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One of the first buses to join the Lutonian fleet after it was sold by Arriva was
129 (Y129TBF) a Mercedes Vario with Plaxton Beaver 2 coachwork. The bus was
bought for new tendered services in St Albans. The work was a departure for the
company, as most of its work had been commercial. The bus is seen at
EFE SHOWBUS Internationl 2001.
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Joining 129 and another Vario was this Dennis Dart MPD. It is seen here in all over white as delivered and receiving mechanical attention at MK Metro's Milton Keynes depot. Lutonian's sale by Arriva was forced by the regulatory authorities as its purchase supposedly gave Arriva a monopoly on Luton services. A partnership of Julian Peddle, Chris Day of Red Rose and Tony Lawrence, the Lutonian manager bought the company. Hence the appearance of MPD Y451TBF above in the MK Metro depot, MK Metro being owned by Julian. |
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Links with the Red Rose operation in Aylesbury in which Chris Day is a 50% partner
has resulted in this Iveco, M62MOG, joining the Ivecos in the Lutonian fleet.
It was one of two such vehicles with Red Rose, but its partner "did a Citaro"
and was burnt out at Flitwick, where it had been to Buffalo Travel for maintenance.
More pictures of "MOG" can be seen on the
Red Rose pages.
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A misty morning in Red Rose's Aylesbury premises. Moving in the opposite direction to "MOG", 2076 (K26WND) has donned half of Red Rose livery, keeping its Lutonian white upper half. The Made to Measure body has been downseated to 16 and the bus is frequently used by a Red Rose driver whose licence is restricted accordingly. The Ford Transit alongside is his previous stead. The Dormobile bodied Mercedes belongs to Red Line, an operation owned by Taj Khan, the other partner in Red Rose. |
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