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Monday 22 May 2017
Lists created, revised, updated, etc, for the following owners/operators.
England -
Avon: Rubicon Classic Enterprises Limited (Bristol IN-SIGHT), Bristol; S. Munden (Bristol Bus & Coach Sales), Bristol
Berkshire: Weavaway, Newbury; Reading Buses, Reading
Cornwall: First South West Limited. (t/a First Kernow) [FirstGroup], Penzance/Land’s End/St. Ives
Cumbria: Stagecoach (Northwest) Ltd. (Stagecoach Group), Windermere (Bowness-Grasmere)
Derbyshire: Global Brands (Promotional), Clay Cross
Devon: Stagecoach Devon Ltd. [Stagecoach Group], Paignton / Torquay; Dart Pleasure Craft Ltd. (Rail River Link), Totnes - Paignton - Torquay
Dorset: Discover Dorset Ltd. (City Sightseeing Bournemouth), Bournemouth; Go South Coast Ltd. (fleet) [Go-Ahead Group], Poole
East Sussex: Mulpeter (Seaford & District Motor Services), Ringmer, Eastbourne
East Yorkshire: Carl Ireland, (Kingston upon) Hull
Essex: Michael Cole (Private), Frinton-on-Sea, Colchester; Talisman Coach Lines Ltd., Colchester; Ensign {dealer}, Purfleet
Greater Manchester: Lister PVS {dealer}, Bolton; Easi Rider Travel Ltd. (Sightseeing Manchester), Manchester; SHB Vehicle Sales, Manchester
Hampshire: Avon Forest Autos, Ringwood
Isle of Wight: Go South Coast Ltd. (Southern Vectis) [Go-Ahead Group], Newport
Kent: Ian Burge (M&I Coach Hire), Chatham; Unidentified (believed to be on the premises of South East Coachworks) {dealer}, Dunkirk; The London Bus Company Ltd., Northfleet; Maximillian Graham (Graham & Sons), Orpington
Lancashire: Catch22Bus Ltd, Blackpool; Wrigley's Coaches Limited, Irlam
London: list updated for George Galloway, London; Go-Ahead East Thames Buses (Go-Ahead Group), London; London City Tour Ltd. {Julia Group}, London; London United Busways Ltd. [RATP Group], London; Original London Sightseeing Tour Ltd. (The Original Tour London Sightseeing/City Sightseeing London) [Extrapolitan Sightseeing Group], London; See-London.co.uk Ltd., London
The Big Bus Company Ltd. [Big Bus Tours Group], London
Merseyside: Liverpool City Sights Ltd. (Sightseeing Liverpool / City Sights Liverpool) , Liverpool; Maghull Coaches Ltd. (City Explorer Liverpool), Liverpool
North Yorkshire: East Yorkshire Motor Services Ltd. (Scarborough & District), Scarborough; Coastal & Country Coaches, Whitby; Yorkshire Coastliner Ltd. (York City Sightseeing) (Transdev Group), York
Northumberland: Borders Buses Limited (West Coast Motors Group), Berwick-upon-Tweed
Nottinghamshire: Social Appreciation Limited, Annesley
Oxfordshire: Tom Tappin Limited (Guide Friday City Sightseeing Oxford), Oxford; Walker (thebusbusiness), Witney
Somerset: First South West Limited. (t/a Buses of Somerset) [FirstGroup], Taunton; Crosville Motor Services Ltd., Weston-super-Mare; First Somerset & Avon Ltd. [First Group], Weston-Super-Mare
Surrey: list updated for Louis Cole (Live the Adventure), Cobham; Shred and Butta Ltd., Cobham
Tyne & Wear: Busways Travel Services (City Sightseeing Newcastle Gateshead) [Stagecoach Group], Newcastle-upon-Tyne; Busways Travel Services {Stagecoach Group}, South Shields
Unidentified - England: Unidentified owner, Unknown location
Warwickshire: Roger Burdett Collection, Corley Moor
West Sussex: Arriva West Sussex, Crawley,,Leyland Atlantean; Stagecoach South Group, Chichester
West Yorkshire: Unidentified owner, Halifax; Daniel Evans, Keighley
Worcestershire: Aztec Adventure {The Beach Bus}, Upton Warren
Northern Ireland - Benn Allen (Allen's Tours), Belfast; Diamond Leisure Transport Ltd. (Titanic and City Tours), Belfast
Scotland - Edinburgh Bus Tours Limited, Edinburgh; Craig of Campbeltown Ltd. (City Sightseeing Glasgow), Glasgow; Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust, Bridgeton Bus Museum, Glasgow; McGill's Bus Service Ltd., Greenock; Orkney Coaches Ltd. (Stagecoach Highlands) [Stagecoach Group], Kirkwall, Orkney; Craig of Campbeltown Ltd. (West Coast Motors), Oban; Stephen Leckie, Crieff Hydro Hotel, Peebles; Craig of Campbeltown Ltd. (West Coast Motors), Rothesay, Isle of Bute
Wales - E. & J. Jones (Express Motors)
Updates for other countries will follow soon.
Wednesday 15 February 2017
Lists created, revised, updated, etc, for the following owners/operators.
China - Big Bus Tours, Shanghai
England -
Avon: Bristol Vintage Bus Group, Bristol; S. Munden (Bristol Bus & Coach Sales), Bristol
Berkshire: Bath Bus Company Ltd. (City Sightseeing Windsor) [Extrapolitan Sightseeing Group], Windsor; Weavaway, Newbury
Hampshire: Go South Coast Ltd. (more / Wilts & Dorset) [Go-Ahead Group], Lymington
Kent: The London Bus Company Ltd., Northfleet; Gilkes (West Kent Bus Sales), West Kingsdown
Scotland - Edinburgh Bus Tours Limited, Edinburgh
Taiwan (new Country page added) - Taipei Sightseeing, Taipei
Wednesday 8 February 2017
Lists created, revised, updated, etc, for the following owners/operators.
Argentina - Mendoza City Tour, Mendoza; Tour El Oro Negro, Mendoza
Belgium - City Tour Brugges, Bruges
Brazil - Riotur (Sightseeing Rio), Rio de Janeiro
Canada -
Quebec: Trentway-Wagar Inc. (Gray Line) {Stagecoach group}, Montreal
Caribbean Islands - Unidentified Operator, Unidentified Location, Jamaica
Croatia - Cab Club, Zagreb
Cyprus - Giorgos M-Beauford (CYPRUS LOVE WEDDING BUS), Paralimni
England -
Avon: Bristol Beer Bus Limited, Bristol
East Sussex: Mulpeter (Seaford & District Motor Services), Ringmer, Eastbourne
Essex: Ensign, Purfleet
Hampshire: Phil Blair, Eastleigh; Avon Forest Autos, Ringwood
Lancashire: Bus & Coach World {dealer}, Blackburn; Catch22Bus Ltd, Blackpool
London: Attend IT Ltd. (London Bus 4 Hire / Redroutemaster), Brentford
Oxfordshire: Unidentified Owner, Finmere
Somerset: Crosville Motor Services Ltd., Weston-super-Mare
Surrey: Louis Cole (Live the Adventure), Cobham
France - Radio Scoop, St Cyr au Mont d'Or
Georgia - City Sightseeing Tbilisi, Tbilisi
Germany - Belvedere Express (city-tour-weimar.de), Weimar; Münsteraner Stadtrundfahrten GmbH (Ruhrgebiet-Stadtrundfahrten), Essen
Greece -
Corfu: Corfu Sightseeing & Tours Ltd. (City Sightseeing Corfu), Corfu Town
Rhodes: SAIS Tours, Rhodes
Hong Kong - Unidentified Owner, Hong Kong
Italy - Les Cars Rouges S.A. {Big Bus Rome}, Rome; Matteo Friscira’s London Bus Service, Rome
Malaysia - Elang Wah Sdn Bhd {Penang Hop On Hop Off}, Penang
Netherlands - TenderOne Europe B.V., Ommel
Northern Ireland - Benn Allen (Allen's Tours), Belfast
Portugal - Quinta da Malafaia Festival (?), Quinta da Malafaia
Republic of Ireland - Dublin Bus [CIÉ Group], Dublin
Russia - City Sightseeing Moscow LLC {City Sightseeing Kazan}, Kazan; City Sightseeing Moscow LLC, Moscow; Baltic Travel Company, Saint-Petersburg; CitySightseeing Moscow LLC {City Sightseeing St Petersburg}, Saint-Petersburg; Unidentified Mobile Bar, Saint-Petersburg
Scotland - Edinburgh Bus Tours Limited, Edinburgh; A. G. Barr plc, Cumbernauld (Drinks Company), Glasgow
Spain - Liorente Bus Benidorm (Grup Avansa), Benidorm
United Arab Emirates - Royal Blue Tour L.L.C., Dubai
USA -
California: StarLine Tours, Hollywood, Los Angeles
Florida: McGuire's Irish Pub, Pensacola
Mississippi: City of Oxford, Oxford
Pennsylvania: 76 Carriage Co. Inc. {Big Bus Philadelphia}, Philadelphia; Philadelphia Sightseeing Tours Inc., Philadelphia; The Pittsburgh Tour Company, Pittsburgh
Wales - Newport Transport, Newport
Wednesday 25 January 2017
Lists created, revised, updated, etc, for the following owners/operators.
Australia - City Sightseeing Pty. Ltd (Big Bus Brisbane Explorer) {Big Bus Group}, Brisbane, Queensland; Graham Smart (Cairns Ultimate Party Bus), Cairns, Queensland; Double Decker Tours (Big Bus Darwin Explorer) {Big Bus Group}, Darwin, Northern Territory; City Sightseeing Pty. Ltd (Big Bus Sydney & Bondi Explorer) {Big Bus Group}, Sydney, New South Wales
Belgium - Bus Pro Feel S.p.r.l. (Promotional), Charleroi; Johann Hallet (British Hours Event), Couvin; Belgian Bus Sales, Haacht; Guy Loisseau (Bus 2 Be), Bienne-lez-Happart, Lobbes
Caribbean Islands - Unidentified Operator, Unidentified Location, Jamaica; City Sightseeing San Juan, San Juan, Puerto Rico; Unidentified Owner, Unidentified Location, Puerto Rico; Rooster's Party Bus, Philipsburg, Sint Maarten; CARIBBEAN island sightseeing (CitySightseeing), Philipsburg, Sint Maarten
Cyprus - C.C.S. Cyprus City Sightseeing Ltd., Paphos; Greysand Shipping Ltd. [Exclusive Wedding Bus], Paphos & Ayia Napa
Czech Republic - MARTIN TOUR s.r.o. (Prague Sightseeing Tours/Cityrama), Prague; Unidentified film production company, Prague
Denmark - Red City Buses Denmark ApS, Copenhagen; Strömma Buss AS (CitySightseeing / Open Top Tours), Copenhagen; Preben Paaske, Roskilde; Helle Iversen, Tarm
Egypt - Entercity Sightseeing Tours, Alexandria
England -
Avon: Abus Ltd., Bristol; Warwick Hulme (Bristol In-Sight), Bristol
Berkshire: Berkshires Big Red Bus Company Limited, Reading
Buckinghamshire: Bob Pain, Milton Keynes
Cambridgeshire: Decker Bus Ltd., Yaxley, Peterborough
Cornwall: Melvyl Williams [Cornwall Bus Preservation Society], Penzance; First South West Limited. (t/a Buses of Somerset) [FirstGroup], Penzance/Land’s End/St. Ives
Devon: The West Country Historic Omnibus & Transport Trust, Colaton Raleigh; Croyde Surf Academy, Croyde Bay; Jonathan Hawkins, Dittisham; Stagecoach Devon Ltd. [Stagecoach Group], Paignton; Steve Salter (P), Plymouth; Stagecoach Devon Ltd. [Stagecoach Group], Torquay; Dart Pleasure Craft Ltd. (Rail River Link), Totnes - Paignton - Torquay; Dan Shears, Winkleigh
Dorset: Discover Dorset Ltd. (City Sightseeing Bournemouth), Bournemouth; Terry Bennett (The Devon & Dorset Group), Sherborne; Go South Coast Ltd. (Purbeck Breezer) [Go-Ahead Group], Swanage
East Sussex: English, Grimstone & Tasker, Brighton; Mulpeter (Seaford & District Motor Services), Ringmer, Eastbourne / Brighton; 603 Preservation Society (P), Hove
East Yorkshire: Acklams Coaches Ltd., Beverley
Essex: unidentified owner, Ardleigh; Talisman Coach Lines Ltd., Colchester; Ensign, Purfleet; Education and Youth Services Ltd., Stevenage, Stansted; Unknown preservation owner, Unidentified location
Gloucestershire: Rob Sly (P), Tewkesbury; Unknown owner (P), Unidentified location
Greater Manchester: Lister PVS {dealer}, Bolton; Bathroom Takeaway Ltd., Manchester
Hampshire: Adrian Morton {Morton's Travel}, Basingstoke; Dave Upton (P), Gosport; Chris Hurley (P), Horndean; Avon Forest Autos, Ringwood; Mills, Hursthouse, Cook & Holtby (P), Ringwood; Unidentified private owner, Unknown location
Hertfordshire: Whites St. Albans Ltd. (White's Coaches), St. Albans
Isle of Wight: Go South Coast Ltd. (Southern Vectis - ancillary fleet) [Go-Ahead Group], Newport; Go South Coast Ltd. (Southern Vectis) [Go-Ahead Group], Newport; The Isle of Wight Bus & Coach Museum, Ryde; H. Cundall, D. Forrester, G. Slater & I. Wadmore (P), unknown location
Kent: Coolings Nurseries Ltd., Knockholt, Sevenoaks; The Old Kent Market, Margate; East Kent Road Car Co. Ltd. (Stagecoach East Kent) [Stagecoach Group], Ramsgate
Lancashire: Merseyside Transport Trust, Burscough
Leicestershire: The Drinks Bus, Leicester
Lincolnshire: His Church, Market Rasen
London: Golden Tours (Transport) Ltd., London; Original London Sightseeing Tour Ltd. (The Original Tour London Sightseeing/City Sightseeing London) [Extrapolitan Sightseeing Group], London; See-London.co.uk Ltd., London; The Big Bus Company Ltd. [Big Bus Tours Group], London
Merseyside: John Cherry (Aintree Coachline), Liverpool; Liverpool City Sights Ltd. (Sightseeing Liverpool) , Liverpool; Maghull Coaches Ltd. (City Explorer Liverpool), Liverpool
Middlesex: Jason McCarthy, Shepperton
Norfolk: First Eastern Counties Buses Ltd. [First Group], Great Yarmouth; McMaster (Awayadays), Wood Dalling (City Sightseeing Norwich), Norwich
North Yorkshire: Keith Andrews (Private), Ingleby Barwick, Middlesbrough; Shoreline Suncruiser Buses Ltd., Scarborough; Yorkshire Coastliner Ltd. (York City Sightseeing) (Transdev Group), York
Oxfordshire: Tom Tappin Limited (Guide Friday City Sightseeing Oxford), Oxford,
Somerset: Bath Bus Company Ltd. (City Sightseeing Eastbourne stored fleet) [Extrapolitan Sightseeing Group], Bath; Dave Fricker (North Somerset Coaches), Nailsea; Crosville Motor Services Ltd., Weston-super-Mare
South Yorkshire: Ripley {dealer}, Carlton
Staffordshire: Potteries Omnibus Preservation Society, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent; Going My Way, Cheadle, Stoke-on-Trent
Tyne & Wear: Busways Travel Services (City Sightseeing Newcastle Gateshead) [Stagecoach Group], Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Unidentified locations: Unknown owners, unknown locations
West Sussex: EVM UK Ltd., Three Bridges; Simon Holman, Worthing
West Yorkshire: M Travel Ltd., Castleford; Keighley Bus Museum Trust, Keighley
Estonia - Hansabuss AS, Tallinn; Rosemarie OÜ, Tallinn
Finland - Helsinki Lines Oy / RED BUSES City Tour, Helsinki; Strömma Finland Oy Ab (City Sightseeing Helsinki), Helsinki
France - L'Open Tour Lyon (Cityrama + partners), Lyon; Open Tours, Brussels (CitySightseeing Paris), Paris; Société d'Exploitation de Lignes Touristiques (L'Open Tour) [Extrapolitan Sightseeing Group], Philippe Grit (Londonbus Sarl), Saint-Amant-Tallende
Germany -
Germany (Berlin/Potsdam areas): Berlin City Tour GmbH, Berlin; Eick Rundfahrten (Berliner City Tour), Berlin; Pokra / Berlin City Tour, Berlin; Berlin City Tour GmbH, Potsdam
Germany (Hamburg area): Hamburger Stradtrundfahrt - Die Roten Doppeldecker GmbH, Hamburg
Germany (other States) - Hamburger Stradtrundfahrt - Die Roten Doppeldecker GmbH, Dresden; Landhotel Am Rothenberg GmbH & Co. KG, Göttingen; Busverkehr-Zipper GmbH, Grünstadt; Berlin City Tour GmbH, Kiel; Bus Kontor, Rostock; Busunternehmens Manfred Scholz, Schwerin; City Tour Trier CT GmbH (CitySightseeing Trier), Trier
Greece - OpenTopBus Hellas M. Ltd (Sights of Athens), Athens; Sightseeing Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki
Corfu: Corfu City Tours Ltd. (Open Bus), Corfu; Corfu Sightseeing & Tours Ltd. (City Sightseeing Corfu), Corfu; Corfu City Tours (Open Bus ), Kontokali
Crete: Heraklion Sightseeing Tours, Heraklion
Iceland - Reykjavik Excursions (CitySightseeing Reykjavik), Reykjavik
Italy - Green Line Tours S.p.A., Rome,,Irisbus CityClass; London Bus Corporation Ltd. (Feste Divertenti), Rome; Roma Sightseeing Tour s.r.l. (CitySightseeing Roma), Rome; Tourist Travel Service S.r.l. [T.T.S.] {Rome Open Tour}, Rome; London Bus Snc, Trieste
Latvia - Hansabuss Latvia Ltd., Riga; Riga Tour Ltd. (FaRi Tour), Riga
Luxembourg - Sales-Lentz / Voyages Emile Weber (CitySightseeing Luxembourg), Luxembourg Ville
Malta & Gozo - V. Spiteri & Sons Enterprises Ltd., Hal Luqa; Oasis Tours Ltd. (CitySightseeing Malta), St. Paul's Bay; Lepeirks Travel, Victoria, Gozo
Netherlands - AB InBev Nederland, Breda; Narraina, Hengelo; Stichting Childright Fund, Ijsselstein
Northern Ireland - Belfast City Sightseeing Ltd., Belfast; Benn Allen (Allen's Tours), Belfast; Diamond Leisure Transport Ltd. (Titanic and City Tours); T13 (skate park), Belfast
Norway - Open Top Sightseeing Norway AS {Stromma Turism}, Trondheim
Poland - Tour de Leba, Leba; SC-AC, Sosnowiec
Republic of Ireland - Tatyo Park, Ashbourne, Co. Meath; Last Bus Limited (DARBY O'GILL - CityScape), Dublin; Last Bus Limited (dublin coach - CityScape), Dublin; Lally Coach Hire Ltd., Spiddal, Galway
Scotland - Edinburgh Bus Tours Limited, Edinburgh; Rabbie's Trail Burners Ltd, Edinburgh; Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust, Bridgeton Bus Museum, Glasgow; Sun Newspapers, Glasgow; City Sightseeing Inverness Ltd., Inverness; Orkney Coaches Ltd. (Stagecoach Highlands) [Stagecoach Group], Kirkwall; Fife Scottish, Lathalmond (SVBM)
Singapore - Ducktours (s) pte Ltd. (City Sightseeing/The Original Tour), Singapore City
South Africa - Take You There, Johannesburg; Unidentified owner, Unknown location
Spain - Donostia San Sebastian City Tour (Grupo Juliá), Donostia - San Sebastian; San Sebastian Tour S.L., Donostia - San Sebastian; Estubus Publicidad Exterior sl, Madrid; City Sightseeing Espana S.L. (City Sightseeing Malaga), Malaga; Unidentified Owner, Mojacar; Oscar Soria Rosina, Pinto, Madrid; Sarah Ambrose {dealer}, Tarragona; City Sightseeing Espana S.L. (City Sightseeing Toledo), Toledo; Toledo City Tour S.L. (Grupo Juliá), Toledo
Sweden - Strömma Buss AB, Stockholm
United Arab Emirates - dnata (City Sightseeing Dubai), Dubai
USA -
Hawaii: Honolulu City Tour LLC, Honolulu
Illinois: Chicago Gray Line Ltd. (Big Bus Chicago), Chicago; Goodlin, Galena
Maryland: City Sightseeing Washington DC Inc. (Big Bus Tours), Washington, DC
Nevada: Open Top Sightseeing Las Vegas LLC (Big Bus Tours), Las Vegas
New Jersey: McClosky Mechanical Contractors Inc., Lindenwold
New York: RDSL Urban LLC (Open Loop New York) [Extrapolitan Sightseeing Group], New York City; Taxi Tours Inc. (Big Bus Tours), New York City; Top View Sightseeing (formerly Go New York Tours Inc.), New York City
Pennsylvania: 76 Carriage Co. Inc. {Big Bus Philadelphia}, Philadelphia
Rhode Island: Julians OMNIBUS, Providence
Unidentified Locations USA: Big Bus Tours Group USA, Unidentified locations
Washington State: Fred Klein, Camano Island
Wales - David Hoare (Chepstow Classic Buses), Chepstow; Paul Scurlock (P), Llanharan; David Lee (ROUTEMASTER 4HIRE.CO.UK), Llay, Wrexham; E. & J. Jones (Express Motors), Penygroes; Huw Morgan (P), Swansea (Swansea Museum of Transport)
Please also have a look at the Check List to see if you can help identify the whereabouts or otherwise of the buses listed there.
Scrapped/For Scrap List - lists amended for AEC Regent; Bristol K5G; Bristol VRT; Leyland Atlantean; Leyland Olympian; Leyland PD2; MAN SD200; MCW 'Super' Metrobus Mk.II (tri-axle); Volvo Olympian
Monday 28 November 2016
Lists created, revised, updated, etc, for the following owners/operators.
Canada -
British Columbia: Big Bus Ltd. [West Coast Sightseeing], Vancouver
Ontario: James Doucet, Cumberland, Ottawa; The Bus and Boat Company, Toronto
Quebec: Trentway-Wagar Inc. (Gray Line) {Stagecoach group}, Montreal; Les Tours du Vieux Quebec 89 Inc, Quebec City
Tuesday 11 October 2016
Lists created, revised, updated, etc, for the following owners/operators.
Germany (except Berlin, Hamburg and Potsdam) - Willms Touristik GmbH & Co.KG, at Aachen, at Cologne, Dortmund, Dusseldorf, Hannover, Karlsruhe, Oberhausen, and at Stuttgart
Germany (Berlin and Potsdam) - Berlin City Tour, Kiel
Netherlands - AB InBev Nederland, Breda
USA -
Utah: US Bus Utah LLC, Salt Lake City
Please also have a look at the Check List to see if you can help identify the whereabouts or otherwise of the buses listed there.
We are still working on updates of some of the fleets in Canada.
Wednesday 5 October 2016
Lists created, revised, updated, etc, for the following owners/operators.
Belgium - Open Tours (CitySightseeing Brussels), Brussels
Crete - Chania Sightseeing Tours, Chania
England -
Avon: Rubicon Classic Enterprises Limited (Bristol IN-SIGHT), Bristol
Berkshire: Berkshires Big Red Bus Company Limited, Reading
Cambridgeshire: Cambus Limited (City Sightseeing Cambridge) (Stagecoach Group), Cambridge
Cornwall: First South West Limited. (t/a First Kernow) [FirstGroup], Falmouth
Dorset: Transdev Yellow Buses (RATP Group), Bournemouth; Go South Coast Ltd. (Purbeck Breezer) [Go-Ahead Group], Swanage
Greater Manchester: Lister PVS (Dealer), Bolton
Hampshire: Go South Coast Ltd. (bluestar) [Go-Ahead Group], Lymington; Go South Coast Ltd. (New Forest TOUR) [Go-Ahead Group], New Forest; Go South Coast Ltd. (Wilts & Dorset) [Go-Ahead Group], New Forest
Isle of Wight: Go South Coast Ltd. (Southern Vectis - ancillary fleet) [Go-Ahead Group], Newport; Go South Coast Ltd. (Southern Vectis) [Go-Ahead Group], Newport
Kent: Bromley Bus Preservation Group, Bromley; Atkins, Folkestone (Classic Omnibus), Dover
London: Golden Tours (Transport) Ltd., London; Original London Sightseeing Tour Ltd. (The Original Tour London Sightseeing/City Sightseeing London) [Extrapolitan Sightseeing Group], London
Warwickshire: Commbus, Coleshill
Wiltshire: Go South Coast Ltd. (Wilts & Dorset) [Go-Ahead Group], Salisbury
Worcestershire: BaMMOT, Wythall (Bus Museum), Wythall
Germany - Yellow Cab Verkehrsbetriebs-GmbH, Munich; Willms Reisen, Stuttgart
Netherlands - Amsterdam Sightseeing B.V., Amsterdam; Unidentified [?possibly Van Ramwyck racing?}, Weesp
Scotland - Edinburgh Bus Tours Limited, Edinburgh
USA -
Pennsylvania: Philadelphia Sightseeing Tours Inc., Philadelphia
Utah: Unidentified Owner, Unidentified Location
Wales - Harton Coaches, Barry
Please also have a look at the Check List to see if you can help identify the whereabouts or otherwise of the buses listed there.
Tuesday 13 September 2016
Lists created, revised, updated, etc, for the following owners/operators.
England -
Dorset: Bear Cross Bus Company, Bournemouth
East Sussex: Mulpeter (Seaford & District Motor Services), Newhaven, Eastbourne / Brighton
Essex: Marden Signs & Designs, Benfleet; Richard Walker (Private), Kersey, Colchester
Somerset: Dean Hewlett (Private), Bath
Surrey: London Bus Preservation Trust, Cobham Hall, Brooklands, Weybridge
West Yorkshire: Halliday (Private), Shipley
Hong Kong - Citybus Ltd, Hong Kong
Mexico - Red Pub Estación Central, Guadalajara
Portugal - Douro Acima Transportes, Aveiro & Ilhavo
Scotland - Edinburgh Bus Tours Limited, Edinburgh; Team Management International (The Upper Deck Bar), Glasgow
Sweden - Himle Turist, Varberg
USA -
Illinois: Chicago Gray Line Ltd. (Big Bus Chicago), Chicago
California: StarLine Tours, Hollywood, Los Angeles; British Bus Company LLC, San Diego; San Francisco Deluxe Sightseeing LLC, San Francisco; SFTS LLC (City Sightseeing San Francisco), San Francisco
Please also have a look at the Check List to see if you can help identify the whereabouts or otherwise of the buses listed there.
Friday 26 August 2016
Lists created, revised, updated, etc, for the following owners/operators.
Belgium - Ceremonie Roger, Meulebeke
Canada - The Bus and Boat Company, Toronto; Horizon Coach Line Ltd., Victoria
Cuba - Transtur, Havana
Denmark - Anler, Copenhagen; Danmarks Smukkeste Festival, Copenhagen; Red Blue Bus Tours Aps, Copenhagen; Strömma Buss AS (CitySightseeing / Open Top Tours)), Copenhagen; Kattegat Strand Camping North, Øster Harup
England -
Cambridgeshire: Decker Bus Ltd., Whittlesey, Peterborough
Dorset: Discover Dorset Ltd. (City Sightseeing Bournemouth), Bournemouth
Greater Manchester: Lister PVS (Dealer), Bolton
London: M & M World, Leicester Square; Original London Sightseeing Tour Ltd. (The Original Tour London Sightseeing/City Sightseeing London) [Extrapolitan Sightseeing Group], London
Merseyside: Liverpool City Sights Ltd. (Sightseeing Liverpool), Liverpool; Glyn Plevin (Private), Wirral
Finland - Strömma Finland Oy Ab (Open Top Tours), Helsinki
Hungary - Mr. Nilsz Kft. (CitySightseeing Budapest), Budapest
Italy - City Sightseeing Italia S.r.l. (ATAF/Florentia Bus), Florence
Malta & Gozo - Oasis Tours, St. Paul's Bay; Island Sightseeing Ltd., Valletta; Supreme Travel Ltd., Zejtun
Mexico - Red Pub Estacion Central, Guadalajara
Netherlands - Mart Leek Collection, De Rijp (also quoted as Monnickendam); St(r)andplaats Nederzandt B. V. {Conference centre}, Nordwijk; ECP Events, Ridderkerk; Unidentified Private Owner, Hook of Holland; Hans Classic Cars (?Jansen?), Nijkerk
Norway - City Sightseeing Bergen AS {Osbuss AS}, Bergen; Olden Cruise (Glacier Sightseeing), Olden and Stryn
Russia - Dmitri Paslev, Moscow; Unidentified owner, Yekaterinburg; Unidentified Mobile Bar, Saint-Petersburg
Scotland - Edinburgh Bus Tours Limited, Edinburgh
USA -
California: The Big Red Bus Company Inc (also t/a 'LA DOUBLE DECKER'), Los Angeles; Carlos Muela (SPARK SOCIAL ? SF), San Francisco; Open Top Sightseeing San Francisco LLC (Big Bus Tours), San Francisco; San Francisco Deluxe Sightseeing LLC, San Francisco; SFTS LLC (City Sightseeing San Francisco), San Francisco; StarLine Tours, Hollywood, Los Angeles
New York: Go New York Tours Inc., New York City; RDSL Urban LLC (Open Loop New York) [Extrapolitan Sightseeing Group], New York City
Pennsylvania: The Pittsburgh Tour Company, Philadelphia
Wales - Arriva Cymru, Pwlhelli/Porthmadog; Arriva Cymru, Rhyl
Monday 1 August 2016
Lists created, revised, updated, etc, for the following owners/operators.
Australia - City Sightseeing Pty. Ltd (Sydney Explorer), Sydney, New South Wales
Austria - Big Bus Vienna, Vienna
Belgium - Belgisch Brits Centrum (BBC),, Hoogstraten
Denmark - Unidentified Owner, Roskilde
England -
Cheshire: PSV Products Ltd. (Used Coach Sales) (Dealer), Warrington
Cornwall: Western Greyhound Ltd., Newquay
County Durham: Go North East Ltd. [Go Ahead Group], Stanley
Dorset: Go South Coast Ltd. (Purbeck Breezer) [Go Ahead Group], Swanage; First Hampshire and Dorset (First Group), Weymouth
East Sussex: Mulpeter (Seaford & District Motor Services), Newhaven, Eastbourne / Brighton
Essex: Fred Lawrance and Chris Sampson (Private), Colchester; Panther Travel Limited, Stansted; Richard Walker (Private), Colchester
Hertfordshire: Whites St. Albans Ltd. (White's Coaches), St. Albans
Isle of Wight: The Isle of Wight Bus & Coach Museum, Ryde
Kent: East Kent Road Car Co. Ltd. (Stagecoach East Kent) [Stagecoach Group], Ramsgate
Leicestershire: Reliant Coaches, Coalville
Merseyside: Maghull Coaches Ltd. (City Explorer Liverpool), Liverpool
Norfolk: First Eastern Counties Buses Ltd. [First Group], Great Yarmouth
Somerset: Bath Bus Company Ltd. (City Sightseeing Bath) [Extrapolitan Sightseeing Group]; Longleat Enterprises, Cheddar Gorge
West Sussex: EVM UK Ltd., Three Bridges
Hong Kong - Citybus Limited, Hong Kong; Goldspark Hong Kong Tours Limited, Hong Kong; New China Lane Travel Ltd., Hong Kong; New World First Bus Services Ltd., Hong Kong; Sun Bus Limited, Hong Kong; Toyo Travel Agency Company, Hong Kong,
Malta & Gozo - Lepeirks Travel, Victoria, Gozo
Netherlands - Mart Leek Collection, De Rijp (also quoted as Monnickendam)
Republic of Ireland - Last Bus Limited (dublin coach - CityScape), Dublin; Dualway Coaches Ltd. (Dublin Sightseeing / Gray Line), Dublin; Tour Ireland, Castlecomer, Kilkenny
Scotland - Western Buses Ltd. (Stagecoach Group), Ayr; Edinburgh Bus Tours Limited, Edinburgh; Stagecoach Fife (Stagecoach Group), St. Andrews / Leven
Slovenia - Infrasport, d.o.o., Kranjska Gora
Sweden - SVT (television company), Malmö; Himle Turist, Varberg
Thailand - Jesada Technic Museum, Nakhon Pathom
USA -
California: British Bus Company LLC, San Diego; San Francisco Deluxe Sightseeing LLC, San Francisco
Illinois: Chicago Gray Line Ltd. (Big Bus Chicago), Chicago
New York: Taxi Tours Inc. (Big Bus Tours), New York City
Tennessee: Gray Line of Tennessee, Nashville,
Wales - Harton Coaches, Barry; Cardiff Transport Preservation Group, Barry (The Bus Depot: Cardiff Transport Preservation Group; Arriva Cymru, Pwlhelli/Porthmadog
Wednesday 23 June 2016
Lists created, revised, updated, etc, for the following owners/operators.
Belgium - Guy Loisseau (The Red Bus), Bienne-lez-Happart, Lobbes
Denmark - Gallakorsel (Galla Driving), Copenhagen; Paaske Bus (Vikingbus), Copenhagen; Red Blue Bus Tours Aps, Copenhagen; Red City Buses Denmark ApS, Copenhagen
England -
Dorset: Go South Coast Ltd. (Purbeck Breezer) [Go Ahead Group], Swanage
London: Golden Tours (Transport) Ltd., London
North Yorkshire: Stagecarriage Limited, Middlesbrough; Shoreline Suncruiser Buses Ltd., Scarborough
Somerset: Longleat Enterprises, Cheddar Gorge
Suffolk: Ipswich Buses, Felixstowe, Ipswich and Woodbridge
West Yorkshire: Greg and Anna Lawson (Yesteryear Coaches), Baildon, Haworth / Oxenhope
France - Toulouse City Tour, Toulouse
Germany - Willms Reisen, Cologne; Willms Reisen, Dusseldorf
Hungary - Hungary: list updated for Mr. Nilsz Kft. (CitySightseeing Budapest), Budapest
Italy - City Red Bus s.r.I., Bologna; City Sightseeing Italia S.r.l. (ATAF/Florentia Bus), Florence; Big Bus Tours, Rome; CityRoma s.r.l., Rome; Green Line Tours S.p.A., Rome; Roma Sightseeing Tour s.r.l. (CitySightseeing Roma)
Malta & Gozo - V. Spiteri & Sons Enterprises Ltd., Hal Luqa; Supreme Travel Ltd., Zejtun
Republic of Ireland - Dualway Coaches Ltd. (City Sightseeing Dublin), Dublin
Scotland: Craig of Campbeltown Ltd. (West Coast Motors), Campbeltown; Lothian Buses Ltd., Edinburgh; Craig of Campbeltown Ltd. (City Sightseeing Glasgow), Glasgow; Craig of Campbeltown Ltd. (West Coast Motors / City Sightseeing Oban), Oban; Craig of Campbeltown Ltd. (West Coast Motors / City Sightseeing Bute), Rothesay
Sicily - Tourist Service, CataniaMaicor S. r. L. (CityBySee), Taormina
Spain - Barcelona City Tour (Julia/TRAPSA/Moventis (Sarbus)) (Gray Line Tours), Barcelona; Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona (T.M.B.) (Barcelona Bus Turistic/CitySightseeing Barcelona); City Sightseeing Espana S.L. (City Sightseeing Seville), Seville
United Arab Emirates - Double Decker Bus Tours LLC (Big Bus Dubai), Dubai
USA -
Florida: CitySightseeing Miami LLC, Miami; Conway Tours Inc. (Big Bus Tours Miami), Miami
Maryland: City Sightseeing Washington DC Inc. (Open Top Sightseeing Washington DC / Big Bus Tours); DC Trails Inc, Washington, DC
Missouri: Kansas City Double Decker Tours, Kansas City
Wales - : Hughes Bros (Llanrwst & Trefriw) Ltd. ( Alpine Travel: CitySightseeing Llandudno & Conwy / Alpine Heritage Tours), Llandudno & Conwy
Tuesday 14 June 2016
Lists created, revised, updated, etc, for the following owners/operators.
Canada - James Doucet, Cumberland, Ontario
Colombia - City Sightseeing Cartagena, Cartagena
Denmark - Red Blue Bus Tours Aps, Copenhagen
Ecuador - Guayaquil Vision, Guayaquil
England -
Avon: Culina Logistics, Bristol; Rubicon Classic Enterprises Limited (Bristol IN-SIGHT), Bristol
Berkshire: Weavaway, Newbury; Berkshires Big Red Bus Company Limited, Reading; First Beeline Buses Ltd. [First Group], Windsor
Buckinghamshire: Russell Cato (Private), Aylesbury; Alpha Bus Co. Ltd., Soulbury
Cambridgeshire: Chris Dobbing (a1bus.co.uk), Wansford; Decker Bus Ltd., Whittlesey, Peterborough
Cheshire: PSV Products Ltd. (Used Coach Sales) (Dealer), Warrington
Cumbria: Stagecoach (Northwest) Ltd. (Stagecoach Group), Keswick/Seatoller or Penrith/Patterdale, and at Windermere (Bowness-Grasmere)
Devon: Shears, Northam; West of England Transport Collection, Winkleigh
East Sussex: Mulpeter (Seaford & District Motor Services), Newhaven
East Yorkshire: East Yorkshire Motor Services Ltd., (Kingston upon) Hull; Rix Petroleum Ltd. / Beverley Polo Club, Beverley
Essex: Ensign (dealer), Purfleet; Ensign Bus Co. Ltd., Purfleet
Gloucestershire: William Staniforth, Stroud
Greater Manchester: Lister PVS (Dealer), Bolton
Hampshire: D. Ashbee, Southampton; Southampton City Council Cultural Services, Southampton
Hertfordshire: Whites St. Albans Ltd, St. Albans; East Kent Nostalgic Bus & Coach Trust, Folkestone; The London Bus Company Ltd., Northfleet; Kent County Council, Sevenoaks
Lancashire: Rob Evans, Blackpool
Lincolnshire: Alan Charles (Lincoln Vintage Vehicle Society), Lincoln; Lincolnshire Road Car Co.Ltd. (Stagecoach East Midlands) [Stagecoach Group], Skegness
London: Attend IT Ltd. (London Bus 4 Hire / Redroutemaster), Brentford; Ghost Bus Tours Ltd. (The Classic Tour), London; Golden Tours (Transport) Ltd., London; London City Tour Ltd. {Julia Group}, London; London United Busways Ltd. (RATP Group); Original London Sightseeing Tour Ltd. (The Original Tour London Sightseeing/City Sightseeing London) [Extrapolitan Sightseeing Group], London
Merseyside: Liverpool City Sights Ltd. (Sightseeing Liverpool), Liverpool; Maghull Coaches Ltd. (City Explorer Liverpool), Liverpool
Norfolk: J. Bessant, Norwich; McMaster (Awayadays), Wood Dalling (City Sightseeing Norwich), Norwich
North Yorkshire: Stagecarriage Limited, Middlesbrough; Shoreline Suncruiser Buses Ltd., Scarborough
Northumberland: Greaves (Henry Cooper), Annitsford
Nottinghamshire: Nottingham Heritage Vehicles, Nottingham
Oxfordshire: Walker (thebusbusiness) (Promotional), Witney
Somerset: list updated for Derek Gawn (Mendip Mule Motorbus), Coleford
Surrey: Shred and Butta Ltd., Cobham; London Bus Preservation Trust, Cobham Hall, Brooklands, Weybridge
Tyne & Wear: Go North East (Go Ahead Group), Gateshead
Warwickshire: Midland Red (South) Limited (City Sightseeing Stratford-upon-Avon) [Stagecoach Group], Stratford-upon-Avon
West Midlands: Polly's Party Bus, Birmingham
West Sussex: Stagecoach South Group, Chichester; Neil Bird (t/a Southern Transit), Steyning, Shoreham-by-Sea; Stagecoach (South) Ltd. [Stagecoach Group], Worthing
West Yorkshire: Yorkshire Post Newspapers Ltd., Leeds
Unidentified Locations, England: Please have a look here and let us know if you can advise of where these buses are now.
France - Société des Transports Touristiques de Nice (STTN) [Cityrama], Nice
Germany - Unidentified, Cologne; U. Lubrick, Freiburg
Hungary - Mr. Nilsz Kft. (CitySightseeing Budapest), Budapest
Italy - City Sightseeing Milano S.r.l. [Zani Viaggi & ATM Servizi], Milan
Monaco - S.T.T.N (Société Transports Terrassement Nord), Monaco-Ville
Netherlands - Frank Coleen Machines, Heythuysen
Norway - City Sightseeing Bergen AS {Osbuss AS}, Bergen; Open Top Sightseeing Norway AS {Stromma Turism}, Stavanger
Republic of Ireland - Last Bus Limited (dublin coach - CityScape), Dublin; Cronin's Coaches Ltd., Cork; Kells Transport Museum, Kells, Cork; City Direct Bus Ltd., Galway
Russia - City Sightseeing Moscow LLC, Moscow
Saudi Arabia - New page with list for Unidentified (City Sightseeing Riyadh), Riyadh
Scotland - Rabbie's Trail Burners Ltd, Edinburgh; The Bus Collection at Alford, Alford; Tony Hagon (Private), Bowermadden, Wick; Craig of Campbeltown Ltd. (City Sightseeing Glasgow), Glasgow; City Sightseeing Inverness Ltd., Inverness; Highland Country Buses Ltd. (Stagecoach Highlands) [Stagecoach Group], Inverness; Stagecoach Fife (Stagecoach Group), St. Andrews
Spain - Barcelona City Tour (Julia/TRAPSA/Moventis (Sarbus)) (Gray Line Tours), Barcelona; Liorente Bus Benidorm (Grup Avansa), Benidorm
Thailand - Unidentified, Bangkok
USA -
Illinois: The Chicago Trolley & Double Decker Co. [Coach USA / Stagecoach Group], Chicago
Wales - Harton Coaches, Barry; Hoare (Chepstow Classic Buses), Chepstow; Unidentified private owner, Prestatyn
Check List- AEC Regent V; Daimler Fleetline; Leyland Olympian; Leyland Titan TD5Scrap: list updated for AEC Regent V; Guy Arab II; Guy Arab III; Guy Arab IV; Leyland Titan TN15; MCW Metrobus
Still To Do - We have received further information to publish for buses in Barcelona, Budapest, Florence, Rome, Seville, Shanghai, and Sicily, which we will put onto the website as soon as possible. Many thanks to all contributors.
Wednesday 23 March 2016
Lists created, revised, updated, etc, for the following owners/operators.
Australia - Melbourne City Sightseeing Pty Ltd., Melbourne, Victoria
Austria - Ö.O.M. Omnibusbetrieb GmbH, Vienna
Colombia - Lidertur S.A. (TurisBog), Bogotá; Turibus Colombia S.A.S. / Seditrans, Medellín
Croatia - T.O. Fortitudo (Dubrovnik Cabrio Sightseeing Tour), Dubrovnik
England -
Devon: Stagecoach Devon Ltd. (Stagecoach Group), Exeter
Dorset: Transdev Yellow Buses (RATP Group), Bournemouth
East Sussex: Bath Bus Company Ltd. (City Sightseeing Eastbourne) [RATP Group], Eastbourne; Mulpeter (Seaford & District Motor Services), Newhaven, Eastbourne
Hampshire: Mills, Hursthouse, Cook & Holtby, Ringwood
Lancashire: Catch22Bus Ltd, Blackpool; Wrigley's Coaches Limited, Irlam
Leicestershire: Reliant Coaches, Coalville
Lincolnshire: Lincolnshire Road Car Co.Ltd. (Stagecoach East Midlands) [Stagecoach Group], Cleethorpes; and at Skegness; and unallocated
London: Wildman Craft Beer Co., Hendon, London; Vintage Event Catering Ltd, Clerkenwell, London
North Yorkshire: Coastal & Country Coaches, Whitby
Nottinghamshire: Social Appreciation Limited, Annesley; Nottingham Heritage Vehicles, Nottingham
Oxfordshire: Tom Tappin Limited (Guide Friday City Sightseeing Oxford), Oxford
Somerset: Bath Bus Company Ltd. (City Sightseeing Bath) [RATP Group], Bath; Longleat Enterprises, Cheddar Gorge; Woody's Equipment, Wincanton
Warwickshire: Midland Red (South) Limited (City Sightseeing Stratford-upon-Avon) [Stagecoach Group], Stratford-upon-Avon
West Yorkshire: Keighley Bus Museum Trust, Keighley
France - Podiocom (Promotional), Rennes; Bordeaux Culture Decouverte, Bordeaux; Bordeaux Visiotour, Bordeaux; N.A.P. Tourisme, Marseille; Autocars Schidler SAS, Metz / Nancy; Autocars Schidler SAS, Verdun
Greece - Somaco Tours SA (CitySightseeing Athens & Piraeus), Athens; Tourist Travel Service [partnership TTS/Marinakis A.X.E.T.E.] (Athens Open Tour), Athen; Unidentified, Athens
Hungary - City Sightseeing Kft (Big Bus Sightseeing), Budapest
Italy - SPA (Società Trasporti Provinciale), Bari; City Sightseeing Italia S.r.L., Bergamo; City Red Bus s.r.I., Bologna; Autonoieggio Barindelli (City Open Tour Lake Como), Como / Cernobio; Lombardia City Sightseeing S.r.l. [Zani Viaggi & ATM Servizi] (CitySightseeing Genova), Genoa; City Sightseeing Livorno, Livorno; City Sightseeing Milano S.r.l. [Zani Viaggi & ATM Servizi], Milan; City Sightseeing Napoli S.r.l., Naples; City Sightseeing Italia S.r.L., Padova; CityRoma s.r.l., Rome; Escursioni Italiane s.r.l. (I love Rome hop on hop off Panoramic Tour) [Gray Line], Rome; Feste Divertenti (London Bus Corporation Ltd. Rome), Rome; JOSP/Opera Romana Pellegrinaggi (Roma Christiana), Rome; Roma Sightseeing Tour s.r.l. (CitySightseeing Roma), Rome; Tourist Travel Service S.r.l. [T.T.S.] {Rome Open Tour}, Rome;
Trambus Open S.p.A., Rome; Unidentified Owner, Rome; City Sightseeing Sorrento S.r.l., Sorrento; City Sightseeing Trieste, Trieste; City Sightseeing Italia S.r.L (Baldense Viaggi), Verona
Malta and Gozo - Lepeirks Travel, Victoria, Gozo; Supreme Travel Ltd., Zejtun
Martinique - Casanova Transports, Saint Pierre
Monaco - S.T.T.N (Société Transports Terrassement Nord), Monaco-Ville
Netherlands - Mart Leek Collection, Amsterdam; Beuk Touringcars, Nordwijk; Sightseeing Rotterdam, Rotterdam
Pakistan - Tourist Development Corporation of Punjab (Sightseeing Lahore), Lahore
Portugal - Unipessoal LDA (Impactjungle ), Maia
Sicily: Puelo Viaggi Autoservizi (City Sightseeing Messina), Messina
Sint Maarten - Caribbean Island Sightseeing, Philipsburg
Spain - T.C.C. (Transports Ciutat Comtal), Barcelona; City Sightseeing Espana S.L., Cordoba; Sarfa [Sarbus Group], Girona; Unidentified Promotional Company, Madrid
United Arab Emirates - Double Decker Bus Tours LLC (Big Bus Dubai), Dubai
USA -
California: Star Track Tours, Los Angeles
Illinois: Chicago Gray Line Ltd. (Big Bus Chicago), Chicago
New York: RDSL Urban LLC (Open Loop New York) [RATP Group], New York City; Taxi Tours Inc. (Big Bus Tours), New York City
Tennessee: Perel, Memphis
Wales - Bath Bus Company Ltd. (City Sightseeing Cardiff / Caerdydd) [RATP Group], Cardiff
Check List - lists for Irisbus CityClass; Volvo B7L; Ayats Integral; MCW Metrobus Mk.II (tri-axle); Bristol Lodekka FLF; Neoplan (LHD); MCW Metrobus
Scrapped/For Scrap - lists for Bristol Lodekka FLF; Bristol VRT; AEC Routemaster
Monday 8 February 2016
Lists created, revised, updated, etc, for the following owners/operators.
Colombia - City Sightseeing Cartagena, Cartagena
Crete (Greece) - Heraklion Sightseeing Tour, Heraklion
Croatia - Mr. Zorodic, Zagreb
England -
East Sussex: Mulpeter (Seaford & District Motor Services), Newhaven
Norfolk: J. Bessant, Norwich
Northumberland: North East Bus Preservation Trust, Hetton
Shropshire: Regional Transport Ltd, Shrewsbury
South Yorkshire: Unidentified member of the South Yorkshire Transport Trust, Sheffield
West Yorkshire: M Travel Ltd., Castleford
Italy - City Sightseeing Napoli S.r.l., Naples; CityRoma s.r.l., Rome; Escursioni Italiane s.r.l. (I love Rome hop on hop off Panoramic Tour) [Gray Line], Rome; JOSP/Opera Romana Pellegrinaggi (Roma Christiana), Rome; Roma Sightseeing Tour s.r.l. (CitySightseeing Roma), Rome; Trambus Open S.p.A., Rome
Mexico - Capital Bus, Mexico City
Portugal - La Redoute (retail chain), Porto area
Scotland - Stephen Leckie, Crieff
Turkey - City Windows Travel/Istanbul Municipal Authority [Big Bus Istanbul], Istanbul; Globalist DMC Travel, Istanbul; Plan Tours, Istanbul
USA -
California: Riverside Motor Sports, Riverside
Washington State: Fred Klein, Camano Island
Scrapped/For Scrap - Daimler COG5; Leyland TD5; Bristol K6A
Monday 1 February 2016
Lists created, revised, updated, etc, for the following owners/operators.
Australia - Crunchy's Waffles Holding Pty Ltd., Brisbane, Queensland; Dee Decker Tours, Sunshine, Melbourne, Victoria; Sydney Festival, Unknown Location, New South Wales
Bermuda - Segway Tours Bermuda, King's Wharf
Corfu (Greece): Lord Travel Group (Corfu Sightseeing & Tours), Kontokali
Cyprus - Aphrodite's Wave Tours, Ayia Napa; Demetriou, Sotira
England -
Worcestershire: Murfin Media group, Kempsey
Estonia: Hotel Kannike, Tallinn; Larka, Tallinn
France - Radio Scoop, St Cyr au Mont d'Or; Société des Transports Touristiques de Nice (STTN) [Cityrama], Nice
Greece - Unidentified media company, Thessaloniki
Hong Kong - Citybus Limited, Hong Kong; Goldspark Hong Kong Tours Limited, Hong Kong; Kowloon Motor Bus, Hong Kong; New China Lane Travel Ltd., Hong Kong; New World First Bus, Hong Kong; The Big Bus Company (Hong Kong) Limited, Hong Kong; The Great European Carnival Limited, Hong Kong; Toyo Travel Agency Company, Hong Kong
Hungary - City Sightseeing Kft (Big Bus Sightseeing), Budapest; Dunaparty megálló, Budapest
Italy - El Pecador food outlet, Lido Di Venezia , Venice
Portugal - La Redoute, Porto area; Unipessoal LDA (Impactjungle ), Maia Castelo Da Maia
Sint Maarten, Caribbean - Caribbean Island Sightseeing, Philipsburg
South Africa - Jollyride Purple Bus, Pretoria
Spain - King of the Road SL , Illescas; Barcelona City Tour (Julia/TRAPSA/Moventis (Sarbus)) (Gray Line Tours), Barcelona; Publidinamica, Madrid; Sevirama, Seville
USA -
California: Open Top Sightseeing San Francisco LLC (Big Bus Tours), San Francisco; Open View Sightseeing LLC, San Francisco; San Francisco Deluxe Sightseeing LLC, San Francisco; SFTS LLC (City Sightseeing San Francisco), San Francisco; Yellow Bus Sightseeing, San Francisco; Aadlen Bros. Auto Wrecking, Sun Valley; City Safari, Los Angeles; British Bus Company LLC, San Diego
Florida: Conway Tours Inc. (Big Bus Tours Miami), Miami; Miami Open City Tour LLC [Groupo Julia], Miami
Illinois: Chicago Gray Line Ltd., Chicago
Louisiana: Intorbus Of New Orleans LLC dba New Orleans Busvision (Jiminez Dorada Group), New Orleans; No La City Sightseeing LLC (City Sightseeing New Orleans), New Orleans
Maryland: City Sightseeing Washington DC Inc. (Open Top Sightseeing Washington DC / Big Bus Tours), Washington, DC; Maryland: Mr Sightseeing LLC (City Sights DC), WashingtonDC
Nevada: Open Top Sightseeing Las Vegas LLC (Big Bus Tours), Las Vegas
New York: Adventure Entertainment LLC, New York City; Taxi Tours Inc. (Big Bus Tours), New York City
North Carolina: Charlotte Party Charters, Charlotte
Oklahoma: Get Out of the Bus Ministries, Tulsa
South Dakota: The Knuckle Saloon, Sturgis
Texas: list updated for Circuit of the Americas, Austin; City Sightseeing San Antonio, LLC, San Antonio; City Tours Inc. (Grand Double Decker Tours / Alamo Sightseeing Tours), San Antonio
Unidentified Locations USA: Big Bus Tours Group USA; Unidentified Owner(s), Unknown Location(s),
Scrap/For Scrap - Daimler Fleetline; Leyland Olympian
Monday 18 January 2016
Lists created, revised, updated, etc, for the following owners/operators.
Cuba - Transtur, at Havana, Santiago de Cuba, and at Varadero
China - Guangzhou No.1 Bus Company, Guangzhou
England -
London: Unidentified Dealer, London
Lincolnshire: Lincolnshire Road Car Co.Ltd. (Stagecoach East Midlands) [Stagecoach Group], Cleethorpes
Surrey: London Bus Preservation Trust, Cobham Hall, Brooklands, Weybridge
West Midlands: Evac+Chair International Limited, Birmingham
Hong Kong - The Big Bus Company (Hong Kong) Limited, Hong Kong
Norway - City Sightseeing Oslo AS, Oslo
Republic of Ireland - Paraic McGuire (Red Bus Café Diner), Westport, Co. Mayo
Scotland - list updated for Drew Wilson Coach Sales (Dealer), Carluke; Blythswood Motors (Dealer) (business now closed), Glasgow; City Sightseeing Glasgow Limited, Glasgow
USA -
California: British Bus Company LLC, San Diego
New York: RDSL Urban LLC (Open Loop New York) [RATP Group], New York City; Skyline Tours LLC, New York City
Texas: Houston City Tours LLC, Austin
Scrapped/For Scrap - list for Volvo Olympian
Thursday 7 January 2016
Lists created, revised, updated, etc, for the following owners/operators.
Australia - City Sightseeing Pty. Ltd (Brisbane Explorer), Brisbane, Queensland; Cairns City Explorer Pty Ltd., Cairns, Queensland; J. & F. Gregory / Red Decker [City Explorer], Hobart, Tasmania; Trend Nominees Pty Ltd (City Sightseeing Perth / Perth City Explorer), Perth, Western Australia; City Sightseeing Pty. Ltd (Sydney Explorer), Sydney.
Austria - Big Bus Vienna, Vienna.
Cuba - Transgaviota, Cayo Santa María; and at Varadero; Transtur, Guardalavaca; and at Havana, Jardines del Rey, and Varadero.
Hungary - City Sightseeing Kft (Big Bus Sightseeing), Budapest.
Republic of Ireland - Dualway Coaches Ltd. (City Sightseeing Dublin), Dublin.
Spain - Turibus Alicante (Grup SuBús), Alicante.
Thursday 31 December 2015
Lists created, revised, updated, etc, for the following owners/operators.
Australia - City Sightseeing Pty. Ltd (Sydney Explorer), Sydney, New South Wales
England -
Avon: Rubicon Classic Enterprises Limited (Bristol IN-SIGHT / City Sightseeing Bristol), Bristol
Cheshire: PSV Products Ltd. (Used Coach Sales) (Dealer), Warrington
Cornwall: First Devon & Cornwall Ltd. (First Group), Penzance/Land’s End/St. Ives
Devon: Stagecoach Devon Ltd. (Stagecoach Group), Exeter; West of England Transport Collection, Winkleigh
Dorset: Carl Romer, Poole
Essex: Ensign, Purfleet
Hampshire: list updated for Jason Rayner, Winchester
Isle of Wight: Go South Coast Ltd. (Southern Vectis), Newport
Kent: Unidentified Owner, stored at ASD Coaches, Rochester
Lincolnshire: Lincolnshire Road Car Co.Ltd. (Stagecoach East Midlands) [Stagecoach Group]
London: London United Busways Ltd., London; Golden Tours (Transport) Ltd., London; London City Tour Ltd. {Julia Group}, London
Merseyside: Glenvale Transport Ltd. (Stagecoach Merseyside & North Lancs.), Birkenhead
Warwickshire: Unknown Owner, Birdingbury; Midland Red (South) Limited (City Sightseeing Stratford-upon-Avon) [Stagecoach Group], Stratford-upon-Avon
West Sussex: Stagecoach South Group, Chichester
France - Les Cars Rouges (Big Bus Paris), Paris; Paris Low Cost (Foxity), Paris; Société d'Exploitation de Lignes Touristiques , Paris
Germany - PMK International Services GmbH, Frankfurt am Main; TCT - Touristik City Tour, Münster
Hong Kong - Hong Kong Tourism Authority, Hong Kong
Iceland - Reykjavik Excursions, Reykjavik
Italy - Roma Sightseeing Tour s.r.l. (CitySightseeing Roma), Rome; Tourist Travel Service S.r.l. [T.T.S.] {Rome Open Tour}, Rome; Trambus Open S.p.A., Rome
Netherlands - Lecherman-Van Neunen, Amstelveen; Gielissen Holland, Amsterdam; Stichting Yakkes, Best; Free Time Promotion, den Haag; Otte (Special Cars), Haarlem; Pine & Classics, Oirschot; Unidentified Owner, Unidentified Location; Piet Verbeek, Wijk en Aalburg; Heineken NL, Zoeterwoude
Nigeria - Tanamont Nigeria Ltd, Lagos
Northern Ireland - Belfast City Sightseeing Ltd., Belfast
Poland - City Sightseeing Krakow, Krakow; Cracow Sightseeing, Krakow; FM Agrieszka Szwerthalter, Imieln; Jordan Group [WOW KRAKOW!], Krakow; Krakow Tour Bus, Krakow
Portugal - Douro Acima Transportes, Lisbon
Scotland - A. G. Barr plc, Cumbernauld (Drinks Company), Glasgow
Spain - Unidentified Operator, Benidorm
United Arab Emirates - dnata (City Sightseeing Dubai), Dubai
USA -
California: Aadlen Bros. Auto Wrecking, Burbank; British Bus Company LLC, San Diego; Open Top Sightseeing Inc. (Big Bus Tours), San Francisco
Florida: Curt Claypool (Cobweb Auctions & Antiques), Highway 301, Bushnell
Maryland (icluding Washington, DC): Open Top Sightseeing Inc. (Big Bus Tours), Washington, DC
Nevada: Comedy on Deck, Las Vegas; Double Decker Bus Company, Las Vegas
New York: Deeds Transit LLC, New York City; Dongbu Tour & Travel Inc, New York City; Go New York Tours Inc., New York City; RDSL Urban LLC (Open Loop New York) [RATP Group], New York City; Skyline Tours LLC, New York City; Taxi Tours Inc. (Big Bus Tours), New York City; Total Sightseeing LLC (Metro Sightseeing), New York City; Twin America LLC (CitySights NY) [Coach USA / Stagecoach Group], New York City; Twin America LLC (Gray Line New York Sightseeing) [Coach USA / Stagecoach Group], New York City
Ohio: list updated for Unidentified Owner, Unidentified Location
Unknown locations, USA: Open Top Sightseeing Inc. (Big Bus Tours); Unidentified Owner
Wales - Arriva Cymru, Rhyl
Check List - AEC Routemaster; Auwerter Neoplan N424; Bristol K; Bristol Lodekka FLF; Daimler Fleetline; Bristol VRT; Gillig; Neoplan Skyliner
Scrap/For Scrap - Bristol Lodekka FLF; Bristol VRT; Daimler Fleetline; Dennis Dominator; Volvo Olympian
Wednesday 2 December 2015
Lists created, revised, updated, etc, for the following owners/operators.
England -
London: Original London Sightseeing Tour Ltd. (The Original Tour London Sightseeing/City Sightseeing London) [RATP Group], London.
West Yorkshire: Greg and Anna Lawson (Yesteryear Coaches), Haworth / Oxenhope.
Hong Kong - one bus added for Kowloon Motor Bus, Hong Kong
Poland - Stacja de Luxe, Gdansk; Krakow Tour Bus, Krakow; Krakow Tour Bus, Krakow; SC-AC, Sosnowiec; list updated for Driven On Ltd. (CitySightseeing Warsaw), Warsaw; Driven On Ltd. (CitySightseeing Warsaw), Warsaw; Hator, Warsaw.
Tuesday 1 December 2015
Lists created, revised, updated, etc, for the following owners/operators. Some information received in the last few weeks has been held over until the next update, so if you have sent data and it has not appeared yet, then it will be dealt with and in the next publication of the website. Thanks to all contributors, and happy browsing to everyone.
Argentina - Stylo Viajes (Banana Tour), Córdoba.
Australia - Melbourne City Sightseeing Pty Ltd., Melbourne, Victoria; Unidentified Owner, Unidentified Location, Australia.
Azerbaijan - City Sightseeing Baku, Baku.
Bulgaria - Abu-Martin Ltd. (Entertainment Bus), Nesebar; Di ES, Sunny Beach.
Canada - Trentway-Wagar Inc. (Gray Line) {Stagecoach group}, Montreal; Les Tours du Vieux Quebec 89 Inc, Quebec City; The Bus and Boat Company, Toronto; Big Bus Ltd. [West Coast Sightseeing], Victoria; Chas Casford (Harbour Hippo), Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.
Canary Islands - Unidentified Owner, Calle de Dinamarca, Adeje, Tenerife.
China - Big Bus Tours, Shanghai; China Spring Travel And Airliners Co. Ltd., Shanghai.
Croatia - Dubrovnik Sightseeing Tours, Dubrovnik; Idea Istria d.o.o. (Pula City Tour), Pula.
Cuba - Transtur, Varadero.
Denmark - Strömma Buss AS, Copenhagen; Paaske Bus (Vikingbus), Copenhagen.
England -
Cambridgeshire: Cambus Limited (City Sightseeing Cambridge) (Stagecoach Group), Cambridge.
Cheshire: Routemaster Buses Ltd., Nantwich.
Derbyshire: The Yorkshire Traction Co.Ltd. (Stagecoach Yorkshire) [Stagecoach Group], Chesterfield.
Devon: Dart Pleasure Craft Ltd. (Rail River Link), Dartmouth; Stagecoach Devon Ltd. (Stagecoach Group), Exmouth.
East Sussex: English, Grimstone & Tasker, Brighton; Dave Mulpeter (Seaford & District), Seaford.
East Yorkshire: Carl Ireland (dealer), (Kingston upon) Hull; East Yorkshire Motor Services Ltd., (Kingston upon) Hull; Ellie Rose Travel, (Kingston upon) Hull; Rix Petroleum Ltd., (Kingston upon) Hull; Unidentified Owner (Private), (Kingston upon) Hull.
Essex: Ensign (dealer), Purfleet.
Gloucestershire: Brown [The London Bus Export Co.] (Dealer), Lydney.
Hampshire: unidentified private owner, Basingstoke area; Go South Coast Ltd. (Go Ahead Group), Lymington/New Forest.
Kent: M. & K. Crawley (Abbey Travel), Erith; Red Route Buses, Northfleet; Roger Wright / The London Bus Company Ltd., Northfleet; The London Bus Company Ltd., Northfleet.
Lancashire: Catch22Bus Ltd, Blackpool.
London: London City Tour Ltd. {Julia Group}; Original London Sightseeing Tour Ltd. (The Original Tour London Sightseeing/City Sightseeing London) [RATP Group], London; Time Tours (The Classic Tour), London.
Norfolk: Adam Colby, Norwich.
North Yorkshire: Shepherd (Dealer), Bishop Thornton; East Yorkshire Motor Services Ltd. (Scarborough & District), Scarborough; Shoreline Suncruiser Buses Ltd., Scarborough.
Somerset: Bath Bus Company Ltd. (City Sightseeing Bath) [RATP Group], Bath; Dean Hewlett (Private), Bath; Top Deck Tatties, Sandford.
Staffordshire: Potteries Omnibus Preservation Society, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent.
Warwickshire: Ashley Wakelin (The Great British Afternoon Tea Bus), Rugby.
West Yorkshire: M Travel Ltd., Castleford; Keighley Bus Museum Trust, Keighley; Geldards Coaches Ltd., Leeds.
Wiltshire: Go South Coast Ltd. (Go Ahead Group), Salisbury.
Greece - OpenTopBus Hellas M. Ltd (Sights of Athens), Athens.
Corfu: Lord Travel Group (Corfu Sightseeing & Tours), Kontokali.
Crete: Chania Sightseeing Tours, Chania.
Hong Kong - AIA Group Limited (Life Insurance Company), Hong Kong; Citybus Limited, Hong Kong.
Hungary - Mr. Nilsz Kft. (CitySightseeing Budapest), Budapest.
India - Conceptree Creations (City Swaps), Bangalore; Unidentified Operator, Mysore; Rishabh Travels, Udaipur.
Italy - City Red Bus s.r.I., Bologna; Trambus Open S.p.A., Rome; Italy - Sardinia: Sun Lines Elite Service, Olbia
Japan - Kintetsu Bus Co., Osaka,,Mitsubishi Fuso Aero King; Hato Bus, Tokyo; Hinomaru Limousine (Sky Bus), Tokyo.
Netherlands - Connexxion, Amsterdam.
Northern Ireland - Belfast City Sightseeing Ltd., Belfast.
Pakistan (new page)- Sightseeing Lahore, Lahore.
Republic of Ireland - Church Of Scientology, Unidentified Location, Dublin area; Dualway Coaches Ltd. (City Sightseeing Dublin), Dublin; Last Bus Limited (dublin coach - CityScape), Dublin.
Russia - City Sightseeing Moscow LLC, Saint-Petersburg.
Spain - City Sightseeing Espana S.L. (City Sightseeing Cadiz), Cadiz.
USA -
Arizona: Demitri Downing & David Basila ('Clifford the Big Red Bus'), Tucson.
California: StarLine Tours, Hollywood, Los Angeles; Open Top Sightseeing Inc. (Big Bus Tours), San Francisco; San Francisco Travel, San Francisco.
Florida: CitySightseeing Miami LLC, Miami; Chris Keesecker (Java Dawg), Sarasota; Stefan Cerf (TropicCool), St. Petersburg.
Hawaii: E Noa Corporation, Honolulu
Nevada: Open Top Sightseeing Inc. (Big Bus Tours), Las Vegas
New York: Twin America LLC (Gray Line New York Sightseeing) [Coach USA / Stagecoach Group], New York City.
Ohio: Pete Stebelton, Groveport.
Oklahoma (new page): C. Harticus, Chickasha.
Oregon (new page): Joseph Nazir (The Tov Bus), Portland.
Pennsylvania: Choo Choo Trolley, Philadelphia.
Tennessee: ?, Memphis.
Texas: Austin City Tours, Austin; Joe Phillips, Coldspring, Houston.
Wales - Hughes Bros (Llanrwst & Trefriw) Ltd. ( Alpine Travel: CitySightseeing Llandudno & Conwy / Alpine Heritage Tours), Llandudno & Conwy.
Check List - lists revised for Daimler CVG6, Daimler Fleetline; Leyland Atlantean; Leyland Titan PD2; and Leyland Titan PD3. Please have a look and let us know if you can trace these buses further.
Scrapped/For Scrap - lists revised for Bristol Lodekka LDS; Bristol Lodekka FLF, Bristol VRT; Dennis Condor; Leyland Olympian; Leyland Titan PD3; Leyland Victory II; MAN
SD200; and Neoplan N424/2.
Tuesday 1 September 2015
This update comes later than hoped for. Due to moving house recently and then being on holiday, time to work on the website has been shorter for the team. However, lists have been created, revised, updated, etc, for the following owners/operators. Some information received in the last few weeks has been held over until the next update, so if you have sent data and it has not appeared yet, then it will be dealt with and updated in the next publication of the website. Links will be added to this list of updates later to take you to the relevant pages. Meanwhile, thanks to all contributors, and happy browsing to everyone.
Argentina -
Stylo Viajes, Cordoba.
Belgium -
Guy Loisseau (The Red Bus), Bienne-lez-Happart, Lobbes.
Bulgaria _
Boydar Limited, Sofia; Unidentified Owner, Sofia.
Crete -
Crete City Tours, Heraklion; Heraklion Sightseeing Tour, Heraklion; Rethymno City Tour, Rethymno; OpenTopBus Hellas M. Ltd (Sights of Athens), Athens.
Cuba -
Transgaviota, Cayo Santa María; Transtur, at Havana, Jardines del Rey, and Varadero.
Cyprus -
N.Y.D. Love Buses, Larnaca.
England -
Avon:
Rubicon Classic Enterprises Limited (Bristol IN-SIGHT / City Sightseeing Bristol), Bristol.
Berkshire:
Bath Bus Company Ltd. (City Sightseeing Windsor) [RATP Group], Windsor.
Buckinghamshire:
Dawsonrentals, Milton Keynes.
Cumbria:
Stagecoach (Northwest) Ltd. (Stagecoach Group), Keswick/Seatoller or Penrith/Patterdale; and at Windermere (Bowness-Grasmere).
Devon:
Dart Pleasure Craft Ltd. (Rail River Link), Churston, and Dartmouth; Stagecoach Devon Ltd. (Stagecoach Group), Torquay/Paignton.
Dorset:
Discover Dorset Ltd. (City Sightseeing Bournemouth), Bournemouth.
East Sussex:
Bath Bus Company Ltd. (City Sightseing Eastbourne) [RATP Group], Eastbourne.
Essex:
Marden Signs & Designs, Benfleet; Talisman Coach Lines Ltd., Colchester; Ensign (dealer), Purfleet; Ensign Bus Co. Ltd., Purfleet.
Hertfordshire:
Mullucks Wells (Estate Agents), Bishop's Stortford.
Isle of Wight:
Go South Coast Ltd. (Southern Vectis), Newport.
Kent:
Atkins (Classic Omnibus), Folkestone; Masters Exhibitions & Shows, Sevenoaks; Raccoon Franchising Ltd, Edenbridge.
Lincolnshire:
Lincolnshire Road Car Co.Ltd. (Stagecoach East Midlands) (Stagecoach Group), Skegness.
London:
London City Tour Ltd. {Julia Group}, London; Original London Sightseeing Tour Ltd., London; See-London.co.uk Ltd., Barking; Sun Newspapers (Promotional), London; The Big Bus Company Ltd. (Big Bus Tours Group), London.
Merseyside:
City Tuk Tuks UK Ltd. (Sightseeing Liverpool), Liverpool; Maghull Coaches Ltd. (City Explorer Liverpool), Liverpool.
Norfolk:
Unidentified Owner, Norwich.
Nottinghamshire:
Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre, Ruddington.
Suffolk:
Bar-vu, Haverhill.
Warwickshire:
Midland Red (South) Limited (City Sightseeing Stratford-upon-Avon) (Stagecoach Group), Leamington Spa; and at Stratford-upon-Avon.
West Midlands:
Aston Manor Road Transport Museum, Aldridge, Walsall.
Estonia -
Hansabuss AS, Tallinn.
France -
Lille Tourism, Lille;
N.A.P. Tourisme, Marseille; Motnpellier City Tour, Montpellier; Paris Low Cost (Foxity), Paris.
Germany (Berlin/Potsdam areas):
Berlin City Tour GmbH, Berlin; Pokra Omnibus Team und Werkstatt GmbHBerlin; SEB Bell GmbH (PC Fritz), Berlin.
Hamburg area:
Hamburg City Vision GmbH, Hamburg.
Germany(other states):
GeckoBahn Wolters (Heidelberg Cabrio-Sightseeing), Heidelberg.
Hong Kong -
New World First Bus, Hong Kong; The Big Bus Company (Hong Kong) Limited,Hong Kong.
Hungary -
City Sightseeing Kft (Big Bus Sightseeing), Budapest; Mr. Nilsz Kft. (CitySightseeing Budapest), Budapest.
Italy -
Tourist Travel Service S.r.l. [T.T.S.], Florence; City Sightseeing Napoli S.r.l., Naples; Tourist Travel Service S.r.l. [T.T.S.] {Rome Open Tour}, Rome.
Jordan -
Jordan Express Tourist Transportation Company (JETT), Amman.
Malta and Gozo -
Gozo Joy Rides, Victoria, Gozo; Lepeirks Travel, Victoria, Gozo; Zarb Coaches Ltd., Birkirkara; Malta Historic Vehicle Trust, Hal Far; Oasis Tours, St. Paul's Bay; Island Sightseeing Ltd., Valletta; Supreme Travel Ltd., Zejtun.
Montenegro -
Kotor Open Tour d.o.o., Kotor; Montenegro Shorex, Kotor.
New Zealand -
Robbie's Fun Bus, Auckland; Furniture City, Wairau Park, Auckland.
Poland -
Unidentified owner, Gdansk.
Portugal -
Douro Acima Transportes, Aveiro and Ilhavo; Douro Acima Transportes, Porto.
Republic of Ireland -
Cronin's Coaches Ltd., Cork; Lally Coach Hire Ltd., Spiddal, Galway; Dualway Coaches Ltd. (City Sightseeing Dublin), Dublin; Dublin Bus [CIE Group], Dublin; Last Bus Limited (dublin coach - CityScape), Dublin; Transport Media Services, Dublin; Michael Healy, Castlegar, Galway; Irish TV, Westport.
Russia -
City Sightseeing Moscow LLC, Kazan; City Sightseeing Moscow LLC, Moscow; City Sightseeing Moscow LLC, Saint-Petersburg.
Scotland -
Taybus Vintage Vehicle Society, Arbroath; Edinburgh Bus Tours Limited, Edinburgh; City Sightseeing Glasgow Limited, Glasgow; Team Management International (The Upper Deck Bar), Glasgow; Crieff Hydro Limited (Hotel Group), Crieff.
Spain -
sol Opentours, Madrid; Barcelona City Tour (Julia/TRAPSA/Moventis (Sarbus)) (Gray Line Tours), Barcelona; City Sightseeing Espa?a S.L., Cordoba; City Sightseeing Espana S.L., Cordoba; EMT (Bus tur¡stico Madrid), Madrid; SpainSpainEMT (Bus turistico Madrid), Madrid; Madrid Vision (Trapsa/Julia), Madrid; City Sightseeing Espana S.L. (City Sightseeing Malaga), Malaga; Murcia City Tour {Julia & ALSA}, Murcia; Donostia San Sebastian City Tour (Grupo Juli), San Sebastian; Toledo City Tour S.L. (Grupo Juli), Toledo.
Sri Lanka -
Ebert Silva Holidays (PVT) Ltd., Colombo.
United Arab Emirates -
dnata (City Sightseeing Dubai), Dubai.
United States of America -
New York:
RDSL Urban LLC (Open Tour New York) [RATP Group], New York City.
North Carolina:
Beaufort Historical Association, Beaufort.
Texas:
Sonny Aguilar (Bus 22 Restaurant), Midland.
Wyoming:
Mike Pannell (Cheyenne Double Deckers), Cheyenne.
Wales -
Bath Bus Company Ltd. (City Sightseeing Cardiff / Caerdydd) [RATP Group], Cardiff; Dave Reynolds (Rhymney Valley Transport Preservation Society), Bargoed.
Wednesday 24 June 2015
Cyprus -
Unidentified, Various Locations, now listed as Blue Island plc, Kiti.
England -
Buckinghamshire:
list removed for Brian Pearce (private), High Wycombe.
Hampshire:
new list added for UK INdependence Party, Eastleigh.
Merseyside:
list updated for Maghull Coaches (City Explorer Liverpool), Liverpool.
Scotland -
list updated for City Sightseeing Glasgow Limited, Glasgow.
Scrap/For Scrap -
list updated for Leyland Titan TD3.
Tuesday 23 June 2015
Australia -
list updated for Canberra City Explorer Pty. Ltd [City Explorer], Canberra;
list updated for City Sightseeing Pty. Ltd (Sydney Explorer), Sydney.
Austria -
list revised for Wiener Rundfahrten GmbH & Co. KG (Vienna Sightseeing), Vienna;
new list added for Unidentified Operator, Neulengbach.
Azerbaijan -
list revised for City Sightseeing Baku, Baku.
Belgium -
new list added for Antique Autos, Antwerp;
new list added for Guy Loisseau, Unknown Location;
new list added for The Red Bus, Bienne-Les-Happart.
Croatia -
list for Kaltenberg Brewery, Split, now listed as Jadranska Pivovara-Split dd (brewery), Vranjic, and list updated.
Cyprus - list updated for Aphrodite's Wave Tours, Ayia Napa;
list updated for C.C.S. Cyprus City Sightseeing Ltd. / Xidias Coaches, Larnaca;
list updated for Greysand Shipping Ltd. [Exclusive Wedding Bus], Limassol;
list updated for C.C.S. Cyprus City Sightseeing Ltd., Paphos;
list revised for Unidentified, Various Locations.
Denmark - new list added for Christiania Sports Club (CSC), Copenhagen;
list for CULT/AS, Riskov, now listed as at Lystrup, Aarhus, and list updated;
now listed as new list added for Showbus ApS, Copenhagen;
new list added for Festbusser.dk ApS, Havdrup.
England -
Avon:
new list added for Dean Hewlett (Private), Bath;
list updated for Rubicon Classic Enterprises Limited (Bristol IN-SIGHT / CitySightseeing Bristol), Bristol.
Berkshire:
list updated for Bath Bus Company Ltd. [RATP Group] (CitySightseeing Windsor), Windsor.
Buckinghamshire:
list updated for L. Strangman, Gawcott.
Cheshire:
list updated for Glenvale Transport Ltd. (Stagecoach Merseyside & North Lancs.) (CitySightseeing Chester), Chester;
new list added for Howards Travel Group, Warrington;
list updated for PSV Products Ltd. [Used Coach Sales] (Dealer), Warrington;
new list added for Waymour Bus Hire Ltd. (London Retro Bus Hire), Nantwich.
Cornwall: one bus added to the list for First Devon & Cornwall Ltd. (First Group), Penzance/Land’s End/St. Ives;
list removed for Mark Howarth (Private), Summercourt.
Cumbria:
list updated for Stagecoach (Northwest) Ltd. (Stagecoach Group), Keswick/Seatoller or Penrith/Patterdale; and at Windermere (Bowness-Grasmere).
East Sussex:
list updated for English, Grimstone & Tasker (Private), Brighton;
list updated for Claude Jessett Trust (Private), Hadlow Down;
list updated for Dave Mulpeter (Seaford & District), Seaford.
Devon:
list updated for Bowden & Slater (English Riviera Tours), Torquay;
list updated for Lancaster Leisure Ltd (Woolacombe Bay Holiday Parks), Woolacombe.
Dorset:
one bus added to the list for Romer (Bear Cross Bus Co.), Bournemouth.
East Sussex:
list updated for Dave Mulpeter (Seaford & District), Newhaven;
new list added for Elliott & Baker, Seaford;
list removed for Southern Transit (Bird, Burgess Hill, West Sussex), now listed as Neil Bird (t/a Southern Transit),Steyning, Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex
East Yorkshire:
new list added for East Yorkshire Motor Services Ltd., Bridlington/Flamborough.
Essex:
seven buses added to the list for Ensign (dealer), Purfleet, and list updated;
one bus added to the list for Ensignbus, Purfleet, and list updated;
new list added for Fred Lawrance & Chris Sampson, Colchester;
list updated for Stephensons of Essex Limited, Rochford.
Hampshire:
list updated for Challen, East Meon;
list updated for Jason Rayner (Hampshire Bus Preservation), Winchester.
Isle of Wight:
one bus added and list updated for Go South Coast Ltd. (Southern Vectis), Newport;
list updated for Holmes & Barnard (Private), Newport.
Kent:
list updated for Atkins, Folkestone (Classic Omnibus), Dover;
list updated for London Bus & Truck Ltd. (dealer), Northfleet;
list updated for The London Bus Company Ltd., Northfleet;
list updated for Maximillian Graham (Graham & Sons), Orpington.
Lancashire:
list update for Catch22Bus Ltd, Blackpool;
list updated for Graham Ryder, Burscough.
Leicester:
list for D & J Mobile Catering Ltd, Leicester, now listed as The Drinks Bus, Leicester.
Lincolnshire:
lists updated for Lincolnshire Road Car Co.Ltd. (Stagecoach East Midlands) [Stagecoach Group], at Cleethorpes, Lincoln, and Skegness, plus one bus listed as unallocated.
London:
new list added for Attend IT Ltd. (RedRoutemaster.com), Brentford;
eight buses added to the list for London City Tour Ltd. {Julia Group}, London, and list updated;
one bus added and list updated for See-London.co.uk Ltd., London.
Merseyside:
list for Alfred McCaughran (Sightseeing Liverpool/Hollywood Limos), Liverpool, now listed as Bullit Express (Sightseeing Liverpool) , and list updated;
one bus added to the list for Maghull Coaches (City Explorer Liverpool) and list updated;
new list added for Glenvale Transport Ltd. (Stagecoach Merseyside & North Lancs.), Rock Ferry, Wirral;
list updated for Merseyside Transport Trust (buses on loan from private individuals). Southport;
list revised for North West Museum of Road Transport, St. Helens.
North Yorkshire:
list updated for Yorkshire Coastliner Ltd. (York City Sightseeing) (Transdev Group), York.
Somerset:
list updated for Derek Gawn (Mendip Mule Motorbus), Coleford;
new list added for Warwick Hulme (Private), Keynsham.
South Yorkshire:
list revised for Dawsonrentals (dealer), Hellaby;
list removed for South Yorkshire Transport Museum, Rotherham.
Warwickshire:
three buses added and list updated for Midland Red (South) Limited (City Sightseeing Stratford-upon-Avon) (Stagecoach Group).
West Midlands:
new list added for Power Utilities (SpeedKing Tools), Walsall.
West Sussex:
new list added for Mark Anderson, Billingshurst;
list added for Stagecoach (South) Ltd. [Stagecoach Group], Chichester;
new list added for Eric Stobart, Crawley;
list added for Neil Bird (t/a Southern Transit), Steyning, Shoreham-by-Sea, previously listed as at Brighton, East Sussex;
new list added for John Armstrong, Haywards Heath;
list updated for Classic Southdown Omnibuses, Crawley;
new list added for Nick Pope, Unknown Location;
list updated for Simon Holman, Worthing;
list revised for Southdown Historic Vehicles Ltd., Worthing.
West Yorkshire:
list updated for Greg and Anna Lawson (Yesteryear Coaches), Haworth/Oxenhope;
list removed for Neil Halliday (Private), Shipley;
new list added for The Respect Party, Bradford;
list updated for Yesteryear Travel, Haworth.
Wiltshire:
list updated for Andybus & Coach Limited (Andrew James Vintage Travel), Malmesbury.
France -
new list added for Carmargue Tourist Tours, Nimes;
list updated for Les Cars Rouges, Paris.
Germany -
Berlin/Potsdam areas:
list updated for Pokra / Berlin City Tour, Berlin;
list updated for Berlin City Tour GmbH (City Sightseeing Potsdam), Potsdam.
Hong Kong -
updated for Citybus Limited, Hong Kong;
one bus added and list updated for New World First Bus, Hong Kong;
list updated for Pak Shing Travel Co. Ltd., Hong Kong;
list updated for The Big Bus Company (Hong Kong) Limited, Hong Kong.
Hungary -
new list added with two buses for Mr. Nilsz Kft. (CitySightseeing Budapest), Budapest.
Macau -
Unidentified Owner, Macau, now identified as Goldspark Macau Tours, Macau, and two buses added.
Madeira -
list updated for Douro Acima Transportes, Funchal.
Malaysia -
three buses added and list updated for Elang Wah Sdn Bhd {KL Hop On Hop Off}, Kuala Lumpur;
new list added with five buses for Elang Wah Sdn Bhd {KL Hop On Hop Off}, Penang.
Malta and Gozo -
list updated for Lepeirks Travel, Victoria, Gozo;
list updated for Supreme Travel Ltd., Ghaxaq;
list updated for V. Spiteri & Sons Enterprises Ltd., Hal Luqa;
updated for Oasis Tours, St. Paul's Bay;
list updated for Island Sightseeing Ltd., Valletta;
list updated for Supreme Travel Ltd., Zetjun.
Mexico -
new list added with two buses for Turista Consentido Mazatlan, Mazatlan.
Netherlands -
list consequently removed for Beuving (Stairway Promotions), Assen;
new list added for C.J.Jansen, Gorinchem;
list updated for P.Verbeek, Wijk en Aalburg.
Northern Ireland -
list updated for Belfast City Sightseeing Ltd., Belfast;
list updated for Diamond Leisure Transport Ltd. (Titanic and City Tours), Belfast.
Norway -
new list added for CitySightseeing Fjord AS [H.M.K.], Alesund;
two buses added to the list for City Sightseeing Bergen AS {Osbuss AS}, Bergen, and list updated;
new list added for Open Top Sightseeing Norway AS {Str?mma Turism}, Bergen;
new list added with two buses for Ulriken643 Panoramic Tour, Bergen;
new list added for CitySightseeing Fjord AS [H.M.K.], Geiranger;
list removed for Oslo Pride, Oslo, four buses now on the Check List instead;
Oslo Top Sightseeing Norway AS (Str?mma Turism), Oslo, now listed as Open Top Sightseeing Norway AS {Str?mma Turism}, Oslo, and three buses added;
new list added for Olden Cruise (Glacier Sightseeing), Stryn;
new list added for Open Top Sightseeing Norway AS {Stromma Turism}, Trondheim.
Poland -
list updated for Fovilim, Warsaw;
new list added with three buses for Hop On Hop Off sp. z o.o., Sopot.
Portugal -
list updated for Cityrama / Lisbon Sightseeing (Gray Line), Lisbon;
list updated for Douro Acima Transportes (City Sightseeing Portugal), Porto;
three buses added to the list for Douro Acima Transportes, Sintra;
list updated for Dianatours, Lisbon;
one bus added to the list for Carristur (yellow bus), Lisbon.
Republic of Ireland -
list updated for Dualway Coaches Ltd. (City Sightseeing Dublin), Dublin;
three buses added to the list for Dublin Bus [CIÉ Group], Dublin, and list updated;
one bus added to the list for Dublin Bus [CIÉ Group] - service vehicle, and list updated;
three buses added to a new list for Dublin Coach (Dublin City Scape), Dublin, and list updated.
Republic of Uzbekistan -
new Country page added with list for Anzur Travel, Tashkent.
Scotland -
list updated for Craig of Campbeltown Ltd. (West Coast Motors), Campbeltown;
list updated for Edinburgh Bus Tours, Edinburgh;
two buses added and list updated for City Sightseeing Glasgow Limited, Glasgow;
list updated for McGill's Bus Service Ltd., Greenock;
list updated for Highland Country Buses Ltd. (Stagecoach Highlands) (Stagecoach Group), Inverness;
list updated for Scottish Vintage Bus Museum, Lathalmond;
list updated for Craig of Campbeltown Ltd. (West Coast Motors), Oban;
list updated for Craig of Campbeltown Ltd. (West Coast Motors / City Sightseeing Bute), Rothesay;
list updated for Stagecoach Fife (Stagecoach Group), St. Andrews.
South Africa -
six buses added and list updated for Topless Tours (CitySightseeing Cape Town), Cape Town;
list updated for Ethekwini City Fleet (Durban Ricksha Bus), Durban;
new list added with two buses for KMB Party Bus, Cape Town.
Spain -
three buses added to the list for Barcelona City Tour (Julia/TRAPSA/Sarbus) (Gray Line Tours), Barcelona.
Sultanate of Oman -
list updated for Big Bus Tours LLC, Muscat.
Turkey -
new list added with five buses for İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyesi İZULAŞ A.Ş, Izmir.
United Arab Emirates -
list updated for dnata (City Sightseeing Dubai), Dubai.
USA -
California:
nine buses added and list updated for StarLine Tours, Hollywood, Los Angeles;
list updated for The Big Red Bus Company, Los Angeles;
new list added with twelve unidentified buses for Zoological Society of San Diego (San Diego Zoo), San Diego;
list updated for Open Top Sightseeing Inc., San Francisco;
list updated for San Francisco Travel (CitySightseeing San Francisco), San Francisco;
list updated for Super Sightseeing Tours, San Francisco;
list updated for Unidentified Owner, Unknow Location.
Florida:
list updated for Churchill Pub, Miami;
four buses added and list updated for CitySightseeing Miami LLC, Miami;
list updated for Conway Tours Inc. (Big Bus Tours Miami), Miami.
Illinois:
list updated for The Chicago Trolley & Double Decker Co. [Coach USA / Stagecoach Group], Chicago.
Maryland:
list updated for Open Top Sightseeing Inc. (Big Bus Tours), Washington, DC;
list updated for Open Top Sightseeing Inc. (Big Bus Tours), Washington, DC;
Nevada:
list updated for Open Top Sightseeing Inc. (Big Bus Tours), Las Vegas.
New Hampshire:
list updated for Christmas Farm Inn, Jackson.
New York:
new list added for Deeds Transit LLC, New York City;
list updated for Go New York Tours Inc., New York City;
list updated for RDSL Urban LLC (Open Tour New York) [RATP Group], New York City;
list updated for Skyline Tours LLC, New York City;
list updated for Taxi Tours Inc, (Big Bus Tours), New York City;
list updated for Twin America LLC (CitySights NY) [Coach USA / Stagecoach Group]. New York City;
list updated for Twin America LLC (Gray Line New York Sightseeing) [Coach USA / Stagecoach Group], New York City.
Pennsylvania:
list updated for 76 Carriage Co. Inc., Philadelphia;
two buses added and list updated for Philadelphia Sightseeing Tours Inc., Philadelphia.
Texas:
list updated for Joe Phillips, Coldspring. Houston;
new list added for Unidentified Owner, Laredo.
Washington:
new list added for Seher, Buchanan, Payment & Miller, Seattle.
Wales -
list updated for Hoare (Chepstow Classic Buses), Chepstow;
one bus added and list updated for E. & J. Jones (Express Motors), Penygroes;
list updated for Arriva Cymru, Rhyl.
Check List -
lists revised for AEC Regent V; for AEC RT; Bristol VRT; Dennis Dominator; Leyland Atlantean; Leyland Titan PD3; Leyland Titan TD3; and for ÖAF DDH-200.
Scrapped/For Scrap -
lists revised for Leyland Atlantean; Leyland Fleetline; Leyland Titan PD3; Leyland Titan TN15; MCW Super Metrobus Mk.II (tri-axle); ÖAF DDH-200; Volvo B7TL.
Tuesday 12 May 2015
Australia -
list updated for Trend Nominees Pty Ltd (City Sightseeing Perth / Perth City Explorer), Perth, Western Australia.
Austria -
new list added for Albus Salzburg Verkehrsbetrieb GmbH (Hop On Hop Off SOUNDOFMUSIC City-Tour), Salzburg;
list updated for Ö.O.M. Omnibusbetrieb GmbH, Vienna;
new list added for Unknown Owner, Vienna;
list for Blaguss (Wiener Rundfahrten/Vienna Sightseeing), Vienna, two buses added and now listed as V.V.T. Tourismus GmbH (redbuscitytours), Vienna;
list updated for Vienna Police, Vienna;
new list added fpr Wiener Rundfahrten GmbH & Co. KG (Vienna Sightseeing), Vienna.
Chile -
three buses added and list updated for Turistik, Santiago.
Cyprus -
list revised for Aphrodite's Wave Tours, Ayia Napa;
one bus added to the list for Greysand Shipping Ltd. [Exclusive Wedding Bus]. Ayia Napa;
new list added with two buses for Unconfirmed Owner, Limassol;
list updated for Greysand Shipping Ltd. [Exclusive Wedding Bus], Paphos;
list revised for Café London Bus, Ypsonas.
Denmark -
two buses added to the list for Step On Step Off Aps, Copenhagen, and now listed as Red Blue Bus Tours Aps, Copenhagen;
list updated for Red City Buses Denmark ApS, Copenhagen.
England -
Avon:
one bus added to the list for Bristol Vintage Bus Group, Bristol;
list updated for Rubicon Classic Enterprises Limited (City Sightseeing Bristol).
East Sussex:
list updated for Brighton & Hove Bus and Coach Co. Ltd. (including Brighton City Sightseeing) (Go Ahead Group), Brighton.
Essex:
four buses added to the list for Ensign, dealer, Purfleet.
London:
list updated for London City Tour Ltd. {Julia Group}, London.
Merseyside:
list removed for Ace Travel (North West) Limited, Aintree (City Sightseeing Liverpool), buses all sold;
new list added for Alfred McCaughran (Sightseeing Liverpool/Hollywood Limos), Liverpool.
Somerset:
list updated for Quantock Motor Services Ltd., Bishops Lydeard;
list updated for Derek Gawn (Mendip Mule Motorbus), Coleford.
South Yorkshire:
new list added for Dawsonrentals, dealer, Hellaby.
France -
four buses added and list updated for Les Cars Rouges, Paris;
three buses added and list updated for Paris Low Cost (Foxity), Paris;
list updated for Société d'Exploitation de Lignes Touristiques (L'Open Tour), Paris.
Hong Kong -
list updated for The Big Bus Company (Hong Kong) Limited, Hong Kong.
Hungary -
two buses added and list updated (two original identities revised) for City Sightseeing Kft (Big Bus Sightseeing), Budapest.
Macedonia -
list revised for JSP Sjopje, Skopje.
Scrap/For Scrap list -
list updated for MAN SD202.
Tuesday 17 March 2015
There are many updates to publish, which this time are broken up into smaller batches due to more limited computer time this month. So for now we have updates for:-
England -
Cornwall:
new list added for Western Greyhound, Newquay;
new list added for Mark Howarth (private owner), Summercourt.
Cumbria:
list removed for Reays Coaches Ltd., Carlisle.
three unallocated buses added to a list for 'Not Yet In Service' for Stagecoach (Northwest) Ltd. (Stagecoach Group).
Derbyshire:
new list added for The Yorkshire Traction Co.Ltd. (Stagecoach East Midlands) (Stagecoach Group), Chesterfield.
Devon:
new list added for Anesco Limited (mobile exhibition unit), Tiverton;
new list added for The Devon & Dorset Group (preservation group), Unidentified Location;
one bus added to the list for Lancaster Leisure Ltd (Woolacombe Bay Holiday Parks), Woolacombe.
Dorset:
list updated for Transdev Yellow Buses (RATP Group), Bournemouth;
one bus added and list updated for Vintage Event Catering Ltd., Bournemouth.
East Sussex:
list updated for Brighton & Hove Bus and Coach Co. Ltd. (including Brighton City Sightseeing) (Go Ahead Group), Brighton;
list revised for English, Grimstone & Tasker (private owners), Brighton (previously listed as Holman, Grimstone & Tasker).
Essex: list updated for Ensign (dealer), Purfleet.
Gloucestershire:
list updated for Brown [The London Bus Export Co.] (dealer), Lydney.
Greater Manchester:
new list added for Unidentified Owner, Cheadle.
Kent:
list updated for Atkins (Classic Omnibus), Folkestone;
list removed for Rebecca Leather (Canterbury Bus Tours) , Canterbury;
list revised for Wealden PSV (dealer), Five Oak Green;
list added for Associated Bus Ministries (Hope), Folkestone (previously listed on the Surrey page);
one bus added to the list for The London Bus Company Ltd., Northfleet.
Lancashire:
list for Oakwood Travel Services, Blackpool, now listed as Catch22Bus Ltd, Blackpool, operator renamed.
Lincolnshire:
list updated for Lincolnshire Road Car Co.Ltd. (Stagecoach East Midlands) (Stagecoach Group), Cleethorpes;
five buses added to a new list for Lincolnshire Road Car Co.Ltd. (Stagecoach East Midlands) (Stagecoach Group), as Not Yet Allocated.
London:
one bus added to the list for Golden Tours (Transport) Ltd., London;
four buses added and list updated for London City Tour Ltd., London;
one bus added to the list for Original London Sightseeing Tour Ltd. (The Original Tour London Sightseeing/City Sightseeing London) (RATP Group);
list updated for The Big Bus Company Ltd. (Big Bus Tours Group), London (mainly liveries changed);
list updated or The London Bus Company Ltd., London.
Merseyside:
list revised for Ace Travel (North West) Limited, Aintree (City Sightseeing Liverpool), Liverpool.
Norfolk:
new list added for Dolphin Autos (Norwich) Ltd., Norwich.
North Yorkshire:
list updated for Coastal and Country Coaches, Whitby.
Oxfordshire:
list for Unidentified Owner (Promotional), Banbury, now listed as Buspimps.com (Promotional).
Somerset:
list updated for Derek Gawn (Mendip Mule Motorbus), Coleford.
Surrey:
list removed for Associated Bus Ministries (Hope), Chessington, now located in Kent.
Check List -
list revised for Bristol VRT, and for Leyland Titan PD3.
Scrapped/For Scrap -
six buses added to the list for AEC Regent V; for MCW Metrobus Mk.II (tri-axle); and for Volvo B7TL.
Tuesday 3 February 2015
Australia -
list for City Sightseeing Pty. Ltd (Sydney Explorer), Brisbane, now listed as City Sightseeing Pty. Ltd (Brisbane Explorer), and list updated;
list for Cairns Explorer, Cairns, now listed as Cairns City Explorer Pty Ltd., and list updated;
list updated for Graham Smart (Cairns Ultimate Party Bus), Cairns;
list updated for Canberra City Explorer Pty. Ltd [City Explorer], Canberra;
list updated for Double Decker Tours (Darwin Explorer), Darwin;
list revised for City Sightseeing Pty. Ltd (Sydney Explorer), Mornington Peninsula, buses formerly used on 'Explorer' sightseeing tour of Mornington Peninsula (last day of operation: 26.01.15); awaiting re-allocation;
list for City Tour Pty. Ltd. (City Sightseeing Perth), Perth, now listed as Trend Nominees Pty Ltd (City Sightseeing Perth / Perth City Explorer), and list updated;
five new buses added and list updated for City Sightseeing Pty. Ltd (Sydney Explorer), Sydney.
Canada -
list for Autocar Connaisseur {Gray Line}. Montreal, now listed as Trentway-Wagar Inc. (Gray Line) {Stagecoach group}, four buses added, and list updated.
England -
Dorset:
new list added for It’s Vintage Event Catering Ltd, Bournemouth.
Essex:
list updated for Ensign, dealer, Purfleet.
Greater Manchester:
new list added for GroTec (hydroponics4life), Rochdale.
Hampshire:
list updated for Hop On Inn, Lyndhurst.
Hertfordshire:
new list added for Bathing Under The Sky Ltd., Royston.
Kent:
list updated for Atkins (Classic Omnibus), Folkestone.
Leicestershire:
new list added for Routemaster Bus Bar, Ashby-de-la-Zouch.
London:
one bus added to the list for London City Tours, London;
one bus added and list updated for London General Transport Services Ltd. (Go Ahead Group), London;
one bus added and list updated for Premium Tours Ltd., London;
list updated for Vintage Bus Bar, London;
list updated for Business B Ltd, (The Expeditional / London Spy Tours)), London.
Merseyside:
one bus added to the list for Ace Travel (North West) Limited, Aintree (City Sightseeing Liverpool).
North Yorkshire:
list updated for Coastal & Country Coaches, Whitby.
Northamptonshire:
list removed for M. Fuller (Private), Rushden; bus now at Ensign, Purfleet, Essex.
Somerset:
list updated for Bath Bus Company Ltd. (City Sightseeing Bath) [RATP Group];
list updated for Derek Gawn (The Mendip Mule Motorbus) / The Village Bus Co. Ltd., Coleford.
West Sussex:
list for George Milford Haven (Private), Milland, now listed as George Milford Haven Polo Team.
Germany -
Berlin and Potsdam area:
list revised for Berlin City Tour GmbH, Berlin;
list revised for Berlin City Tour GmbH, Potsdam.
Other locations in Germany:
new list added for KiK Textilien und Non-Food GmbH, Hannover.
Portugal -
new list added for Unipessoal LDA, Maia Castelo Da Maia.
Republic of Ireland -
list updated for Dualway Coaches Ltd. (City Sightseeing Dublin), Dublin.
Scotland -
list updated for Edinburgh Bus Tours Limited, Edinburgh.
Switzerland -
new list added for Concept Ltd. (Le Bus), Meyrin.
United States of America -
California:
one bus added for StarLine Tours, Hollywood, Los Angeles;
Joe -?-, Healdsburg, Northern California, now identified as Joe Phillips, and list updated.
Illinois:
new list added for Bid My way. com, Chicago.
Massachusetts:
list removed for Charles Riverboat Co., Cambridge; buses now in Chicago, Illinois;
list for Imperial Cars, Mendon, now correctly headed as Miss Mendon Diner, and list updated.
Virginia:
list updated for Military Aviation Museum, Virginia Beach.
Check List -
lists revised for AEC Routemaster; Daimler Fleetline; Leyland Atlantean; and for Leyland Fleetline.
Scrapped/For Scrap -
lists revised for AEC Regent III; AEC Routemaster; Leyland Olympian; MCW Super Metrobus Mk.II (tri-axle); and Volvo Olympian.
Monday 19 January 2015
Cambodia -
list updated for Kingdom Breweries (Cambodia) Ltd., Phnom Penh.
China -
Unidentified Operator, Guangzhou, now listed as Guangzhou No.1 Bus Company, Guangzhou, and seven buses added to the list.
England -
Lincolnshire:
list removed for Eric Graveling, Bourne - bus scrapped.
London:
one bus added and list revised for See-London.co.uk Ltd., London.
Merseyside:
list corrected for Ace Travel (North West) Limited, Aintree (City Sightseeing Liverpool). W473 BCW previously listed is not open top.
Somerset:
list revised for Derek Gawn (The Mendip Mule Motorbus) / The Village Bus Co. Ltd., Coleford.
Malta -
list updated for Oasis Tours, St. Paul's Bay.
Republic of Ireland -
list for Dublin Bus now listed as Dublin Bus [CIÉ Group], Dublin, five buses added and list updated;
list revised for Bus Eireann [CIÉ Group], Limerick.
Scotland -
lists updated for Craig of Campbeltown Ltd. (West Coast Motors), Campbeltown;
and at Oban; at Tobermory, Isle of Mull;
list updated for Craig of Campbeltown Ltd. (West Coast Motors / City Sightseeing Oban), Oban;
list updated for Craig of Campbeltown Ltd. (West Coast Motors / City Sightseeing Bute), Rothesay.
Check List -
list revised for Leyland Olympian.
Scrap/For Scrap -
list updated for Bristol FLF;
list updated for Bristol Lodekka FS;
list updated for Bristol Lodekka LD;
list updated for Bristol VRT;
list updated for Daimler Fleetline;
list updated for Leyland Atlantean;
list updated for Leyland Olympian.
Wednesday 14 January 2015
Canada -
new list added for Fun City Sightseeing.com, Vancouver;
new list added for Wesley Thompson, Blenheim, Ontario;
list revised for Autocar Viens, Montreal;
list updated for Greyhound Canada Transportation (t/a Gray Line), Ottawa;
list updated for Les Tours Amphibus Lady Dive Tours Inc., St. Isidore/Ottawa;
list updated for Les Tours du Vieux Quebec 89 Inc, Quebec City;
list updated for The Bus and Boat Company, Toronto;
new list added with seventeen buses for Big Bus Ltd. [West Coast Sightseeing], Vancouver;
list updated for CVS Cruise Victoria Ltd., Victoria;
list updated for Horizon Coach Line Ltd., Victoria;
list for Unknown, Unidentified, removed, bus now on the Check list;
list for Gray Line West, Victoria, now titled as Tillicum Stage Lines Ltd. (Sightseeing Victoria / Gray Line), Victoria, and list updated.
Cyprus -
new list added with three buses for Aphrodite's Wave Tours, Ayia Napa;
list revised for C.C.S. Cyprus City Sightseeing Ltd, Paphos.
England -
Berkshire:
list updated for Weavaway, Newbury.
Cheshire:
list updated for Graham Meadows (Routemaster Buses), Nantwich.
Dorset:
new list added for Neil Markwick & Graham Thorogood, Bournemouth;
list updated for Romer (Bear Cross Bus Co.), Bournemouth.
East Sussex:
one bus added to the list for Brighton & Hove Bus and Coach Co. Ltd. (including Brighton City Sightseeing), Brighton.
Essex:
three new conversions added and list updated for Ensign (dealer), Purfleet;
list updated for Ensignbus, Purfleet.
Gloucestershire:
new list added for D. Michael (Private), Stroud.
Isle of Wight:
new list added for The Isle of Wight Bus & Coach Museum, Ryde.
Kent:
list updated for London Bus & Truck Ltd., Northfleet;
list updated for The London Bus Company Ltd., Northfleet.
Lincolnshire:
new list added for Eric Graveling (Private), Bourne;
list for Unidentified Owner, Mablethorpe, now listed as Tate Tours, Mablethorpe.
London:
new list added for London City Tours, London - this is a new start sightseeing operation that has yet to commence;
list updated for London General (Go Ahead Group), London;
new list added for Modball Rally, London;
new list added for The London Bus Company Ltd., London.
Merseyside:
list revised for Ace Travel (North West) Limited, Aintree (City Sightseeing Liverpool).
Norfolk:
list updated for Jordan (dealer), Coltishall.
North Yorkshire:
one bus added to the list for Coastal & Country Coaches, Whitby.
Northumberland:
new list added for Alpha Recovery Ltd., Cramlington.
Somerset:
new list added for Derek Gawn (The Mendip Mule Motorbus) / The Village Bus Co. Ltd., Coleford.
Suffolk:
list updated for Viv Carter (Carters Coach Services Ltd.), Ipswich.
Surrey:
list removed for BETC Limited (Buses Excetera), Merstham;
list updated for Derek Priddle (Private), Farnham.
India -
three buses added and list updated for Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST), Mumbai.
The Netherlands -
new list added for Okke Scholtes (BusEvent), Breda;
new list added for Heineken NL, Unknown Location;
list removed for Sjoerds Autos (dealer), Hilversum - bus now with Heineken NL.
Nigeria -
list updated for Associated Bus Company Plc (ABC Transport City Sightseeing Abuja), Abuja;
list updated for NovaRosta Ltd., Calabar.
Republic of Ireland -
list removed for Derek Gawn, Cork - owner relocated to Somerset, England.
Scotland -
list updated for City Sightseeing Glasgow Limited, Glasgow.
Sri Lanka -
list updated for Sri Lanka Transport Board (Colombo City Tour), Colombo;
new list added for Sri Lanka Transport Board, Rathmalana;
list updated for Tear Drop Relief, Wattala.
USA -
California:
list updated for Corlett (British Bus Company), Spring Valley, San Diego.
New York State:
new list added for Campaign for Greater Buffalo, Buffalo.
Texas:
list updated for Houston City Tours, Houston;
list updated for City Sightseeing San Antonio LLC, San Antonio.
Wales -
one bus added to the list for Hoare (Chepstow Classic Buses), Chepstow;
new list added for Shane Wyn Price (Bws Peris), Llanberis;
list removed for Padarnbus, Llanberis, bus now with Shane Wyn Price (Bws Peris).
Check List -
one bus added to the list for Bristol K;
new list added for 'Ford D-series or Leyland Terrier';
new list added for Unidentified (midibus).
Scrapped/For Scrap -
lists revised for AEC Regent V;
Bristol VRT;
Daimler Fleetline;
Guy Arab III;
and Leyland Atlantean;
new list added for Dennis Ace.
Monday 15 December 2014
Armenia -
new page added with list of four buses for Yerevan Municipality, Yerevan.
Australia -
new list added with two buses for City Sightseeing Pty. Ltd (Brisbane Explorer), Brisbane, transferred from Sydney;
new list added for City Sightseeing Pty. Ltd., Mornington Peninsula, Victoria.
Belgium -
list revised for Autocars H. De Boeck (Antwerp Diamond Bus), Antwerp;
list revised for Open Tours (CitySightseeing Brussels), Brussels.
Brazil -
new list added with one bus for Brocker Turismo, Canela & Gramado;
two buses added to the list for URBS, Curitiba;
three buses added to the list for Linha Tourismo, Porto Alegre, and list revised.
Canada -
list updated for Les Tours Amphibus Lady Dive Tours Inc., St. Isidore, Ottawa;
one bus added to the list for Les Tours du Vieux Quebec 89 Inc, Quebec City, and list updated.
Channel Islands -
Unidentified Owner, Jersey, now identified as First Class Catering Jersey Ltd., St. Helier, and list updated.
Corsica (France) -
one bus added and list updated for Ajaccio Vision, Ajaccio.
Crete -
list revised for Tourist Travel Service S.r.l. [T.T.S.] {Heraklion Open Tour}, Heraklion.
Czech Republic -
new list added with one bus for Cityrama, Prague;
new list added with five buses for MARTIN TOUR s.r.o., Prague.
Ecuador -
new list added with two buses for Chebas Tour, Baños;
list revised for Guayaquil Vision, Guayaquil;
new list added with four buses for Quinde Tour, Quito.
Egypt -
new list added with one bus for Planet Tours, Hurghada;
new list added with one bus for Planet Tours, Sharm el-Sheikh.
England -
Cambridgeshire:
list updated for Cambus Limited (CitySightseeing Cambridge) (Stagecoach Group), Cambridge.
Cheshire:
list updated for Glenvale Transport Ltd. (Stagecoach Merseyside & North Lancs.);
list updated for PSV Products Ltd. (Used Coach Sales) (Dealer), Warrington.
County Durham:
one bus added to the list for Beamish Museum Limited, Beamish, and list updated.
Devon:
new list added for Dan Shears, Unidentified Location.
Dorset:
buses listed for Wilts & Dorset (Go Ahead Group), Swanage, now titled as Go South Coast Ltd. (Go Ahead Group).
East Sussex:
list revised for Brighton & Hove Bus and Coach Co. Ltd. (including Brighton City Sightseeing) (Go Ahead Group), Brighton;
list updated for Southern Transit (Bird, Burgess Hill, West Sussex), Brighton.
Essex:
six new conversions added to the list, and list updated, for Ensign, dealer, Purfleet;
list updated for Ensignbus, Purfleet.
Hampshire:
new list added with one bus for Milestones Museum, Basingstoklists for Wilts & Dorset Bus Co. Ltd. (Go-Ahead Group) at Lymington and New Forest now titled as Go South Coast Ltd. (Go Ahead Group);
list updated for Working Omnibus Museum Project Ltd. {C.P.P.T.D}, Portchester, Fareham.
Isle of Wight:
list updated for Go South Coast Ltd. (Southern Vectis) (Go Ahead Group).
Kent:
new list added for South East Bus Supplies (Dealer), Bromley.
Lincolnshire:
list updated ofr Lincolnshire Road Car Co.Ltd. (Stagecoach East Midlands) (Stagecoach Group), Skegness.
London:
list updated for London General (Go Ahead Group), London.
Merseyside:
one bus added and list updated for Ace Travel (North West) Limited, Aintree (CitySightseeing Liverpool), Liverpool;
new list added with one bus for The Big Red Bus Co., Liverpool.
Norfolk:
one bus added to the list for Caister Castle Motor Museum, Caister-on-Sea;
new list added with one bus for Chris Hollier, private owner, Wereham.
Oxfordshire:
list removed for Mr Andy Hamer (Private); Oxford, bus relocated to Unknown Location, Wales.
Shropshire:
new list added for Regional Transport Ltd, Oswestry.
Staffordshire:
new list added with one bus for Stantons of Stoke, Stoke-on-Trent,
list for Wardle Transport, Stoke-on-Trent, consequently removed.
Surrey:
new list added for CCA Galleries, mobile art gallery, Tilford.
Unidentified Owners/Locations, England:
list amended, please look to see if you have any further information.
Estonia -
one bus added to the list for Hansabuss AS, Tallinn.
Finland -
list updated for Westendin Linja, Helsinki.
France -
new list added with one bus for Sitac Bus (Veolia Group), Calais;
list for Le Grande Tour, Lyon, now titled as L'Open Tour Lyon (Cityrama + partners), Lyon, and list updated;
list for Unidentified, Marseille, operator identified and now listed as Société Marseillaise de Tourisme [TRANSDEV / Cityrama], Marseille;
list for Cityrama, Paris, at Nice, now listed as Societedes Transports Touristiques Nicois [Cityrama], Nice;
new list added with two buses for Autocars Anciens Edmond Flecher, Ohnenheim;
three buses added and list updated for Société d'Exploitation de Lignes Touristiques (L'Open Tour), Paris;
new list added with one bus for Karwa Tours, Rocamadour.
Germany -
(not including Berlin, Hamburg or Potsdam - see separate lists) -
list revised for Cologne Coach Service Busreisen GmbH, Cologne;
list revised for Willms Reisen, Cologne; list revised for Hamburger Stradtrundfahrt - Die Roten Doppeldecker GmbH, Dresden;
previous list for Unidentified Owner (2), Unidentified Location, now listed as Touristik City Tour (Der Münsterbus), Dülmen;
new list added for Touristik City Tour (Der Münsterbus), Frankfurt am main;
list updated for Yellow Cab Frankfurt GmbH, Frankfurt am Main;
new list added with one bus for 2ER Skatepark, Hannover;
new list added for Unidentified Owner, Hannover;
list updated for Leipziger Oldtimer Fahrten GmbH, Leipzig;
list updated and one bus added for Royal London Bus GmbH, Leipzig;
new list added with two buses for Spangler-Touristik, Neuburg an der Donau;
new list added with one bus for Ghastof Engel, Riedlingen;
list updated for Bus Kontor, Schwerin;
new list added for a 'new' Unidentified Owner (2), Unidentified Location.
Berlin/Potsdam areas:
four buses added and list updated for Berlin City Tour GmbH, Berlin;
one bus added to the list for Der Tempelhofer, Berlin;
one bus added to the list for Eick Rundfahrten (Berliner City Tour), Berlin;
list updated for Pokra Omnibus Team und Werkstatt GmbH, Berlin;
one bus added and list updated for Stadtrundfahrtbüro Berlin Tommy Erbe, Berlin.
Hamburg area:
four buses added and list updated for Hamburger Stradtrundfahrt - Die Roten Doppeldecker GmbH, Hamburg;
list updated for Wilhelm Lau e.K (Hamburg City Tour), Hamburg.
Greece -
three buses added and list revised for OpenTopBus Hellas M. Ltd (Sights of Athens), Athens;
list updated for Somaco Tours SA (CitySightseeing Athens & Piraeus), Athens.
Hong Kong -
list for Big Bus Sightseeing, Hong Kong, now titled as The Big Bus Company (Hong Kong) Limited, Hong Kong, three buses added, and list updated.
Hungary -
two buses added to the list for City Sightseeing Kft (Big Bus Sightseeing), BudaPest;
new list added with one bus for Premium Tour Ltd., Pécs.
Iraqi Kurdistan -
new Country page added with a list for Erbil City Tour, Erbil.
Italy -
The pages for Italy have been reworked slightly. Fleets in Sicily now have their own page (see notes later) and are no longer listed on the Italy page.
Italy -
new list added with one bus for Cavourese S.r.L., Cavour;
new list added with one bus for Autonoieggio Barindelli (City Open Tour Lake Como), Como / Cernobio;
list updated for Pesci Viaggi e Turismo (Genoa City Tour), Genoa;
list removed for Rome Open Tour (Florence Open Tour), Florence, correctly identified as Tourist Travel Service S.r.l. [T.T.S.], Florence, operation ceased in 2011 and buses now listed on the Check list;
new list added with four buses for Lombardia City Sightseeing S.r.l. [Zani Viaggi & ATM Servizi] (CitySightseeing Genova), Genoa;
nine buses added to the list for City Sightseeing Milano S.r.l. [Zani Viaggi & ATM Servizi], Milan;
new list added with one bus for A.C.A.P. (Autonoleggio Consorziati artigiani Perugia), Perugia;
list for Appian Line, Rome, now listed as Consorzio Ciao Roma (Ciao Roma / Appian Line / Carrani Tours), Rome, two buses added and list updated;
list for Groupama Assicurazioni, Rome, now listed as Sightseeing Tour of Rome, and list updated;
one bus added and list updated for Green Line Tours S.p.A., Rome;
two buses added and list updated for Roma Sightseeing Tour s.r.l. (CitySightseeing Roma), Rome;
list removed for Rome Open Tour, Rome, correctly identified as Citytours S.r.L (OpenCityTour), Rome, operation in liquidation by 7/12 and buses now listed on the Check list;
new list added with four buses added for Tourist Travel Service S.r.l. [T.T.S.] {Rome Open Tour};
new list added with one bus for City Sightseeing Trieste, Trieste;
new list added with two buses for Grupo Torinese Transporti (City Sightseing Torino), Turin.
Kazakhstan -
new Country page added with list for Astana Trans Services Ltd., Astana.
Kingdom of Bahrain -
new Country page added with notice for City Sightseeing Bahrain, Bahrain.
Latvia -
list updated for Hansabuss Latvia Ltd. (Riga City Tour), Riga.
Lithuania -
two buses added to the list for Senamiescio Gidas (Vilnius City Tour), Vilnius.
Macedonia -
new Country page added with a list for JSP Sjopje, Skopje.
Madeira -
four buses added to the list for Carristur (yellow bus), Funchal.
Malawi -
new Country page added with a list for AXA Bus Service, Lilongwe.
Malta and Gozo -
list updated for Garden of Eden Garage, Ghaxaq;
new list added with two buses for V. Spiteri & Sons Enterprises Ltd., Hal Luqa;
one bus added to the list for Oasis Tours, St. Paul's Bay;
two buses added and list updated for Island Sightseeing Ltd., Valletta.
Morocco -
one bus added to the list for ALSA (CitySightseeing Marrakech), Marrakech.
The Netherlands -
new list added for Prins Classic Transport B.V. (dealer), Opijnen;
list previously titled as Unidentified Owner, Rotterdam, now listed as CityAdds B.V., Hilversum, and list updated;
list updated for RAD Software BV, (Open Top Events/Mobibar), Utrecht;
list updated for Piet Verbeek (Promotional), Veen.
Nigeria -
list previously titled as City Sightseeing-Abuja, Abuja, now listed as Associated Bus Company Plc (ABC Transport City Sightseeing Abuja), Abuja, list updated and one bus added;
list updated for NoraRosta Ltd., Calabar.
Poland -
new list added with one bus for Jordan Group [WOW KRAKOW!] (Crakow Sightseeing Tour), Krakow;
new list added with one bus for Gazela, Ustron;
one bus added to the list for Driven On Ltd. (CitySightseeing Warsaw), Warsaw.
Portugal -
new list added with four buses for Transportes Sul Do Tejo (TST) [DB Group], Almada / Setúbal;
list updated for Carristur (yellow bus), Braga;
new list added with one bus for Carristur (yellow bus), Guimarães;
one bus added and list updated for Carristur (yellow bus), Lisbon;
nine buses added and list updated for Cityrama / Lisbon Sightseeing (Gray Line), Lisbon;
list updated for Douro Acima Transportes, Lisbon;
one bus added and list updated for Carristur (yellow bus), Porto;
six buses added and list updated for Douro Acima Transportes, Porto;
list updated for Showbus - Passenger Transport, Lda., Porto;
one bus added and list updated for Douro Acima Transportes, Sintra.
Qatar -
new Country page added with a list of five buses for Doha Bus, Doha.
Romania -
new Country page added with lists for Consiliul Judetean Brasov, Brasov; RATB (Bucharest City Tour), Bucharest; and RATC (Constanta City Tour), Constanta.
Russia -
three new buses added to the list for City Sightseeing Moscow Ltd., Moscow;
new list added with one bus for Unidentified Mobile Bar, Saint-Petersburg.
Sardinia -
list for Trottolo, Alghero, now titled as Mar Viaggi, Alghero, one bus added, and list updated;
list for Cagliari Citta Del Sole, Cagliari, now listed as Autonoleggia SINA, Cagliari, and two buses added;
new list added with one bus for CTM Open, Cagliari;
new list added with one bus for Costa Tours, Palau.
Scotland -
new list added for Drew Wilson Coach Sales (dealer), Carluke.
Sicily -
new list added with two buses for Transporti Urbani Agrigento (TUA) s.r.l. (Temple Tour Bus), Agrigento;
new list added with two buses for S.n.c Scionti & C. (Katane Live), Catania;
four buses added and list revised for Puelo Viaggi Autoservizi (City Sightseeing Messina}, Messina;
one bus added and list updated for City Sightseeing Italia, S.r.L., Palermo;
new list added with four buses for Maicor S. r. L. (CityBySee), Taormina;
new list added with two buses for Azienda Trasporti e Mobilità (ATM) Trapani S.p.A., Trapani;
new list added with one bus for TTL (TRAPANI City Tour), Trapani.
Slovakia -
new Country page added with a list for DPB, Bratislava.
Spain -
thirteen buses added to the list for Barcelona City Tour (Julia/TRAPSA/Sarbus) (Gray Line Tours), Barcelona;
list revised for Madrid City Tour (Alsa/Grupo Juliá), Madrid.
Turkey -
new list added with one bus for Kolibri Travel, Alanya.
United Arab Emirates -
new list added with eighteen buses for dnata (City Sightseeing Dubai), Dubai.
United States of America -
California:
new list added with one bus for Access Hollywood Tours, Los Angeles;
new list added with one bus for LA City Tours, Los Angeles;
new list added with one bus for OpenBusTours.com LLC, Los Angeles;
seventeen buses added to the list for StarLine Tours, Hollywood (Citysightseeing Hollywood), and list updated;
new list added with three buses for Superstar Celebrity Home Tours, LLC, Los Angeles;
new list added with two buses for Transportation Connection Inc. (Hollywood Open Air Fun Bus), Los Angeles;
list updated for San Francisco Travel (CitySightseeing San Francisco), San Francisco.
Florida:
list revised for Julia Miami LLC, Miami.
Hawaii:
four buses added and list updated for E Noa Corporation, Honolulu.
Mississippi: -
new list added for Columbus-Lowndes Convention and Visitors Bureau's, Columbus. We previously had this bus listed under the wrong Columbus, in Ohio, under the Unidentified Owner title. That list has consequently been removed.
Montana: -
new State page added with lists for Xanterra Parks and Resorts at Glacier National Park, and at Yellowstone National Park.
New York State: -
seven buses added to the list for Skyline Tours LLC, New York City;
new list added with five buses for Taxi Tours Inc, (Big Bus Tours), New York City.
Texas: - one bus added and list updated for Houston City Tours, Houston.
Wales -
list updated for Mr Clive Myers (Private), Colwyn Bay;
list revised for Padarn Bus, Llanberis;
list revised for Arriva Cymru, Rhyl;
new list added with one bus for Mr Clive Myers, Colwyn Bay & Mr Pete McGivney (Private Owners), Stocksbridge, Unknown Location;
new list added for Mr Andy Hamer (Private); Unknown Location (relocated from Oxford, England);
new list added with one bus for White Events, Wrexham.
Unidentified Exports -
new list added for MCW Metrobus.
Check List -
list added for Irisbus;
list added for Ayats Integral;
list updated for Leyland PD2/12, two buses found and located in Hampshire;
list removed for Locomobile 45HP, bus found and located in Norfolk;
list removed for Thornycroft J, bus found and located in Hampshire;
list added for Volvo B7L;
list added for Volvo B9TL.
Scrapped/For Scrap -
three buses added to the list for Bristol VRT;
list updated for MCW Metrobus;
four buses added to the list for Volvo Olympian.
Wednesday 1 October 2014
Azerbaijan - new country page added, with lists for Baku City Tour; Baku, CitySightseeing Baku, Baku, and an Unidentified Owner with two unidentified buses, also at Baku. Balearic Islands (Spain) - list revised for CitySightseeing Espana S.L., Palma, Majorca. Belgium - list revised for Autocars H. De Boeck (Antwerp Diamond Bus), Antwerp. Colombia - list revised for CitySightseeing Cartagena, Cartagena. Czech Republic - one bus added to the list for Hop On Hop Off Prague (CitySightseeing Prague), Prague. Denmark - one bus added and list revised for Red City Buses Denmark ApS, Copenhagen; list revised for Step On Step Off ApS. Copenhagen; list revised for Paaske Bus (Vikingbus) (Gray Line/CitySightseeing), Copenhagen. England - Avon: list updated for S. Munden (Bristol Bus & Coach Sales), Bristol. Cumbria: one bus added to the list for Stagecoach (Northwest) Ltd. (Stagecoach Group), Keswick/Seatoller. Devon: list updated for Bowden & Slater (English Riviera Tours), Torquay. East Yorkshire: list updated for East Yorkshire Motor Services (East Yorkshire Group), Hull. Essex: list updated for Ensign, dealer, Purfleet; list updated for Ensignbus, Purfleet. Greater Manchester: list updated for Lister PSV, dealer, Bolton. Kent: list updated for London Bus & Truck Ltd., dealer, Northfleet. London: list revised for The Big Bus Company Ltd., London; list revised for Go-Ahead East Thames Buses (Go Ahead Group), London; heading revised for Original London Sightseeing Tour Ltd. (The Original Tour London Sightseeing/CitySightseeing London) [RATP Group], company sold by Arriva Group to RATP Group. Merseyside: one bus added to the list for Ace Travel (North West) Limited (CitySightseeing Liverpool), Liverpool; one bus added to the list for Maghull Coaches (City Explorer Liverpool), Liverpool; list updated for Presidential Travel Ltd, Liverpool. Somerset: list updated for Bath Bus Company Ltd. (CitySightseeing Bath) [RATP Group], Bath. Staffordshire: list for Roger Burdett Collection, Unknown Location, removed; buses now listed on the Warwickshire page at Corley Moor. Warwickshire: new list added for Roger Burdett Collection, Corley Moor; list revised for Midland Red (South) Limited (CitySightseeing Stratford-upon-Avon) (Stagecoach Group), Stratford-upon-Avon. Germany - Berlin/Postdam areas: one bus added to the list for Berlin City Tour GmbH, Berlin; list for mobilcom-debitel GmbH, Berlin, now listed as Pokra / Berlin City Tour, Berlin, and list updated;two buses added to the list for Pokra Omnibus Team und Werkstatt GmbH, dealer, Berlin; list revised for Willms Reisen, Dusseldorf; new list added for Willms Reisen (STUTTGART Citytour), Stuttgart. Hamburg area: list for Hamburg Tour Christa Rduch, Hamburg, now correctly listed as Stadtrundfahrt Hamburg - Die Gelben Doppeldecker GmbH, Hamburg. Germany (not including Berlin/Potsdam/Hamburg areas - see separate lists): new list added for Hermann Herfurtner, Neuss; one bus added to the list for Hamburger Stradtrundfahrt - Die Roten Doppeldecker GmbH, Dresden; list amended for Thomas Fredrich, Kassel; new list added for MultimediaBUSiness, Nuremberg; new list added for Supremesurf Rostock, Rostock. Hungary - two buses added to the list for City Sightseeing Kft (Big Bus Sightseeing), BudaPest, and list updated. India - new list added for Jaipur City Transport Services Ltd (Jaipur City Bus Service), Jaipur. Italy - list revised for CitySightseeing Napoli S.r.l., Naples; list revised for Appian Line, Rome; one bus added to the list for Unidentified Owner, Rome, and list revised; list revised for CitySightseeing Sorrento S.r.l., Sorrento. Malta - list revised for Oasis Tours, St. Paul's Bay. The Netherlands - new list added for Unidentified Owner, Rotterdam. Nigeria - new list added for City Sightseeing-Abuja, Abuja; new list added for NoraRosta Ltd., Calabar. Poland - list updated for Hator (Promotional), Warsaw. Republic of Ireland - two buses added and list updated for Dualway Coaches Ltd. (CitySightseeing Dublin), Dublin; list updated for Dublin Bus, Dublin; list updated for Healy, Castlegar, Galway; new list added for Enfield Coaches Ltd., Killarney; new list added for Pat Moynihan (Big Red Killarney Bus Tour), Killarney. Russia - buses for LLC City Tour Capital, Moscow, now added to the list for City Sightseeing Moscow Ltd., operators have merged. Scotland - list revised for Edinburgh Bus Tours, Edinburgh; list revised for City Sightseeing Glasgow Limited, Glasgow. Spain - list revised for City Sightseeing Espana S.L. (CitySightseeing Malaga), Malaga. Sweden - one bus added to the list for Strömma Buss AB, Stickholm, and list updated. United Arab Emirates - list updated for Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq), licence plate numbers identified. United States of America - California: one bus added to the list for Corlett (British Bus Company), Spring Valley; list updated for Open Top Sightseeing Inc. (Big Bus Tours), San Francisco;list updated for San Francisco Deluxe Sightseeing, LLC, San Francisco; list updated for San Francisco Travel (CitySightseeing San Francisco), San Francisco. Maryland (including Washington, DC): lists for City Sightseeing LLC (Double Decker Tours) (Big Bus Company/OTS Group), Washington DC, and Open Top Sightseeing Inc., Washington DC, merged and now titled as Open Top Sightseeing Inc. (Big Bus Tours), Washington DC. We're probably well out of date with this list. Many of the OTS vehicles will now be in corporate Big Bus livery, while, we suspect, many of the Metrobuses are probably out of service or have gone from the fleet. If you can update this list with any information at all, please contact us. Mississippi: new State page added, with list for City of Oxford, Oxford. New York: new list added for Go New York Tours Inc., New York City;new list added for RDSL Urban LLC (Open Tour New York) [RATP Group], New York City. Unidentified Exports - Occasionally we know of buses that have been sold or exported by their previous known owner, but don't have any further details of where they have gone. This is a new list of those buses that we believe have been exported by their previous owners to other countries, making them difficult to list on individual 'Country' pages, and so we have created this list to record these until we can trace the buses in question. These 'exports' can be transfers within a sightseeing group for example, or disposals by other owner/operators to an as yet unidentified buyer. The buses listed here are those that we need to confirm the location and status of. These buses do not appear on any of our other lists, so if you're looking for a particular vehicle, it could be here. Please have a look at this page and if you can update any of it, even if only a small piece of information that helps to determine where a bus is now, then please contact us using the link button on the Front Page. Check List - list revised for AEC Routemaster. Scrapped/For Scrap - list updated for Bristol VRT (bus now known to be at London Bus & Truck, Northfleet, Kent); eight buses added to the list for MAN SD200.
Sunday 10 August 2014
Canada - list revised for Les Tours Amphibus Lady Dive Tours Inc., St. Isidore, Ottawa; new list added with one bus for Big Bus Limited (Vancouver Sightseeing), Vancouver Island; two buses added and list updated for The Bus And Boat Company (CitySightseeing Toronto), Toronto. Cyprus - list for E.R.A. Ltd. [Property developers], Paralimni, now correctly listed as Frontview Holdings Ltd. England - Avon: list updated for Abus Limited, Bristol; list updated for Rubicon Classic Enterprises Limited (City Sightseeing Bristol), Bristol; list updated for S. Munden (Bristol Bus & Coach Sales), dealer, Bristol. Bedfordshire: new county page added with list for Wells & Young's Brewing Company Ltd. (mobile bar), Bedford. Berkshire: list updated for Bath Bus Company Ltd. [RATP Group] (CitySightseeing Windsor), Windsor. Cheshire: list updated for Glenvale Transport Ltd. (Stagecoach Merseyside & North Lancs.) (CitySightseeing Chester), Chester; list updated for PSV Products Ltd. (Used Coach Sales), dealer, Warrington. Cornwall: list updated for First Devon & Cornwall Ltd. (First Group), Penzance/Land’s End/St. Ives. Cumbria: new list added with a conversion in progress for Stagecoach (Northwest) Ltd. (Stagecoach Group), Lillyhall. Devon: list updated for Stagecoach Devon Ltd. (Stagecoach Group) at Torquay/Paignton; lists removed for Stagecoach Devon Ltd. (Stagecoach Group) at Barnstaple, Exmouth, and at Torbay (Torquay, Paignton, Brixham), buses all scrapped; list updated for Lancaster Leisure (Woolacombe Bay Holiday Parks), Woolacombe. Dorset: list updated for First Hampshire and Dorset (First Group), Weymouth. East Sussex: list updated for Bath Bus Company Ltd. [RATP Group] (CitySightseeing Eastbourne&BeachyHead), Eastbourne; new list added for Hastings Borough Council, Hastings; new list added for Holman, Grimstone & Tasker (Private), Brighton; list updated for Mulpeter (Seaford & District), Seaford. East Yorkshire: list updated for East Yorkshire Motor Services, Hull. Essex: list updated for Ensign, dealer, Purfleet. Hampshire: list removed for Black & White, Penton Mewsey. Hertfordshire: list updated for Pring (Timebus Travel), St. Albans. Isle of Wight: lists updated for Go South Coast Ltd (Southern Vectis) at Newport, and at Shanklin. Lancashire: list updated for Blackpool Transport Services, Blackpool; list updated for Oakwood Travel Services, Blackpool. Leicestershire: list updated for D & J Mobile Catering Ltd. (mobile bar), Leicester. London: two new conversions added and list updated for Golden Tours (Transport) Ltd, London; list removed for Routemaster Heritage Society, London; list updated for The Big Bus Company Ltd. (Big Bus Tours Group), London. North Yorkshire: list updated for York Pullman Bus Co. Ltd., Rufforth, York. Somerset: two new buses added and list updated for Bath Bus Company Ltd. [RATP Group] (CitySightseeing Bath), Bath; list updated for Martin Curtis & Dr Mike Walker (Private), Bath; list updated for Crosville Motor Services Ltd., Weston-super-Mare. South Yorkshire: list revised for South Yorkshire Transport Museum, Rotherham; new list added for Unidentified Owner, Sheffield. Surrey: list updated for D. Priddle (Private), Farnham; list revised for BETC Limited (Buses Excetera), Merstham. West Midlands: new list added for Cen Group Ltd. (Central Buses), Birmingham. West Sussex: list removed for Sussex Waste & Recycling, Lancing. Republic of Ireland - list removed for Aircoach, Dublin. Scotland - list updated for Jonathan Harwood (Private), Beith; one bus added and list updated for City Sightseeing Glasgow Limited, Glasgow; new list added with two buses for McGills Buses, Glasgow; list updated for Stagecoach Highlands (Stagecoach Group), Inverness; list updated for Stagecoach Highlands (Stagecoach Group), Portree; list updated for Stagecoach Fife (Stagecoach Group), St. Andrews. Wales - list updated for Barry (The Bus Depot: Cardiff Transport Preservation Group), Barry; list updated for Bath Bus Company Ltd. (RATP Group) (CitySightseeing Cardiff), Cardiff; list updated for Hoare (Chepstow Classic Buses), Chepstow; list updated for Alpine Travel (CitySightseeing Llandudno & Conwy / Alpine Heritage Tours), Llandudno & Conwy; list updated for Arriva Cymru, Rhyl. Check List - list updated for Daimler Fleetline, Freight Rover Sherpa. Scrapped/For Scrap - list updated for Bristol FS, Bristol VRT, Leyland Titan TN15, MCW Metrobus, and Scania N113DRB. The next pages due to be updated when we return from holiday are for Germany, Hungary, Italy, Malta, more for the Republic of Ireland, and the USA (California, Maryland, and Mississippi).
Monday 14 July 2014
Cyprus - list revised for Greysand Shipping Ltd. [Exclusive Wedding Bus], Ayia Napa; list revised for Red Bus Ltd., Famagusta; list revised for C.C.S. Cyprus City Sightseeing Ltd. / Xidias Coaches, Larnaca; list revised for N.Y.D. Love Buses, Larnaca; list revised for Café London Bus, Limassol; list revised for Citycab Ltd [Limassol Sightseeing], Limassol; list revised for C.C.S. Cyprus City Sightseeing Ltd., Paphos; list updated for Greysand Shipping Ltd. [Exclusive Wedding Bus], Paphos; list updated or Jack & Sons Transport Services Ltd., Paphos; list updated for Paphia Aphrodite Taxi Ltd., Paphos; list revised for E.R.A. Ltd. [Property developers], Paralimni; new list added for Unidentified Owner, Paralimni; list for Dreamwell Consultants Ltd. now correctly listed as Dremwell Consultants Ltd. [Paphos Bus Tours], Peiya; new list added for Unidentified Owner, various locations around Cyprus. England - Berkshire: new list added for Weavaway, Newbury. Cheshire: list updated for Glenvale Transport Ltd. (Stagecoach Merseyside & North Lancs.) (CitySightseeing Chester). Dorset: list revised for Discover Dorset, Bournemouth. Essex: list updated for Ensign, dealer, Purfleet. Gloucestershire: list revised for Brown [The London Bus Export Co.] (Dealer), Lydney. London: list updated for Original London Sightseeing Tour, London. Surrey: new list added for Buses Excetera, Merstham. Malta - list updated for Oasis Tours, St. Paul's Bay; list updated for Supreme Travel Ltd., Zetjun. Scotland - list updated for City Sightseeing Glasgow, Glasgow. USA - Colorado: new State page added with list for Archibald, Alimosa. Illinois: list updated for Chicago Bus, Chicago. Massachusetts: new list added for Imperial Cars, Mendon. Nevada: list updated for Open Top Sightseeing, Las Vegas. New York: list revised for Big Taxi Tours, New York City; list for City Sights, New York City, now listed as CitySights LLC (Twin America); one bus added to the list for Dongbu Tour & Travel Inc, New York City; one bus added to the list for Skyline Tours LLC, New York City; list for Grayline New York/Stagecoach, New York City, now listed as Twin America LLC (Gray Line New York Sightseeing). Texas: new list added for Houston City Tours, Houston; list updated for City Sightseeing San Antonio LLC, San Antonio; new list added for City Tours Inc, San Antonio. Virginia: new list added for British Promotions, Virginia Beach. Scrapped/For Scrap - list updated for Dennis Trident 2.
Tuesday 1 July 2014
Belgium - list revised for Open Tours (City Sightseeing Brussels), Brussels. Canada - new list added for White, Hastings, Ontario; new list added for Greyhound Canada Transportation (t/a Gray Line), Victoria, British Columbia. Canary Islands - one bus added to the list for City Sightseeing Espana S.L., Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Channel Islands - new list added for Unidentified Location, Jersey. Croatia - new list added for Kaltenberg Brewery, Split. Denmark - list revised for Step On Step Off ApS, Copenhagen. England - East Sussex: list updated for Bath Bus Company, Eastbourne; Essex: list updated for Ensign, dealer, Purfleet; Hampshire: list removed for Micheldever Tyre and Auto Services, Winchester, bus sold; Merseyside: list updated for Merseyside Transport Trust, Southport; Unidentified Owners/Locations in England: two buses added to the list. Estonia - list revised for Hansabuss AS (Tallin City Tour), Tallin. Germany (excluding Berlin/Potsdam and Hamburg areas - see separate lists): list revised for A. Hogger (Private), Unidentified Location; Berlin/Postdam area: list revised for BBS [HARU Reisen OHG] (City Circle), Berlin; list revised for Berolina [Magasch GmbH & Co. KG] (City Circle), Berlin; Hamburg area: list revised for Wilhelm Lau e.K (Hamburg City Tour), Hamburg. Greece - one bus added to the list for Somaco Tours (CitySightseeing Athens & Piraeus), Athens. Hong Kong - list revised for Big Bus Sightseeing, Hong Kong. Latvia - list revised for Hansabuss Latvia Ltd., Riga. Luxembourg - list revised for Sales-Lentz / Voyages Emile Weber (CitySightseeing Luxembourg), Luxembourg Ville. Malta - new list added for Malta Historic Vehicle Trust, Har Far. New Zealand - list updated for Robbie's Fun Bus, Auckland; list updated for Hassle-free Tours, Christchurch. Nigeria - list for Tanamount Nigeria, Lagos, now correctly titled as Tanamont Nigeria Ltd., and list updated. Norway - list revised for Open Top Sightseeing, Oslo. Portugal - list revised for Cityrama/Lisbon Sightseeing (Gray Line), Lisbon. Republic of Ireland - list revised for Clonakilty Food Company Ltd, Clonakilty; list updated for Dualway Coaches Ltd. (City Sightseeing Dublin), Dublin; list updated for Dualway Coaches Ltd. (Dublin Sightseeing / Gray Line), Dublin; list revised for Mastermedia (Promotional), Baldoyle, Dublin; list updated for Healy, Castlegar, Galway; list updated for Lally, Spiddal, Galway; list revised for Naughton (O'Neachtain), Spiddal, Galway; list revised for Carrig Coaches Ltd. (Red Viking Tours), Limerick. Russia - list revised for City Sightseeing Moscow Ltd. (CitySightseeing Kazan), Kazan; list revised for City Sightseeing Moscow Ltd. (CitySightseeing Moscow), Moscow. Scotland - list updated for Craig of Campbeltown Ltd. (West Coast Motors), Tobermory, Isle of Mull; list updated for Edinburgh Bus Tours (CitySightseeing Edinburgh/Edinburgh Tour/Majestic Tour/Mac Tours/Edinburgh World Heritage Official Tour), Edinburgh. Spain - list revised for ALSA, Gijon; list revised for Urbanos de Segovia UTE (Grupo Avanza), Segovia; list revised for Viajes Transvia Tours S.L., Valencia; list revised for Transportes Urbanos de Zaragoza, S.A. (TUZSA) (Grupo Avanza), Zaragoza. USA - Alabama: new State list added with a list for WAVH Radio, Mobile; California: new list added for Big Red Bus Charters, Long Beach; list revised for Corlett (British Bus Company), Spring Valley; four buses added and list revised for San Francisco Deluxe Sightseeing, San Francisco; one bus added to the list for Red Bus Rental/London Bus & Taxi, Tarzana. Wales - one new conversion added to the list for Arriva Cymru, Rhyl. Zimbabwe - new list added for Africa Gaming Ltd., Harare.
Thursday 19 June 2014
Argentina - new list added for Salta Tourism Bus, Salta; new list added for Bus Turistico Tigre, Tigre. Australia - list updated for Double Decker Tours (Darwin Explorer), Darwin, Northern Territory; list updated for City Tour Pty. Ltd., Perth, Western Australia; two new buses added and list updated for City Sightseeing Pty. Ltd (Sydney Explorer), Sydney, New South Wales.
Monday 16 June 2014
England - Cheshire: list updated for PSV Products (Used Coach Sales), dealer, Warrington. Devon: lists updated for Stagecoach Devon (Stagecoach Group), at Exeter and Torbay. Dorset: list updated for Discover Dorset, Bournemouth Essex: list updated for TWH, Loughton. Lancashire: list for Classic Bus North West Ltd./Oakwood Travel Services, Blackpool, now listed as Oakwood Travel Services, Blackpool. London: new list added for Vintage Bus Bar, London. West Sussex: list updated for Southdown Historic Vehicles Limited, Worthing. Northern Ireland - list removed for Allen's Tours, Belfast, buses sold, see other lists; list updated for Belfast City Sightseeing, Belfast; list updated for Diamond Leisure Transport Ltd. (Titanic and City Tours), Belfast; list updated for McComb's Coach Travel Ltd. (Belfast City Tour), Belfast; list updated for Ulsterbus, Larne; list updated for James Wray (Top Tours Ireland / CitySightseeing), Londonderry.
Friday 13 June 2014
Wales - list updated for Hoare (Chepstow Classic Buses), Chepstow; list updated for Padarn Bus, Llanberis; list updated for Alpine Travel (City Sightseeing Llandudno&Conwy/Alpine Heritage Tours), Llandudno & Conwy; list updated for Arriva Cymru, Rhyl; list updated for Swansea Bus Museum, Swansea.
Monday 9 June 2014
England - Merseyside: list for Regent NW Ltd, Liverpool, now titled as Presidential Travel, Liverpool. France - six duplicate entries removed from the list for Les Cars Rouge, Paris; one bus known to be reregistered in list for Bus Azur, Cannes. Check List - lists updated for AEC Regent, AEC Routemaster, AEC RT, Bristol Lodekka, Bristol VRT, and Leyland Olympian. Scrapped/For Scrap - list updated for AEC Regent III, AEC Routemaster, Bristol Lodekka FLF, Bristol VRT, Daimler Fleetline, Leyland Atlantean, Leyland Fleetline, Leyland Olympian, Leyland Titan TD5, Leyland Titan TN15, MCW Metrobus, and MCW Metrobus Mk.II (tri-axle).
Wednesday 4 June 2014
England - Avon: list updated for Abus, Bristol; list updated for Bristol Vintage Bus Group, Brislington, Bristol. Buckinghamshire: list updated for Brian Pearce (private), High Wycombe. Cambridgeshire: list updated for Cambus Limited (City Sightseeing Cambridge), Cambridge; list for Chris Dobbing (private), Peterborough, now listed as Chris Dobbing (a1bus.co.uk), Wansford. Cumbria: bus previously listed for Reays, Carlisle, for use in the Lake District, now listed as at Carlisle (stored). Derbyshire: list removed for Stagecoach East Midland, Chesterfield, bus transferred to Grimsby. Devon: list corrected for Jonathan Hawkins (private), Kingswear (error in reg no corrected); list updated for Plymouth City Transport Preservation Group, Plymouth; list updated for Plymouth Citybus, Plymouth. Dorset: new list added for Bear Cross Bus Co, Bournemouth; new list added for The Manor (pub/restaurant/hotel), Christchurch; list updated for Discover Dorset (City Sightseeing Bournemouth), Bournemouth; consequently list updated in Essex for Ensignbus, Purfleet, and list removed for Unidentified Owner, Unidentified Location, Essex. Essex: new list added with a new tree lopper conversion for Lodge, High Easter; list updated for Stephenson's of Essex, Rochford. Gloucestershire: list updated for Brown (The London Bus Export Co), dealer, Lydney; list udated fo Manning & Thomas (private), Gloucester. Hampshire: new list added for Jimmy Comfort (private), Basingstoke. Isle of Wight: list updated for Southern Vectis, Shanklin, and at Newport. Kent: list updated for Graham & Sons, Orpington. Leicestershire: new list added for Glastonbudget Music Festival, Wymeswold; list updated for Roberts Tours, Hugglescote. Lincolnshire: lists updated for Lincolnshire Road Car Co.Ltd. (Stagecoach East Midlands), at Grimsby, Lincoln and Skegness; new list added for Tate Tours, Mablethorpe; list updated for 2 Way Transport Ltd., Scunthorpe. London: list updated with a new conversion added for EF Education First Ltd. (Language Schools), London; twelve new buses added to the list for Golden Tours (Transport) Ltd., London; list updated for Original London Sightseeing Tour Ltd. (The Original Tour London Sightseeing/City Sightseeing London), mainly with livery changes; list updated for Premium Tours Ltd., London; list updated with livery changes for The Big Bus Company Ltd., London. Merseyside: lis updated for Ace Travel (North West) Limited, Aintree (City Sightseeing Liverpool), Liverpool; list updated for Glenvale Transport Ltd. (Stagecoach Merseyside & North Lancs.), New Brighton. Norfolk: new list added for Konect Bus Ltd, Cromer / Sherringham / Holt area. North Yorkshire: list updated for East Yorkshire Motor Services Ltd. (Scarborough & District), Scarborough. Somerset: list updated for Crosville Motor Services Ltd., Weston-super-Mare; list consequently updated for Quantock Motor Services Ltd., Bishops Lydeard. South Yorkshire: new list added for PVS Barnsley Ltd., dealer, Barnsley; list consequently removed for Martin Stokes, Wrexham, Wales. Staffordshire: list updated for T. W. Busby & Son (soft fruit growers), Haughton; new list added for Bob Follwell (private), unidentified location; list consequently removed for undientified owner and location, Shropshire. Surrey: list updated for Mike Nash (British Bus Sales), dealer, Ockley; new list added for Josh Mann (private), Godalming. Tyne & Wear: lists updated for Busways Travel Services (City Sightseeing Newcastle Gateshead, and South Tyneside) at Newcastle-upon-Tyne and at South Shields. West Midlands: new list added for Big City Radio, Birmingham. West Sussex: new list added for L. Doyle (London Coaches), Shoreham; list consequently updated for Classic Bus North West Ltd./Oakwood Travel Services, Blackpool, Lancashire. Wiltshire: list updated for Andrew James, Malmesbury. Croatia - list removed for Unidentified Owner, Unidentified Location (bus believed to be with London Bus Export Co, Lydney, England). More information for other countries will be published as soon as possible.
Tuesday 18 March 2014
Canada - new list added for Horizon Coach Line, Victoria, British Columbia. Canary Islands - new list added for Unidentified Owner, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Channel Islands - list updated for Paul Talbot (Jersey Bus Tours), St. Helier, Jersey. England - Devon: one bus added to the list for Stagecoach Devon (Stagecoach Group), Exeter. Dorset: one bus added to the list for Discover Dorset (CitySightseeing Bournemouth), Bournemouth. Essex: list updated for Chris Hunn (TWH), Loughton. New Zealand - list updated for Hassle-Free Tours, Christchurch. Puerto Rico - new country page added with list for Unidentified Owner, Unidentified Location. Turkey - five buses added and list updated for City Windows Travel/Istanbul Municipal Authority (Big Bus Istanbul/CitySightseeing Istanbul), Istanbul; new list added for Globalist DMC Travel, Istanbul; one bus added and list updated for Plan Tours (Plan Tours City Sightseeing Istanbul/Golden Horn Tours), Istanbul. USA - California: list updated for San Francisco De Luxe Sightseeing, San Francisco; list updated for Open Top Sightseeing, San Francisco. Florida: new list added for British Bus of Florida, Miami; list updated for Chris Keesecker (Java Dawg), Sarasota. Illinois: one bus added to the list for Chicago Bus, Chicago; list updated for Chicago Trolley & Double Decker Co., Chicago. Maryland: two buses added to the list for Open Top Sightseeing, Washington, DC. Massachusetts: new list added for Double Decker Bus Co., Salem. Nevada: one bus added to the list for Open Top Sightseeing, Las Vegas. Check List - list updated for Bristol Lodekka FLF.
Wednesday 12 February 2014
Belgium - one bus added and some details updated for Autocars H. De Boeck (Antwerp Diamond Bus), Antwerp; some details corrected for Autocars H. De Boeck (Visit Brussels Line), Brussels; one bus added and some details updated for Open Tours (City Sightseeing Brussels), Brussels. Canada - list updated for British Island Tours, St. John's, Newfoundland. Crimea - the unidentified operator at Yevpatoria has been identified as Evpa-Trans. Denmark - list updated for Paaske Bus (Vikingbus), Copenhagen; one bus added and some details updated for Red City Buses Denmark ApS, Copenhagen; one bus added and some details updated for Step On Step Off Aps, Copenhagen; new list added for Auto-Paaske / Coca-Cola-Promotionbus, Unknown Location. England - Avon: some details corrected for Abus Ltd, Bristol. Devon: list updated for Arrowscore (Promotional), Cullompton. Essex: list updated for Ensign, dealer, Purfleet; one bus added to the list for Stephenson's of Essex, Rochford. Kent: some details updated for The London Bus Company Ltd., Northfleet. Merseyside: new list added for an unknown owner, Liverpool. Northumberland: list removed for Dreadnought Coaches, Alnwick, buses sold (see Ensign, dealer, Purfleet, Essex). West Sussex: some details updated for Classic Southdown Omnibuses, Crawley; one bus added to the list for Simon Holman (Private), Worthing; some details updated for Southdown Historic Vehicles Limited, Worthing. Estonia - some details updated for Hansabuss AS, Tallinn; one bus added and some details updated for Rosemarie OÜ (CitySightseeing Tallinn). Germany - Berlin/Potsdam: some details updated for Berlin City Tour GmbH, Berlin; some details updated for BVG, Berlin; some details updated for Stadtrundfahrtbüro Berlin Tommy Erbe, Berlin; new list added for Szene-Cafe-Bus, Berlin. Hamburg area: one bus added and some details updated for Die Roten Doppeldecker GmbH, Hamburg. Germany (not including Berlin, Hamburg or Potsdam: list removed for Käsweber-Reisen, Pfaffing, bus sold (see Rosemarie OÜ, Tallinn, Estonia); new list added for Chill Out e.V., Aachen; one bus added and some details updated for Busunternehmens Manfred Scholz, Schwerin. Gibraltar - two buses added and details updated for Calypso Transport Ltd. (Citibus), Gibraltar. Hungary - some details updated for City Tour Hop on Hop off Kft.(Giraffe hop on hop off), Budapest. Italy - one bus added and some details updated for City Sightseeing Italia S.r.l. (ATAF/Florentia Bus), Florence; list updated for City Sightseeing Italia S.r.L, Pisa; some details updated for City Sightseeing Italia, S.r.L., Palermo; new list addeed for City Sightseeing Italia S.r.L, Ravenna; some details updated for City Sightseeing Italia S.r.L (Baldense Viaggi), Verona. Luxembourg - some details updated for Yolande Heintz (Angels on Tour), Luxembourg Ville. Madeira (Portugal) - one bus added to the list for Carristur (yellow bus), Funchal. Mexico - some updates for Unidentified Owner, Unknown Location. Namibia - Unidentified Operator, Windhoek, now identified as Sense of Africa, Windhoek, and details updated. Norway - one bus added to the list for Oslo Top Sightseeing Norway AS, Oslo. Portugal - some details updated for Douro Acima Transportes (CitySightseeing Algarve), Albufeira; some details updated for Douro Acima Transportes (CitySightseeing Portugal), Aveiro; some details updated for Cityrama/Lisbon Sightseeing (Gray Line), Lisbon; some details updated for Douro Acima Transportes (CitySightseeing Portugal), Lisbon; one bus added and some details updated for Douro Acima Transportes (CitySightseeing Portugal), Porto; two buses have been identified, new to our records, with Douro Acima Transportes (CitySightseeing Portugal), at an unknown location in Portugal, and are listed as such, please contact us if you have any more information on these. Scotland - buses previously listed under City Sightseeing Edinburgh, Edinburgh Tours, Mac Tours and Majestic Tours, all Edinburgh, are now all in one list titled Edinburgh Bus Tours Limited, following a parent company reorganisation. Singapore - three new records added to the list for Ducktours (s) pte Ltd. (City Sightseeing/The Original Tour), Singapore City. Spain - some details updated for City Sightseeing Espana S.L., Cordoba; some details updated for Viajes Panella , Valencia. USA - California - list updated for Corlett (British Bus Company), San Diego; new list added for Miller-Jones Mortuary, Hemet; list updated for Hollywood Fantasy Tours (Star Bus), Los Angeles; new list added for Mueller (Robot Heart), Oakland; three new records added to a new list for Open View Sightseing LLC, San Francisco. Florida: various details updated for Julia Miami LLC (Miami Open City Tour), Miami. Hawaii: some details updated for Honolulu City Tour LLC, Honolulu. Idaho: new State page added with list for R. Langley, Eagle. New Mexico: new State page added with list for Escobedos Partybus, Albuquerque. Rhode Island and Providence Plantations: new State page added with list for Julians Omnibus, Providence. Washington: new record added to new list for Seher, Buchanan & friends (supporters of Seattle Seahawks American football team), Seattle. Zimbabwe - list for Kays Travel and Tours, Harare, now correctly listed at Victoria Falls, and details updated. Check List - republished, please have a look and contact us if you can supply any more information. Scrapped/For Scrap list - lists updated for AEC REgent III, AEC Regent V, and MAN SD200.
Wednesday 15 January 2014
Colombia - new country page added, with list for CitySightseeing Cartagena. England - Devon: one bus added and list updated for Arrowscore (Promotional), Cullompton. London: list updated for Big Bus Tours, London. Norfolk: new list added with a derelict bus with an unidentified owner, unknown location. Greece - new list added with one bus for Thessaloniki Sightseeing, Thessaloniki. Madeira - one bus added and list updated for Moínho Rent-a-Car, Porto Santo. Portugal - list updated for Douro Acima Transportes (CitySightseeing Portugal), Lisbon; one bus added to the list for Bibatours, Porto; new list added with four buses for DouroAzul, S.A. (BlueBus), Porto; seven buses added to the list for Showbus - Passenger Transport (Promotional), Porto; new list added with four buses for Douro Acima Transportes (CitySightseeing Portugal), Sintra. Republic of Panama - new country page added, with list for City Sightseeing Panama, Panama City. Scotland - list for Edinburgh Tours, Edinburgh, now retitled as Edinburgh Bus Tours (company renamed). South Africa - three buses added and list updated for Topless Tours (CitySightseeing Cape Town), Cape Town; new list added with two buses for Durban Ricksha Bus, Durban; list updated for Topless Tours (CitySightseeing Joburg), Johannesburg. Spain - new list added with four buses for City Sightseeing Espana S.L. (CitySightseeing Cordoba), Cordoba; list updated for Transports Pujol i Pujol, S.L., Lloret del Mar. United Arab Emirates - some information corrected for Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (CitySightseeing Sharjah), Sharjah City, vehicle details are still required please. Uruguay - new country page added with list for COIT, Montevideo. USA - California: list updated for Corlett (British Bus Company), Spring Valley, San Diego; list updated for San Francisco DeLuxe Travel, San Francisco; four buses added to the list for StarLine Tours (City Sightseeing), Hollywood, and list updated; new list added for an unidentified operator, unknown location. Florida: list updated for Chris Keesecker (Java Dawg Coffee Shop), Sarasota. Tennessee: new list added for Rufus Mayre, Chattanooga. Check List - lists updated for Daimler CVG6, Leyland Atlantean, Leyland Titan PD2, and Leyland Titan PD3. Scrapped/For Scrap list - lists updated for AEC Regent V, Guy Arab IV, and Leyland Olympian.
Wednesday 18 December 2013
Denmark - list updated for Step On Step Off, Copenhagen. Germany - Hamburg area: details updated for one bus (HH-EB 350) at Wilhelm Lau e.K (Hamburg City Tour), Hamburg. Crete - list for Heraklion Open Tour, Heraklion, now titled Tourist Travel Service S.r.l. [T.T.S.] (Heraklion Open Tour), and list updated. Greece - list for Sights of Athens, Athens, now titled as OpenTopBus Hellas M. Ltd (Sights of Athens), and list updated; new list added for Tourist Travel Service S.r.l. [T.T.S.] (Heraklion Open Tour), Rhethymno. Lithuania - new list added for UAB Prekybos Miestelis Urmas , Kaunas, list consequently amended for Quantock Motor Services, Somerset, England. Spain - lists corrected/updated for City Sightseeing Espana S.L. (City Sightseeing Santander), Santander; for Viajes Panella , Valencia; and for Viajes Transvia Tours S.L. (Valencia Bus Turistik), Valencia. USA - New York: three buses added to the list for Big Taxi Tours, New York City; some licence plate numbers added and one bus added to the list for CitySights, New York City; new list added for Skyline Tours, New York City; information will follow soon for Go New York, New York City. Washington, DC: This page, has now been retitled to Maryland (including Washington, DC), please amend any web browser Favourites/Links that you may have saved; Florida: lists removed for Gateway Tours/Gateway Bus Tours, Miami, buses consequently added to the Check List for Bristol Lodekka and Bristol VRT.
Thursday 5 December 2013
Belgium - list updated for Open Tours (City Sightseeing Brussels), one bus (AZR 852) removed, bus is not in this fleet. France - list updated for Autocares Groussin, Nantes; list updated for Paris Low Cost (Foxity), Paris. Greece - more buses added to the list for Thermal Buses S.A. (ETHEL), Athens. USA - Florida: new list added for Julia Miami LLC (Miami Open City Tour), Miami. Wales - one bus added to the list for Malcolm Heir (SWT Collection) (Private), Swansea, list consequently removed for Dolan, Bayonne, New Jersey, USA.
Monday 2 December 2013
A small gremlin in the database yesterday caused some data to be missed from the Greece pages, so those have been republished today.
Sunday 1 December 2013
Australia - two new buses added to the list for City Sightseeing Pty. Ltd (Sydney Explorer), Sydney; new list added with a new bus for Red Decker (J. & F. Gregory), Hobart, Tasmania. Belgium - new list added for Vriet, Aalst; list updated for The London Ceremony Bus, Kapellen, Antwerp; list updated for Jacobs Reizen, Genk; new list added for Star Meal, Herselt; list updated for Open Tours (City Sightseeing Brussels), Brussels. Bulgaria - Bulgaria: list added for Transexpress Gmbh , Varna. Canada - list updated for Gray Line West, Victoria, Vancouver Island; new list added for Cruise Victoria, Victoria. China - new list added for unidentified operator, Guangzhou, with six new Yutong ZK8105HNGS1, with photos. England - Cheshire: list updated for Martin (dealer), Middlewich, list consequently updated for Gilkes (West Kent Bus Sales), West Kingsdowne, Kent. Devon: list updated for Plymouth City Transport Preservation Group, Plymouth. London: list updated for Original London Sightseeing Tour Ltd. (The Original Tour London Sightseeing/City Sightseeing London), London. France - list updated for Cityrama, Paris, Nice. Germany - Berlin/Potsdam area: list updated for BBS [HARU Reisen OHG] (City Circle), Berlin; list updated for Berolina [Magasch GmbH & Co. KG] (City Circle), Berlin; list updated for BEX [Bayern Express & P. K?hn Berlin GmbH] (City Circle), Berlin; list updated for Bus-Trading in Berlin GmbH, Berlin, list consequently updated for Step On Step Off ApS, Copenhagen, Denmark, by 10/13; list updated for BVB [Bus Verkehr Berlin KG] (City Circle), Berlin; list updated for Der Tempelhofer, Berlin; list updated for Eick Rundfahrten (Berliner City Tour), Berlin; list updated for OMR Omnibushandel Mario Röttgen (Dealer), Berlin; list updated for Stadtrundfahrtbüro Berlin Tommy Erbe, Berlin; list updated for Top Tour Sightseeing OHG, Berlin. Hamburg area: list updated for Die Hanse-Stadtrundfahrt, Hamburg; list updated for Wilhelm Lau e.K (Hamburg City Tour), Hamburg. Germany other areas: list updated for Xdream-events, Bergisch Gladbach; list updated for Alex Belcow, Lingen; list updated for LVG - Lübeck-Travemünder-Verkehrsgesellschaft, Lubeck; list updated for Autobus Oberbayern (Munchener Stadtrundfahrten), Munich. Greece - list updated for Somaco Tours SA, Athens; new list added for Thermal Buses S.A. (ETHEL), Athens; list updated for Tourist Travel Service (partnership TTS/Marinakis A.X.E.T.E.), Athens. Hungary - list updated for City Sightseeing Kft (Big Bus Sightseeing), Budapest; list updated for City Tour Hop on Hop off Kft. (Giraffe hop on hop off), Budapest; list updated for Budapest Vision updated, and now correctly listed as Program Centrum Travel Organiser Ltd. (Budapest Sightseeing); Unidentified Operator, Budapest, now identified as Queeny Bus & City Tour Kft., with two buses added and list updated; and a new list added for another Unidentified Operator, Budapest. Israel - new list added for Dan Public Transportation Co Ltd , Tel Aviv. Latvia - list updated for Hansabuss Latvia Ltd., Riga. Lithuania - new list added for Senamiescio Gidas, Kaunas, and at Vilnius. Malta - list updated for Gozo Joy Rides, Victoria, Gozo; list updated for Lepeirks Travel, Victoria; list updated for Zarb Coaches Ltd., Birkirkara; list updated for Oasis Tours, St. Paul's Bay; list updated for Island Sightseeing Ltd., Valletta. Monaco - new country page added with list for S.T.T.N (Société Transports Terrassement Nord), Monaco-Ville. Montenegro - list updated for Kotor Open Tour d.o.o., Kotor. Peru - We have very recently received new information and photos of buses in Peru, which requires more research, but we have published what we have so far. Please have a look and if you can help further, please let us know. Republic of Ireland - new list added for Derek Gawn (Private), Cork, list consequently updated for John Golding, Wellow, Isle of Wight, England. Russia - list updated for City Sightseeing Moscow Ltd., Moscow; new list added for LLC City Tour Capital (City Tour Stolitsa), Moscow; list updated for City Tour, Saint Petersburg, and now correctly titled Baltic Travel Company, Saint Petersburg. Serbia - list updated for BS Tours, Belgrade; list updated for Lasta (Open Tour Bus), Belgrade. Spain - list updated for Free Image Team, Murcia. Republic of Crimea - new country page added with a list for Unidentified Owner, Yevpatoria. Turkey - list updated for City Windows Travel/Istabul Municipal Authority, Istanbul; list updated for Plan Tours, Istanbul. USA - Florida: list updated for Gateway Tours, Miami. Illinois: list updated for Chicago Bus, Chicago. Louisiana: list updated for Intorbus Of New Orleans LLC dba New Orleans Busvision (Jiminez Dorada Group), New Orleans; list updated for New Orleans City Sightseeing LLC, New Orleans. The Check list has been redone with various changes, please have a look and see if you can tell us where any of these buses are now. Scrapped/For Scrap - list updated for Bristol VRT.
Friday 1 November 2013
Many updates and additions. The main changes are noted here. Austria - list updated for Blaguss (Wiener Rundfahrten/Vienna Sightseeing), Vienna. Balearic Islands (Spain) - list updated for Sa Coma Golf & Safari Turistic Bus, Sa Coma, Majorca. Belgium - list updated for De Boeck (Antwerp Sightseeing), Antwerp; list updated for Autocars H. De Boeck (Visit Brussels Line), Brussels; one bus added and list updated for Golden Tours (Brussels Sightseeing), Brussels; three buses added and list updated for Open Tours (City Sightseeing Brussels), Brussels. Denmark - new list added for Hansen (Private), Copenhagen; list updated for Paaske Bus (Vikingbus), Copenhagen; list updated for Red City Buses Denmark ApS, Copenhagen; list updated for Step On Step Off ApS, Copenhagen; new list added for Unidentified Owner, Egense (Aalborg); new list added for AWD (Promotional), Hellerup; list updated for Dansk Veteranbil Udlejning; Hillerod; list updated for Helle Iversen, Tarm. England - Cheshire: list updated for Duffy (Private), Macclesfield. East Sussex: list updated for Claude Jessett Trust (Private), Hadlow Down. Greater Manchester: list updated for Lister PVS (Dealer), Bolton. Isle of Wight: list updated for C J Holden (Private), Sandown, list consequently updated for Ensign, dealer, Purfleet, 9/13, Essex. Oxfordshire: list updated for Unidentified Owner (Promotional), Banbury. Somerset: list updated for Quantock Motor Services Ltd., Bishops Lydeard; list updated for Crosville Motor Services Ltd., Weston-super-Mare. West Sussex: list updated for Richardson, Worthing (Southdown 451 Group) (Private). England Unidentified: one bus added. Estonia - one bus added and list updated for Hansabuss AS, Tallinn. Finland - new list added for Helsinki Lines Oy / City Tour, Helsinki. France - list updated for Paris Low Cost, Paris; list updated for Paris Trip SARL, Paris; new list added for CTAV (Valence Romans), Valence. Germany - many updates and additions here. The Germany list has become rather long again, and so has been divided as follows: Berlin and Potsdam areas: new list added for Amnesty International, Berlin; one bus added to the list for Berolina [Magasch GmbH & Co. KG] (City Circle), Berlin; list updated for Der Tempelhofer, Berlin; new list added for mobilcom-debitel GmbH (Promotional), Berlin; list updated for Stadtrundfahrtbüro Berlin (Tommy Erbe), Berlin. Hamburg area: list updated for Hansa Rundfahrt GmbH (Top-Tour Hamburg), Hamburg. Germany other locations: two buses added to the list for Cologne Coach Service Busreisen GmbH, Cologne (Koln); list updated for Willms Reisen, Dusseldorf; new list added for Erfurter Erfurt Verkehrsbertriebe AG, Erfurt; two buses added to the list for Willms Reisen, Dortmund; one bus added to the list for ETS Sightseeing, Frankfurt; new list added for RUTHMANN GmbH & Co. KG, Gescher-Hochmoor; new list added for Hartmann Busbetreib GmbH, Hannover; new list added for Fritz Behrendt OHG, Lehnin; list updated for Kirschen GmbH, Leipzig; list updated for Yellow Cab, Munich; list updated for TCT - Touristik City Tour, Munster; new list added for Bastei Bus GmbH, Pirna; new list added for Busunternehmens Manfred Scholz, Schwerin; list updated for Porn & Associates GmbH, Taunusstein. Greece - list updated for Sights of Athens, Athens; list updated for Somaco Tours SA, Athens; list updated for Tourist Travel Service (partnership TTS/Marinakis A.X.E.T.E.) , Athens. Hungary - list updated for Budapest Vision (Budapest Sightseeing), Budapest; list updated for City Sightseeing Kft (Big Bus Sightseeing), Budapest; one bus added and list updated for City Tour Hop on Hop off Kft. (Giraffe hop on hop off), Budapest; list updated for Unidentified Owner, Unknown Location, list consequently removed for Michael Roulston (Private), Glasgow, Scotland. Italy - new list added for DiTelli (Private), Caserta; list updated for Pesci Viaggi e Turismo, Genoa; new list added for Maniglia (Promotional), Minerbio; list updated for City Sightseeing Napoli S.r.l., Naples; list updated for Baldense Viaggi (City Sightseeing Verona S.r.l.), Costermano, Verona. Luxembourg - list updated for Sales-Lentz / Voyages Emile Weber (CitySightseeing Luxembourg); new list added for Yolande Heintz (Angels on Tour), Luxembourg Ville. Madeira - list updated for Douro Acima Transportes, Funchal. Malaysia - new list added for Elang Wah {KL Hop On Hop Off}, Kuala Lumpur. Malta - list updated for Oasis Tours, St. Paul's Bay; list updated for Island Sightseeing Ltd., Valletta. The Netherlands - list updated for Bakker Travel (Touristbus Amsterdam), Amsterdam; Unidentified Owner/Unidentified Location now identified as Narraina, Hengelo, and existing list updated; another Unidentified Location/Operator now identified as Coolen, Heythuyzen; new list added for Mart Leek, Monnickendam; new list added for Double D Events, Nuis; new list added for Baan (Trouwvervoer), Sliedrecht, list consequently removed for Bart Prins (Prins Classic Transport) (dealer), Opijnen. Nigeria - new list added for Unidentified Owner/Unknown Location. Norway - list updated for H.M. Kristiansens Automobilbyra AS [H.M.K.] (City Sightseeing Oslo), Oslo; list updated for Oslo Top Sightseeing Norway AS (Stromma Turism), Oslo. Poland - list updated for Driven On Ltd, Warsaw. Portugal - list updated for Carristur (yellow bus), Lisbon; one bus added to the list for Cityrama/Lisbon Sightseeing (Gray Line), Lisbon; lists updated for Douro Acima Transportes, at Albufeira, Lisbon, and Porto; list updated for Showbus, Porto. Russia - new list added for City Tour SPb, St. Petersburg. Scotland - list updated for Beith Transport Museum, Beith; list updated for Glasgow Corporation Transport Limited, Beith; list updated for City Sightseeing Glasgow Limited, Glasgow; list updated for Scottish Vintage Bus Museum, Lathalmond. Spain - list updated for Barcelona City Tour (Julia/TRAPSA/Sarbus) (Gray Line Tours), Barcelona; list updated for Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona (T.M.B.) (Barcelona Bus Turistic/CitySightseeing Barcelona), Barcelona; list updated for Viajes Panella, Valencia; list updated for Viajes Transvia Tours S.L., Valencia. Sweden - new list added for Red City Buses AB (Stockholm Red Buses), Stockholm. Ukraine - new list added for Unidentified Operator, Eupatoria; new list added for Open Kiev (City Sightseeing Kiev), Kiev. USA - California: list updated for Open Top Sightseeing Inc., San Francisco; list updated for San Francisco Deluxe Sightseeing, LLC, San Francisco; list updated for San Francisco Travel (CitySightseeing San Francisco). Florida: list updated for Conway Tours Inc. (Big Bus Tours Miami), Miami. Louisiana - new list added for The Caterie (club/restaurant), Baton Rouge, bus previously believed to have been scrapped in England. Texas: four buses added and list updated for City Sightseeing San Antonio LLC, San Antonio. Wales - list updated for Clive Myers (Private), Colwyn Bay (previously listed as at Llandudno). Check List - list updated for Bristol K. Scrap/For Scrap - list updated for Leyland Atlantean; list updated for Leyland Fleetline; list updated for Leyland Olympian; list updated for MAN SD202.
Tuesday 1 October 2013
Canada - new list added for Les Tours du Vieux Quebec 89 Inc (Old Quebec Tours), Quebec City; one bus added and list updated for The Bus and Boat Company, Toronto. Denmark - new list added for Red City Buses, Copenhagen; new list added for Step On Step Off, Copenhagen. England - Somerset: list updated for Crosville Motor Services Ltd., Weston-super-Mare. Germany - list updated for Berlin City Tour GmbH, Berlin; list updated for Landhotel Am Rothenberg GmbH & Co. KG, Göttingen; list updated for eurolaser GmbH, Lueneburg; list updated for Berlin City Tour GmbH, Potsdam; list updated for City Tour Trier CT GmbH (CitySightseeing Trier), Trier; list updated for Pokra Omnibus Team und Werkstatt GmbH, Berlin, list consequently updated for Golden Tours, Brussels, Belgium. Luxembourg - list updated for Voyages Vandivinit, Ellange; list updated for Sales-Lentz / Voyages Emile Weber (CitySightseeing Luxembourg), Luxembourg. Malta - list updated for Island Sightseeing Ltd., Valletta; list consequently updated for Garden of Eden (dealer), Ghazaq. USA - New Hampshire: list updated for Christmas Farm Inn, North Conway.
Wednesday 18 September 2013
Bolivia - new country page added, with list for La Paz City Tour, La Paz. Cuba - list updated for Transtur, Havana; and at Varedero. England - Essex: list updated for Ensignbus, Purfleet. Gloucestershire: list updated for Brown (The London Bus Export Co), Lydney. Kent: list updated for Claygate Distribution, Marden. West Sussex: list updated for Church Of Scientology (UK), East Grinstead. Estonia - new list added for Hotel Kannike, Tallinn Germany - list updated for Stadtrundfahrt Dresden GmbH, Dresden; list updated for Regiobus Mittelsachsen GmbH, Freiberg; list updated for Kirschen GmbH, Leipzig; list updated for Leipziger Oldtimer Fahrten GmbH, Leipzig; list updated for Royal London Bus GmbH, Leipzig; list updated for Spritztour Reisen GmbH (Sachsische Oldtimer Busflotte), Leipzig; list updated for Yellow Cab, Munich; list updated for Petra Marx, Sankt Wendel (St. Wendal). Hong Kong - list updated for Guangzhon No 1 Bus Co, Hong Kong; list updated for Hong Kong Citybus, Hong Kong. USA - California: list updated for Open Top Sightseeing Inc., San Francisco, list consequently updated/removed for Big Bus Company, London, England; list updated for San Francisco Deluxe Sightseeing, LLC , San Francisco; list updated for San Francisco Travel, San Francisco. Nevada: list updated for Double Decker Bus Company, Las Vegas. Pennsylvania: list updated for 76 Carriage Co. Inc., Philadelphia; list updated for The Pittsburgh Tour Company, Pittsburgh. Check List - lists updated for Bristol GO5G, Daimler Fleetline, and Leyland Fleetline. Scrapped/For Scrap - lists updated for Daimler Fleetline, Leyland Atlantean, and Leyland Fleetline.
Tuesday 10 September 2013
Bermuda - new country page added, with list for Segway Tours Bermuda, King's Wharf. Canada - buses added and list updated for Les Tours Amphibus Lady Dive Tours Inc., St. Isidore, Ottawa; list updated for The Bus and Boat Company, Toronto. England - Cumbria: list updated for Reays Coaches Ltd., (Carlisle) / Keswick / Bowness; list updated for Stagecoach (Northwest) Ltd. (Stagecoach Group), Keswick/Seatoller; list updated for Stagecoach (Northwest) Ltd. (Stagecoach Group), Windermere (Bowness-Grasmere); list updated for Cumbria Omnibus Group, Workington. Devon: list updated for Dart Pleasure Craft Ltd. (Rail River Link), Dartmouth, list updated for On the Green, Kingsbridge; list consequently removed for Rowson (private), Truro, Cornwall. Kent: list updated for The London Bus Company Ltd., Northfleet. Lancashire: new list added for Graham Ryder, Burscough; list consequently updated for Unidentified Locations, England. North Yorkshire: list updated for East Yorkshire Motor Services Ltd. (Scarborough & District), Scarborough. Germany - list updated for Hamburger Stradtrundfahrt - Die Roten Doppeldecker GmbH, Dresden. Greece - list updated for Smart Moving Media (Promotional), Athens; list consequently updated/removed for Visibuzz, Onoz, Belgium. Spain - list added for Publidinamica, Madrid; list consequently updated for Maghull Coaches Ltd., Liverpool, Merseyside, England. Ukraine - new country page added with list for 'café London Bus', Sevastopol; list consequently updated for Quantock Motor Services, Norton Fitzwarren, Somerset, England. USA - California: new list updated for Joe -?- (unidentified surname), bus has been noted in Healdsburg, Northern California, 7/13. Florida: list updated for Chris Keesecker (Java Dawg), Sarasota.
Tuesday 3 September 2013
England - Avon: list updated for Rubicon Classic Enterprises (CitySightseeing Bristol), Bristol. Cheshire: list updated for Glenvale Transport Ltd. (Stagecoach Merseyside & North Lancs.), Chester; list updated for PSV Products Ltd. (Used Coach Sales) (Dealer), Warrington. Cornwall: list updated for First Devon & Cornwall (First Group), Penzance/Land's End/St. Ives. Dorset: list updated for First Hampshire and Dorset (First Group), Weymouth. East Sussex: list updated for Bath Bus Company (CitySightseeing Eastbourne & BeachyHead), Eastbourne. Essex: list updated foe Ensign, dealer, Purfleet; list updated for Blue Triangle, Rainham; list updated for Blueline Travel, Southend-on-Sea If you can update this, please contact us. Kent: list updated for Price (Private), Gillingham; list updated for London Bus & Truck Ltd. (dealer), Northfleet; list updated for The London Bus Company Ltd., Northfleet. London: list updated for Golden Tours (Transport) Ltd., London; new conversion added to the list for London General (Go Ahead Group), London; list updated for Original London Sightseeing Tour Ltd. (The Original Tour London Sightseeing/City Sightseeing London) (Arriva Group), London; new list added for Business B Ltd, (The Expeditional), South Woodford. Merseyside: list updated for Regent NW Ltd., Liverpool; list added for Glenvale Transport Ltd. (Stagecoach Merseyside & North Lancs.), New Brighton, Wirral. Northumberland: list updated for Dreadnought Coaches, Alnwick. Somerset: list updated for First Devon & Cornwall (First Group), Weston-super-Mare; list updated for Crosville Motor Services Ltd., Weston-super-Mare; list consequently removed for Roger Smith (preservation), Glastonbury. Surrey: list added for Associated Bus Ministries (Hope), Chessington, previously listed at Folkestone, Kent. New Zealand - one bus added to the list for Hassle-free Tours, Christchurch. Spain - list updated for Sevirama at Seville; new list added for Sevirama at Valencia; lists consequently removed for Sevirama at Cadiz and Jerez. USA - California: one bus added to the list for The Big Red Bus Co., Los Angeles; list updated for CitySightseeing San Diego, San Diego. Wales - list updated for promotive (Promotional), Newport. Scrapped/For Scrap - list updated for MCW Metrobus.
Thursday 22 August 2013
England - Kent: new list added for The Bus Doctor (Dealer), Otford; list consequently updated for Arriva Kent & Surrey, Gillingham. London: list updated for Golden Tours (Transport) Limited, London. Wiltshire: list removed for Greenmeadow Recovery, Swindon, bus now scrapped. Estonia - list updated for Hansabuss AS (Tallinn City Tour), Tallinn; list updated for Rosemarie OÜ (CitySightseeing Tallinn). Latvia - list updated for Baltic ShowBus Ltd., Riga; list updated for Hansabuss Latvia Ltd., Riga; list updated for Riga Tour Ltd. (FaRi Tour), Riga. Portugal - list updated for Carristur (yellow bus), Lisbon; more buses added to list for Cityrama/Lisbon Sightseeing (Gray Line), Lisbon; and lists updated for Douro Acima Transportes (City Sightseeing Portugal) at Lisbon and Porto. Republic of Ireland - list updated, some buses were previously wrongly listed as Leyland Olympians when they are Volvos. Russia - new list added for City Sightseeing Moscow Ltd. (CitySightseeing Kazan), Kazan. USA - California: list updated for Open Top Sightseeing Inc. (Big Bus San Francisco), San Francisco; one bus added and list updated for San Francisco Deluxe Sightseeing LLC, San Francisco. Hawaii: one bus added and list updated for Honolulu City Tour LLC, Honolulu. Scrapped/For Scrap - list updated for Dennis Trident 2; list updated for Bristol VRT.
Wednesday 14 August 2013
England - Cheshire: list updated and one bus added for Glenvale Transport Ltd. (Stagecoach Merseyside & North Lancs./CitySightseeing Chester). Dorset: list updated for Wilts & Dorset Bus Co. Ltd. [Go-Ahead], Poole. Hampshire: list updated for Wilts & Dorset Bus Co. Ltd. [Go-Ahead], Lymington, and at New Forest; list updated for Solent Blue Line Ltd. [Go-Ahead], New Forest. Germany - list for Sales-Lentz, Bascharage, Luxembourg / Voyages Emile Webber, Luxembourg (CitySightseeing Trier), Trier, now listed as City Tour Trier CT GmbH (CitySightseeing Trier), and list updated. Luxembourg - list for Voyages Emile Webber, Canach, Luxembourg, now listed as Sales-Lentz / Voyages Emile Weber (CitySightseeing Luxembourg). The Netherlands - new list added for Márion Reisen, Dronten. Scotland - new list added for Stagecoach Highlands (Stagecoach Group), Inverness; list updated for Stagecoach Fife (Stagecoach Group), St. Andrews; list added on 12 August for City Sightseeing Glasgow Limited, Tobermory, now correctly listed as Craig of Campbeltown Ltd. (West Coast Motors), Tobermory.
Monday 12 August 2013
Czech Republic - lists updated for Griffiths (Bohemia Classic Buses) at Usti nad Labem, and at Znojma; new list added for Brookes, Znojma. England - Gloucestershire: list removed for Kenneth Evans Associates (Private), Wickwar. Kent: list removed for HE Services, Strood area. London: list updated for Original London Sightseeing Tour Ltd. (The Original Tour London Sightseeing/City Sightseeing London), London; new list added for Unidentified Owner, West Drayton; list updated for See-London.co.uk Ltd., London. Merseyside: list updated for Ace Travel (North West), Liverpool (CitySightseeing Liverpool). Wiltshire: new list added for Greenmeadow Recovery, Gorse Hill, Swindon. France - new list added for Le Grande Tour, Lyon; new list added for Paris Trip SARL (Panoramic Tour), Paris. Northern Ireland - list updated for James Wray (Top Tours Ireland), Londonderry. Scotland - new list added for City Sightseeing Glasgow Limited, Tobermory, Isle of Mull; list consequently updated for City Sightseeing Glasgow Limited, Glasgow. Check List - list updated, please have a look. Scrapped/For Scrap - lists updated for Leyland Atlantean, Leyland Fleetline, and Leyland Olympian.
Tuesday 16 July 2013
Australia - list updated for Double Decker Tours (Darwin Explorer), Darwin, Northern Territory; list updated for City Sightseeing Pty (Sydney & Bondi Explorer), Sydney. Crete - new list added for Heraklion Open Tour, Heraklion; list updated for Rethymno City Tour, Rethymno. Madeira (Portugal) - list updated for Carristur (yellow bus), Funchal. Norway - lists updated for H.M. Kristiansens Automobilbyrå AS (City Sightseeing) at Bergen and Oslo. Portugal - buses added and lists updated for Carristur (yellow bus) at Braga, Coimbra, Lisbon, and Porto. Republic of Ireland - list updated for Dualway Coaches (City Sightseeing Dublin), Dublin. Scotland - list added for Aberdeen & District Transport Preservation Trust, Alford; list consequently removed for First Glasgow (No.1) Limited, Glasgow. Spain - two buses added to the list for City Sightseeing Espana S.L. (City Sightseeing Santander), Santander, and three buses removed, these have been transferred to City Sightseeing Espana S.L. at Valencia and are now listed there.
Monday 1 July 2013
Belgium - new list added for Eurocermex (Corona Beer Promotional), Brussels; Belgian registration/licence plate identified for the bus at De Zigeuner Tours, Liege.. These buses were previously listed on the Miscellaneous Europe page, which has now been removed. Cyprus - list updated for Red Bus Cyprus, Famagusta; list updated for Cyprus City Sightseeing, Larnaca; list updated for London Bus Café, Limassol; list updated for Cyprus City Sightseeing, Paphos; list updated for E.R.A. Estate Agents (Promotional), Paralimni. England - Cheshire: list updated for Chester Heritage Tours. East Sussex: list updated for Bath Bus Company Ltd. [RATP Group] (City Sightseeing Eastbourne & BeachyHead), Eastbourne. Isle of Wight: one bus added to the list for Isle of Wight Bus Museum, Newport. Kent: one bus added and list updated for Arriva Kent & Surrey (Explore Medway), Gillingham. London: list added for Education First Language Schools (EF), London; one bus added and list updated for Golden Tours (Transport) Ltd, London (Gray Line). Merseyside: one bus added and list updated for Ace Travel (North West) Limited, Aintree (City Sightsing Liverpool). Germany - list updated for Berolina [Magasch GmbH & Co. KG] (City Circle), Berlin; list updated for Eurocermex (Corona Beer Promotional), Berlin, and at Rudesheim; one bus added to the list for Hamburg Tour Christa Rduch, Hamburg; one bus added to the list for Berlin City Tour GmbH, Potsdam; list for Unidentified Owner, Unknown Location, now listed as A. Hogger (Private). Madeira - list updated for Carris Tur (Yellow Bus Tours). Namibia - new country page added, with list for an Unidentified Operator in Windhoek. Northern Ireland - list updated for Allens Tours, Belfast. Portugal - list updated for Carris Tur (Yellow Bus Tours), Lisbon, the buses listed above as at Madeira were also listed here and have been removed from the Lisbon list. USA - California: new list added for Le Vintage Rouge, Long Beach; list for Kroul, Long Beach, now correctly titled M&P Transportation LLC (Big Red Bus), Long Beach, and one bus added; one bus added and list updated for The Big Red Bus Company, Los Angeles. Wales - list updated for Bath Bus Company Ltd. [RATP Group] (City Sightseeing Cardiff), Cardiff. Check List - list updated for Daimler CVG6, and for MCW Metroliner. Scrapped/For Scrap - list updated for Leyland Fleetline.
Thursday 20 June 2013
Crete - new 'country' list added for the island of Crete, with a list for Rethymno City Tour, Rethymno. Cyprus - list updated for Cyprus City Sightseeing, Larnaca; list updated for 'London Bus Cafe', Limassol. England - Avon: list updated for Rubicon Classic Enterprises (City Sightseeing Bristol), Bristol. Derbyshire: list removed for American Adventure (Theme Park), Ilkeston, and bus added to the Check list. London: list updated for Original London Sightseeing Tour, London; one bus added to the list for Golden Tours (Transport) Ltd., London; Unidentified Owners/Locations: two buses added. Hong Kong - list updated for United Holidays, Hong Kong. Hungary - new list added for Giraffe Tour, Budapest; new list added for Budapest Vision (Budapest Sightseeing); list updated for City Sightseeing Kft (Big Bus Sightseeing), Budapest; list updated for Panorama Cafe, Budapest. Malta - list updated for Malta Historic Vehicle Trust, Luqa. Spain - all lists now back on one web page; list updated for Unidentified Owner (Private), Mojacar; list updated for RG Publicidad (Promotional), Barcelona; list updated for Ciclotours (Promotional), Santander; new list added for Unidentified Owner (Promotional), Salou; list updated for Tornabell, Sta Eulalia de Roncana; new list added for Unidentified Operator/Unknown Location, Spain. Sweden - list updated for SVT (television company), Malmö. USA - Florida: one bus added to the list for Chris Keesecker (Java Dawg), Sarasota.
Monday 17 June 2013
England - Buckinghamshire: list added for Pearce (Private), High Wycombe. Cumbria: list updated for Reays Coaches, Windermere/Bowness/Grasmere. Cheshire: list updated for Glenvale Transport (City Sightseeing Chester), Chester. Derbyshire: new list added for American Adventure (Theme Park), Ilkeston, with query. Devon: list updated for English Riviera Tours, Torquay; list updated for Plymouth City Transport Preservation Group, Plymouth. Essex: list updated for Ensign, dealer, Purfleet; list updated for Marden Signs & Designs, Benfleet. Kent: list updated for Little Bus Co. (SE) Limited, Ash, Sevenoaks. Lancashire: list updated for Classic Bus North West Ltd./Oakwood Travel Services, Blackpool. Lincolnshire: new list added for Unidentified Owner, Mablethorpe. London: list updated for Golden Tours, London; list updated for The Big Bus Company Ltd., London; list updated for Original London Sightseeing Tour Ltd. (The Original Tour London Sightseeing/City Sightseeing London), London. Merseyside: new list added for Glenvale Transport Ltd. (City Sightseeing Chester), New Brighton, Wallasey. Northumberland: list updated for Dreadnought Coaches, Alnwick. Somerset: list updated for Crosville Motor Services Ltd., Weston-super-Mare. Staffordshire: list updated for Stafford Bus Centre, dealer, Cotes Heath. Suffolk: list updated for Ipswich Buses, Felixstowe/Ipswich/Woodbridge. Northern Ireland - list updated for James Wray (Top Tours Ireland / City Sightseeing Londonderry). Scotland - list updated for First Glasgow No. 1 Ltd, Glasgow; list updated for Stagecoach Highlands, Fort William; new list added for Stagecoach Highlands, Portree. Wales - new list added for Clive Myers (Private), Llandudno. Check List - lists updated for Daimler Fleetline, Freight Rover Sherpa and MCW Metrobus. Scrapped/For Scrap - lists updated for Leyland Titan TN15 and MCW Metrobus tri-axle.
Wednesday 15 May 2013
Australia - one bus added and list updated with new Australian licence plates for Melbourne City Sightseeing Pty Ltd, Melbourne. Brazil - new list added for Rio City Tours, Rio de Janeiro. Bulgaria - new list added for UBR Limited (Promotional), Sofia. England - Avon: list updated for Abus, Bristol; list updated for S. Munden (Bristol Bus & Coach Sales), Bristol. Cumbria: lists updated for Stagecoach (Northwest) Limited at Keswick/Seatoller, and at Windermere/Bowness/Ambleside. East Sussex: new list added for Neil Morgan (Private), Brighton. East Yorkshire: list updated for Ellie Rose Travel, Hull. Essex: list updated for Ensign, dealer, Purfleet. Greater Manchester: list updated for SELNEC Preservation Society, Leigh. Hampshire: new list with a new conversion added for Hop On Inn (Mobile Bar/Promotional), Lyndhurst. Lincolnshire: list updated for W H Fowler & Sons (Coaches) Ltd., Holbeach Drove. London: three buses added to the list for Golden Tours, London. Somerset: new list added for North Somerset Coaches, Nailsea; list updated for Quantock Motor Services Limited, Bishops Lydeard. Suffolk: list removed for Venturer Coachways, Woodbridge (bus sold). Surrey: list updated for Mike Nash, dealer, Cobham. Unidentified Owners/Locations, England: three buses added to the list. Warwickshire: list updated for Midland Red (South) Limited (City Sightseeing Stratford-upon-Avon), Stratford-upon-Avon. West Midlands: list updated for The Green Bus, Birmingham. Hong Kong - new list added for Argos Bus Services, Hong Kong; two new buses added for Big Bus Sightseeing, Hong Kong; list updated for Citybus, Hong Kong; list updated for Kowloon Motor Bus, Hong Kong; list updated for New World First Bus, Hong Kong. Hungary - list updated for Big Bus Tours, Budapest. Scotland - list updated for Bluebird Buses, Ballater/Braemar. USA - California: list updated for The Big Red Bus Company, Palm Springs; list updated for Corlett (British Bus Company), Spring Valley, San Diego; list updated for San Francisco DeLuxe, San Francisco. Florida: list updated for Conway Tours (Big Bus Tours Miami), Miami, including several corrected licence plates, and new liveries. Hawaii: six new buses added to new list for E Noa Corporation, Honolulu; list updated for Polynesian Adventure Tours/Gray Line Hawaii (City Sightseeing Hawaii), Honolulu. Nevada: list updated for Open Top Sightseeing Inc., Las Vegas. Texas: list updated for City Sightseeing San Antonio LLC, San Antonio. Wales - list updated for D Hoare (Chepstow Classic Buses), Chepstow.
Tuesday 7 May 2013
England - East Yorkshire: list updated for East Riding of Yorkshire Council, now listed at Bridlington. Essex: list updated for Ensign, dealer, Purfleet. Suffolk: list updated for Venturer Coachways, Woodbridge. Germany - all previous state/region lists now merged back into one list for the whole country. Republic of Ireland - list updated for Dualway Coaches (City Sightseeing Dublin); new list added for Martin Mullen (Private), Galway. Scrapped/For Scrap - list updated for AEC Routemaster.
I have had a flurry of reports over the last few days and still have new data to add or update for several countries. This will be done as soon as possible.
Friday 26 April 2013
Belgium - list updated for Open Tours (City Sightseeing Brussels), Brussels. France - new list added for SoOuest Shopping Centre, Paris (operated by L’Open Tour, Paris). Malta - list for Island Sightseeing Limited (City Sightseeing Malta), Sliema, now listed as at Valletta. Netherlands - list updated for Open Tours (City Sightseeing Amsterdam), Amsterdam. It is reported by a correspondent that some buses have been renumbered which makes him wonder whether these vehicles might have been sold to another operator running the tour. Any information to confirm this or otherwise is welcome please. Portugal - buses added and list updated for Carris Tur (Yellow Bus Lisbon), Lisbon; list updated for Douro Acima Transportes (City Sightseeing Portugal), Lisbon; list updated for Cityrama (Gray Line Sightseeing), Lisbon; list updated for Lisbon Sightseeing, Lisbon. Scotland -list updated for Western Buses (Stagecoach Western), Ayr; new list added for Bluebird Buses (Stagecoach Bluebird), Ballater.
Thursday 18 April 2013
Australia - City Sightseeing Pty. Ltd (Darwin Explorer) retitled as Double Decker Tours (Darwin Explorer), merged with existing list for 'Double Decker Tours', Darwin, and list updated. Bulgaria - new list added for Abu-Martin Ltd., Bulgas. England - Avon: one bus added to the list for Rubicon Classic Enterprises, Bristol (City Sightseeing Bristol). Dorset: list updated for Discover Dorset (City Sightseeing Bournemouth). East Sussex: list updated for Bath Bus Company (City Sightseeing Eastbourne&BeachyHead), Eastbourne. Essex: list updated for Ensignbus, Purfleet, and for Ensign (dealer), Purfleet. Kent: new list added for South East Coachworks (dealer), Faversham. Lancashire: list updated for buses stored by Yorkshire Coastliner (Transdev Group) at Burnley. Lincolnshire: new list added for W H Fowler, Holbeach Drove. North Yorkshire: list updated for Coastal & Country Coaches, Whitby. Nottinghamshire: new list added for Legends Catering Limited, Nottingham. Oxfordshire: list updated for Tom Tappin Limited (Guide Friday City Shightseeing Oxford), Oxford. Somerset: list for Quantock Motor Services Lited, Norton Fitwarren, now correctly listed as at Bishops Lydeard, and list updated; list updated for Crosville Motor Services Limited, Weston-super-Mare. West Sussex: new list added for George Milford Haven (non-psv), Milland. Mexico - new list added for Unidentified Owner, Unidentified Location. Scotland - list updated for Western Buses Limited (Stagecoach Group), Brodick; list updated for City Sightseeing Glasgow Limited, Glasgow. USA - Maryland: list updated for City Sightseeing LLC (Double Decker Tours), Washington, DC. Unidentified Owners/Operators, Unidentified Locations, USA: list updated. Wales - list updated for David Hoare (Chepstow Classic Buses).
Tuesday 9 April 2013
Australia - lists updated for Double Deckerdence (mobile cafe), Brisbane; for Bundaberg News Mail (newspaper), Bundaberg; list for The Morning Bulletin, Rockhampton (newspaper), retitled as The Rockhampton Bulletin, and list updated; list for Unidentified Operator, Unidentified Location, now known to be in Queensland, reported sighted in Sydney in 1/09, now listed with vehicle details updated; list updated for Dee Decker Tours, Sunshine, Melbourne. England - Essex: list updated for Talisman Coach Lines, Colchester. Oxfordshire: list updated for Tom Tappin Limited (Guide Friday City Sightseeing Oxford), Oxford (some buses renumbered). Scrapped/For Scrap list updated as a result of last week's changes.
Friday 5 April 2013
Australia - new list added for City Sightseeing Pty Ltd (Darwin Explorer), Darwin, with two buses transferred from the same operator at Sydney, consequently the same buses removed and list updated for City Sightseeing Pty Ltd (Sydney/Bondi Explorer). Denmark - new list added for Anler, Copenhagen. England - Cambridgeshire: list updated for City Sightseeing Cambridge. Kent - list for Arriva Southern Counties, Maidstone, now correctly listed as Arriva Kent & Sussex, Gillingham, and list updated. West Yorkshire: list removed for First Bradford, Bradford, bus scrapped a few years ago, and to be added to the Scrap list at its next update. Hong Kong - lists updated for Citybus, Hong Kong; and for New World First Bus, Hong Kong. Norway - one bus added to the list for H.M.K. (City Sightseeing Oslo), Oslo; new list added for buses at H.M.K. (City Sightseeing Stavanger), Stavanger. Republic of Ireland - list updated for Dualway Coaches (Gray Line), Dublin; list for Euroadshow Marketing Ltd., Dublin, retitled for Mastermedia, Baldoyle, and list updated; new list added for Dualway Coaches (City Sightseeing), Kilkenny. Scotland - lists updated for Western Buses (Stagecoach Group) at Brodick, Isle of Arran; and at Ayr. Singapore - list updated for Heartware Network (Promotional), Singapore City. USA - California: list updated for San Francisco Deluxe Tours, San Francisco. Wales - list updated for Alpine Travel (City Sightseeing Llandudno), LLandudno; list removed for Arriva Cymru at Llandudno Junction, buses are based at Rhyl and so are added to that list, plus one new low-floor open top conversion there that we would like details for please.
Wednesday 3 April 2013
England - Avon: new list added for Bristol Vintage Bus Group, Bristol. Essex: one bus added to the list for Talisman Coaches (City Sightseeing Colchester); buses added and list updated for Ensign, dealer, Purfleet. London: five buses added to the list, and list updated, for Original London Sightseeing Tour, London. Oxfordshire: buses added and list updated for Tom Tappin Limited (Guide Friday City Sightseeing Oxford), Oxford.
Monday 1 April 2013
Australia - page reworked for Sydney Explorer/Bondi Explorer/City Sightseeing Sydney; previous photo files were too large, hopefully it loads more quickly now. England - Cumbria: one bus added to the list for Reay's Coaches Limited, Keswick/Bowness; lists updated for Stagecoach (Northwest) at Keswick, and at Windermere/Bowness/Ambleside. Devon: new list added for Arrowscore (Promotional), Cullompton. Gloucestershire: new list added for Kenneth Evans Associates (non-psv), Wickwar. Lancashire: list updated for Classic Bus North West, Blackpool. Lincolnshire: list updated for Lincolnshire Road Car Company (Stagecoach East Midlands), Skegness. London: new pages created for each Operator/Owner, with photographs - eight new records added to the list for Original London Sightseeing Tour, London. Merseyside: one bus added to the list for Ace Travel (North West) Limited (City Sightseeing Liverpool), Liverpool; one bus added to the list for Maghull Coaches Limited (City Explorer Liverpool). Northamptonshire: list updated for A Route 2 Hire, Towcester. Oxfordshire: list updated for Jonathan Harwood (Private), Witney. South Yorkshire: list for 'Unidentified dealer, Barnsley' removed, bus located at PVS, dealer, Barnsley, for scrap, and is now on the Scrapped/For Scrap list. Japan - new list added for Nishi-Nippon Railroad Co., Ltd. (Nishitetsu), Fukuoka. New Zealand - list updated for Robbie’s Fun Bus, Auckland; list removed for Wallis (non-psv), Wanaka, bus sold and now on a new list for Hassle-free Tours, Christchurch. Republic of Ireland - one bus added to the list for Dualway Coaches, Dublin (City Sightseeing Dublin). Russia - one bus added to the list for City Tour, Saint Petersburg. Scotland - new lists added for Stagecoach Highlands at Fort William, and at Portree, Isle of Skye. Sultanate of Oman - new country page added, with a list for Big Bus Tours LLC, Muscat; and a new list for Oman National Transport Company S.A.O.C., Muscat. United Arab Emirates - list updated for Double Decker Bus Tours LLC (Big Bus Tours), Dubai. USA - new state page added for Kentucky with a list for an unidentified private owner, Richmond. Wales - list updated for Arriva Cymru, Rhyl. Zimbabwe - new country page added, with a list for Kays Travel and Tours, Harare. Scrapped/For Scrap - list updated for MCW Metrobus.
Friday 15 March 2013
Australia - new list added for The National Union of Workers, Granville, New South Wales; new list added for Valley Luxury Coaches, Singleton, New South Wales; new list added for Sydney Festival, unidentified location, New South Wales, but probably near Sydney; new list added for Bundaberg News Mail, Bundaberg, Queensland; new list added for Sunshine Coast Newspaper Company, Maroochydore, Queensland; new list added for Unidentified Operator/Location, Tasmania; new list added for Unidentified Operator/Location, Australia; list removed for Sydney Party Bus, Sydney, New South Wales, bus sold, consequently new list added for Dee Decker Tours, Sunshine, Melbourne, Victoria; new list added for Calvin Clarke (Broome Top Deck Tours), Broome, Western Australia. England - Berkshire: list for Dennis Morcambe, Colnbrook, now correcly listed as Dennis Morcom, Slough, livery corrected and bus noted as for sale. Cambridgeshire: some buses reregistered and list updated for City Sightseeing Cambridge. Cheshire: City Sightseeing Chester page now listed as Glenvale Transport Limited (City Sightseeing Chester) (Stagecoach Group) after Stagecoach took over the operations of First Manchester in the Chester area in January, two buses removed (sold) and two new conversions added to the list. East Yorkshire: new list added for East Riding of Yorkshire Council, Driffield. Essex: three buses added to the list for Ensign, dealer, Purfleet. Lancashire: one bus added to the list for Classic Bus North West, Blackpool. Leicestershire: list for DJ Catering, Leicester, now correctly titled D & J Mobile Catering Limited, and list updated. London: list updated for Ray Dunkley (Private), Croydon. North Yorkshire: new list added for TVC Electrical, Malton; one bus added to the list for Coastal & Country Coaches, Whitby. Unidentified Owners/Locations, England: one bus added to the list.
Friday 1 March 2013
Australia - list removed for Gregory (Red Decker), Hobart, Tasmania, bus listed was not open top, however we believe a new Ankai open top is due for delivery there soon; operator title for list for 'Melbourne City Sightseeing (unconfirmed operator)’ is now confirmed as 'Melbourne City Sightseeing Pty Ltd', and list updated; new page created for Sydney Explorer/Bondi Explorer/City Sightseeing Sydney, with photos, notes, and list updated. Belgium - there are additional buses known to be in Antwerp, at least two of which have been sighted but not yet identified. It is possible that they are in the fleet of De Boeck (Antwerp Sightseeing Bus), but this is not yet confirmed, so pending further research, we have listed one bus here with an 'Unconfirmed Operator' until we can find more details. Denmark - new list added for a privately owned bus believed to be at Sonderborg. England - Cornwall: one bus added to the list for First Devon & Cornwall, at Camborne, list consequently removed for First Devon & Cornwall at Barnstaple, Devon. Devon: one bus added to list for Jonathan Hawkins (Private), Kingswear; one vehicle added to the list for West of England Transport Collection, Winkleigh; one bus removed from list for English Riviera Tours, Torquay. Dorset: list removed for Shamrock Buses, Poole, bus now with Jonathan Hawkins, Kingswear, Devon; list removed for BPTA, Bournemouth, vehicles now at Winkleigh, Devon, and Southampton, Hampshire. East Sussex: list updated for Brighton & Hove Buses (City Sightseeing Brighton), Brighton. Essex: one bus added to the list for Canvey Island Transport Museum; two buses added to the list for Ensign, dealer, Purfleet, and list updated. Greater Manchester: new list added for North West Bus Sales Ltd., Bolton. Hampshire: new list added for Black & White, Penton Mewsey, Andover; new list added for D. Mason (private), Southampton. Lancashire: one bus added to the list for Classic Bus North West Limited, Blackpool, and list updated. London: list for Black & White, London, removed and listed on the Hampshire page as at Andover; lists updated, mainly with previous owners, for Arriva South London; The Big Bus Company; Centrewest London Buses; Eurcermex (promotional); Go-Ahead East Thames Buses; Golden Tours (Transport) Limited; Kenneth Evans Associates (Non-psv, private); London General; Metroline; Routemaster Heritage Society (private); Original London Sightseeing Tour; list for See London By Night Limited titled as See-London.co.uk Ltd, one bus added and list updated. Oxfordshire: four buses added to and two buses removed from the list for Tom Tappin (Guide Friday City Sightseeing Oxford), Oxford. Somerset: list updated for Crosville Motor Services Limited, Weston-super-Mare. Staffordshire: one bus added to the list for T. W. Busby & Son (soft fruit growers), Haughton; new list added for R. Burdett (private), Unidentified Location. Surrey: list updated for Mike Nash, dealer, Cobham. Unidentified Owners/Unidentified Locations, England: three buses added to the list of unknowns we are trying to identify. Wiltshire: list removed for Swindon Robins Speedway Limited (Motorcycle Speedway Team, Non-psv), Swindon, bus scrapped. France - one bus added to the list for Les Cars Rouges, Paris, and list updated; list updated for Paris Low Cost (Foxity Sightseeing Tour), Paris; SARL LondonBus (Promotional), St Amant-Tallende, now listed as at Saint-Amant-Tallende, and list updated; six buses added to the list for Société d'Exploitation de Lignes Touristiques (L’Open Tour), Paris. Italy - 'Unidentified Operator', Rome, now identified as Groupama Assicurazioni, and list updated. Republic of Ireland - one bus added to the list for Dualway Coaches, Rathcoole (Gray Line Dublin Tour). Scotland - list updated with new fleetnumbers for Mac Tours, Edinburgh. South Africa - new list added for Topless Tours (City Sightseeing Joburg), Johannesburg. Spain - Madrid: list updated for Alejandro Reol (Private), Madrid. Ukraine - new country page added with a list for an unidentified owner in Kiev. USA - Florida: new list added for City Sightseeing Miami, Miami. This is an operation new to us and we don’t yet have details of the buses. Those listed here so far have had their basic details identified from photographs. We believe there are at least five open top buses here. If you can help, please contact us. List updated for Conway Tours Inc. (Big Bus Tours Miami), Miami. Louisiana - new list added for City Sightseeing New Orleans, New Orleans. This is another operation new to us and we don’t yet have details of the buses. We believe there are at least six open top buses here. If you can help, please contact us. Check List - one bus added to the list for Bristol G; one bus added to the list for Bristol FLF; one bus added to the list for Leyland Tiger. Scrapped/For Scrap List - one bus added to the list for Bristol VRT; one bus added to the list for MCW Metrobus.
Friday 1 February 2013
Australia - operator and intentions to be confirmed for 'Melbourne City Sightseeing', Melbourne. Canada - list for Autobus Connaiseur (Gray Line) now correctly listed as Autocar Connaiseur (Gray Line), and updated with new licence plates and previous known owners. Channel Islands - list and notes updated for Paul Talbot (Jersey Bus Tours), St. Helier, Jersey. England - Berkshire: list updated for Bath Bus Company (City Sightseeing Windsor); new list updated for Mark Dempster Racing (non-psv), Newbury Racecourse. Cheshire: list for Used Coach Sales, dealer, now listed as PSV Products Limited (Used Coach Sales), and list updated. Devon: list removed for D. Shears (Private), Bideford, bus now owned by Ensign, dealer, Purfleet, Essex. Essex: list updated for Ensign, dealer, Purfleet; list updated for Ensignbus, Purfleet; list updated for Talisman Coach Lines (City Sightseeing Colchester), Great Bromley; list updated for TWH Bus & Coach, Loughton. Hampshire: new list added for Brien (Private), Lymington. Kent: list updated for Paul Houselander (Private), Ashford; list updated for Rebecca Leather (Canterbury Bus Tours), Canterbury; list updated for K. Warren (Private), Staplehurst; new list added for Graham & Sons, Orpington. Lancashire: list updated for Yorkshire Coastliner buses in store at Burnley. London: list updated for The Big Bus Company, London; list for ‘Unidentified Owner’, Mitcham, now thought to be Graham & Sons, Orpington, so list removed from London page and added to Kent. North Yorkshire: new list added for Keith Andrews (Private), Middlesbrough; list updated for Coastal & Country Coaches, Whitby; list updated for York Pullman, York; list updated for Yorkshire Coastliner (York CitySightseeing), York. Oxfordshire: new list added for Oxford Bus Museum, Long Hanborough. Somerset: list updated for Crosville Motor Services Ltd., Weston-super-Mare. South Yorkshire: list removed for Foundry Coach Hire, Oughtibridge, Sheffield, bus now owned by Keith Andrews, Middlesbrough; list removed for Ian Frith (Private), Sheffield, now listed at Leeds, West Yorkshire. West Sussex: one bus added to the list for Church of Scientology (UK) (non-psv), East Grinstead. West Yorkshire: one bus added to the list for Keighley Bus Museum Trust, Keighley, list consequently removed for West Yorkshire PTE Preservation Group, Shipley; list added for Ian Frith (Private), Leeds; list removed for Yorkshire Heritage Bus Company, Ludden Foot, Halifax, bus now owned by Ensign, dealer, Purfleet, Essex. Unidentified Locations/Operators, England: list added to and updated, please see the notes there. France - list for Unidentified Owner, Lézardrieux, Brittany, now listed as Le Quellec, Lézardrieux, Brittany, and list updated. Germany - Rhineland-Palatinate: one bus added and list updated for Sales-Lentz, Bascharage, Luxembourg / Voyages Emile Webber, Luxembourg (City Sightseeing Trier), Trier. Hong Kong - new list added for United Holidays, Hong Kong. Italy - new list created for City Red Bus s.r.I., Bologna. Luxembourg - list updated for Sales-Lentz, Bascharage / Voyages Emile Webber, Canach (City Sightseeing Luxembourg). Malta - list for City Sightseeing Gozo, Victoria, now listed as Gozo Joy Rides, list updated and one new record added; list updated for Lepeirks Travel (Gozo Sightseeing), Victoria; Zarb Coaches, Iklin, now listed as at Birkikara and list updated; list updated for Garden of Eden Garage, dealer, Ghaxaq; list for Oasis Tours (City Sightseeing Malta), Sliema, now listed as operated by Island Sightseeing Limited, and list updated; list updated for Supreme Travel Limited (Malta Sightseeing), Zetjun. Northern Ireland - list updated for Quinn, Ardboe (operated by McComb’s Coaches, Belfast) (Belfast City Tour), Belfast. Scotland - list updated for City Sightseeing Edinburgh. Tasmania - this is part of Australia and so the page has been removed, and the list for Jonathan Gregory, Hobart, has been added to the Australia page. United Arab Emirates - list added for new operation by Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq) (City Sightseeing Sharjah), Sharjah City. Wales - lists for Bus Museum, Barry, and Cardiff Transport Preservation Group, Cardiff, now listed together as The Bus Depot, Barry; plus one bus now listed at Cardiff & South Wales Trolleybus Project, St Mellons. Check List - list updated, republished in chassis make order. Scrap/For Scrap - new list added for AEC Regent; list updated for AEC Routemaster; list updated for Daimler Fleetline; list updated for MAN SD202; list updated for MCW Metroliner. Many thanks to all contributors of news items, photos and information, anything so far unused will be published as soon as possible.
Tuesday 1 January 2013
Australia - list updated for City Sightseeing, Sydney; new list added for Melbourne City Sightseeing, Melbourne. Belgium - two buses added and list updated for Bus Prophils (Promotional), Charleroi; lists for Aspekt Mobiel (Promotional) at Kappellen and Zandhoven merged into one list for Zandhoven, and list updated; list updated for Street Soccer Fun (Promotional), Peutie. Cyprus - new list added for Dreamwell Consultants Ltd., Paphos; new list added for Greysand Shipping Ltd., Paphos; new list added for Jack & Sons Transport Services Ltd., Paphos. Denmark - list updated for Paaske Bus (Viking Bus) (City Sightseeing), Copenhagen. England - Avon: two buses added to the list for S. Munden (Bristol Bus & Coach Sales), Bristol; Berkshire: one bus added to the list for Bath Bus Company Limited (RATP Group) (CitySightseeing Windsor), Windsor; Cornwall: new list added for E.Rowson (Private), Truro; Cumbria: two buses removed from the list for Reay's Coaches, Keswick, as they were not converted to open top as had been anticipated by us, and list updated; Devon: new list added for Hawkins (private), Kingswear, list for McAllister (Devonian), Paignton,consequently removed; Essex: list updated for Ensign, dealer, Purfleet; list updated for Blueline Travel, Southend-on-Sea; list updated for TWH Bus & Coach, Romford; Isle of Wight: list for Go South Coast Events Fleet (Go Ahead Group) has been removed, all buses sold; list updated with five buses reregistered for The Southern Vectis Omnibus Company Limited (Go Ahead Group), Newport; Kent: new list added for Arriva Southern Counties, Maidstone; list updated for Rebecca Leather (Canterbury Bus Tours); Lancashire: new list added for Our Symphonic Life (music band); Lincolnshire: new list added for 2 Way Transport Limited, Scunthorpe, with a convertible bus normally operated with roof on, bus consequently deleted from the Check list; London: list updated for Original London Sightseeing Tour (The Original Tour); Merseyside: new list added for Regent North West Limited, Kirkdale; English Unidentified Owners/Operators, Unidentified Locations: list updated. France - two buses added to the list for Bordeaux Culture Decouverte, Bordeaux. Germany - North Rhine-Westphalia: list updated for Willms Reisen, Aachen; list updated for Cologne Coach Service Busreisen, Cologne, with body makes; list updated for Willms Reisen, Cologne, with body makes. Italy - list updated for Green Line Tours, Rome; list updated for Roma Sightseeing Tour, Rome; list updated for Rome Opern Tour, Rome; list updated and two new buses added for Trambus Open (Roma Cristiana/Christian Rome), Rome. Malta - list updated for Garden Of Eden Garage (dealer), Ghaxaq. Netherlands - list updated for Open Tours (CitySightseeing Amsterdam), Amsterdam; new list added for Turks Restaurant, Beverwijk; Childright Fund, unidentified location, now listed as ChildRight, Ijsselstein, and list updated; new list added for Pines & Classics (Promotional), Oirschot, list consequently removed for Krass Touringcars, Ammerzoden; new list added for unidentified owner, unidentified location; another unidentified owner in Amsterdam now listed as at Weesp (near Amsterdam), any other information on these is requested please. Northern Ireland - one bus added to the list for Belfast Citysightseeing Limited (City Sightseeing Belfast). Scotland - list updated for Western Buses, Ayr (and previously listed as Stagecoach Western Buses); list for Stagecoach Western Buses on the Isle of Arran is now updated and correctly titled for Western Buses at Brodick, Isle of Arran; list updated for CitySightseeing Edinburgh. Singapore - two unidentified buses added and list updated for Ducktours, Singapore City. Spain - Madrid: list updated for Estubus Publicidad Exterior SL, Madrid; list for Medios Moviles (Promotional) on the Unidentified Locations, Spain, page has been identified as being at Madrid and is now listed on that page. United Arab Emirates - list updated for Double Decker Bus Tours LLC (Big Bus Tours), Dubai, six buses transferred to Conway Tours, Miami - see below; new list added for easytour, Dubai, this is a tour operation that we have just discovered, and have listed one bus. It's likely that there is more than one bus in this fleet, so any more information is sought please. USA - California: one bus added to the list for The Big Red Bus Company, Palm Desert; one bus added to the list for CitySightseeing San Francisco, San Francisco; list updated for Open Top Sightseeing Inc., San Francisco, five buses transferred to Conway Tours, Miami - see below. Florida: eleven buses added to the list for Conway Tours (Big Bus Miami), Miami; list removed for Mambo Tours (Miami Tourist Bus), Miami, buses have been or are believed scrapped. Illinois: list removed for James Tillapaugh (Promotional), Chicago, bus believed scrapped. Pennsylvania: list for Philadelphia Trolley Works now titled 76 Carriage Co. Inc. (Philadelphia Trolley Works/The Big Bus Company), five buses added and list updated; list updated for Philadelphia Sightseeing Tours, Philadelphia, with two buses added and three buses removed; consequently a new list has been added for The Pittsburgh Tour Company, Pittsburgh. Wales - new list added for Cardiff Transport Preservation Group, Cardiff; list consequently amended for David Hoare (Chepstow Classic Buses). Scrapped/For Scrap - page reworked into separate lists for each chassis type.
Saturday 1 December 2012
Azores Islands - photos added to the page for the unidentified operator of 'Open Top Cow' bus created in our last update. Croatia - one bus added and list updated for Libertas (Cabriotour), Dubrovnik. England - Dorset: list removed for Sureline Buses, Portland, bus sold for scrap. Finland - list updated for Westendin Linja, Helsinki, with three buses added, acquired from Strömma Helsinki AB, Helsinki; the list for that operator has consequently been deleted. Germany - the States/regional areas page has been altered to show the cities and towns within each state that we have lists for, making it easier for users less familiar with German geography. Martinique - we have received information from Casanova Transports that they are starting a new open top sightseeing operation on the island of Martinique, offering two tours based at Saint Pierre. We don’t yet have any information on the buses that are being used there, and await details from the company. If anyone else can assist with more information and/or photographs, please contact us. USA - California: list updated for San Francisco Deluxe Sightseeing, San Francisco. Wales - list added for Martin Stokes (Alfresco Bus) (mobile cafe), Wrexham. Check List republished - buses that we don't have current details for. Scrapped/For Scrap list republished.
Thursday 15 November 2012
Azores Islands - new Country page added, with a list for an unidentified operator at Ponta Delgada. England - Essex: List updated for Ensign, dealer, Purfleet. The buses used at Southend-on-Sea this year by S&M, Benfleet, are reported to have been on hire from TWH, Romford, rather than acquired, and now returned to TWH. As these operators are in the same county, the list has been retitled for TWH Bus & Coach, and details updated. Lancashire: the list for Geoff Lister, dealer, Bolton, is now on the Greater Manchester page, titled Lister PVS, and with six buses added, as acquired from Original London Sightseeing, London. Consequently... London: list updated for Original London Sightseeing Tour, London, also with some livery notes updated and two buses added; two buses added to the list for See London By Night, London. Georgia - new Country page added, with a list for JSC Elit Electronics (promotional bus), Tbilisi. Italy - list updated for City Sightseeing Milano S.r.l., Milan; lists updated with one bus added to each of Green Line Tours S.p.A., Rome; Roma Sightseeing Tour s.r.l., Rome; and Rome Open Tour, Rome. Madeira - new Country page created, and list for Dourima Acima Transportes (City Sightseeing Portugal) transferred from the Portugal page; also new list added for CarrisTur (Yellow Bus Tours), Funchal. Northern Ireland - list updated for Belfast Citysightseeing Ltd., Belfast. Portugal - buses added to list for CarrisTur, Lisbon; new list added for Cityrama (Gray Line Sightseeing), Lisbon. Singapore - list corrected for Singapore Duck Tours pte Ltd (City Sightseeing/The Original Tour), Singapore City. USA - California: one bus added to the list for San Francisco DeLuxe Sightseeing, San Francisco.
Thursday 1 November 2012
Canada - Following the acquisition of ShopDineTour and Gray Line Sightseeing Toronto by The Bus And Boat Company, Toronto (the City Sightseeing Toronto franchise holder), these three fleets are now listed under The Bus And Boat Company heading. A new page has been created with all of the buses on one list with photos and notes. Croatia - new list added for Libertas, Dubrovnik, with photos; new list added for Kremenko, Omis (operator to be confirmed). England - Devon: list updated for Devonian, Paignton. Essex: buses added to list for Ensign, dealer, Purfleet. Hampshire: list updated for Xelabus, Portsmouth. London: one bus added and list updated for Original London Sightseeing Tour; new list added for unidentified private owner, Mitcham; and another unidentified owner at Roehampton. Northumberland: list updated for Dreadnought Coaches, Alnwick. Oxfordshire: new list added for Jonathan Harwood, Witney. Italy - list updated for City Sightseeing Firenze, Florence; list updated for City Sightseeing Milano S.r.l., Milan. Malta - list updated for Garden Of Eden Garage, Ghaxaq. Montenegro - new Country page added, with list for Kotor Open Tour, Kotor. The Netherlands - list updated for Bakker Travel (Touristbus Amsterdam); new list added for Connexxion, Amsterdam. USA - California: list updated for StarLine Tours (City Sightseeing Hollywood). Massachussets: new list added for Herrell's Ice Cream, Deerfield.
Monday 1 October 2012
Australia - list updated for City Sightseeing Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales. Dominican Republic - new country page added, with list for Santo Domingo City Tours, Santa Domingo. England - Cornwall: new list added for Western Greyhound, Newquay. Cumbria: list updated for Reay’s Coaches Limited, Keswick/Bowness. Lancashire: list updated for Classic Bus North West, Blackpool. London: list updated for Ray Dunkley (Private) (previously incorrectly listed as Ray Anderson), Croydon. North Yorkshire: list updated for SS Suncruisers, Scarborough. Tyne & Wear: new list added for a maintenance vehicle at Tyne Tunnel Authority, Howdon, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Malta - Captain Morgan Tours, Sliema, now listed as City Sightseeing Malta (Oasis Tours), Sliema, and list updated. Norway - list updated for Kristiansand Dyrepark (zoo), Kristiansand. Serbia - new list added for BS Tours, Belgrade. Scotland - list updated for City Sightseeing Edinburgh. The lists for Spain have become so numerous that we have divided the country up into provinces or regional areas, as follows, for ease of reading, and updating too - Andalucia: list updated for City Sightseeing Espana S.L., Benalmadena; City Sightseeing Espana S.L., Cadiz; Sevirama, Cadiz; City Sightseeing Espana S.L., Granada; new list added for City Tour Alhambra Viajes S.L., Granada; list corrected and updated for City Sightseeing Espana S.L., Malaga; list updated for City Sightseeing Espana S.L., Seville. Aragon: new list added for Transportes Urbanos de Zaragoza, S.A. (TUZSA) [Grupo Avanza], Zaragoza. Asturias: new list added for ALSA, Gijon. Basque Country: list updated for San Sebastian Tour S.L.(Bus Turistikoa Bilbaotour), Bilbao; and for San Sebastian Tour S.L., San Sebastian. Cantabria: list updated for Santander City Sightseeing, Santander. Castile and León: new lists added for Urbanos de Segovia UTE [Grupo Avanza], Segovia; and Autobuses Urbanos de Valladolid S.A., Valladolid. Catalonia: list updated and many buses added for Barcelona City Tour (Julia/TRAPSA/Sarbus), Barcelona; new list added for City Sightseeing Espana S.L., Barcelona; list updated for Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona (T.M.B.), Barcelona; new list added for Autobuses de Lleida SA (Sarbus), Lleida; new list added for Transports Pujol i Pujol, S.L., Lloret del Mar; new list added for Transports Ciutat Comtal (T.C.C.) [Grup Sarbus], Stiges. Galicia: new list added for V.I.T.R.A.S.A., Vigo. Gran Canaria: list updated for City Sightseeing Espana S.L., Las Palmas de Gran Granaria; list updated for City Sightseeing Espana S.L., , Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Madrid: new list added for Tourist Bus Spain SA (Promotional), Aranjuez; new list added for Alejandro Reol (Private), Madrid; new list added for Bus Turistico Madrid (EMT); list updated for Madrid City Tour (Alsa/Grupo Juliá), Madrid. Majorca: list updated for Transunion Mallorca S.L., Cala d'or; list updated for Autocares Manacor S.A., Manacor; list updated for City Sightseeing Espana S.L., Palma; new list added for Sa Coma Golf & Safari Turistic Bus, Sa Coma. Murcia: new list added for Cartagena Puerto de Culturas S.A, Cartagena. Toledo: new list added for Toledo City Tour S.L. (Grupo Juliá), Toledo. Valencia: list updated for Turibus Alicante (Grup SuBus), previously listed as SuBus; list updated for Liorente Bus Benidorm (Grup Avansa), Benidorm; new list added for Terra Natura Wild Life Park; new list added for an unidentified operator in Benidorm; new list added for Viajes Transvia Tours S.L., Valencia. Unidentified Owner/Operators, Spain: new page added with a list of buses that we don't current;y know the status or location of, including many records new to our database.
Wednesday 5 September 2012
Cyprus - list updated for London Bus Cafe, previously listed as 'Unidentified Owner', Limassol; list updated for Cyprus City Sightseeing. England - Cambridgeshire: list updated for City Sightseeing Cambridge. Cheshire: list updated for Network Warrington; list updated for Used Coach Sales, dealer, Warrington. Essex: list updated for Ensign, dealer, Purfleet. Lancashire: new list added for Mr Hunter (Private), Tarleton. London: list update for Original London Sightseeing Tour; and for City Sightseeing London. Merseyside: list updated for Maghull Coaches (City Explorer Liverpool Tour), Liverpool. Somerset: list updated for Longleat Enterprises, Cheddar. Warwickshire: list updated for City Sightseeing Stratford-upon-Avon. Germany - Berlin: list updated for Berlin City Tour GmbH, Berlin. Republic of Ireland - new list added for Euroadshow Marketing Ltd., promotional, Dublin, bus acquired from Get On Board Campaign, Dublin, and that operator's list consequently removed. USA - California: list updated for San Francisco Deluxe Tours. Russia - three buses added to the list for City Sightseeing Moscow Ltd.
Wednesday 29 August 2012
Belgium - list updated for De Boeck, Brussels. Denmark - lists updated for PP Busser (City Sightseeing), Aarhus; Paaske Bus (Viking Bus) (City Sightseeing), Copenhagen. England - Essex: two new open top conversions added to the list for Blueline Travel, Southend-on-Sea. We have done some major updates and corrections to our Germany pages this time - Bavaria: list updated for OMR Omnibushandel Mario Röttgen, dealer, Untersteinach. Berlin: lists updated for BBS [HARU Reisen OHG] (City Circle); City Tour GmbH; BVG; Der Tempelhofer; Eick Rundfahrten (Berliner City Tour); Eurocermex; Stadtrundfahrtbüro Berlin (Tommy Erbe); and Top Tour Sightseeing; new lists added for Berolina [Magasch GmbH & Co. KG] (City Circle); BEX Sightseeing (City Circle); and BVB [Bus Verkehr Berlin KG] (City Circle). Bremen: new page added for this German state, with a list for CUXLINER GmbH, Bremerhaven. Hamburg: new lists added for Die Hanse-Stadtrundfahrt; Die Roten Doppeldecker GmbH; Hamburg City Vision GmbH; Hamburg Tour Christa Rduch; Hansa Rundfahrt GmbH (Top-Tour Hamburg); and Wilhelm Lau e.K (Hamburg City Tour). Lower Saxony: new page added, with list for CUXLINER GmbH, Cuxhaven. Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: new list added for Buskontor Schwerin, Schwerin. North Rhine-Westphalia: lists updated for Cologne Coach Service Busreisen GmbH, Cologne;and Willms Reisen, Cologne; new list added for LüLüDü GmbH & Co. KG, Dolmen; bus for Der Munsterbus, Münster, now correctly listed for TCT - Touristik City Tour, Münster. Saxony: new lists added for Die Roten Doppeldecker GmbH, Dresden; Busverkehr-Zipper GmbH, Grünstadt; Thomas Fredrich, Kassel; Kipferls Touristik GmbH, Rödermark. Saxony-Anhalt: new page added, with list for Magdeburger Verkehrsbetriebe GmbH, Magdeburg. Germany Unidentified buses: two buses added to the list - can anyone help with any more information about the current status of these buses please?
Tuesday 21 August 2012
Just a couple of small updates this time. England - Berkshire: list updated for City Sightseeing Windsor. Cambridgeshire: list updated for City Sightseeing Cambridge.
Tuesday 7 August 2012
A new tour operation has started this month on the Isle Of Man, which is a British dependency situated in the Irish Sea between England and Ireland; its status as self-governing separate from the UK gives it (as far as we are concerned here) its own listing on the Countries page. USA - California: a new page has been created for City Sightseeing San Francisco.
Saturday 4 August 2012
England - another one added to the English 'Where Are They Now?' page, otherwise known as Unidentified Owners/Locations. Please have a look here and let us know if you can provide any information on the current whereabouts or status of these buses. Essex: list updated for Ensign, dealer, Purfleet, and for Ensignbus, Purfleet. Merseyside: Merseyside Transport Trust buses are listed as at Southport for now, instead of Burscough, as they are operating a sightseeing tour of Southport this summer. Northern Ireland - list updated for Belfast Citysightseeing. Scotland - list updated for Mac Tours, Edinburgh.
Friday 3 August 2012
A few more updates for England this time. Cumbria: Reays, Wigton, is now listed at Keswick/Bowness, with one bus added, which was unfortunately deroofed from part open top form in a low bridge accident on the second day in service, and so may not now be in service, depending on how quickly it is repaired. London: One Leyland Olympian and all of the remaining tri-axle MCW Metrobuses in the Original London Sightseeing Tour fleet have been renumbered and/or reregistered, and retained for another summer's service; another of these has been sold to Ensign, dealer, Purfleet, and that company's list on the Essex page has been altered accordingly. Further updates are due soon for the Ensign list. North Yorkshire: list updated for Scarborough & District, Scarborough, with new livery for Bristol VRT VDV 138S and some details of the more recently acquired Volvo B7TLs updated. List updated with previous owners' details for Stephenson (SS Suncruisers), Scarborough.
Wednesday 1 August 2012
Bulgaria - list updated for City Sightseeing Sofia. England - Cambridgeshire: three new conversions added and list updated for City Sightseeing Cambridge. Cumbria: list updated for Stagecoach (Northwest) buses at Bowness/Windermere. Hampshire: list updated for Topless Island Tours, Hayling Island. Kent: new list added for K. Warren (Private), Staplehurst. London: list updated for Golden Tours, London; list updated for The Big Bus Company, London, all of the new Ankai buses recently delivered have now been identified. Warwickshire: list updated for Midland Red (South) (City Sightseeing Stratford-upon-Avon). West Sussex: new list added for Simon Holman (Private), Worthing; list consequently removed for Village Coaches, Findon. Lots of information has come to hand for Germany - restrictions on time prevent me from publishing all of it in this update, but meanwhile we have published the following for Bavaria: new lists added for Käsweber-Reisen, Pfaffing; and OMR Omnibushandel Mario Röttgen, Untersteinach; and North Rhine-Westphalia: new operator list added for Willms Reisen (Aachener City Tour), Aachen; new operator list added for Cologne Coach Service Busreisen GmbH, Koln. Spain - Turibus Alicante has now been identified as SuBús, Alicante, two more buses added to that list. Wales - list updated for Arriva Cymru, Rhyl. USA - California: list updated for Coach USA (Coach America Franciscan Lines/San Francisco Sightseeing/Gray Line); Open Top Sightseeing Inc.; and Super Sightseeing Tours; all San Francisco.
Thursday 28 June 2012
England - Cornwall: list removed for Western Greyhound, Newquay - bus sold, consequently new list added for Ray Anderson (private owner), Croydon, London, and with another bus added that has been removed from the English Unidentified Locations/Unidentified Owners list. Scotland - new page with photos added and list updated with a new conversion for First Glasgow. USA - California: new page created with photos and list updated for San Francisco DeLuxe Sightseeing, San Francisco. Many thanks to all contributors of news items, photos and information for other countries and operators, these will be published as soon as possible.
Monday 18 June 2012
Australia - list updated for City Sightseeing Sydney, Sydney. New Country List added for Cambodia, a bus has been exported there from England as a promotional vehicle for a brewery company. Canary Islands - list updated for Siam Park Theme Park, Costa Adeje, Tenerife; previously 'unidentified' bus at Jungle Park Zoo, Playa de las Americas, is now known to be 9885 CVT, but the vehicle type is still unknown. Can you help? England - Avon: list for Bristol Bus & Coach Sales, dealer, Bristol, now correctly titled S. Munden (Bristol Bus & Coach Sales), and list updated; list updated for City Sightseeing Bristol. Cambridgeshire: list updated for City Sightseeing Cambridge. Cheshire: list updated for Used Coach Sales, dealer, Warrington; list consequently updated for Southern Vectis, Newport, Isle of Wight. Cumbria: list updated for Stagecoach Northwest, Windermere/Bowness area. Derbyshire: list updated for Global Drinks (promotional bus), Clay Cross. Devon: list updated for First Devon & Cornwall, Barnstaple; list updated for Woolacombe Bay Holiday Parcs. Essex: list updated for Ensignbus, Purfleet; new list added for new to our records Blueline Travel, Southend-on-Sea; list updated for S&M Coaches, Southend-on-Sea; list removed for Ian Burge (private), unidentified location, list for Little Bus Company, Sidcup, Kent, consequently updated; list removed for Chris Hunn (TWH Bus & Coach), Romford, bus scrapped and to be added to the Scrapped/For Scrap list. Lancashire: list updated for Classic Bus Lancashire/North West, Blackpool. London: list updated for The Big Bus Company, London. Merseyside: list updated for City Explorer Liverpool (Maghull Coaches); and for Merseyside Transport Trust, Burscough. North Yorkshire: list updated for SS Suncruisers, Scarborough. Somerset: list updated for First Somerset & Avon, Weston-super-Mare; list updated for Curtis & Walker (private), Bath. Staffordshire: list removed for unidentified paintball site, Stoke-on-Trent area, bus now at Used Coach Sales, Warrington, as above. Unidentified locations/owners, England: list updated for this page of mysteries, where we know that buses have moved on from their previous owners, but where and who owns them is not known to us. The list for Bedfordshire has been removed as the only bus on it now appears on the Unidentified locations/owners page. Netherlands - one bus added and list updated for Open Tours (City Sightseeing Amsterdam), Amsterdam; list added for new to our records Touristbus Amsterdam, Amsterdam. Poland - new list added for an unidentified dealer in Warsaw. Scotland: list updated for Blythswood (dealer), Glasgow, one bus removed as sold to Blueline Travel, Essex, as above; new list added for new sightseeing tour at Kirkwall, on Orkney; the list for City Sightseeing Cambridge, England, has been consequently altered; list updated for Mac Tours, Edinburgh. USA - Pennsylvania: one bus added to the list for Philadelphia Sightseeing Tours Inc, Philadelphia. Wales - list updated for Chepstow Classic Buses, Chepstow; list updated for Bus Museum, Barry; list removed for GM Coaches, Cefn Cribwr, Glamorgan, bus sold to a dealer in Warsaw, Poland.
Friday 1 June 2012
Australia - operations of Perth Tram Company (City Explorer) transferred to City Tour Pty Ltd (City Sightseeing Perth), so list retitled and details updated. England - Cheshire: new list added with new open top conversion added, for Warrington Borough Transport (Network Warrington). Cumbria: new list added with two new open top conversions added, for Reays Coaches Limited, Wigton. Dorset: tree lopper OEL 232M removed from the list for Wilts & Dorset, Poole, bus sold for scrap; also other buses on the same list have new fleet numbers. Hampshire: new list added for Milestones Museum, Basingstoke; lists updated with new fleetnumbers for Wilts & Dorset, Lymington, and Solent Blue Line, New Forest (associated fleet). Isle of Wight: Buses renumbered at Southern Vectis, Newport (Island Breezers fleet), with buses garaged at Newport; new list added for Southern Vectis at Shanklin with one bus correctly allocated there. Can anyone confirm where the 'Go South Coast Events Fleet' buses are based please? Kent: list updated for The London Bus Company, Northfleet (two buses taken back from base at Rainham, Essex, that list consequently removed from Essex page). London: list updated with registration numbers and layouts for more of the new buses at Big Bus Company, London. North Yorkshire: liveries corrected for Coastal & Country Coaches, Whitby. Somerset: one bus added to list for Crosville Motor Services, Weston-super-Mare. Staffordshire: new list added for T.W. Busby & Son, soft fruit growers, with a convertible bus used with roof on for transport of its staff to the fruit farms. Germany - Berlin: list updated for Der Tempelhofer, Berlin. Scotland - lists updated for Beith Transport Museum, Beith, Ayrshire; and for Mac Tours, Edinburgh. Spain - list updated with corrected bodywork for some buses at Madrid City Tours (Alsa/Grupo Julia), Madrid. United Arab Emirates - list for Double Decker Bus Tours LLC, Abu Dhabi, now correctly titled Big Bus Tours LLC. United States of America - Arizona: list updated for Hancock, Show Low. California: list updated for StarLine Tours (City Sightseeing Hollywood), Los Angeles; lists updated for San Francisco Travel (ViZit Tours), San Diego; for Kozlova & Vysochin (San Francisco Deluxe Tours), San Francisco; and San Francisco Travel (City Sightseeing San Francisco), San Francisco; list added for Michael Harper-Smith (Eurofilm), Tarzana; Gallo (London Bus & Taxi/Red Bus Rentals), Woodland Hills, is the same entity as Red Bus Rentals, Tarzana, so the two lists have been merged under the Red Bus Rentals, Tarzana, heading. Nevada: list updated for Double Decker Bus Company, Las Vegas; list updated for Open Top Sightseeing Inc, Las Vegas.
Sunday 20 May 2012
Australia - list updated for City Sightseeing Sydney, Sydney. Germany - Berlin: list updated for Der Tempelhofer, Berlin. North Rhine-Westphalia: new list added for Der Munsterbus, Munster, new to our records. Northern Ireland - operator Rogan (Diamond/Belfast Sight Seeing) now retitled Diamond Leisure Transport and buses rebranded and reliveried for 'Titanic & City Tours'. Scotland - list removed for Wilson of Gourock (Glasgow City Tour), Glasgow, following the fire at the depot in June 2011, the surviving bus was sold to a dealer and the others scrapped. United Arab Emirates - new list added for Double Decker Bus Tours LLC (Big Bus Tours) at Abu Dhabi, new location for the website; list updated for Double Decker Bus Tours LLC (Big Bus Tours) at Dubai.
Thursday 10 May 2012
Belgium - three new buses added to the list for Open Tours (City Sightseeing Brussels), Brussels. Ecuador - three buses added and list updated for buses at Guayquil Vision, Guayquil. England - Cambridgeshire: one bus reregistered at Cambus (City Sightseeing Cambridge), Cambridge; Cumbria: lists updated for Stagecoach (North West) at Keswick and Windermere; Essex: list updated for Linkfast Limited (S&M Coaches, Benfleet), Southend-on-Sea; new list added for Ian Burge (Private), unidentified location, Essex; bus consequently removed from Glasgow Corporation Transport, Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland. Gloucestershire: some details updated for Brown (The London Bus Export Co), Lydney. Hampshire: list updated for Xelabus, Portsmouth. Kent: list updated for Little Bus Company, Sidcup. Lincolnshire: MCW Metrobuses sold for scrap from Lincolnshire Road Car Co. Ltd. (Stagecoach East Midlands), Skegness, and to be added to the Scrapped list later. London: lists updated for Arriva Original London Sightseeing Tour; Arriva OLST (City Sightseeing London); and The Big Bus Company. Hungary - list updated for Big Bus Sightseeing, Budapest. Northern Ireland - list updated for Rogan (Diamond) [t/a Belfast Sight Seeing], Belfast; list updated for McComb (Belfast City Tour), Belfast; and for Allen's Tours, Belfast. United Arab Emirates - list for Big Bus Company, Dubai, now correctly titled Double Decker Bus Tours LLC. USA - Hawaii: list updated for Polynesian Adventure Tours/Gray Line Hawaii (City Sightseeing Hawaii), Honolulu. Many thanks to all who have contributed information and updates via The Open Top Bus Group and our contact e-mail address. All reports are gratefully received.
Tuesday 1 May 2012
Australia - four new buses added to the list for City Sightseeing Sydney, Sydney. England - Avon: one new conversion and one bus added to list for Bristol Bus & Coach Sales, dealer, Bristol, consequently list removed from the West Yorkshire page for Transport Yorkshire Preservation Group, Leeds. Cambridgeshire: list updated for Anthea Head (Decker Bus), Whittlesey. Lancashire: further to our previously reported movement of D257 FYM to Alpine Coaches (City Sightseeing Llandudno, Llandudno, Wales, we have not seen any actual evidence of this and so the bus has been relisted at its previous owner Blackpool Transport (City Sightseeing Blackpool). London: one bus added and list updated for Golden Tours (Transport), London; list updated (mainly corrected chassis types, and seating layouts) for The Big Bus Company, London. Hungary - list added with new buses for a new sightseeing operation by Big Bus Sightseeing, Budapest. Italy - new list added for Feste Bus Roma, Rome, previously incorrectly listed with Little London, Martina Franca, list for that operator consequently shortened; list for an unidentified operator/unidentified location in Spain now correctly listed on the Italy page. The Netherlands - list added for an unidentified owner, Amsterdam, bus formerly at K&J, dealer, York, England; list for Oostenrijk Touringcars BV, Diemen, Amsterdam, now correctly listed as Open Tours, Brussels (City Sightseeing Amsterdam). USA - California: one bus added to Open Top Sightseeing, San Francisco. Nevada: list updated for Open Top Sightseeing, Las Vegas. Unidentified owners/locations, USA: - one bus added to this list. Please have a look and let us know if you can provide any more details on any of these buses. Wales - one bus added to the list for David Hoare (Chepstow Classic Buses); list corrected for Alpine Coaches (City Sightseeing Llandudno & Conwy), Llandudno (see entry for Blackpool, Lancashire, England, above. Check List - list republished. Scrapped/For Scrap List: list republished.
Tuesday 17 April 2012
England: Devon - the three separate lists for buses at Winkleigh have been merged into one list of buses owned by separate parties and kept at the premises of West of England Transport Collection, Winkleigh. East Sussex - one of the buses previously listed on the Unidentified Owners/Locations list has now had the owner and location identified and is now on a new list for thebubblebus.com, Brighton. London - several buses removed from the list for The Big Bus Company, London, because they have been withdrawn for preparation for use in other locations outside of the UK, and we will add these to the correct locations when they become known; also a number of buses from the same fleet have been withdrawn and sold for scrap. Merseyside - list removed for UKB Preservation Group, Liverpool (incorrect heading); list removed for Arriva North West, Southport; buses previously on those two lists now on new list added for Merseyside Transport Trust, Burscough (buses owned by private individuals); one new conversion added to the list for Maghull Coaches (City Explorer Liverpool Tour), Liverpool. Oxfordshire - new list added for Mr. A. Hamer (private), Oxford. France: list updated with liveries for SARL LondonBus (Promotional), St Amant-Tallende. Scotland: Following the fire at Wilson of Gourock (Glasgow City Tour), Glasgow, in June 2011, the operator has ceased trading by April 2012, and the surviving open top bus has been sold to Blythswood (dealer), Glasgow. The subsequent fate of the buses that were destroyed by the fire is not yet known to us, and so they are still listed under the Wilson heading. If you can provide any details of their fate, please contact us. Spain: new list added for new to our records Turibus Alicante, Alicante. Some of the details are sparse, and there are probably more buses here, so as usual, any more information is gratefully received; new list added for new to our records Donosti Tour, San Sebastian. Likewise, there are probably more buses here. The list for Sakean Koop Elk (Promotional), Donostia, has been retitled as being at San Sebastian. Wales: list updated for Alpine Travel (City Sightseeing Llandudno & Conwy), Llandudno; list updated for Arriva Cymru, Llandudno Junction; list updated for David Hoare (Chepstow Classic Buses), Chepstow; list updated for GM Coaches, Cefyn Cribwr.
Wednesday 11 April 2012
The start of the 2012 Summer season in the northern hemisphere brings a flurry of activity. Belgium: list updated for Aspekt Mobiel (Promotional), Zandhoven. Channel Islands: one bus added to the list for Jersey Bus Tours, St. Helier. China: lists updated with correct chassis details for buses at Big Bus Tours, Shanghai; and for China Spring Travel And Airliners Co. Ltd. England: Avon - list updated for Rubicon Classic Travel (City Sightseeing Bristol). Berkshire - list updated for Bath Bus Company (City Sightseeing Windsor), Windsor. Cambridgeshire - list updated for Anthea Head (Decker Coaches), Whittlesey. Cumbria - list updated for Stagecoach North West, Windermere. Devon - list updated for D. Shears (Private), Bideford; list updated for McAllister (Devonian Motor Services), Paignton. East Sussex - list updated for Proud Brighton Ballroom (Promotional), Brighton; two buses added to the list for Bath Bus Company (City Sightseeing Eastbourne), Eastbourne. Essex - list updated for Ensign, dealer, Purfleet; list updated for Ensignbus, Purfleet; list updated for Imperial Bus, Rainham; list updated for Linkfast (S & M Coaches), Benfleet. Hampshire - list for City of Portsmouth Preserved Transport Depot, Portsmouth, now correctly titled Working Omnibus Museum Project Limited, and list updated; new list added for Xelabus Limited, Portsmouth; list removed for pb Bus Marketing, Eastleigh; new list added for Jason Rayner (Private), Winchester; list updated for Friends of King Alfred Buses, Winchester. Lancashire - new list added for Geoff Lister (dealer), Bolton; buses added to list for Yorkshire Coastliner Limited (formerly Transdev York), Burnley; list updated for North West Museum of Road Transport, St. Helens. Lincolnshire - list updated for Grimsby Cleethorpes Transport, Grimsby; new list added for Lincolnshire Road Car Company, Lincoln. London - list updated, mainly with fleet number, for Golden Tours (Transport) Limited, London; details of twenty new buses added to the list for The Big Bus Company, London. Merseyside - list updated for Maghull Coaches (City Explorer Liverpool Tour), Liverpool. North Yorkshire - lists updated for Stephenson (SS Suncruisers), Scarborough; and Scarborough & District, Scarborough; one bus added to the list for Coastal & Country Coaches, Whitby; the list for Transdev York (York City Sightseeing), York, is now correctly titled Yorkshire Coastliner Limited, following a transfer of operating company within the Transdev Group, and is now updated following the acquisition of the open top sightseeing operations of York Pullman Bus Company, and buses removed following subsequent withdrawals; the list for York Pullman Bus Company, York, is also updated to list buses retained by that company. Somerset - list updated for Malcolm Brown (Private), Nailsea; one bus added and list updated for Bath Bus Company (City Sightseeing Bath), Bath; two buses added for Crosville Motor Services Limited, Weston-super-Mare. West Yorkshire - list updated for Transdev York (Leeds City Sightseeing), Leeds; list updated for West Yorkshire PTE Preservation Group, Shipley. Malta: list updated for Oasis Tours, St. Paul's Bay, one bus out on loan; consequently list updated for Captain Morgan Tours (City Sightseeing Malta), Sliema. Republic of Ireland: list updated for Dualway Coaches (City Sightseeing Dublin), Dublin. Scotland: list updated for The Scottish Vintage Bus Museum, Lathalmond. United Arab Emirates: list updated with correct chassis designations for Big Bus Company, Dubai. USA: California - list updated for British Bus Company, Spring Valley, San Diego. New Jersey - list updated for McClosky Mechanical Contractors Inc., Lindenwold. Wales: list updated for Bath Bus Company (City Sightseeing Cardiff), Cardiff; one new open top conversion added to the list for Alpine Tours (City Sightseeing Llandudno & Conwy), Llandudno, and list updated; list updated for Chapman's Travel, Porth. More information to come soon.
Sunday 1 April 2012
England: Greater Manchester - list added for Manchester Open Top Bus Tours (operator renamed and list moved from the Cheshire page (from Earls Limousines, Moore, Cheshire). London - twenty new Ankai buses ordered by The Big Bus Company, London, are believed to have been all delivered by now, being ten part open-top and ten fully open-top vehicles. We don't have any more details of the actual buses yet, and welcome more information on these please. Merseyside - one bus added to the list for Ace Travel (North West) (City Sightseeing Liverpool),Liverpool. North Yorkshire - list updated for Shoreline Suncruisers, Scarborough; two new open top conversions added to the list for Scarborough & District, Scarborough. The operations of York Pullman Bus Company, York, were acquired by Transdev York on 25 February 2012. We do not yet know if all of the buses listed previously under the York Pullman heading have transferred to Transdev York, and what their operating intentions are, as Transdev York already operates open top buses in York. Meantime, the York Pullman Bus Company list is retained under the new heading, until we can establish what the current situation is. If you have any information on any subsequent happenings in this fleet, please contact us. Northamptonshire - list corrected for Mike Fuller, Rushden (bus privately owned, on loan, and not available for hire); and list for David Cooper, Towcester, now correctly listed as A Route 2 Hire, and the bus is available for hire. West Sussex - list for Bird, Burgess Hill, moved to the list for East Sussex, where it is more correctly listed under the Southern Transit, Brighton, heading. Italy: One new bus added to the list for Baldense Viaggi (City Sightseeing Verona S.r.l.), Costermano. Northern Ireland: list updated for Belfast Sight Seeing, buses reliveried for Titanic & City Bus Tours. Portugal: two buses added, and list updated for Carris Tur, Porto. Spain: fleet numbers corrected and list updated for Liorente Bus Benidorm (Grup Avansa), Benidorm; out of seventeen buses previously listed for Madrid City Tours (ALSA/Grupo Julia) as 'unidentified' registration/licence numbers, fifteen have now been identified, with fleet numbers, and the list is updated. We are still looking to identify the remaining two buses. Can anyone help please?
Thursday 1 March 2012
Argentina: list updated with more information for Buenos Aires Bus, Buenos Aires; operator previously shown as L’Open Tour, Buenos Aires, now correctly listed as Buenos Aires L'Open Tour, the two lists for 'Unidentified Operator' merged with it, and the whole list updated. Chile: a new country page added, with a list for Turistik, Santiago. Cyprus: new operator list added for Aphrodite Taxi, Paphos, with a bus acquired from Cyprus City sightseeing, Paphos, and that operator's list amended. England: Cumbria - two buses removed from Lillyhall Works, after conversion to part open top, and added to the list for Stagecoach North West) at Keswick (buses allocated to Carlisle depot and outstationed at Penrith), and expected to be used for Keswick - Seatoller Service 78. East Yorkshire - tree lopper removed from list for East Yorkshire Motor Services, Hull, bus sold for scrap and will be added to the Scrapped list later. Essex - three buses added to the list for Ensign, dealer, Purfleet, and details added for several other buses; list updated for Ensignbus, Purfleet (operational fleet); new list added for new sightseeing operation by Linkfast Limited (S & M Coaches, Benfleet) at Southend-on-Sea, the same buses listed have also been removed from the previous operator's list for TWH, Romford. Lancashire - one bus removed from the list for Blackpool Transport (City Sightseeing Blackpool) as sold to Alpine Travel, Llandudno, Wales. London - list updated for Golden Tours, London. Somerset - one bus added to the list for Bath Bus Company, Bath (Bath City Sightseeing). Italy: list added for new operator Basco S.r.I., Olgiate Comasco, for a sightseeing operation. Scotland: five buses removed from list and two buses new to our records added to Edinburgh Tours, Edinburgh; five buses added to the list for the associated Mac Tours, Edinburgh. USA: - Florida - list updated for Conway Tours (Big Bus Tours Miami), Miami. Wales: one bus added to the list for Alpine Travel, Llandudno.
Wednesday 1 February 2012
Argentina: whole page updated, including eight buses new to our records added to the list for Buenos Aires Bus, Buenos Aires, and details updated for the other buses on that list, plus several other buses have been seen there, for which we have some details, courtesy of a report by Paul Bateson. Australia: one bus added and list updated for City Sightseeing Sydney; the operator listed for "Unidentified Operator, Sydney(?)" has been identified as Graham Smart (Cairns Ultimate Party Bus) and some details updated; previous reg no/licence plates identified for buses at City Tour Pty Ltd, Perth; list updated for Sydney Party Bus, and now listed as at Sydney not Manly; the location of Unidentified Operator/Unidentified Location is now thought to be at Melbourne, Victoria. Denmark: New operator list added for PP Busser, Aarhus (City Sightseeing Aarhus); Auto Paaske (Kobnhavn Rundfahrt) now identified as Paaske Bus (Vikingbus) (City Sightseeing Copenhagen), list updated and many buses added for that operator; new operator list added for Strömma Bus AS, Copenhagen; new operator list added for Nettbus (Tylstrup Busser), Tylstrup. England: Avon - bus previously listed as owned by Warwick Hulme (Private), Bristol, has been added to the list for Rubicon Classic Enterprises (City Sightseeing Bristol) as it is part of that company's fleet and not separately owned by the proprietor as stated in the last update, therefore the list for Hulme, Bristol has been removed, also a duplicate list for the same owner at Yatton, Somerset, has been removed; Bedfordshire - a new page has been added for this county, with a list for 'Unidentified Location/Unidentified Operator', with a bus previously listed as Scrapped, but recently seen 'alive', however the location and owner details are currently unknown to us; Cheshire - new list added for Used Coach Sales (dealer), Warrington; Cumbria - three new conversions added to a temporary list for Stagecoach (Northwest) Ltd, Lillyhall Works, pending allocation in 2012; East Sussex - new list added with one bus for Proud Brighton Ballroom (Promotional), Brighton, same bus removed from the list of its previous owner Ace Travel North West, Liverpool, Merseyside; Kent - one bus removed from list for The London Bus Company, Northfleet, and added to new list for Autocar Bus & Coach Services Ltd (Special Days Bus Hire), Five Oak Green; new list added for new operator Canterbury Sights, Canterbury, with one bus removed from the list for Ensign, dealer, Purfleet, Essex; Lancashire - list updated for Lord & Smith (Morecambe Heritage Bus Company), Morecambe; one bus added to list of withdrawn buses stored by Transdev York at Blackburn/Burnley; London - one bus added to the list for Golden Tours (Transport) Ltd; one bus (J335 BSH) removed from the list for Original London Sightseeing Tour, London, and added to the Scrapped list; North Yorkshire - list for Scarborough & District updated to reflect disposals to Used Coach Sales (dealer), Warrington; list amended for Transdev York to delete the bus now listed as stored at Burnley. Oxfordshire - new to our records, one bus added as a conversion in progress to the list for Tom Tappin (City Sightseeing Oxford), Oxford, also one bus removed from the same list as sold to Stafford Bus Centre (dealer), Cotes Heath (previously listed as at Stafford, Staffordshire); Staffordshire - list removed for Reliance Bus Works (dealer), Newcastle-under-Lyme, buses previously listed there were stored on behalf of Mike Nash (dealer), Cobham, Surrey; Surrey - list for Mike Nash (dealer), Cobham, updated by removing buses sold, two of which are now on the Unidentified Locations/Unidentified Owners list for England. If you can help identify their current whereabouts, please contact us. Warwickshire - one bus withdrawn from Midland Red (South) (City Sightseeing Stratford-upon-Avon) following a serious traffic accident. Estonia: new list added for Hansabuss, Tallinn, with five buses all new to our records; list for Tallinn Open Top Tours now correctly listed as Rosemarie OU (City Sightseeing Tallinn), list updated and five buses new to our records added to that list. Finland: new list added for Stromma Bus AS, Helsinki; list updated for Westendin Linja (Open Top Tours Sightseeing), Helsinki. Germany: Berlin - previous identity updated for one bus at Berlin City Tour, Berlin. Latvia: some details updated for FaRiTour (Riga Sightseeing Service), Riga; new list added for Hansabuss, Riga; list removed for Jelgavas Autobusu Parks, Jelgava, bus already correctly listed with Show Bus, Riga; and list updated with other details for that operator. Malta: ‘Island Sightseeing’ has been correctly identified as Captain Morgan Cruises, Sliema (City Sightseeing Malta) and have been added to the Captain Morgan list. The Netherlands: Oranjefans, Unidentified Location, now correctly listed as Verenigning Oranjefans, Breda; list updated for Bergerhof Tours, Mierlo. New Zealand: owner previously listed as Double Decker Fun Tours, Auckland, now listed as Robbie's Fun Bus, and details updated. Norway: list updated and two new records added for HMK (City Sightseeing Oslo), Oslo. Portugal: new lists added for Douro Acima Transportes (City Sightseeing Portugal) at Albufeira, Algarve; and Albufeira; buses added and lists updated for Douro Acima Transportes at Funchal, Madeira; Lisbon; and Porto; new list added for Showbus (Promotional), Porto; new list added for The Big One (Promotional), Porto. one new conversion added to the list for Carris Tour, Lisbon; one new conversion added to the list for GrayLine Tours/Lisbon Sightseeing, Lisbon. Spain: Madrid - new list added for Madrid City Tours, and notes added regarding the withdrawal of the fleet of Madrid Vision, please see the notes attached to the lists for these operators for requests for assistance. Sweden: five new buses added to list for Strömma Buss AB, Stockholm, and list updated. USA: California - one bus added to the list for Open Top Sightseeing Inc, San Francisco; Maryland - some details updated and one bus added for Open Top Sightseeing Inc, Washington, DC, the same bus removed from the OTS list for Las Vegas, Nevada; Florida - list updated and buses added for Conway Tours Inc. (Big Bus Tours Miami), Miami, some of the buses added have been removed from their previous owner's list for City Sightseeing LLC at Washington, DC. Hawaii - one bus added to the list for Honolulu City Tour LLC; operator previously listed as Aloha Bus (City Sightseeing Hawaii) now correctly listed as Polynesian Adventure Tours / Gray Line Hawaii (City Sightseeing Hawaii), and seven buses added, these buses still need to be properly identified.
Sunday 1 January 2012
England: Avon - one bus removed from list for Rubicon Classic Travel, as it is owned privately by the proprietor, full previous registration number added, and added to new list for Warwick Hulme, Bristol, (Private); Cambridgeshire - one bus reregistered at Cambus (City Sightseeing Cambridge); East Sussex - acquisition details updated for two buses at Brighton & Hove Buses (Brighton City Sightseeing), Brighton; Essex - four buses added to list for Ensign, dealer, Purfleet; the same four buses removed from the list for Original London Sightseeing Tour, London; North Yorkshire - list removed for Dunn-Line (Veolia Group), Whitby, and same bus added to the list for Coastal & Country Coaches, Whitby; most buses on the list for Scarborough & District are reregistered and/or delicenced pending replacement; and two newly converted buses added to the fleet at SS Suncruisers, Scarborough; Oxfordshire - bus reported as 'gone' from Inchmere Design (Promotional), Banbury (details requested, please); Surrey - new list added for London Bus Preservation Trust, Cobham Hall, Brooklands, at Weybridge, the same bus there removed from the Check list; West Midlands - some details updated for the bus at Black Country Tours, Netherton; list removed for The Transport Museum, Wythall, and added to new county page for Worcestershire where it is correctly located; Germany: Bavaria - various details added/updated for Yellow Cab (City Sightseeing Munich), Munich; Saxony - owner corrected for bus at Mehnert Promotion, formerly listed as Mauritius Brauerei GmbH, Zwickau; Scotland: one bus reported as 'gone' from Beith Transport Museum, Beith, Ayrshire (details requested, please); USA: California - details updated for buses at Open Top Sightseeing Inc, San Francisco; Nevada - layout details added for some buses at Open Top Sightseeing Inc, Las Vegas.
Thursday 1 December 2011
England: Cambridgeshire - five new part open top conversions added to the list for Cambus Limited (City Sightseeing Cambridge), Cambridge; one bus advertised for sale by Anthea Head (Decker Bus), Whittlesey; Devon - new list added for Mr D Hoare for bus stored at West of England Transport Collection, Winkleigh; Essex - one accident damaged bus for conversion added to list for Ensignbus, dealer, Purfleet; list added for Plymouth City Transport Preservation Group, kept at unidentified location (one bus moved from the Devon list to Essex due to change of location); Gloucestershire - list added for Mike Ellis, Stroud; Greater Manchester - list updated for SELNEC Preservation Society, Leigh; Hampshire - list added for 7164 Group (Private), Southampton; list added for Southampton City Council, Southampton; Isle of Wight - list updated for Isle of Wight Transport Museum, Newport; London - one bus added to list for Golden Tours, London; registration numbers corrected for See London By Night Limited, London; North Yorkshire - list updated for Stephenson (SS Suncruisers), Scarborough; Surrey - list updated for D. Priddle (private), Farnham. Tyne & Wear - owner name corrected and list updated for Promotion Buses.com Limited (previously listed as Wearside Bus Company), Sunderland. Hungary: list updated for City Sightseeing KfT (The BudaPest Tour), Budapest. Malta: two buses added to the list for Island Sightseeing, unidentified location. The Netherlands: new list added for Mart Leek, Amsterdam; new list added for TCR, Zeeland. Sweden: list added for Erwin, Stockholm. United Arab Emirates: body layout codes updated in list for Big Bus Company, Dubai. USA: California - list added for Gallo (London Bus & Taxi/Red Bus Rentals), Woodland Hills; Florida - operator name corrected for Conway Tours Inc (Big Bus Tours Miami) (previously Big Bus Company) and one new bus and four others added to that list, the same four buses removed from their respective associated previous operator's lists in Dubai, London, and Las Vegas; Nevada - some details added for buses at Double Decker Bus Company, Las Vegas; Wales: one bus added to the list for Hoare (Chepstow Classic Buses) from the Check list, and one bus removed from the Chepstow Classic Buses list and added to new list for Hoare (private owner) at Winkleigh, Devon as listed above.
Thursday 24 November 2011
England: Devon - list added for Cowdery, Kingsteignton (bus kept at Winkleigh); list removed for Stagecoach Devon at Torbay, the three Scanias previously listed there are believed to have been sold some time ago, and added to the Check list. London - list corrected and updated with new and withdrawn buses for Original London Sightseeing Tour, London; new list added for The Kindness Offensive, London, the bus listed was previously on the Unidentified Owners/Locations in England list, and also duplicated on its previous owners list at Belbus, Montigny-le-Tilleul, Belgium, that list has now been removed. Italy: new list with three new buses added for Florence Open Tour (believed to be the same operator as Rome Open Tour), Florence. Republic of Ireland: one bus (91-D-10101) removed from list for Dualway Coaches, Rathcoole, as scrapped. Scrap/For Scrap: list updated again after last week’s effort somehow managed to miss a few buses. The Check list has been republished as a whole to reflect all of the recent additions and deletions to it affected by changes to other lists.
Monday 14 November 2011
Scrap/For Scrap: list of all buses known or believed to be scrapped/extinct, or sold for scrap (and could still exist even if incomplete), republished as a whole to take account of recent deletions from 'current' lists. Some of these buses may also still be listed on the Check page as they have now been identified as scrapped, and that page will be republished soon, and also because some buses have moved onto that list.
Tuesday 8 November 2011
Belgium: new list created for Ceremonie Roger, Meulebeke; one bus added to list for VisiBuzz, Onoz, ex-Brown (London Bus Export Co.), Lydney, Gloucestershire, England, so that list modified, along with other corrections to it. Canary Islands: new list added for titsa /City Sightseeing Espana S.L., Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Cyprus: list for City Sightseeing Paphos split into two, with one each for the operations at Larnaca and Paphos. Denmark: new list added for CULT A/S (Promotional), Riskov. England: Cambridgeshire - one bus added to list for Cambus Limited (City Sightseeing Cambridge). Cornwall - three buses (A809/10/11 THW) removed from list for First Devon & Cornwall, Penzance, buses sold for scrap in 2009, and to be added to the Scrap/For Scrap list later. Dorset - new list added for Shamrock Buses, Poole. Kent - one bus (NFX 135P) removed from list for Gilkes (West Kent Bus Sales), West Kingsdown, as believed sold for scrap, and to be added to the Scrap/For Scrap list later. Lancashire - one bus added to the list for Totally Transport CIC (Classic Bus Lancashire / North West); same bus removed from list for Hungary: City Sightseeing Kft, Budapest (acquisition did not take place). Many thanks to all who have contributed information and updates via The Open Top Bus Group and our contact e-mail address. All reports are gratefully received.
Wednesday 26 October 2011
England: London - three buses sold for scrap have been removed from the Original London Sightseeing Tour list, to be added to the Scrap/For Scrap list later. Sri Lanka: data properly corrected for the list for Sri Lanka Transport Board , Colombo (Colombo City Tour). Also, a few page layout errors have been corrected so all pages should now display properly again.
Monday 24 October 2011
England: Devon - new list added for D. Shears (private), Bideford. West Yorkshire - new list added for West Yorkshire PTE Preservation Group, Shipley. Northern Ireland: one bus (97-D-329) removed from the Belfast Citysightseeing list, never delivered there, and went instead to Bath Bus Company (City Sightseeing Windsor), Berkshire, England. Sri Lanka: corrections and new data added for Sri Lanka Transport Board, Colombo (Colombo City Tour); and buses formerly used by Tear Drop Relief (charity) and now stored at Wattala. United Arab Emirates: list corrected for Big Bus Company, Dubai. Many thanks to all who have contributed information and updates via The Open Top Bus Group and our contact e-mail address. All reports are gratefully received.
Tuesday 18 October 2011
Czech Republic: new list added for VojensKé Muzeum, Lesany. Denmark: list updated for Dansk Veteranbil Udlejning, Hillerod. Finland: new country page added, with list for Westendin Linja (Open Top Tours Sightseeing), Helsinki. Hungary: list updated for City Sightseeing Kft (BudaPest Tour), Budapest. Latvia: lists added for two new operators, FariTour, Riga (sightseeing tours); and Show Bus, Riga (party bus). Macau: new country page added, with list for an unidentified operator. The Netherlands: new list added for Puma Sports (Promotional), unidentified location. Nigeria: new country page added, with list for Tanamount Nigeria, Lagos. Northern Ireland: one bus added to list for Ulsterbus, Coleraine; one bus added to the list for Allen's Tours, Belfast; same bus removed from the list for HM Revenue & Customs (as dealer). Norway: new list added for Kristiansand Zoo, Kristiansand. Republic of Ireland: Some data corrected (previous owners) for buses at Kells Transport Museum, Kells, Cork. Slovenia: new country page added, with list for Kompas, Novo Mesto. Sri Lanka: new operator list added for Columbo Peopolised Transport Services, Columbo. Sudan: The owner and location of H648 GPF has been identified as Intelligent Advertising Limited, Khartoum, so the list has been amended. Switzerland: Some information corrected for Pfiffner (Londag), Basserdorf; and the unidentified location/unidentified owner of Bristol FLF ZH99817 (AG15821, DHT 784C) has been identified as Serg Kaslin, Biel. Sweden: New lists added for Interbus, Gothenburg; and Strömma Buss AB, Stockholm. Thailand: new country page added, with list for Jesada Tecknik Museum, Kakhon Pathom. USA: Maryland - the City Sightseeing LLC tour operation in Washington, DC, has been sold to the Big Bus Company/Open Top Sightseeing Group, and so the list for that company now has an amended heading.
Monday 17 October 2011
Czech Republic: new list added for Hop On Hop Off Prague (City Sightseeing Prague). Denmark: various details updated and four buses added for Auto Paaske (Kobenhaven Rundfahrt), Copenhagen (City Sightseeing Copenhagen). England: Dorset - List removed for Dorset Heritage Transport Services Limited (Shamrock Buses), bus there sold to Corlett (British Bus Company), Spring Valley as listed above. Greater Manchester - list removed for TL Commercials, Wigan, bus there sold to Philadelphia Sightseeing Inc, via Southeast Coachworks, Faversham, as listed above. Staffordshire - list removed for RML Travel, Stafford, bus sold to promotive (Promotional), Newport, Gwent, Wales, and new list added for that operator on the Wales page. Germany: Saxony - New list added with two buses for Leipziger Stadtrundfahrten. Greece: New list added for Smart Moving Media (Promotional), Athens. Malta: Following another geography lesson, the buses on the island of Gozo are now listed on the Malta page; one bus added and a few updates to the list for Lepeirks Travel (Gozo Sightseeing), Victoria; the City Sightseeing Malta tour operation passed from Garden of Eden Garage, Ghaxaq, to Captain Morgan Cruises, Sliema, in April 2011, so the list has been altered accordingly under the Captain Morgan Cruises heading; several buses remain with Garden of Eden Garage as a dealer (buses for sale), so these are now in their own list under the Garden of Eden Garage heading; three new buses added for Supreme Travel Limited, Zetjun (now correctly named, formerly Cancu Supreme Travel; two new buses added to the list for Oasis Tours, St. Paul's Bay; list added for new operator Island Sightseeing, location not yet identified, so more information needed please. The Netherlands: New registration/licence plate number identified for one bus at KRAS Touringcars, Ammerzoden. Norway: Three buses added to list for HMK, Oslo (City Sightseeing Oslo); and new list with four new buses for HMK, Bergen (City Sightseeing Bergen). South Africa: Two new buses added to list for Topless Tours, Cape Town (City Sightseeing Cape Town). USA: California - CitySights appears to have taken over the operations of Vizit Tours, Los Angeles, so new list created for CitySights LA; reregistrations (new licence plate numbers) for buses at Starline Tours (City Sightseeing Hollywood) and City Sightseeing San Diego Inc; one bus added and various details updated for buses at Corlett (British Bus Company), Spring Valley; various details updated for Kozlova & Vysochin (San Francisco Deluxe Tours), San Bruno; various details updated for San Francisco Travel (City Sightseeing San Francisco). Maryland - list removed for Metro Double Decker Tours, Washington, the one bus listed there has been correctly identified as being with Charles Riverboat Co (Double Decker Bus Co), Cambridge, Massachusetts. Florida - new list with five buses added for the new Big Bus Company sightseeing tour at Miami, and corresponding lists amended for their previous owners. Illinois - list added for Lincoln Spring Resort, Ashmore. This bus is possibly now scrapped so confirmation of its status is required please. Nevada - six new buses added to the list for Open Top Sightseeing Inc, Las Vegas. North Carolina - one bus added for Beaufort Historical Association, Beaufort; new list added for Kannapolis Charters, Kannapolis. Pennsylvania - new list added for Philadelphia Sightseeing Inc. Texas - one bus given new licence number at City Sightseeing San Antonio; details updated for bus at 'The Lion and The Rose', San Antonio.
Tuesday 11 October 2011
Egypt: Current registration number identified for one bus at Entercity Sightseeing Tours, Alexandria. Estonia: Previous reg no identified for one bus at Tallinn Open Top Tours, Tallinn. Scotland: List removed for Aberdeen & District Preservation Trust, bus now returned to First Group and allocated on new list for Glasgow; entry for The Mobile Play Barn company location changed from Tarbrax to Larbert where the bus is based; and new photos added for City Sightseeing Oban. USA: Hawaii - two new operator lists added, but with little detail. These are some that we need help with please.
Monday 10 October 2011
Belgium: New operator details and lists added for De Boeck, Antwerp and Brussels; Golden Tours, Brussels; B & Co Rent, Herselt; several buses added and details updated for Open Tours, Brussels; and one bus added for Visibuzz, Onoz. England: Derbyshire - list removed for Chesterfield 1233 Preservation Group, Butterley, NFX 134P has been sold to Morecambe Heritage Bus Company, Morecambe, Lancashire; Dorset - CRU 180C removed from list for Bournemouth Passenger Transport Association, Bournemouth, and added to new list for West of England Transport Collection, Winkleigh, Devon, where it is reported to be kept; London - one bus added for Golden Tours; one bus listed for TWH Bus & Coach, Romford, Essex, now also listed on the London page because it operates in the East End there; 13 new buses added for Original London Sightseeing Tour; North Yorkshire - two buses reported as sold by York Pullman, York for which we require details please; South Yorkshire - new list added for South Yorkshire Transport Museum, Rotherham, with one bus ex-York Pullman. Germany: individual operator lists published in the last update for there have been reworked back into pages for each German state for ease of updating at present. These will be dealt with individually again at a later date. Republic of Ireland: some data corrections and one bus added for Dualway, Dublin (CitySightseeing Dublin); and new operator list for Clonakilty Food Company Limited, Clonakilty, County Cork. Many thanks to all who have contributed information and updates via The Open Top Bus Group and our contact e-mail address. All reports are gratefully received.
Wednesday 14 September 2011
Several updates for England - Avon: one bus (privately owned) removed from list for Rubicon Classic Enterprises (City Sightseeing Bristol) and added to new list for Warwick Hulme, Yatton, Somerset; East Sussex: owner and location of the Metrobus with 'Pimms Village' at Hove, now clarified as Bus Bar Company, Brighton; Essex: list updated for Ensign (dealer), Purfleet; and livery updated for one bus at TWH, Romford; Hampshire: two buses transferred from Wilts & Dorset and added to list for Solent Blue Line, New Forest; Isle of Wight: one bus (Volvo B10B single deck) added to list for Southern Vectis; London: four new buses added to the list for Golden Tours (Transport) Limited, also four new buses added to the list for Original London Sightseeing Tour; Wiltshire: new list added for Andrew James Vintage Travel, Malmesbury.
Tuesday 13 September 2011
England - East Sussex: fleet numbers and some details updated for Brighton & Hove Buses; Norfolk: list removed for McMaster (Awayadays Travel), Great Yarmouth (City Sightseeing Great Yarmouth), bus returned to and listed for Ensign, dealer, Purfleet, Essex; North Yorkshire: various details updated for Transdev York Limited (York CitySightseeing), including one bus removed as withdrawn and transferred to storage at Transdev at Blackburn, Lancashire; Tyne & Wear: one bus reallocated from Stagecoach Busways at South Shields to Newcastle-upon-Tyne (City Sightseeing Newcastle Gateshead); Devon: several buses removed from Stagecoach Devon list for Torquay (as sold), and added to new list for The Mobile Playbarn Company Limited, Tarbrax, Scotland, new list for Stafford Bus Centre (dealer), Stafford, Staffordshire, new list for Wigley (dealer), Carlton, South Yorkshire, and two buses reallocated to Exeter, Devon.
Wednesday 7 September 2011
England - Avon: layout clarified for P757 SWC at City Sightseeing Bristol, and proper operator name confirmed as Rubicon Classic Enterprises Limited; Cheshire: change of operator for City Sightseeing Chester tour, to First Manchester Limited; East Sussex: one bus added, and fleet numbers added, for City Sightseeing Eastbourne (Bath Bus Company); Merseyside: one bus added to the list for City Sightseeing Liverpool (Ace Travel North West); Berkshire: one bus removed (transferred to Cardiff as above) and various other details added/corrected, for City Sightseeing Windsor (Bath Bus Company). Northern Ireland - one bus added to list for City Sightseeing Belfast. Wales - livery corrected for V903 FEC, at City Sightseeing Cardiff (Bath Bus Company).
Sunday 4 September 2011
Germany - data now split up into one page for each owner/operator, and - data added, several re-registrations, and three buses added to Berlin City Tour GmbH, Berlin; acquisition details added for some buses, and two buses added at Yellow Cab, Frankfurt; livery corrections, other details, six buses added and corrected operator name for Autobus Oberbayern/Gray Line, Munich (previously recorded as Gray Line Munich City Sightseeing); data updated and buses added at Yellow Cab, Munich; data updated, several re-registrations, and one bus added to Berlin City Tour GmbH, Potsdam; new operator list added for Suzanne Lang (Aller Fritz), Potsdam. We have more information to update and publish soon, following a visit to Germany by one of our team.
Monday 22 August 2011
Republic of Ireland - Various details added, updated or corrected, and four buses added, for Dualway, Rathcoole (City Sightseeing Dublin and Dublin Tour Gray Line).
Monday 25 July 2001
Canada: New operator and list added for Chas Casford (Harbour Hippo), Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. England: Derbyshire - Promotional bus reregistered at Global Brands, Clay Cross. Hampshire - convertible bus with Morton's Coaches, Basingstoke, now with roof removed, repainted and numbered, ex-previous owner's livery. Malta: Buses added to list for Garden of Eden Garage, Ghaxaq (City Sightseeing Malta); new operator and list for Zarb Coaches Limited, Iklin (PINK sightseeing); previously Unidentified Operator/Location now identified as Zinnu Bus & Coach Works, Luqa; buses added for Cancu Supreme Travel, Zetjun (Malta Sightseeing). USA: New York page updated with photos; also bus types confirmed at Big Taxi Tours, New York City; many buses and other details added for the unusual fleet of CitySights, New York City; new operator and list added for Dongbu Tour & Travel Inc, New York City; and buses and details added for Grayline New York/Stagecoach (New York Sightseeing). Many thanks to 'Prisma Scotland' for the New York City details and photos. Wales: ABO 424D location correctly identified as Bargoed, rather than Rhymney Valley; one bus added and details amplified for several buses at Hoare (Chepstow Classic Bus), Chepstow; one bus added at Padarn Bus, Llanberis; bus reregistered at Celtic Travel, Llanidloes; new operator and list added for First Cymru Buses at Swansea; one bus and details updated for Bath Bus Company (City Sightseeing Cardiff), the same bus removed from the list for Ensignbus, Purfleet, Essex. Many thanks to all who have contributed information and updates via The Open Top Bus Group and our contact e-mail address. All reports are gratefully received.
Tuesday 19 July 2011
Argentina - New list and details added for Buenos Aires Bus, Buenos Aires. Brazil - operators new to my records have been added with lists for Brasilia City Tour, Brasilia; URBS, Curitaba; Parque Nacional Do Iguacu Park Authority at the Parque Nacional Do Iguacu Park (can anyone confirm the name of the operator please?); Linha Tourismo, Port Alegre; and Salvador Bus, Salvador. There still remains a location and owner to identify for AEC Routemaster ANP 123A (571 CLT). New country page added for Cuba - we have been sent information on the buses of Transtur at Varedero, so new list added. New page added for Ecuador - one bus known to be at Guayaquil with Guayaquil Vision. Are there any more there? Greece - two Volvo/Ayats added, one for new operator 'ETHEL', and one for an unidentified operator, but could be the same. India - three new operators lists added, for Chandigarh Tourism, Chandighar; City Cabs Ltd, Jaipur; and Kalaa Bus Service, Jaipur. New country page added for Israel - one bus with EGGED, Jerusalem. New country page added for Mexico - lists for ALSA, Mexico City; Turibus Circuito Touristico, Puebla; and Mexicoach, Tijuana. Morocco - reg nos corrected and some details updated for ALSA, Marrakech (City Sightseeing Marrakech). Peru - new operator and list added for Arequipa Sightseeing, Arequipa. Philippines - new list added for MATORCO at an unidentified location. New country page added for Serbia - list for BS Tours, Belgrade. Many thanks to all who have contributed information and updates via The Open Top Bus Group and our contact e-mail address. All reports are gratefully received.
Monday 18 July 2011
Portugal - New operator and list for Carris Tur, Coimbra; data added for Dourima Acima Transportes, Funchal, Madeira; new operator and list for Slide & Splash Water Slide Park, Lagoa; more buses added for Carris Tur, Lisbon; more buses and detail added for Dourima Acima Transportes, Lisbon; new operator and list for Bibatours, Porto; new operator and list for Carris Tur, Porto; new operator and list for Moinho Rent-a-car, Porto Santo; new operator and list for 'Ben & Jerry Tour' at an unidentified location; and a new operator and list for Vialvor (name to be confirmed please), also at an unidentified location.
Tuesday 12 July 2011
Canary Islands (Spain) - Shuttle Buses for Siam Park Theme Park now correctly located at Costa Adeje, Tenerife, with more details added; three buses identified and added to City Sightseeing Espana at Las Palmas de Gran Canaria; and one unidentified bus in new list for Jungle Park Zoo, Playa de las Americas. The duplicate list for the City Sightseeing buses at Las Palmas de Gran Caria on the Spain page has been removed. The page for Holland is now renamed The Netherlands following a geography lesson - owner corrected for Oostenrijk Touringcars BV, Diemen, previously recorded as GVB, for the City Sightseeing Amsterdam list, and fleet numbers added; new operator and list for Beuving (Stairway Promotions), Assen; one bus reregistered at Sjoerds Autos, Hilversum; new operator and list for Bergerhof Tours, Mierlo; new operator and list for Beuk Touringcars, Noordwyk; change of owner within the Netherlands for BE-33-61 (WNO 475), from Hans Bezemer, Alphen aan den Rijn, to Bart Prins (Prins Classic Transport), Opijnen, in 4/11; owner of UWV 612S identified as Childright, location still unidentified; new operator and list for Unidentified Location/Unidentified Owner with one bus, ex-Sjoerds Autos, Hilversum. Hungary - one bus (CJH 119V) added to the list for the unidentified tour operator in Budapest mentioned yesterday, and the list for The Bus Works, Lancashire, England (previous owner), removed because that was the only bus on that list.
Monday 11 July 2011
Germany: New operators and lists added for Berliner City Tour, Berlin; BVG, Berlin; City Circle Berlin; Der Templehofer, Berlin; DWM Bus Company GmbH, Berlin; Bonn Touren, Bonn; Willms, Koln; Cornelia Liedtke, Neumunster; Hagen Wolf (Kaiser Tour), Potsdam; Petra Marx, St. Wenda; Anker Medical Tech, Wittlich; Unidentified Owner, Zeche Zollerein; and Mauritius Brauerei GmbH, Zwickau. Other details added throughout the page. More information has come to my notice just before this page was published, and I have decided to publish what is known to me in Germany so far. Other updates will of course follow when more detail is known. Hungary: Vehicle identities corrected for the sightseeing tour in Budapest that was recorded last week as operated by Totally Transport CIC (Classic Bus Lancashire), England. Also, the tour company is not connected with Totally Transport and is now shown as ‘Unidentified Operator’ until I establish its name. The only connection with Totally Transport is that is where the offside door conversion rebuild work was done before the buses were shipped to Hungary.
Thursday 7 July 2011
Page updated for France: Bordeaux - 2965 VF 33 added to the list for Bordeaux Culture Decouverte, ex-Unidentified Owner, as it seems likely to be part of that fleet; new operator (believed to be Cityrama, Paris) and list added at Marseilles; and for an unidentified owner at Mormoiron; two more buses added for Cityrama at Nice; new list and bus added for Bateaux Mouches, Paris; three buses added and various details updated for Les Cars Rouge, Paris; new list added for Paris Low Cost (Foxity Sightseeing Tour), Paris; more buses added and some details changed for Société d'Exploitation de Lignes Touristiques (L’Open Tour), Paris; list for Michael Bourgignon (Private), Kazilal, now correctly listed as an immobile cafe (Frites Bar) located at Vaucluse; new operator and list added for Franck Sirach (Private), Villefranche de Lauragais, Brittany, this bus was previously recorded with Unidentified Owner, Arles, Provence, and that list now removed; Unidentified Location/Unidentified Owner - list removed (for GJG 758D), to be added to the Check list later.
Wednesday 6 July 2011
England: Essex - B285 WUL removed from Ensign, dealer, Purfleet, transferred to the company's City Sightseeing franchise at Washington, DC, Maryland, USA, two buses (G336/7 CSG) sold to York Pullman, York, North Yorkshire, and CFZ 6594 added to dealer stock at Ensign, ex-Citysightseeing Belfast, Northern Ireland. Isle of Wight - various status changes for buses in the Go South Coast Events Fleet, and correspondingly one bus removed from Shamrock Buses, Poole, Dorset. London - some buses' layouts changed to 'PO??/??F' at Golden Tours, London, pending clarification of number of seats fitted. Hungary - New operator and list added for a tour operation either run by or related to Totally Transport CIC (Classic Bus Lancashire), England, at Budapest. The same buses have been removed from the company’s list for their buses in Lancashire, England. Italy: Two more buses added to the list for City Sightseeing Milano. Poland: New operator fleet list added for Krakow Tour Bus, Krakow (sightseeing tours); new operator fleet list added for Fovilim, Warsaw (private hire operator). Spain: One bus added for City Sightseeing Espana S.L. at Benalmadena; new operator and list added for Liorente Bus Benidorm (Grup Avansa) at Benidorm; new operator and one bus added for Bus Turistikoa, Bilbao; updates for City Sightseeing Espana at Cadiz, updates for Sevirama, Cadiz; list added for new Unidentified Operator, Galicia; new operation and list for City Sightseeing Espana at Las Palmas de Gran Canaria; one bus added to Madrid Vision (Julia and Trapsa), Madrid; more details and two buses added for City Sightseeing Espana at Malaga; more details and buses added at Santander; and Seville; new list added for Unidentified Location/Unidentified Owner with one bus (VDV 143S), ex-Hoare, Chepstow, Wales.
Monday 4 July 2011
England: Avon - Capacity/Layout corrected for T75 KLD at Rubicon Classic Travel. Cheshire - new entity and list added for Earls Limousines, Moore, near Chester. Cornwall - fleetnumber and livery updated for 783 DYE at Western Greyhound; livery and name added for E2 RCL at Roselyn Coaches, Par. Essex - CFZ 6549 added to sales stock at Ensign, dealer, Purfleet, ex-City Sightseeing Belfast. Cambridgeshire - E333 MSG added to list for Anthea Head (Decker Bus), Whittlesey, ex-Ensign, dealer, Purfleet. Gloucestershire - new entity and one bus added for Hayes Catering Limited, Gloucester (mobile restaurant). Hampshire - NJV 995 added to new entity King Alfred Motor Services Limited, Winchester. Isle of Wight - various details added and updated for the Go South Coast Events Fleet. Lancashire - livery notes updated for buses at Blackpool Transport; and for Totally Transport CIC (Classic Bus Lancashire / North West). London - new entity and fleet list added for Golden Tours, London; and one bus added for London General. Norfolk - new entity and one bus added for Alfresco Concepts (exhibition unit) at King's Lynn, Norfolk. This is the bus previously listed as 'Unidentified Owner' in Hampshire. Warwickshire - previous owners added for the City Sightseeing buses (Midland Red South) at Stratford-upon-Avon.
Monday 27 June 2011
England: Cambridgeshire - Acquisition details added for some buses at Cambus, Cambridge; and Viscount Bus & Coach, Peterborough. Cornwall - One bus added to First Devon & Cornwall at Camborne; and bus reregistered and livery confirmed at Roselyn Coaches, Par. Cumbria - Acquisition details added for buses with Stagecoach (Northwest) Ltd at Windermere (Bowness/Grasmere); details and one bus added for new operator Judith Hodgson (Lakeland Voyager), and same bus removed from Northumberland list; Derbyshire - Acquisition details for bus at Stagecoach East Midlands, Chesterfield; acquisition details and layout confirmed for the tree lopper at Andrews, Tideswell. Devon - livery confirmed for BYX 304V at Bowden & Slater (English Riviera Tours), Torquay. East Sussex - livery confirmed for HKE 690L at Mulpeter (Seaford & District). Greater Manchester - Unidentified Owner, Bolton, identified as Ciaran & Martin Stokes. Isle of Wight - previous registration numbers added for FLJ 538 at Isle of Wight Bus Museum, Newport. Leicestershire - new entity added for Leicester Transport Heritage Trust Ltd., Desford. North Yorkshire - liveries corrected for most buses at York Pullman, York. Somerset - Unidentified owner of SDM 97V at Weston-super-Mare now known to be Greek restaurant Demetris Taverna. Livery also clarified. LEU 263P moved from Roger Smith, Glastonbury (preservation), to Jonathan Pratt (Crosville Motor Services), Weston-super-Mare. Northumberland - VDL 613S gone from Unidentified Owner, Acomb Colliery to Judith Hodgson (Lakeland Voyager), Cumbria; and 128 DTD removed from Unidentified Owner, Northumberland to London Bus Export Co., Lydney, Gloucestershire (corrected owner). West Midlands - 264 ERY removed from Aston Manor Transport Museum, bus sold to Leicester Transport Heritage Trust Ltd., Desford, Leicestershire. List removed for O'Connor (Beer Bus), Oldbury. Both buses believed to be gone for scrap - Scrap/For Scrap list to be updated later. West Yorkshire - Owner of UWW 3X now identified as Transport Yorkshire Preservation Group, Leeds. Unidentified Locations/Unidentified Owners - 724 UXW added. England Counties page - list tidied up. Scotland: One bus added to Beith Transport Museum, Beith, Ayrshire; adjustments after several buses destroyed by fire in an arson attack at Wilson's of Gourock (Glasgow City Tour).
Friday 24 June 2011
More detail added and also photographs for buses in Cyprus (Red Bus Cyprus, Famagusta; Love Buses, Larnaca; City Cab, Larnaca; Unidentified Owner, Limassol; Exclusive Wedding Bus, Paphos; City Sightseeing, Paphos; and ERA Estate Agents, Paralimni). The Scotland page has been updated with reregistration details and acquisition details for some buses in the Wilson’s of Gourock/Glasgow City Tour fleet. New operator and vehicle detail added for City Sightseeing Inverness. Separate website pages have been created for City Sightseeing Bute, City Sightseeing Edinburgh, City Sightseeing Glasgow, City Sightseeing Inverness and City Sightseeing Oban, which is something I aim to do for all major fleets. Many thanks to all who have contributed information and updates via The Open Top Bus Group and our contact e-mail address. All reports are gratefully received.
Thursday 2 June 2011
An adjustment to the page for Lancashire, England: The list for Totally Transport CIC (Classic Bus North West) has been divided to record the buses of the company's two separate business concerns. The first is a list for Classic Bus North West and details the buses used commercially by the company on its SeaFront 12 bus service between Blackpool and Lytham St. Annes. The second list is for The Bus Works and details buses that are in the company’s commercial workshop premises being rebuilt, refurbished or restored by the company on behalf of the buses' owners, and so are not normally kept there.
Tuesday 31 May 2011
Information added for England - Avon: operator added, and one bus, for Bristol Bus & Coach Sales. Rubicon Classic Travel (City Sightseeing Bristol) - details added for 931 GTA, P757 SWC, E305 MSG, T75 KLD. Berkshire: Bath Bus Company (City Sightseeing Windsor) - various details added. Cleveland: information previously recorded for Brown & Peacock (Tees Valley Stage Carriage) now deleted because the acquisition deal was not finalised. This was the only bus listed for Cleveland so that page has been removed. Cornwall: New operator details and one bus added for Roselyn Coaches, Par. Two buses transferred within First Devon & Cornwall from Penzance, Cornwall to Barnstaple, Devon. One bus added to new First Devon & Cornwall allocation at Camborne. Devon: New First Devon & Cornwall allocation at Barnstaple - two buses added. Various details added for Dart Leisure Craft (Rail River Link). Various details added for Devonian, Paignton; and another bus added for English Riviera Tours. Operator and location of KUC 958P identified. Dorset: Another bus and details added for Discover Dorset (City Sightseeing Bournemouth). 928 GTA (Bennett, Sherborne, Dorset) moved from Bennett, Eastleigh, Hampshire. A989 XAF (Thompson Tours, Christchurch, Dorset) moved to Avon Forst Autos, dealer, Ringwood, Hampshire. East Sussex: Buses added for Bath Bus Company at Eastbourne (City Sightseeing Eastbourne & BeachyHead). East Yorkshire: Buses added and details amended for East Yorkshire Motor Services Coaching Unit and Heritage Fleet. GJG 751D moved from Dover Transport Museum Society, Dover, to unidentified private owner, Hull, East Yorkshire. Essex: Unidentified Owner added for A613 THV, ex-York Pullman. A931 SUL removed from Ensign, dealer, Purfleet, to Scrapped/To Be Scrapped list. Buses recently sold remove from Ensign list. Several buses returned from former Ensign subsidiary Bath Bus Company at Cardiff (Wales) and Windsor, Berkshire. Former Danish registration numbers and seating layouts added for the Veolia Volvo B7TLs. Details added for several buses in the Ensignbus operational fleet. Greater Manchester: operators and buses for Unidentified, Bolton; Mark Forrest Conservatories, Westhoughton; and TL Commercials, Wigan - all moved from Lancashire to Greater Manchester (previously recorded in wrong county). Hampshire: 928 GTA moved from Bennett, Eastleigh to Bennett, Sherborne, Dorset. A989 XAF added to new operator Avon Forst Autos, dealer, Ringwood, ex-Thompson Tours, Christchurch, Dorset. Details for F357 WSC moved to correct operator Xelabus Limited, Southampton, from pb Bus Marketing, Eastleigh. Operator details and one bus added for Morton's Coaches, Basingstoke New operator and bus used as a mobile exhibition/hospitality unit added as Unidentified Operator/Unidentified Location. Isle of Wight: New single deck bus conversion added for Southern Vectis at Shanklin. Kent: Stagecoach's tree lopper JWV 251W transferred within Stagecoach from Ashford to Folkestone. New operator and bus added for HE Services, Strood area. Owner details and one bus added for S.Murphy & P.Brooker, private owners, Maidstone. Lancashire: Unidentified, Bolton; Mark Forrest Conservatories, Westhoughton; and TL Commercials, Wigan - all moved from Lancashire to Greater Manchester (previously recorded in wrong county). Details for Arriva Southport, and North West Museum of Transport, St. Helen's, moved to Merseyside page from Lancashire (previously recorded in wrong county). Totally Transport CIC (Classic Bus Lancashire / North West) - five buses added. Details updated for Lord & Smith (Morecambe Heritage Bus Company), Morecambe. London: More details added for Premium Tours, London. Merseyside: Another new open top conversion for Maghull Coaches (Liverpool City Explorer). Details for Arriva Southport, and North West Museum of Transport, St. Helen's, moved to Merseyside page from Lancashire (previously recorded in wrong county). Details for City Sightseeing Southport removed as the tour is not running this year and the bus has probably returned to Liverpool. Norfolk: Details and one bus added for "The Castle" Public House, Norwich. North Yorkshire: Two buses reregistered at Scarborough & District; some livery changes at SS Suncruisers; one bus reregistered at Coastal & Country Coaches, Whitby; one livery change at York City Sightseeing. Shropshire: Details and bus added for R. Follwell (private), Stableford, Bridgnorth. Somerset: Details and bus added for an unidentified operator. West Midlands: Change of operator for the Birmingham Big Buz Sightseeing Tour. Scrapped/To Be Scrapped list: A931 SUL, B-V 3187 and FGE 430X added ex-Ensign, dealer, Purfleet, Essex. Lots more information added for Italy - Bus identified at City Sightseeing Bergamo (still need full details); new operation and bus at Cagliari; and Genoa; another bus added for Little London, Martina Franca; also one more bus each at City Sightseeing Messina and Milan; a new mobile exhibition vehicle at Milan; more details for City Sightseeing Padova; buses and details added for Appian Line (Ciao Roma), Rome; Augonio (Original Rome Sightseeing Tour), Rome; more details for Roma SightseeingTour (City Sightseeing Roma); more buses identified at Green Line Tours, Rome Open Tour, and Trambus Open; also more buses at City Sightseeing Sorrento; and more details for buses at Trieste, Turin, and Verona. Buses previously listed on the Sicily page, for Palermo, are now included on the Italy list. The buses previously listed at Panda Tours on Singapore are now believed to have been scrapped and are now deleted from there and added to the Scrapped/To Be Scrapped list. Also, more details have been added for the bus at Heartware Network (previouly listed as "Unidentified Operator" in Singapore City. Many thanks to all who have contributed information and updates via The Open Top Bus Group and our contact e-mail address. All reports are gratefully received.
Friday 13 May 2011
Republic of Ireland updated, with major changes noted for Dualway Coaches (City Sightseeing Dublin and Gray Line Dublin Tour) following a major depot fire there; Howth (The Transport Museum Society of Ireland); Limerick (Bus Eirann, C & H Coaches, and Carrig Coaches); and a couple of buses at unidentified locations with owners that I need help to identify. Also, the Channel Islands page has been updated, with only Jersey Bus Tours as an operator of open top buses there, unless of course someone knows better.
Monday 9 May 2011
Hong Kong updated, with added and amended data for Big Bus Sightseeing; Citybus Limited; Kowloon Motor Bus; and New World First Bus. New records added for Pak Shing Travel Co. and Toyo Travel Agency; and an 'unidentified owner'. The buses of Guangzhou No1 Bus Company, Guangdong, have been removed from the Hong Kong list as we believe that Guandong is in China rather than Hong Kong. These buses will be added to the China page at its next update. Singapore also updated with many gaps in data now populated. Many thanks to Paul McNamara for the information for these pages, and to all others who have contacted us recently with updates still to be published. Also, new and updated data for the Balearic Islands (Majorca, etc) with new detail for Alcudia Vision, Alcudia; Transunion, Cala d'Or; Autocares Manacor SA; and updated information for City Sightseeing Palma; and Hengel & Volkes. A few tweaks also have been made to hopefully remove the 'corrupted' screens that have appeared across the whole website recently.
Monday 18 April 2011
All of Australia now updated - with records for new owner Double Deckerdence, Brisbane; Double Decker Tours, Darwin; Sydney Party Bus, Manly; City Tour Pty Ltd, Perth; Perth Tramway Company, Perth; and City Sightseeing Sydney; plus an unidentified owner that we need clarification of please.
Thursday 14 April 2011
Data for buses in the United States of America made up to date, as far as I have been notified. The USA page has been divided into pages for each State to make it easier to read, and easier for me to update, rather than having all locations and operators on one website page. The main changes in all of this are - California - new operators East Hollywood Tours and Hollywood Sightseeing Tours; Schmidt & Freeman (mobile restaurant); also many updates to the other operators in California; Hawaii - New operator records for Duskin, Oahu; Nevada - New operator to our records Open Top Sightseeing Inc; New Hampshire - 'Unidentified Owner' record now established as Christmas Farm Inn, North Conway; New York - Another bus (59508 BA) added for Big Taxi Tours, New York; Texas - New operator records added for City Sightseeing San Antonio; also, records updated for Big Bus Company, London, England - some buses transferred to Open Top Sightseeing Inc in Las Vegas, Nevada, in new records there.
Wednesday 23 March 2011
Updates for England: North Yorkshire - some buses at York Pullman Bus Company given fleet numbers and/or re-registered.
Tuesday 22 March 2011
Updates for England: Gloucestershire - London Bus Export Co., Lydney - 612 UKM removed (sold to a Belgian operator - Belgium update later) and ERV 251D removed (sold to a Hampshire owner); Hampshire - pb Bus Marketing updated with ERV 251D (bus privately owned); Lancashire - D244 FYM from Blackpool (Blackpool Transport) to Llandudno (Alpine Travel), Wales; North Yorkshire - BYX 143V, BYX 304V and A613 THV sold from York Pullman (details to follow later); and all entries for Wales made up to date, including new operator (to our records) Chapmans Coaches, Porth - C133 CFB, moved from the Check list.
Wednesday 9 March 2011
Updates for Devon - McAllister (Devonian), Torquay; Essex - Ensign, dealer, Purfleet; Lancashire - Blackpool Transport (City Sightseeing Blackpool), St. Helens (North West Museum of Road Transport); Staffordshire - Wardle Transport (new to our records); West Midlands - The Green Bus (new to our records); West Sussex - Chris Pearce (Southdown Historic Vehicles); Wales - Alpine Travel, Llandudno; Scotland - Wilson of Gourock, Glasgow; City Sightseeing Inverness, Inverness; and a couple of buses added to the Scrap/For Scrap list (B115 ORU and C907 UGD, ex-Ensign, dealer, Purfleet)
Wednesday 2 March 2011
Operator list removed for PSV Partsmaster (dealer), Rochester, Kent - the only bus on that list is now with Nash (British Bus Sales), Cobham, Surrey.
Tuesday 1 March 2011
Data for buses in England made up to date, as far as I have been notified. The England page has been divided into county and metropolitan areas to make it easier to read, and certainly easier to update, rather than having hundreds of operators and their lists all on one website page. Also, a few updates to the Channel Islands, Scotland and Wales pages.
Friday 12 November 2010
Updates, further data and more additional photos for China - Big Bus Tours, Shanghai; ‘City Sightseeing’ (China Spring Travel And Airliners Co Ltd.); Lujiazui, Pudong district, tour buses; Shanghai Ba-Shi Industrial Co.
Tuesday 2 November 2010
New page style and updates for China - Big Bus Tours, Shanghai; ‘City Sightseeing’; Lujiazui, Pudong district, tour buses; Shanghai Ba-Shi Industrial Co.; data updated/added for England - Ensignbus (Operational fleet); Scotland - Majestic Tours Edinburgh.
Tuesday 5 October 2010
Data updated/added for England - Blackpool (Blackpool Transport), Braintree (Flagfinders Coaches), Bude (John Holden), East Grinstead (Church of Scientology), Framlington (Rallybeam/Venturer Coachways), Grays (Essex Fire Brigade), Hastings (Hastings & District Preservation Group), Hove (Pimms Village), Isles of Scilly (Heritage Tours), King's Lynn (Julian Patterson), Leeds (Transdev York), Lode (Frolic Farm Polo Club), London (The Big Bus Company), London (Premium Tours), Lydney (Davies), Lydney (London Bus Export Co), Lytham St. Anne's (Lancastrian Transport Trust), Morecambe (Morecambe Heritage Bus Company), Norton Fitzwarren (Quantock Motor Services), Purfleet (Ensignbus - lists now back in the main England page), Skegness (Stagecoach East Midlands), Wigan (TL Commercials), York (K & J Logistics), York (Transdev York), and York (York Pullman Bus Company); Scotland - Edinburgh (Edinburgh Tours), Edinburgh (Majestic Tours) and Glasgow (Wilson of Gourock); Northern Ireland - Coleraine (Ulsterbus), Larne (Ulsterbus) and Mallusk (Wilsons Auctions); Wales - Llandudno & Conwy (Alpine Travel), Rhyl (Arriva Cymru); 'Check'; and 'Scrapped' pages.
Tuesday 31 August 2010
Updates for England (Blackpool Transport, Blackpool; and Quantock Motor Services, Norton Fitzwarren), Scotland (Blythswood Motors, Glasgow), Northern Ireland (new entry for McBride, Coleraine; Wilson's Auctions, Mallusk; McKinley Skip Hire, Lurgan; Rogan (Diamond/Belfast Sightseeing); and Belfast City Sightseeing), and Wales (Alpine Coaches, Llandudno; Arriva Cymru, Rhyl; Cardiff Transport Preservation Group, Barry; Celtic Travel, Llanindloes; GM Coaches, Cefn Cribwr; Hoare, Chepstow; and an unidentified location).
Tuesday 10 August 2010
Pages updated for Scotland. Also new pages created for Ensign, dealer, Purfleet, and Ensignbus, Purfleet, as new ‘breakout’ pages from the main England list.
