2009 Newsletter 2 of 4

Malta were then left to Martin Perry of Bromyard. Martin still has
dealings with Malta through the supply of spares for the ageing
fleet.
To complete the picture, the short ferry trip to Gozo reveals a
further three vehicles that can be found both on service work and
private hire duties. Two FBY058 (ex E38SBO) and FBY073 (ex
E32SBO) are Dennis Javelins with Duple 320 bodies from the
fleet of Bebb, Llantwit Fardre whilst FBY060 (ex F327YTG) is a
Plaxton Paramount 3200 on a Bedford YNT chassis new to East
Glamorgan, Nelson.
What the future holds for all of these vehicles is uncertain. If
Government plans are fully implemented, it is likely that single
operators will take over the services in Malta and Gozo with fleets
of low floor buses to replace the existing vehicles. The owners of
the old vehicles will be compensated but the replaced buses will
pass to the Government for scrapping. A campaign has been
organised to save some of the ousted vehicles and, at the time of
writing, it appears that the Government may be prepared to do a U
turn and allow some old buses to be retained and possibly used on
heritage type services. However, an autumn 2009 trip is
recommended if you want to see traditional Maltese vehicles and
the older UK imports in normal service.
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DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
14 th June; Barry Festival of Transport & Depot Open Day.
(marshalls are urgently required for anytime during the
day -- please help out)
17 th June; CTPG Evening Road Run with Glyn Millington’s
former Wigan Leyland PD2, DEK 3D
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