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BERMUDA 738-OJ-133 BERMUDA
9904 9904 MAN 11.220 WMA4692899G135854 Bf Junior 1031-04 B38F new 1999
9905 9905 MAN 11.220 WMA4692900G135865 Bf Junior 1031-05 B38F new 1999
9906 9906 MAN 11.220 WMA4692901G135905 Bf Junior 1031-06 B38F new 1999
9907 9907 MAN 11.220 WMA4692902G135912 Bf Junior 1031-07 B38F new 1999
9908 9908 MAN 11.220 WMA4692903G135940 Bf Junior 1031-08 B38F new 1999
9909 9909 MAN 11.220 WMA4692904G135955 Bf Junior 1031-09 B38F new 1999
9910 9910 MAN 11.220 WMA4692905G135963 Bf Junior 1031-10 B38F new 1999
2K01-2K05 2K01-2K05 MAN 11.220 -?- Bf -?- B38F new 2000
(note the use of 2K for the year 2000 rather than 00)
9701-5 and 9801-5 have also been recorded as MAN 11.220's?
Vehicles withdrawn
7905, 8306, 8309 (MOL M30 / Je)
8806 (Ds Lt / Je)
9103 (MAN 11.150 / Je)
Disposals
7804/5/8 (Sn Pe / Je); 8201/2 (An EVK / Ml); 8508/10/11 (MOL M30 / Je): gone, presumed scrapped.
7907 (MOL M30 / Je): Bermuda Powerboat Association.
Ancillary vehicle
7911 (MOL M30 / Je) is now B4F.
General
7906 (MOL M30 / Je) is licensed but disused at the main depot. Low floor buses are not seen as a priority in
Bermuda, and the PTB have no present plans to order any. It should also be born in mind that the Island has a 7’6”
width limit and all low floor buses are wider. On order are 2K101-2K110 more MAN / Bf.
BERMUDA POWERBOAT ASSOCIATION
Vehicle in
7907 7907 M.O.L. M30 2472B Je 16933 B38F 1979
(ex Bermuda Buses ?/??)
Note: The above details (and presumably originally published details) differ from unofficial Je lists from Belgium.
Vehicle out
7315 (Sn Pe / Sn): gone, presumed scrapped.
CHINA
DALIAN TONG DA Bus Co (Speedybus Services (Macau) Ltd)
A further (the last?) report from this home of British double deckers brings with it bad news. Route 401 the home
of these vehicles, was observed on the 1 st March this year with double deckers still in evidence and one single
decker running on service. A quick look at the depot showed no major change, except for an influx of locally built
single deckers. This being said a number had been stored there in the past.
The next day produced an initial surprise with 03, 12 and 21 heading out beyond the Heishi Reef tram terminus
in convoy. This being well off their normal route, our correspondant made haste to the depot. Whilst photographing
the outside of the depot, 07 was positioned near the gate, shortly to be joined by 09 and 17. What appeared to be
all the staff then assembled near the gate. The three buses were then driven off accompanied by much waving of
hands. A lucky encounter with the manager resulted in an invitation to his office. Despite the lack of a common
language he confirmed that the “new” 12 and 21 had come from the Yantai operation, and that the Dalian company
was still controlled by the Speedybus operation. He then confirmed that route 401 was due to be entirely single
deck OPO with farebox operated from 1 st April. In the meantime the single deckers would be filtered into service as
the drivers were trained. As to the double deckers he gave the impression that these were due to be scrapped
starting with the six already mentioned.
So there we have it – or do we ? Was it worth making vehicles fit just to run to a scrapyard just to be scrapped.
Could it be that further use is envisaged somewhere else ? Will we ever know ?
Below is a complete fleet list of the double deckers on the grounds that by all accounts this is probably the last
entry for the British Bus in Dalian.
By Registration
B93649 02 ex CMB XF 132
B93650 07 ex CMB XF 170
B93651 17 ex KMB Fleetline, BACO (2)