Oldest single deck bus in service.

[83G/84D]

I was wondering what the oldest DDA compliant single deck bus is in regular service?

Two candidates from First are 60172 (T919 SSF) & 61029 (T428 GUG) both Scania L94's based in Leeds. I assume these are both DDA compliant.

Any other suggestions?

 

[DasLunatic]

We still have an S-plated Dart in use around Colchester. S312 JUA.

 

[Westnat]

3 of the S***TDW batch of Scania's still in use with Newport Bus

 

[90sWereBetter]

There's a couple of R, S and T-reg Darts still in service with Plymouth Citybus.

First have about half a dozen R-reg B10BLEs in use as refurb float vehicles across the country. Whether they'll continue once Rotherham shuts for good is anyone's guess.

 

[embers25]

Emsworth and District have several R-Regs (one may be P) in daily service on the 54 Petersfield-Chichester (ex-Arriva and in their livery still) and the school bus in Waterlooville

 

[northwichcat]

F13 HOW (formerly S447 KCW) Volvo B10BLE is still in service with Springfield Bus & Coach/Howards Travel in Cheshire. They were using a P reg Dart only a couple of months ago but following the acquisition of a new Enviro and Metrocity and a relatively new Enviro that bus and another S reg bus have been withdrawn.

 

[Strathclyder]

First Glasgow still have at least two X-reg Marshall Capital-bodied Darts in service (X511 HLR/41775 & X779 HLR/41779), along with nine Y-reg Renown-bodied B10BLEs (61705-61710 & 66281-282).

On the independent operator side of things, McGill's still operate a single X-reg Cadet (X949 CNO/J5518 - former Bus Eireann), Gibson's of Renfrew two V-reg ALX200 Darts (V610/612 LGC - former McGill's, Arriva Scotland West & Arriva London South) & Avondale multiple Y-reg Pointer Darts (all ex-Go-Ahead London General).

 

[SCH117X]

Transdev Blazefield have a number of elderly B10BLEs in regular service use; heavily refurbished X569YUG is a float vehicle currently in use at Harrogate, usually on the 24 to Pateley Bridge. Slightly newer Y164 HRN is another float currently at York, normally on the Tadfaster, while 14 Y reg ones are at Burnley and 3 at Keighley in respective fleet liveries. 4 more have just been withdrawn from York but are listed for reuse (Unibus ones with B10 regs) The oldest school fleet vehicle is Strider N509 HWY at Harrrogate.(There are also 3 M reg Dennis Javelin coaches)

 

[Tetchytyke]

There's quite a fair few B10BLE/Renowns still working out and about, both Arriva and Go North East have several X and Y-reg examples still out, as do First Bradford and First Calderdale. But I think the oldest buses I've seen still out are definitely the handful of T-reg Scanias that First Leeds are still running, although I doubt they'll be out for that much longer now.

 

[Rob T]

Go Coach, based in Otford, Kent have DDA compliant Marshall bodied Dart S519KFL in regular service.

New in 1998 to MTL London Northern as DMS19.

 

[SCH117X]

Think Connexions/Harrogate Coach Travel/whatever else they call themselves have some T reg vehicles in use and possibly still use ScaniaWright Floline S574 TPW - is on Flickr in use in York on 28 Nov.

 

[SCH117X]

This morning passed Scania L94 S574TPW being used by Connexions (etc) on the x70 between Wetherby and Harrogate.