THE LONDON & HOME COUNTIES SHOWBUS BUS IMAGE GALLERY
Red Rover DMS buses
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 Acquired in April 1984 Red Rover 157 (OJD201R) was the first DMS in a new livery which was applied retrospectively to the rest of the fleet, including the two surviving Nottingham Renowns. The new livery used more red and the lower case style of fleet name modelled on that of the agency employed to provide a new image for Keith Coaches Jonckheere Volvos 158 and 159. The same house style was used for the Keith Garages VW-Audi dealership and for the travel agency. It is seen here fresh out of the paintshops before fleetnumbers had been applied. The livery was not quite as intended, the second cream diagonal towards the rear was not supposed to be there, however it became the new standard. The side advert is for the new Keith Travel shop, the bus was not planning any overseas travel.
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 A second view of 157 that day.
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That summer 157 was used as Rally Control at SHOWBUS at Woburn Abbey. As DMS2201 it survived six and a half years in London service moving around several depots. It bacame 702 with Luton & District being sold for scrap in early 1990.
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