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NETHERLANDS 849-OJ-217 NETHERLANDS
6378: J.Gijsbers, Tilburg 11/03 (as a partybus).
6379: Womy, Zevenbergen (Q) 8/01, and later scrapped.
6380: Ivo Cars, Haacht [B] 8/03, as PAQ-482 8/03 (via Womy?).
Optare Benelux, Nuenen
New vehicles
(Qd) BR-PR-04 Oe M950 SAB26000000000013 Oe B??D 10/05
(ex YN 55 KNE)
(Qd) YJ 59 GGU Oe M950 SABFW3AG09L260028 Oe B28D 10/09
Notes: YJ 59 GGU hasn’t been registered in the Netherlands. Optare records show it as being delivered to Optare Benelux
7/10 but it joined the stock of Bluekens Truck en Bus, Breda (Q), mainly an Iveco and Volvo dealer, 5/10, suggesting that
it was delivered c10/09. It may be with Bluekens on a ‘sale or return’ basis while still available as a demonstrator.
Vehicles out
BR-PR-04 (ex YN 55 KNE): Bluekens Truck en Bus, Breda (Q) by5/10.
Specialist Vehicles Ltd, Nuenen
This company appears to have been the Dennis (Transbus) agent for Benelux, and later for Optare, and has since been
renamed Optare Benelux.
New vehicles
(Qd) VV-99-BD Ds Dt 9SDL3013L/634 Bf Junior 341-01 B24D 7/92
(Qd) VV-73-VJ Ds Dt 9SDL3013L/1119 Bf Junior 362-01 B24D 12/92
(Qd) BF-GN-47 Ds Dt SLF SFD323BL1SGW10105 Bf Junior 352-01 B31D 10/95
(Qd) BP-GD-77 Tbs Env SFD413AL13GG20123 Tbs E300 -?- B??D 3/04
Notes:
VV-73-VJ carried Dutch trade plates X-04-25, X-02-45 and X-05-98 while with various Dutch operators; to NZH 10/93 (q.v.).
VV-99-BD also initially carried Dutch trade plates X-04-25 and went on to run with various Dutch operators before passing to
NZH 5/98 (q.v.).
BF-GN-47 was demonstrated to a number of Dutch operators, spending most time with Arriva. It passed to Taxicentrale
Renesse {TCR}, Renesse f/n 59 4/03.
BP-GD-77, the only lhd Enviro300 built, generated little interest, not helped by the collapse of Transbus. It is reported to
have passed to CAB Truck, Weert (Q) in late 2004 and then to Ivo Cars, Haacht [B] in 2005, but information on this one
is lacking.
Two further lhd Dart chassis are recorded in Circle Chassis List C1453 Dennis Dart as being bodied by Berkhof for use as
demonstrators, 9SDL3013L/1152 and 9SDL3026L/1404, but no reports of these have been found. 1404 has been
recorded as having been allocated Bf body number 389-01 while Bf 390-01 is ‘not built’ and may have been intended for
1152.
NEW ZEALAND
NEW ZEALAND BUS (former STAGECOACH GROUP)
Transportation Auckland Corporation {North Star / Go West / Waka Pacific / Metrolink}
New vehicles
2161 FHJ 220 Sca K270UB YS2K6X20001859604 Designline B41D 6/10
2162 FJQ 518 Sca K270UB YS2K6X20001859591 Designline B41D 6/10
2163 FJQ 531 Sca K270UB YS2K6X20001859606 Designline B41D 7/10
2164 FJQ 546 Sca K270UB YS2K6X20001861089 Designline B41D 7/10
2165 FJQ 554 Sca K270UB YS2K6X20001861304 Designline B41D 7/10
2166 FJQ 556 Sca K270UB YS2K6X20001861146 Designline B41D 7/10
2167 FLJ 944 Sca K270UB YS2K6X20001861085 Designline B41D 7/10
2168 FLJ 957 Sca K270UB YS2K6X20001861150 Designline B41D 7/10
2218 FJK 770 Sca K280UB YS2K6X20001863064 Kiwi B43D 6/10
2219 FJK 777 Sca K280UB YS2K6X20001862626 Kiwi B43D 6/10
2220 FLD 103 Sca K280UB YS2K6X20001863383 Kiwi B43D 6/10
2221 FLD 111 Sca K280UB YS2K6X20001863339 Kiwi B43D 7/10
2222 FJQ 565 Sca K280UB YS2K6X20001860771 Kiwi B43D 7/10
2223 FJQ 566 Sca K280UB YS2K6X20001860777 Kiwi B43D 7/10
COACHES