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Nu-Venture like to paint vehicles in commemorative liveries and treated former Dublin Bus Alexander bodied Leyland Olympian RH33 (90D1033) to the livery of Maidstone Corporation to help celebrate the former undertaking's centenary in 2004. Appropriately the bus was numbered 100 with UK registration H838PTW. |
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Contrasting green Leyland Olympians at SHOWBUS international 2009. At first glance they might both be Irish buses, but nearest the camera in fleet livery is Nu-Venture's ex Stagecoach East Midland 350 (J350XET). Alongside is preserved Dublin Bus RH7 (90D1007). |
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New to London Buses as S67 (K867LMK), this Northern Counties bodied Scania N113DRB passed to Stagecoach East London on privatisation. In 2000 it was transferred to Stagecoach East Kent where it was converted to single door, along with several others of the batch, and received Stagecoach stripes on white, losing London red and numbered 7767. It passed to Nu-Venture in 2009 gaining the Maidstone inspired blue and cream livery nut was painted in Chatham & District colours in March 2011 ready to take part in the Maidstone & District Centenary Rally the following month. |
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Sister vehicle, TA654 (LK05GHA) is seen at work in Maidstone in September that year followed by former Arriva Merseyside Wright Gemini 2 4470 (MX61AXM) which retained that fleet number on transfer to
Arriva Southern Counties. Picture ref B7928 |
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