Dominators dominated the Sheffield fleet for many years,
but are beginning to wane now. Like this pair, most had Alexander bodywork. Rolls Royce engines
were popular for their pulling power up Sheffield's hilly terrain. Here 2304 (A304AAK) sports an
exciting advert for the RAF and is just in the lead from 2230 (SDT230Y).
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2409 (A409YAK) is from the next Alexander bodied batch and is seen here in the Bus Station
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2272 (SDT272Y) and a fellow Dominator wait in a rain soaked Sheffield Bus Station in August 2000.
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Dennis did not have it all its own way with Sheffield deliveries in the eighties and over 50 Metrobuses
Mark IIs joined the fleet alongside around 250 Dominators. Sheffield's earlier Mark I Metrobuses
were dispersed far and wide when withdrawn prematurely in the early nineties. 1903 (JKY903Y)
is seen here in the old livery, while a fellow Metrobus displays the simplified red and yellow scheme
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Looking very Tilling in appearance, red with rich cream
relief is a former South Yorkshire Metrobus Mark I - JHE147W. It is seen with two elderly
Atlanteans and an East Lancs bodied Olympian at the Portswood depot of First Southampton. It found
its way to Southampton from its first post Sheffield owner, Capital Citybus (First Capital). Ironically
former London Buses Metrobuses are now finding their way to the First Mainline fleet from First
Centrewest.
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