They were repainted into deregulation Emerald Green & Cream livery in:
February 1986: ODL666R [666] (early livery with dark green wheels, received standard livery in November 1990)
September 1986: ODL664R [664] & ODL667R [667]
September 1988: ODL663R [663]
December 1988: ODL665R [665]
November 1989: ODL657R [657] & ODL659R [659]
December 1989: ODL658R [658] / ODL660R [660] & ODL662R [662]
January 1990: ODL661R [661]

In April 1991 ODL657R [657] / ODL658R [658] & ODL659R [659] were withdrawn from service.

In February 1992 ODL661R [661] received a rear-end advertisement for "Robin Hill Adventure Park".

The remaining eight were withdrawn from service in:
June 1993: ODL660R [660] / ODL661R [661] / ODL662R [662] / ODL664R [664] / ODL665R [665] & ODL667R [667]
July 1993: ODL663R [663] & ODL666R [666]

Subsequent History

ODL657R [657]:

• In June 1991 it was sold to Eastern Counties operating as their number [VR184].
  In May 1997 it was withdrawn. [per Dave Shaw]
• In March 1998 it was sold to Spall of Dallinghoo (dealer) and was scrapped. [per Dave Shaw]

ODL658R [658]:

• In June 1991 it was sold to Eastern Counties operating as their number [VR185].
  By November 1997 it was withdrawn. [per Dave Shaw]
• In March 1998 it was sold to Hardwick of Carlton (dealer) and was scrapped. [per Dave Shaw]

ODL659R [659]:

• In June 1991 it was sold to Eastern Counties operating as their number [VR186].
  In December 1997 it was withdrawn. [per Dave Shaw]
• In March 1998 it was sold to Hardwick of Carlton (dealer) and was scrapped. [per Dave Shaw]

ODL660R [660]:

• In June 1993 it was transferred to Solent Blue Line operating as their number [100].
• In August 1995 it was sold to North of Sherburn (dealer).
• By April 1999 it had been exported to Double Decker Buses of Denver, Colorado, USA (dealer). It was used for spares on site and then scrapped.

ODL661R [661]:

• In June 1993 it was transferred to Solent Blue Line operating as their number [101].
• In September 1997 it was sold to Johnson Brothers of Hodthorpe. [per Dave Shaw]

ODL662R [662]:

• In June 1993 it was transferred to Solent Blue Line operating as their number [102].
• In September 1997 it was sold to Johnson Brothers of Hodthorpe. [per Dave Shaw]

ODL663R [663]:

• In July 1993 it was transferred to Solent Blue Line operating as their number [103].
• In September 1997 it was sold to Johnson Brothers of Hodthorpe. [per Dave Shaw]

ODL664R [664]:

• In June 1993 it was transferred to Solent Blue Line operating as their number [104].
• In September 1997 it was sold to Johnson Brothers of Hodthorpe. [per Dave Shaw]

ODL665R [665]:

• In June 1993 it was transferred to Solent Blue Line operating as their number [105].
• In September 1997 it was sold to Burgin of Darnall. [per Dave Shaw]
• By May 2003 it had passed to Pearson of Swinton (dealer).
• During 2005 (by June) it passed to a private owner in Portsmouth and was noted for sale.

ODL666R [666]:

• In July 1993 it was transferred to Solent Blue Line operating as their number [106].
• In September 1997 it was sold to Burgin of Darnall. [per Dave Shaw]
• By May 2003 it had passed to Pearson of Swinton (dealer).
• In either late December 2004 or early January 2005 it passed to G. Atherton of Meadowhall (Sheffield) being advertised for sale almost immediately for £1500.
• In January 2005 it was sold to B. Bartram of Shanklin and P. Budden of Freshwater for preservation (delivery to the Island expected during February). It was still in Burgin white livery with "Asda Sheffield Hypermarket Free Bus" branding between decks. [per Ben Bartram]

ODL667R [667]:

• In June 1993 it was transferred to Solent Blue Line operating as their number [107].
• In September 1997 it was sold to Burgin of Darnall. [per Dave Shaw]
• By May 2003 it had passed to Pearson of Swinton (dealer).
  It was scrapped (probably by Pearson) by 20 January 2005. [per Ben Bartram]

An offside-front view of ODL657R [657] in NBC Leaf Green & White livery at Shanklin on 30 July 1983.
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An offside-front view of ODL657R with Eastern Counties as their number [VR184] at Ipswich during February 1992.
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An offside-front view of ODL658R [658] in NBC Leaf Green & White livery at Sandown Zoo on 26 July 1982.
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A nearside-front view of ODL658R with Eastern Counties as their [VR185] at Ipswich Old Cattle Market Bus Station on 27 September 1996.
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An offside-front view of ODL659R [659] in NBC Leaf Green & White livery at Ryde Bus Station on 14 August 1985.
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A nearside-front view of ODL659R with Eastern Counties as their [VR186] at Ipswich during June 1995.
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A nearside-front view of ODL661R [661] in NBC Leaf Green & White livery in South Street, Newport, on 28 July 1982.
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A nearside-front view of ODL662R [662] in NBC Leaf Green & White livery at Ryde Depot during 1988. A feature, since new I think, was the Grey window gasket fitted to the offside-front upper-deck window which made ODL662R quite distinctive.
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A nearside-front view of ODL663R [663] in NBC Leaf Green & White livery at Shanklin Bus Station on 30 July 1983.
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A nearside-front view of ODL663R with Johnson Brothers of Hodthorpe at their open day on 3 June 2000. To the left is ODL664R also owned by Johnson Brothers of Hodthorpe.
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An offside-front view of ODL664R [664] in NBC Leaf Green & White livery at Southdown Road, Freshwater Bay, on 26 July 1983.
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A nearside-front view of ODL664R [664] in Emerald Green & Cream livery at Newport Bus Station probably during the summer of 1988.
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A nearside-front view of ODL665R [665] in NBC Leaf Green & White livery in South Street, Newport, on 26 July 1983.
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An offside-front view of ODL666R [666] in Emerald Green & Cream livery at Newport Bus Station on 29 May 1993.
[photo copyright of Peter Horrex]

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An offside-front view of ODL667R [667] in Emerald Green & Cream livery in High Street, Shanklin, on 21 September 1988.
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