(03 Jan 2023, 2:47 pm)Andreos1 wrote I'm trying to reckon back on those examples and although they had them, I'm sure that there were similar vehicles, I'm sure they were bodied by different coachbuilders.

As an example, I remember Arriva getting a load of Northern Counties Olympians after the first Hartlepool Tall Ships. But hadn't the SNE ones gone by then? 


I can't remember SNE or ANE having ELC Tridents like GNE had. Nor the ANE having Alexander bodied high floor Darts that the other two did. 

Ditto, I can't remember the ANE SPD's.

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Quite possibly! Tory Government + poor industrial relations = potential strikes (and subsequent delays).

It's almost as if we've gone back to the future!

Dunno if Leyland or ECW were on strike in 83/84 when the TWPTE got their Olys, but if I was to take a guess...

Edit: https://archive.commercialmotor.com/arti...-bus-share just found this from 1982. Could have had an impact on those C-reg Olys.

Had a little look there and it seems they've had the following:

Leyland Olympian Northern Counties
Arriva - https://www.flickr.com/photos/emdjt42/4277604294
Go North East - https://www.flickr.com/photos/emdjt42/3774409751
Stagecoach - https://www.flickr.com/photos/27204054@N07/3182722012

Dennis Dart SLF Pointer 2
Arriva - https://www.flickr.com/photos/adammalarkey/15616194284 (S***KHN / X***GGO)
GoNorthEast - https://www.flickr.com/photos/emdjt42/5064713021
Stagecoach - Still In Service

ALX300 - B10BLE
Arriva - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:..._pic_1.jpg
GoNorthEast - https://www.flickr.com/photos/27204054@N07/3266874278
Stagecoach - https://www.flickr.com/photos/williamsonm/6258924570

You're right on the Olympians though, similar with the original Darts - Arriva inherited some with Darlington seems like GoNorthEast had already disposed of theirs by then though.