdings in Merseyside and various operators across the UK (e.g., First Bristol, Go Ahead