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The 1972 Wings Tour Bus or WNO 481 is a Bristol double-decker bus built in 1953. Originally used in Essex and Norfolk, it was painted in psychedelic colours and was used by Paul McCartney's band Wings during their 1972 Wings Over Europe Tour in place of a conventional bus.
The sale process was longer than anticipated due to a court case against Arriva, which the council lost. Only the operations were sold and at first the fleet and depot remained in council ownership, on temporary loan to the new owner. First Chester & The Wirral was sold to Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire in January 2013.
The Daimler Freeline was an underfloor-engined bus chassis built by Daimler between 1951 and 1964. It was a very poor seller in the UK market for an underfloor-engined bus and coach chassis, but became a substantial export success. It was the first of only three Daimler PSV models to have a name, as well as an alphanumeric identity.
Modern front and end caps were fitted, and were eventually reduced after they were found to be too wide. The vehicle was tested by Vehicle and Operator Services Agency in the UK in November 2006 [3] and by 2007 Jumbocruiser Ltd. began to market the bus as a "rock 'n' roll" star sleeper bus, [citation needed] but had sold it by February 2010. [4]
The MCW Metrobus is a two and three-axle double-decker bus manufactured by Metro Cammell Weymann (MCW) between 1977 and 1989, with over 4,000 built. The original MkI was superseded by the MkII which had a symmetrical windscreen with an arched top in 1981, although production of the original MkI continued for the Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive and London Regional Transport ...
Preserved Aldershot & District Traction East Lancashire Coachbuilders bodied Dennis Loline in Alton in July 2024. Due to both Bristol Commercial Vehicles and Eastern Coach Works being bought into state ownership following the nationalisation of its parent the Tilling Group, Lodekkas could only be bought by the British Transport Commission's bus subsidiaries, later becoming the Transport ...
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In 1923, the company was renamed the "Vectis Bus Company". "Vectis" is the Roman name for the Isle of Wight. The buses were built by the London bus body builder, Christopher Dodson. Double-deckers at Ryde depot in 1979 Eastern Coach Works bodied Bristol RE in post 1995 cream, red and green livery, June 2008