Abbey Travel are located just north of Hull city, conveniently opposite the Stagecoach's local depot in Foster Street. When visited in November 2021 they had a small fleet of ex London Wright Eclipse Gemini bodied Volvo B7TL buses with centre doors removed for school work. This is former London General WVL70 (LF52ZTP).
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Another three Geminis were lined up in the adjacent yard from three different capital operators, from left to right: former First Centrewest 32429 (LK04HYJ), Arriva VLW156 (LJ03MDU) and another London General, WVL32 (LF52ZRO).
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The coach fleet was much more diverse. This Neoplan Starliner N516SHD, K700ABB, was new in 2006 as 210 (DX06HUY) in the fleet of Happy Days in Stafford. The previous identity of the Berkhof Axial bodied Volvo B12M alongside, MHZ1556, has been masked by its reregistration.
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Two more coaches in the yard were PJ03NBK, a Plaxton Panther bodied Volvo B12B new as 923 with Harrison of Morecambe. The B12B alongside, K600ABB with Jonckheere Mistral coachwork was new to Callinan of Claregalway in Eire registered 04-G-5401.
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Freshly washed down was Ferqui bodied Mercedes Sprinter 516CDI YX07AYG, new to MCH in Uxbridge.
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