THE UK MIDLANDS BUS IMAGE GALLERY
Stagecoach Oxford
 
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The most striking change in vehicle policy following the Stagecoach takeover of Thames Transit was the appearance of 81+ seat Olympians, with Alexander bodywork. Cascading meant they effectively displaced the last of the 16 seat Transits from the fleet! This is
one of the singledoor examples which were soon despatched to Manchester.
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This example shows that the subsequent deliveries were unusual in being dual door for operations
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Dual door 516 (R416XFC) is seen in the grounds of Oxford Brookes Headington site on the occasion of the University's annual summer ball in June 2000. At this time Stagecoach Oxford operated the University's special bus linking their Headington and Wheatley sites. Motts had built up a good relationship with Brookes since operating the OBU service as part of the 280 service Yellow Bus operation. When Yellow Bus was sold to Arriva, Motts continued to undertake private hire work for OBU and the Motts' Olympian was one of several buses assisting the Stagecoach Olympian on the Wheatley service that night.
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