Showbus Platinum Jubilee display 1952-2022
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Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II tribute display, one bus from every year of her reign, 1952-2022
Buses in special Jubilee liveries are shown in silver
Her Majesty

YearLiveryReg No Chassis Type Body
1952 Green Line MLL818 AEC Regal IV MCW
1953 London Transport NLE939 AEC Regent 3RT Park Royal
1954          
1955          
1956          
1957 Whittles PUJ781 Leyland Tiger Cub Burlingham
1958 Premier of Watford LGV994 Bedford SB3 Duple
1959 London Transport SSL806 AEC Routemaster Park Royal
1960 City of Oxford KFC756 AEC Reliance Park Royal
1961 London United WLT848 AEC Routemaster Park Royal
1962 London Transport 398CLT AEC Routemaster Park Royal
1963          
1964 London Transport ALM97B AEC Routemaster Park Royal
1965 Ellen Smith CDK448C Leyland Leopard PSU3 Harrington
1966 Malta Route Bus DBU406 AEC Mercury Barbara
1967 Stagecoach Midlands SMK738F AEC Routemaster Park Royal
1968 Red & White OAX9F Bristol RELH6L ECW
1969 United Counties UBD757H Bristol VRTSL6G ECW
1970          
1971 SELNEC RNA236J Daimler Fleetline Park Royal
1972 Smiths Coaches VAL466G Bedford VAL70 Plaxton
1973 Weardale Motors BUP736L Leyland Leopard PSU5 Plaxton
1974 United Counties RBD111M Bedford YRT Willowbrook
1975 Leicester City GJF301N MCW-Scania Metropolitan MCW
1976 Eastern Scottish MSF750P Seddon Pennine VII Alexander M
1977 Road Car SVL830R Bristol LH6L ECW
1978 Theobalds of Long Melford BJU13T Bedford YMT Plaxton
1979 Reading Buses WRD162T MCW Metrobus MCW
1980 Independent Coachways PRO438W Bristol LHS6L Plaxton
1981 Dans Coach Travel RGV690W Bedford YMT Duple
1982 Whippet Coaches VAV160X Volvo B10M Plaxton
1983 Ulterbus BXI2599 Bristol RELL6G Alexander
1984 PMT A747JRE Leyland Olympian ECW
1985 Go Ahead Northern B741GCN Leyland Olympian ECW
1986          
1987 Trekkers Travel E208EPB Duple 425 Duple
1988 Stevensons F97PRE Leyland Olympian Alexander
1989 London & Country G610BPH Volvo B10M East Lancs
1990 Stagecoach United Counties H654VVV Leyland Olympian Alexander
1991 GM Buses H132GVM Dennis Dominator Northern Counties
1992 Grey Green B868XYR Volvo B10M East Lancs
1993 Wilts & Dorset L504AJT DAF SB220 Optare
1994          
1995          
1996 Thameside P327HVX Dennis Dart Plaxton
1997 1468 Presevation R468XDA Volvo B10L Wright
1998 Dans Coach Travel R372LGH Volvo Olympian Northern Counties
1999 First BlueBus S574TPW Scania L94UB Wright
2000 Mike's Travel X904ADF Mercedes O814D Plaxton
2001 Red Rose Travel Y359LCK Dennis Dart SLF East Lancs
2002 Whippet Coaches AF52VMD Scania L94UB Wright
2003 CT Plus KV03ZFE Transbus Dart Caetano
2004 Trent FN04HSF Scania L94UB Wright
2005 London General LX05EZA Volvo B7TL Wright
2006 Dereham Coachways K14DCL Volvo B12BT Van Hool
2007 Birmingham SK07HLO Alexander Dennis Enviro200 Alexander Dennis
2008 Stagecoach Midlands MX08GJG Alexander Dennis Enviro400 Alexander Dennis
2009 Sullivan Buses SN59AWG Alexander Dennis Enviro400 Alexander Dennis
2010 Bennetts FJ60EF_ Volvo B9R Caetano
2011 First Essex TBA Alexander Dennis Enviro200 Alexander Dennis
2012 Diamond Midlands YJ12CHG VDL SB200 Wright
2013 G H Watts W2GHW Neoplan Starliner 2 Neoplan
2014 Nottingham City Transport YP63WEC Scania N230UD Alexander Dennis
2015 Nottingham City Transport YN65XFW Scania N230UD Alexander Dennis
2016 Stagecoach South East YN16WVK Scania N250UD Alexander Dennis
2017 Whippet Coaches BL17XBB Scania K410EB Caetano
2018 Stagecoach South SN18KNJ Alexander Dennis Enviro400MMC Alexander Dennis
2019 Blakes Coaches BC19CWB Irizar i6S Irizar
2020 Flittabus WR20VMX Mercedes Sprinter Mellor
2021 Marshalls PM71JAM VDL Futura 2 VDL
2022 Xelabus TBC Alexander Dennis Enviro400MMC Alexander Dennis
2023 go-coach YX66WFF Alexander Dennis Enviro200MMC Alexander Dennis
2024 Stagecoach Merseyide YX66WCY Alexander Dennis Enviro400MMC Alexander Dennis
2026 First Essex SN65OFY Alexander Dennis Enviro400MMC Alexander Dennis