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Northern Counties bodied
lowheight Olympians made their home at Bracknell on the Reading - Bracknell - Windsor - Heathrow
services 190-192. They were purchased when Bee Line was under Len Wright ownership, but this
vehicle, 605 (F176LBL), sports then new First style fleetnames. It is seen in Reading on January 5th 1998. The bus later passed to First Eastern Counties.
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Sharing
the 190 services with the Olympians was a slightly newer batch of Northern Counties bodied Scania L113CRL
singledeckers. This one is pictured at Heathrow at a time when operations were still owned by Len Wright
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Two Leyland Lynx
Mk IIs were acquired for Alder Valley, just before Len Wright sold the operations to Stagecoach, the
Lynxes were then transferred to the Bee Line operation. This one, 801 (K801CAN), is seen at Heathrow
Central Bus Station April 1996. The bus was transferred to First Provinical at the end of 2000.
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Seen leaving Slough's Brunel Bus Station is formerly London Country SNB303 (UPB303S) acquired with the Slough operations of london Country North West. Behind is a Leyland Lynx. Bee Line acquired Lynxes transferred from Centrewest which had been used on the 607 Uxbridge - Shephers Bush express. Centrewest acquired Beeline from Len Wright together with Len's London Buslines operation. Buslines also used Lynxes on the Slough-Hounslow 81 route and the trailing Lynx could be from either source.
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