NLTS North Weald
27th June 2004

GN53 YUF

New to Nu-Venture in December 2003 it was to be the first of four delivered here. The other three being purchased by Kent County Council for use on route 123 in the West Malling area, numbered 721/2/3 they carry silver and blue livery instead of the blue/white colour scheme previously carried by buses on this route. These latest deliveries ousted the last two Vario’s in the fleet along with two of the older Mk1 MetroRiders.

H838 PTW

New to Dublin Bus in October 1990 as their #RH33 and registered (90 D 1033).

By July 2002 it was delicenced at Philsboro. In July 2002 it was imported to England joining Ensign's dealer stock being stored at Frog Island.

It was sold to Nu-Venture during March 2003.

It was rebuilt to single door configuration and re-registered (H838 PTW) during July 2003.

It arrived at Aylesford in "Maidstone Corporation" livery to celebrate 100 years of buses in Maidstone on 11th July 2003.

A857 SUL

New in September 1983 to London Buses as #T857 at Aldenham. Later the same month it entered servce at Bexleyheath where it stayed only very briefly before transferring to Catford in December 1983.

Joining Stagecoach Selkent in 1994. In May 1998 it was tranferred to the Bromley garage where it remained until being withdrawn from service in March 2001. It was sold to Ensign in April 2001. After a month in store it was sold to West Kent Coach Sales (Dealer) in May 2001.

It was bought by Kent County Council in September 2001 for their Commercial services fleet and they displayed it at Showbus 2001 at Duxford.

In May 2003 it joined the Nu-Venture fleet on 30th May 2003. After having its vinyls removed and its skirt painted blue it entered service on the Dickens Park & Ride service the following day.

During April/May 2004 it was repainted into Maidstone Corporation blue/cream colours.