Worthing
25th July 2004

R720 BNF

New to Rai, Smethwick, West Midlands trading as Red Arrow Express on 28th January 1998. It passed to Houston Ramm, of Sudden (Dealer) on 9th October 2001 later in the month passing to White Rose Travel of Thorpe on 26th October 2001, as their #DML720, during the same month it appeared on display at the Cobham rear engine running day two days later on 28th October 2001. Whilst with White Rose it worked amongst others London Transport route 451 between Kingston - Hampton Court - Molesy - Weybridge - Byfleet - Addlestone - Chertsey and Staines.

During February 2002 it passed to LHE Finance of Shoreham. It was acquired by Nu-Venture Coaches during March 2002 and was delivered in overall white on 28th March 2002. It returned on 4th April 2002 for warranty work to be carried out.

On 30th May 2002 it had Nu-Venture vinyls applied to its overall white livery. It was used on a contract the following day due to the lack of ticketing equipment and was used on the Navy Days Park & Ride service over the June Bank Holiday weekend.

On 3rd August 2002 it received fleet livery (blue/white) after operating in white since arrival with Nu-Venture.

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 In May 1998 it was tranferred to the Bromley garage where it remained until being withdrawn from service in March 2001.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.