Formerly of South Notts, Gotham, this Fleetline was on schools duties south of Lincoln
The body style and registration number gives this Applebys Atlantean away as a 1982 Nottingham bus
The Caetano bodied Dennis Dart was a less common sight than others. W483OUF was seen worning for Applebys in Lincoln
Applebys Dart S396HVV still carries "First Tomato Soup" livery from Manchester
One of Applebys stud of Leyland Nationals, BTW406V leaves Lincoln bus station
Applebys used this ex-Nottingham Leyland National
RBO504Y is an East Lancs bodied Olympian operating for Applebys. It had been new to Cardiff City Transport
This Wright bodied Scania, V140XVL was one of the newer members of the Applebys fleet
Brylane Travel National 2 XAZ1427 in Boston
Brylane Olympian XAZ1315 in Boston
This former United VRT was busy moving schoolchildren from Lincoln sccols to outlying villages
Cumberland's Bristol VRTs were spread far & wide by Stagecoach. SAO413R reached Lincoln by way of Carlton on schools duties
Delaine East Lancs bodied Tiger DTL3 shares garage forecourt space at Bourne with ex-GMPTE Atlantean ANA224T
Delaine could make even an ex-GMPTE Atlantean like ORJ380W look smart
Delaine Volvo Olympian S5OCT was less than a year old when I photographed it in Bourne
Delaine No 300 is a Duple bodied Leyland Tiger which seated 62!
A Delaine Tiger/Duple outside Bourne depot
Delaine bought East Lancs bodied B10M P2OTL in 1996
This National Greenway started life as Midland Red No 595 in 1977. SUT had it converted to a Greenway in 1992 and it passed to Eagre
Eagre Metrobus LOA416X in Lincoln, new as WMPTE 2146 in Feb 1982
Eagre operated a varied and interesting fleet, including this ex-Cumberland VRT, HHH272N
Route X67 between Lincoln & Manchester was branded "Lincman" and operated jointly by Road Car & East Midland/Mansfield. East Midland Tiger 41 is seen in Newark in summer 1984
One of the lesser lights of the Gash fleet, Plaxton bodied Leopard GVO835N in the summer of 1984
I know Newark is in Nottinghamshire, but its buses were provided by Road Car. Gash od Newark was also present. NVO773L was a Leopard new in 1973. Newark, July 1984
Kimes Bristol VRT SJI6571 leaves Lincoln bus station
This Applebys ex-Central SMT Leopard was heading for RAF Waddington.
Lincoln City Transport Bristol RE 69 advertises the Photofare bus pass in summer 1984
Caught in traffic in 1984, Lincoln City Transport VRT OSR198R was a refugee from the Tayside fleet
Lurking in Lincoln bus station is Tiger 454 which started life as an Eastern Scottish motorway coach before being rebodied by East Lancs in 1993. 1335 is an ex-Barrow, ex-Sheffield Omnibus Atlantean
Former Ribble Atlantean, now Road Car 1385. See a shot of this bus as CarlisleBus 1485 in my "Buses in Carlisle" gallery
TRN469V was an old friend. Beginning its life on Carlisle town services for Ribble, by the mid-1990s it was carrying Lincoln's schoolchildren
This Leyland B21 with Alexander (Belfast) body was a surprising discovery working for Lincoln City Transport
This National 2 turning into Lincoln bus station was drafted in from the parent Yorkshire Traction fleet
Former Yorkshire Traction National 2 has become Road Car 214
Lincoln City Transport was absorbed into Road Car. This National 2, seen heading out of Grantham, had been new in 1980 to Eastern Scottish
With the spire of Lincoln Cathedral in the background, ex-Cumberland National 2317 leaves the "architecturally-challenged" bus station
Lincoln City Transport Olympian 645 leaves the bus station
Lincoln City Transport painted VRT 40 in this livery designed to "Keep Lincoln Tidy". This same bus can be seen in my "Look East" gallery, working for First Northampton
East Lancs Volvo Olympian 687 at Showbus 1999
Road Car Bristol LH 1066 in Lincoln, summer 1984
Although it can't be seen in this picture, Road Car National 2818 was actually wearing "East Notts" fleetnames in Newark in 1984
Road Car Bristol RE 1222 stands in Newark depot in summer 1984
When I first visited Lincoln in the summer of 1984, Road Car buses had their own bus station, St Marks. Bristol LH 1063 was inside
This Leyland Fleetline seen in Grantham started life with South Notts, Gotham
Economy Link National 2860 was new to East Midland in December 1976 so by the time I took this photo in 1996 it was nearly 20 years old, but going strong
Like sister 2317, 2316 bears a Carlisle LVLO registration. However, this National has gained "Economy-Link" livery
Two ex-Ribble Atlanteans next to an ex-Western SMT Leopard in Newark. These vehicles could have also shared bus station space in Carlisle
Road Car ex-Ipswich Atlantean 1319 in Lincoln Bus Station
Road Car Atlantean 1325 on schools duties in Lincoln
The slightly narrower window on the lower deck of Road Car 1326 indicates that this was originally a two-door bus
Ex-Ipswich Atlantean 1329 in Lincoln
Road Car Atlantean 1369 (TRN479V) in Newark
Road Car Atlantean 1379 looked much the same as the other ECW examples in the fleet, but it originated with Trent rather than Ribble
Road Car Atlantean 704 was new as Lancaster City Transport number 204 in August 1981
Former Eastbourne Atlantean 734 shares the Newark Depot yard with ex-LCT Bristol VRT 1840
This Road Car Atlantean, 735 was new to Eastbourne Corporation Transport. I caught up with it in Newark bus depot
Road Car 746 was a former Preston Transport Atlantean
Alexander bodied Atlantean, must be another Scottish interloper. No, Road Car 750 was ex-TWPTE and later Stagecoach Busways
Long wheelbase ex-Lancaster Atlantean HCK201W in Lincoln bus station
If you look through my other photo galleries, you'll see that I managed to catch quite a few training buses. Road Car RDX11R was an ex-Ipswich Atlantean
