‘The Delaine’ working out of Bourne in Lincolnshire has been an independent bus operator going back over a century.
‘Buses Illustrated’ for May 1966 drew attention to a new double decker having been delivered to ‘The Delaine’ registered DTL 489D.
This was the first rear engined double decker to join the fleet.
It was further recorded in the magazine that,
“the superb finish” (of the Willowbrook bodywork) “has to be seen to be believed.”
It went on,
“Surely this must be the most beautifully painted and trimmed Atlantean in the country.”
It doesn’t look bad now, 50 years later.
So here it is, enjoy !
DTL 489D ‘The Delaine’ No. 60 Leyland Atlantean PDR1/2 / Willowbrook
on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.co.uk’
DTL 489D ‘The Delaine’ No. 60 Leyland Atlantean PDR1/2 / Willowbrook /2
on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.co.uk’
DTL 489D ‘The Delaine’ No. 60 Leyland Atlantean PDR1/2 / Willowbrook /3
on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.co.uk’
DTL 489D ‘The Delaine’ No. 60 Leyland Atlantean PDR1/2 / Willowbrook /4
on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.co.uk’
It is interesting to note that in an age where bus liveries are changed on a regular basis to ‘refresh the image’ that ‘Delaine’s livery has stayed much as it was over the intervening 50 years as shown by AD65 DBL which was also present at ‘Showbus 2016’.
AD65 DBL ‘Delaine Buses’ No. 159 Volvo B5TL / Wright Gemini 3
on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.co.uk’
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