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Technical & History Briefing | ||||||
Chassis: Volvo B7TL |
Body: Plaxton President YV3S2G |
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Registration |
Fleet |
Chassis |
Body |
Date |
Current
Livery (and Name) or |
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HW52EPK |
[100] |
H51/28F |
5123A002295 |
7934 |
10/2002 |
2006 Two-Tone Green |
HW52EPL |
[101] |
H51/28F |
5143A002296 |
7935 |
09/2002 |
2006 Two-Tone Green |
HW52EPN |
[102] |
H51/28F |
5183A002298 |
7936 |
10/2002 |
2006 Two-Tone Green |
HW52EPO |
[103] |
H51/28F |
5163A002297 |
7937 |
10/2002 |
2006 Two-Tone Green |
HW52EPP |
[104] |
H51/28F |
5113A002319 |
7938 |
10/2002 |
2006 Two-Tone Green |
HW52EPU |
[105] |
H51/28F |
5183A002320 |
7939 |
10/2002 |
2006 Two-Tone Green |
HW52EPV |
[106] |
H51/28F |
5113A002286 |
7940 |
10/2002 |
2006 Two-Tone Green |
Detailed History |
Seven Volvo B7TL's, with Plaxton
President bodywork, were bought new by Southern Vectis in
2002 which were delivered during late September / early
October 2002 in a revised single-tone Island Explorer
Underline Blue livery and entered service during late
October 2002. The Volvo B7TL was the low-floor
replacement double-decker bus for the Volvo Olympian.
They featured a fully DDA compliant low floor, LED
destination displays all round, six camera digital CCTV
system, public address system, Kiel seating (the first UK
operator to order this high quality German product) and
bonded glazing. By 7 May 2004 HW52EPV [106] was fitted with replacement glass in the Emergency Exit in a different style to the rest of the batch. [per Gavin Rowney] During
2004 several went on hire to Solent Blue Line operating
on rail replacement contract work: They
were repainted into Lime Green (base colour) with Dark
Green and Graphics applied to complete the 2006 Two-Tone
Green livery at a later date: They
were reseated from H45/28F to H51/28F by re-arrangement
of the upper-deck seating only, in that all seats face
forward: They
were named: On 16 June 2006 HW52EPL [101] collided with HW54BUF [308] at Church Litten, Newport, (which was being used as a temporary Bus Station) and returned to Plaxtons on 3 July 2006 to have extensive bodywork repairs undertaken. It returned back from repairs on 21 July 2006. [per Marc Morgan Huws / Gavin Rowney] From
September 2006 poems written by local people, in
conjunction with the Island 2000 Trust Poetry Initiative,
were (or will be) applied to the rear engine compartment
door of the entire batch thus - these were reapplied in a
different style from 20 October 2006: During
2006 several went on hire to Solent Blue Line operating
on rail replacement contract work: |
Photo Selection |
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An offside-front
view of HW52EPK [100] "Chale Bay" in 2006 Two-Tone
Green livery at Shanklin Bus Station on 18 September 2006. [photo copyright of Mike Ginger] |
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An offside-front
view of HW52EPL [101] in Island Explorer Underline Blue
livery at the IW Bus Museum running day, Newport Harbour,
on 20 October 2002. [photo copyright of Mike Ginger] |
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A nearside-front
view of HW52EPL [101] in Island Explorer Underline Blue
livery at Newport Bus Station on 15 August 2003. [photo copyright of Mike Ginger] |
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An offside-front
view of HW52EPL [101] in Lime Green base at Ryde Bus
Station on 6 December 2005. [photo copyright of Mike Ginger] |
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An offside-front
view of HW52EPN [102] in Island Explorer Underline Blue
livery at Yarmouth Bus Station on 15 August 2003. [photo copyright of Mike Ginger] |
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A nearside-front
view of HW52EPN [102] in Island Explorer Underline Blue
livery at Newport Bus Station on 29 June 2005. [photo copyright of Mike Ginger] |
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A nearside-front
view of HW52EPN [102] "Woody Bay" in 2006 Two-Tone
Green livery at Church Litten, Newport, on 16 May 2006. [photo copyright of Mike Ginger] |
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An offside-front
view of HW52EPN [102] "Woody Bay" in 2006 Two-Tone
Green livery at Shanklin Bus Station on 18 September 2006. [photo copyright of Mike Ginger] |
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An offside-front
view of HW52EPO [103] in Island Explorer Underline Blue
livery at Yarmouth Bus Station on 15 August 2003. [photo copyright of Mike Ginger] |
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An offside-front
view of HW52EPO [103] "Brighstone Bay" in 2006
Two-Tone Green livery at Shanklin Bus Station on 18
September 2006. [photo copyright of Mike Ginger] |
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A nearside-front
view of HW52EPP [104] in Island Explorer Underline Blue
livery approaching Shanklin Bus Station on 18 October
2003. [photo copyright of James May] |
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An offside-rear
view of a rather filthy HW52EPU [105] in Island Explorer
Underline Blue livery at Ryde Bus Station on 13 January
2003. [photo copyright of Mike Ginger] |
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An offside-front
view of HW52EPU [105] "Binnel Bay" in 2006 Two-Tone
Green livery at Boots, Ventnor, on 11 February 2006. [photo copyright of Mike Ginger] |
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An offside-rear
view of HW52EPV [106] in Island Explorer Underline Blue
livery at Ryde Bus Station on 29 June 2005. [photo copyright of Mike Ginger] |
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