THE SHOWBUS UK ANGLIAN BUS IMAGE GALLERY
Lutonian
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One of the first buses to join the Lutonian fleet after it was sold by Arriva was 129 (Y129TBF) a Mercedes Vario with Plaxton Beaver 2 coachwork. The bus was bought for new tendered services in St Albans. The work was a departure for the company, as most of its work had been commercial. The bus is seen at SHOWBUS international 2001.
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 Joining 129 and another Vario was this Dennis Dart MPD, Y451TBF. It is seen here in all over white as delivered and receiving mechanical attention at MK Metro's Milton Keynes depot. Lutonian's sale by Arriva was forced by the Monopolies & Mergers Commission as its purchase supposedly gave Arriva a monopoly on Luton services. A partnership of Julian Peddle, Chris Day of Red Rose and Tony Lawrence, the Lutonian manager bought the company. Hence the appearance of the MPD at MK Metro's depot, as Julian owned the company. |
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Links with the Red Rose operation in Aylesbury in which Chris Day was a 50% partner resulted in this Iveco 59.12, M62MOG, joining the Ivecos in the Lutonian fleet. It was one of two such Mellor bodied vehicles with Red Rose, but its partner "did a Citaro" and was burnt out at Flitwick, where it had been to Buffalo Travel for maintenance. More pictures of "MOG" can be seen on the Red Rose pages.
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 A misty morning in Red Rose's Aylesbury premises. Moving in the opposite direction to "MOG", 2076 (K26WND) has donned half of Red Rose livery, keeping its Lutonian white upper half. The Made to Measure body had been downseated to 16 and the bus was frequently used by a Red Rose driver whose licence was restricted accordingly. The Ford Transit alongside was his previous stead. The Dormobile bodied Mercedes belongs to Redline, an operation owned by Taj Khan, the Chris Day's then partner in Red Rose. |
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