THE SHOWBUS UK MIDLANDS BUS IMAGE GALLERY
First Northampton | Northampton Transport
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Leading the way in modern bus operation, in 1997 Northampton Transport put into service a fleet of gas powered vehicles: Northampton 501 (P501MVV) is a low floor Volvo B10L with Alexander Ultra body. The fuel is stored within the roof space, 501 had made its way to SHOWBUS 97 under its own power, shortly after entering service in Northampton. The service was launched by then Transport Minister and renowned actress, Glenda Jackson.
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The same vehicle two years later in service in Northampton.
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This Northern Counties bodied DAF SB220 was seen in 'dealer white' livery on the route branded 27 service. The bus is a one time member of Speedlink's Heathrow fleet deployed on airside courtesy services. It appears the bus was on loan to First Northampton.
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Similarly deployed at the same time - early November 1999 - was this Ikarus bodied DAF SB220.
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This little picture gives some idea of 'standard' Northampton in the late nineties. There was a sizeable fleet of Volvo Citybus D10M underfloor engined doubledeckers, with Alexander bodywork, gathered over recent years and a batch of B10M Duple 300 bus bodied singledeckers - plus the B10L Alexander gas fleet. These and non-standard types are featured in these pages.
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