Southern Vectis Bus Re-Paint Dates

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Bus Re-Paint Dates

This page contains details of when Southern Vectis buses have been repainted, where known. I am indebted to Gavin Rowney & Dave Joliffe, whom have provided the bulk of these re-paint dates.

This list is not exhaustive, but will increase as additional dates are discovered and reported.

In Fleet Number order:
100-199	200-299	300-399	500-599	600-699	700-799	800-899	900-999

Fleet No.	Reg. Number	Repaint Date	Livery Applied	List Contributor
100	HW52EPK	18/12/2005 ??/02/2006	Lime Green 2006 Two-Tone Green (completed)	Ian Rivett Marc Morgan-Huws
101	HW52EPL	03/11/2005 ??/04/2006	Lime Green 2006 Two-Tone Green (completed)	Gavin Rowney Ian Rivett
102	HW52EPN	10/11/2005 ??/01/2006	Lime Green 2006 Two-Tone Green (completed)	Gavin Rowney Gavin Rowney
103	HW52EPO	22/11/2005 ??/04/2006	Lime Green 2006 Two-Tone Green (completed)	Dave Jolliffe Dave Jolliffe
104	HW52EPP	30/11/2005 ??/04/2006	Lime Green 2006 Two-Tone Green (completed)	Dave Jolliffe Dave Jolliffe
105	HW52EPU	26/10/2005 ??/01/2006	Lime Green 2006 Two-Tone Green (completed)	Ian Rivett Ian Rivett
106	HW52EPV	17/10/2005 ??/06/2006	Lime Green 2006 Two-Tone Green (completed)	Ian Rivett Ian Rivett

Fleet No.	Reg. Number	Repaint Date	Livery Applied	List Contributor
202	KDL202W	unknown 19/04/1996	Cream & Emerald Mushroom & Dark Green	n/a Gavin Rowney
203	KDL203W	29/08/1986 25/04/1996	Cream & Emerald Mushroom & Dark Green	Dave Jolliffe Gavin Rowney
236	J236KDL	unknown 17/11/1995	Red & White Mushroom & Dark Green	n/a Gavin Rowney
237	J237KDL	unknown 03/01/1996	Red & White Mushroom & Dark Green	n/a Gavin Rowney
238	J238KDL	unknown 13/02/1996	Red & White Mushroom & Dark Green	n/a Gavin Rowney
239	K172CAV	18/06/2001	Oxford Blue & Stripes	Dave Jolliffe
240	N240PDL	unknown 21/11/2001	Mushroom & Dark Green Oxford Blue & Stripes	n/a Gavin Rowney
241	N241PDL	unknown 21/01/2002	Mushroom & Dark Green Oxford Blue & Stripes	n/a Gavin Rowney
242	N242PDL	unknown 29/06/2002	Mushroom & Dark Green Oxford Blue & Stripes	n/a Dave Jolliffe
243	N243PDL	unknown 29/06/2002	Mushroom & Dark Green Oxford Blue & Stripes	n/a Dave Jolliffe
244	P244VDL	unknown 05/02/2002	Mushroom & Dark Green Oxford Blue & Stripes	n/a Dave Jolliffe
245	P245VDL	unknown 10/06/2002 ??/05/2006	Mushroom & Dark Green Oxford Blue & Stripes IW Radio Blue	n/a Dave Jolliffe
246	P246VDL	unknown 21/12/2001 ??/08/2005 ??/01/2007 ??/02/2007	Mushroom & Dark Green Oxford Blue & Stripes Pink Lime Green 2006 Two-Tone Green (completed)	n/a Dave Jolliffe Gavin Rowney Phil Stockley Jonathan Kitcher
247	P247VDL	unknown 02/05/2002 ??/05/2006	Mushroom & Dark Green Oxford Blue & Stripes IW Radio Blue	n/a Gavin Rowney
255	K702UTT	26/07/2001	Oxford Blue & Stripes	Gavin Rowney
256	K713UTT	22/07/2001	Oxford Blue & Stripes	Dave Jolliffe
257	K724UTT	28/06/2001	Oxford Blue & Stripes	Dave Jolliffe
258	K823WFJ	06/07/2001	Oxford Blue & Stripes	Gavin Rowney
259	K804WFJ	03/08/2001	Oxford Blue & Stripes	Gavin Rowney
260	L445FFR	11/06/2001 12/11/2002	White & Oxford Blue Oxford Blue & Stripes	Dave Jolliffe Gavin Rowney
261	N261FOR	unknown 27/09/2001	Mushroom & Dark Green Oxford Blue & Stripes	n/a Dave Jolliffe
262	N262FOR	unknown 26/10/2001	Mushroom & Dark Green Oxford Blue & Stripes	n/a Gavin Rowney
264	L937KSG	12/07/2002	Oxford Blue & Stripes	Dave Jolliffe
283	F283SDL	unknown 18/01/2001 13/12/2002	White White re-paint Pink	n/a Dave Jolliffe Gavin Rowney
284	F284SDL	unknown 13/01/2001	Mushroom & Dark Green White	n/a Dave Jolliffe
287	F287SDL	unknown 30/04/2001	Mushroom & Dark Green Experimental Purple & Yellow/Orange	n/a Dave Jolliffe
288	G565YTR	unknown 12/06/1995	Red & White Mushroom & Dark Green	n/a Dave Jolliffe
289	H289DDL	unknown ??/09/1995	Red & White Mushroom & Dark Green	n/a Dave Jolliffe

Please Note: 301-314 were delivered new in December 2004 or January 2005 in a Lime Green base colour. The dates listed below as "2005 Two-Tone Green (completed)" indicate the date that the livery was completed by application of the Dark Green area to part of the bus.
Fleet No.	Reg. Number	Repaint Date	Livery Applied	List Contributor
300	HW52EPX	31/01/2005	2005 Two-Tone Green	Dave Jolliffe
301	HW54BTU	??/01/2005	2005 Two-Tone Green (completed)	??
302	HW54BTV	??/01/2005	2005 Two-Tone Green (completed)	??
303	HW54BTX	??/01/2005	2005 Two-Tone Green (completed)	??
304	HW54BTY	??/01/2005	2005 Two-Tone Green (completed)	??
305	HW54BTZ	??/01/2005	2005 Two-Tone Green (completed)	??
306	HW54BUA	??/01/2005	2005 Two-Tone Green (completed)	??
307	HW54BUE	??/01/2005	2005 Two-Tone Green (completed)	??
308	HW54BUF	??/01/2005	2005 Two-Tone Green (completed)	??
309	HW54BUH	??/01/2005	2005 Two-Tone Green (completed)	??
310	HW54BUJ	??/01/2005	2005 Two-Tone Green (completed)	??
311	HW54BUO	??/01/2005	2005 Two-Tone Green (completed)	??
312	HW54BUP	??/01/2005	2005 Two-Tone Green (completed)	??
313	HW54BUU	??/01/2005	2005 Two-Tone Green (completed)	??
314	HW54BUV	??/01/2005	2005 Two-Tone Green (completed)	??
315	SN03LDL	??/09/2006	2006 Two-Tone Green	??
316	SN03LDU	??/09/2006	2006 Two-Tone Green	??

Fleet No.	Reg. Number	Repaint Date	Livery Applied	List Contributor
500	MDL955	unknown 24/05/2000	Tilling Cream & Green Apple & Cream	n/a Dave Jolliffe
501	MDL952	unknown 12/04/1994 17/05/1999	Alum Bay advert Tilling Cream & Green Tilling Cream & Green re-paint	n/a Gavin Rowney Dave Jolliffe
502	CDL899	unknown 30/04/1999	Tilling Cream & Green Apple & Cream	n/a Gavin Rowney
503	XDL872 previously UFX855S	unknown --/03/1992 14/06/1996 by 07/1999 26/04/2000 11/04/2003	Yellow & Blue Lime Green & Purple Blue & Yellow White Apple & Cream Orange & Yellow	n/a Dave Jolliffe Dave Jolliffe Dave Jolliffe Dave Jolliffe Dave Jolliffe
504	WDL655 previously UFX856S	unknown c. 05/1998 by 07/1999 16/06/2000 13/03/2003	Emerald & Cream Yellow & Cream White Apple & Cream Orange & Yellow	n/a Dave Jolliffe Dave Jolliffe Dave Jolliffe Dave Jolliffe
505	UFX857S	unknown --/04/1992 09/04/1997	Yellow & Blue Lime Green & Purple Mushroom & Dark Green	n/a Dave Jolliffe Dave Jolliffe
506	UFX858S	unknown --/04/1992 28/01/1997	Yellow & Blue Lime Green & Purple Mushroom & Dark Green	n/a Dave Jolliffe Gavin Rowney
507	MDL953	unknown 09/05/2000	Tilling Cream & Green Apple & Cream	n/a Dave Jolliffe
563	SDL268	unknown 15/07/1997	Tilling Green & Cream Tilling Green & Cream re-paint	n/a Gavin Rowney
565	TDL998	unknown 03/12/1989	Tilling Green & Cream Tilling Green & Cream re-paint	n/a Mike Ginger
573	YDL318	unknown 01/04/1992	Training Bus Yellow Tilling Green & Cream	n/a Gavin Rowney
574	WIL2574	??/07/2004	Blue & Red	Ian Rivett
575	MIL9575	03/09/2002	Red & Blue	Gavin Rowney

Fleet No.	Reg. Number	Repaint Date	Livery Applied	List Contributor
639 previously 761	R739XRV	??/03/2007	Island Breezers Blue & Orange	Marc Morgan-Huws
641 previously 760	R741XRV	??/01/2007	Island Breezers Blue & Orange	Jonathan Kitcher
642 previously 742	K742ODL	unknown 20/04/1998 12/12/2002 14/02/2004 ??/03/2007	Island Explorer Cream & Green Island Explorer 2-Tone Blue Island Explorer Underline Blue Orange & Yellow Island Breezers Blue & Orange	n/a Gavin Rowney Dave Jolliffe Gavin Rowney Marc Morgan-Huws
643 previously 743	K743ODL	unknown 25/12/1997 01/11/2002 23/03/2004 ??/02/2007	Island Explorer Cream & Green Island Explorer 2-Tone Blue Route Rouge Red Orange & Yellow Island Breezers Blue & Orange	n/a Gavin Rowney Dave Jolliffe Gavin Rowney Jonathan Kitcher
681	ODL447 previously FDL681V	unknown 19/04/2000 18/02/2003	Mushroom & Dark Green Apple & Cream Orange & Yellow	n/a Gavin Rowney Dave Jolliffe
682	VDL744 previously FDL682V	unknown 29/11/1996 01/06/2001 27/03/2003	Emerald & Cream Mushroom & Dark Green Apple & Cream Orange & Yellow	n/a Gavin Rowney Dave Jolliffe Dave Jolliffe
683	934BDL previously DPX683W	unknown --/07/1992 17/03/1997 17/05/2002 01/05/2003	Lime & Blue Emerald & Cream Mushroom & Dark Green Apple & Cream Orange & Yellow	n/a Dave Jolliffe Gavin Rowney Gavin Rowney Dave Jolliffe
684	DPX684W	unknown 25/02/1997	Emerald & Cream Mushroom & Dark Green	n/a Gavin Rowney
685	DPX685W	unknown 07/11/1995	Emerald & Cream Mushroom & Dark Green	n/a Gavin Rowney
686	RDL686X	unknown 26/11/1996 21/11/1999	Experimental Emerald & Cream Cream & Dark Green Mushroom & Dark Green	n/a Dave Jolliffe Dave Jolliffe
687	RDL687X	unknown 14/01/2000	Experimental Emerald & Cream Mushroom & Dark Green	n/a Dave Jolliffe
688	RDL688X	unknown 28/07/2000	Mushroom & Dark Green Mushroom & Dark Green re-paint	n/a Dave Jolliffe
689	RDL689X	unknown 21/11/1996 ??/03/2000	Experimental Emerald & Cream Cream & Dark Green Mushroom & Dark Green	n/a Dave Jolliffe Dave Jolliffe
690	RDL690X	unknown 09/12/1999	Mushroom & Dark Green Mushroom & Dark Green re-paint	n/a Gavin Rowney
691	RDL691X	unknown 26/02/1996	I.W. County Press advert Mushroom & Dark Green	n/a Gavin Rowney
692	WDL692Y	unknown 16/01/1996	Emerald & Cream Mushroom & Dark Green	n/a Gavin Rowney
693	WDL693Y	unknown 12/06/1998	Pink Blackgang Chine advert Mushroom & Dark Green	n/a Gavin Rowney
695	WDL695Y	unknown 27/11/1997	I.W. Council advert Mushroom & Dark Green	n/a Gavin Rowney
696	WDL696Y	unknown 29/02/2000	Mushroom & Dark Green Mushroom & Dark Green re-paint	n/a Gavin Rowney
698	A698DDL	unknown 11/11/1997	Experimental Emerald & Cream Mushroom & Dark Green	n/a Gavin Rowney

Please Note: _ Island Explorer Blue _re-paints from October 2000 to May 2001 are single-tone darker blue, and not two-tone blue as originally used on the 1998 deliveries of Olympians and featured on the 1997/98 re-paints which were two-tone blue. _ Route Rouge Red _re-paint dates for all-Leyland Olympians 710-727 from November 2000 to May 2001 are the dates they they arrived back on the Isle of Wight from Southampton. _ Island Explorer Blue _re-paints from December 2002 carry a revised format of vinyls as applied to the 2002 deliveries of Volvo B7TL's - this is also known as the "Explorer Underline" livery.
Fleet No.	Reg. Number	Repaint Date	Livery Applied	List Contributor
710	TIL6710 previously F710SDL	unknown 11/03/1998 08/03/2001 ??/03/2007	Emerald & Cream Mushroom & Dark Green Route Rouge Red 2006 Two-Tone Green	n/a Gavin Rowney Dave Jolliffe Marc Morgan-Huws
711	TIL6711 previously F711SDL	unknown 12/03/1993 27/10/1998 06/04/2001 27/05/2005	Emerald & Cream Island Explorer Cream & Green Mushroom & Dark Green Route Rouge Red Route Rouge Red re-paint	n/a Dave Jolliffe Gavin Rowney Dave Jolliffe Dave Jolliffe
712	TIL6712 previously F712SDL	unknown 14/10/1999 19/01/2001	Mushroom & Dark Green Millennium Route Rouge Red	n/a Gavin Rowney Gavin Rowney
713	TIL6713 previously G713WDL	unknown 21/05/1998 28/02/2001	Emerald & Cream Mushroom & Dark Green Route Rouge Red	n/a Gavin Rowney Gavin Rowney
714	TIL6714 previously G714WDL	unknown 14/06/1997 08/12/2000 ??/10/2004 17/08/2006	Emerald & Cream Mushroom & Dark Green Route Rouge Red Route Rouge Red re-paint 2006 Two-Tone Green	n/a Gavin Rowney Gavin Rowney Gavin Rowney Ian Rivett
715	TIL6715 previously G715WDL	unknown 08/11/2000 05/06/2004 12/07/2006	Mushroom & Dark Green Route Rouge Red Route Rouge Red re-paint 2006 Two-Tone Green	n/a Gavin Rowney Dave Jolliffe Ian Rivett
716	TIL6716 previously G716WDL	unknown 16/11/2000 15/11/2004 02/12/2006	Mushroom & Dark Green Route Rouge Red Route Rouge Red re-paint 2006 Two-Tone Green	n/a Gavin Rowney Ian Rivett Gavin Rowney
717	TIL6717 previously G717WDL	unknown --/09/1996 04/02/2003 14/07/2006	Emerald & Cream I.W. County Press advert Route Rouge Red 2006 Two-Tone Green	n/a Dave Jolliffe Dave Jolliffe Marc Morgan-Huws
718	TIL6718 previously G718WDL	unknown 05/11/1996 12/04/2001 18/10/2006	Emerald & Cream Mushroom & Dark Green Route Rouge Red 2006 Two-Tone Green	n/a Gavin Rowney Gavin Rowney Dave Jolliffe
719	TIL6719 previously G719WDL	unknown 20/05/1996 07/09/2001 05/08/2006	Emerald & Cream Wightlink advert Route Rouge Red 2006 Two-Tone Green	n/a Gavin Rowney Dave Jolliffe Gavin Rowney
720	TIL6720 previously G720WDL	unknown 04/05/2001 09/05/2006	Mushroom & Dark Green Route Rouge Red 2006 Two-Tone Green	n/a Gavin Rowney Dave Jolliffe
723	TIL6723 previously G723XDL	unknown 02/02/1998 05/02/2001	Emerald & Cream Mushroom & Dark Green Route Rouge Red	n/a Gavin Rowney Gavin Rowney
724	TIL6724 previously G724XDL	unknown 16/08/1996 08/05/2001 02/09/2006	Isle of Wight Radio advert Mushroom & Dark Green Route Rouge Red 2006 Two-Tone Green	n/a Gavin Rowney Gavin Rowney Gavin Rowney
725	TIL6725 previously G725XDL	unknown 02/06/1997 20/12/2000 07/10/2004 03/10/2006	Emerald & Cream Mushroom & Dark Green Route Rouge Red Route Rouge Red re-paint 2006 Two-Tone Green	n/a Gavin Rowney Gavin Rowney Dave Jolliffe Dave Jolliffe
726	TIL6726 previously G726XDL	unknown 21/02/2001 10/04/2006	Mushroom & Dark Green Route Rouge Red 2006 Two-Tone Green	n/a Gavin Rowney Dave Jolliffe
727	TIL6727 previously G727XDL	unknown 17/02/1998 11/01/2001 05/04/2004 18/05/2006	Emerald & Cream Mushroom & Dark Green Route Rouge Red Island Explorer Underline Blue 2006 Two-Tone Green	n/a Gavin Rowney Gavin Rowney Dave Jolliffe Gavin Rowney
735	K735ODL	unknown 09/02/1999 ??/11/2000 12/04/2005 04/01/2006 ??/0?/2006	Island Explorer Cream & Green Mushroom & Dark Green Island Explorer Blue Island Explorer Underline Blue Lime Green 2006 Two-Tone Green (completed)	n/a Gavin Rowney Gavin Rowney Dave Jolliffe Paul Budden ?? ??
736	K736ODL	unknown 11/12/1998 13/11/2000 06/07/2005 11/03/2006	Island Explorer Cream & Green Mushroom & Dark Green Island Explorer Blue Island Explorer Underline Blue 2006 Two-Tone Green	n/a Gavin Rowney Gavin Rowney Dave Jolliffe Dave Jolliffe
737	K737ODL	unknown 11/10/2000 31/03/2005 ??/01/2006 ??/02/2006	Island Explorer Cream & Green Island Explorer Blue Island Explorer Underline Blue Lime Green 2006 Two-Tone Green (completed)	n/a Gavin Rowney Dave Jolliffe Ian Rivett Ian Rivett
738	K738ODL	unknown 27/11/1998 25/12/2000 21/02/2005 20/03/2006	Island Explorer Cream & Green Mushroom & Dark Green Island Explorer Blue Route Rouge Red 2006 Two-Tone Green	n/a Gavin Rowney Dave Jolliffe Dave Jolliffe Gavin Rowney
739	K739ODL	unknown 20/10/2000 03/12/2004 19/01/2006 ??/02/2006	Island Explorer Cream & Green Island Explorer Blue Island Explorer Underline Blue Lime Green 2006 Two-Tone Green (completed)	n/a Gavin Rowney Dave Jolliffe Gavin Rowney Gavin Rowney
740	K740ODL	unknown 13/11/1998 13/12/2000 11/03/2005 18/02/2006	Island Explorer Cream & Green Mushroom & Dark Green Island Explorer Blue Island Explorer Underline Blue 2006 Two-Tone Green	n/a Gavin Rowney Dave Jolliffe Dave Jolliffe Ian Rivett
741	K741ODL	unknown 21/01/1999 31/10/2000 21/12/2004 12/01/2006 ??/04/2006	Island Explorer Cream & Green Mushroom & Dark Green Island Explorer Blue Island Explorer Underline Blue Lime Green 2006 Two-Tone Green (completed)	n/a Gavin Rowney Gavin Rowney Dave Jolliffe Paul Budden Gavin Rowney
742	K742ODL	see entry for "642" above
743	K743ODL	see entry for "643" above
744	M744HDL	unknown 02/05/2001 ??/01/2007	Mushroom & Dark Green Island Explorer Blue 2006 Two-Tone Green	n/a Gavin Rowney Marc Morgan-Huws
745	M745HDL	unknown 11/04/2001 20/11/2006	Mushroom & Dark Green Island Explorer Blue 2006 Two-Tone Green	n/a Dave Jolliffe Gavin Rowney
746	M746HDL	unknown 26/02/2001 --/10/2006	Mushroom & Dark Green Island Explorer Blue 2006 Two-Tone Green	n/a Dave Jolliffe Paul Budden
748	M748HDL	unknown ??/12/2001 01/11/2006	Mushroom & Dark Green Route Rouge Red 2006 Two-Tone Green	n/a Gavin Rowney Dave Jolliffe
749	M749HDL	unknown 10/03/2001 ??/08/2006	Mushroom & Dark Green Island Explorer Blue 2006 Two-Tone Green	n/a Dave Jolliffe Marc Morgan-Huws
750	M750HDL	unknown 05/02/2001 01/07/2006	Mushroom & Dark Green Island Explorer Blue 2006 Two-Tone Green	n/a Gavin Rowney Gavin Rowney
751	M751HDL	unknown 14/10/2002 26/05/2006	White Route Rouge Red 2006 Two-Tone Green	n/a Dave Jolliffe Marc Morgan-Huws
752	R752GDL	14/11/2003 --/09/2006	Island Explorer Underline Blue 2006 Two-Tone Green	Dave Jolliffe Marc Morgan-Huws
753	R753GDL	??/01/2004 --/02/2007	Island Explorer Underline Blue 2006 Two-Tone Green	Paul Budden Jonathan Kitcher
754	R754GDL	21/05/2003 24/07/2006	Island Explorer Underline Blue 2006 Two-Tone Green	Dave Jolliffe Gavin Rowney
755	R755GDL	22/10/2003 22/06/2006	Island Explorer Underline Blue 2006 Two-Tone Green	Dave Jolliffe Marc Morgan-Huws
756	R756GDL	12/06/2003 --/12/2006	Island Explorer Underline Blue 2006 Two-Tone Green	Dave Jolliffe Dave Jolliffe
757	R757GDL	12/09/2003 19/09/2006	Island Explorer Underline Blue 2006 Two-Tone Green	Dave Jolliffe Phil Stockley
758	R758GDL	05/12/2003 28/03/2006	Island Explorer Underline Blue 2006 Two-Tone Green	Dave Jolliffe Gavin Rowney
759	R759GDL	24/01/2004	Island Explorer Underline Blue	Dave Jolliffe

Fleet No.	Reg. Number	Repaint Date	Livery Applied	List Contributor
806	FDL927D	unknown 04/07/1989	Blue & White Tilling Green & Cream	n/a Gavin Rowney
810	N810PDL	unknown 14/01/2002	Mushroom & Dark Green Oxford Blue & Stripes	n/a Dave Jolliffe
811	N811PDL	unknown 14/08/2002	Mushroom & Dark Green Oxford Blue & Stripes	n/a Dave Jolliffe
812	N812PDL	unknown 09/11/2001	Mushroom & Dark Green Oxford Blue & Stripes	n/a Dave Jolliffe
813	N813PDL	unknown 28/01/2002	Mushroom & Dark Green Oxford Blue & Stripes	n/a Dave Jolliffe
814	N814PDL	unknown 04/10/2001	Mushroom & Dark Green Oxford Blue & Stripes	n/a Gavin Rowney
815	N815PDL	unknown 29/07/2002	Mushroom & Dark Green Oxford Blue & Stripes	n/a Dave Jolliffe
816	G516VYE	unknown 01/03/2002	Yellow & Green Oxford Blue & Stripes	n/a Dave Jolliffe
817	G526VYE	unknown 01/04/2002	Yellow & Green Oxford Blue & Stripes	n/a Dave Jolliffe
818	J382GKH	21/10/2003	Oxford Blue & Stripes	Ian Rivett
819	K244PAG	21/10/2003	Oxford Blue & Stripes	Ian Rivett

Fleet No.	Reg. Number	Repaint Date	Livery Applied	List Contributor
900	M73CYJ	31/10/2006	2006 Two-Tone Green	Ian Rivett
901	M76CYJ	??/10/2006	2006 Two-Tone Green	Ian Rivett
902	M78CYJ	??/10/2006	2006 Two-Tone Green	Ian Rivett

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