90D1001 RH1 was the first Alexander Belfast bodied Leyland Olympian, and the first of 175 RH Class buses built for Dublin Bus. Now this Olympian is G183WGX in the Go North East, this bus sadly only works school buses from its Stanley depot.
90D1001 RH1 is now G183WGX and is one of six ex Dublin RH Class Olympians now working mainly schools services with Go North East.
90D1001 RH1 is now G183WGX in the Go North East fleet, this shot captures the occasion when it was pressed into service on West Durham Swift service X70 in place of the usual low floor air-con single decker.
90D1008 RH8 is now G937FVX with Fourways, Chelmsford
90D1008 RH8 is now G937FVX with Fourways, Chelmsford is captured at the Fourways depot
90D1009 RH9 is now G981FVX with Fourways, Chelmsford
90D1009 RH9 is now G981FVX with Fourways, Chelmsford and sports a revised livery with added blue bits!
90D1010 RH10 is now MUI7854 in the fleet of four still working hard on the Oxford City Sightseeing tour.
90D1012 RH12 is now MUI7853 in the Tappins, Didcot fleet. Looking identical to some of Dualway's Dublin Sightseeing examples this bus is seen working the Oxford Sightseeing Tour.
90D1012 RH12 is now MUI7853 in the Tappins, Didcot fleet. This shot was taken in Tappins depot and this vehicle has now been in UK service nearly as long as it was in Dublin, a credit to this 22 year old vehicle.
90D1013 RH13 is now MUI7851 in the Tappins, Didcot fleet. This operator has four early RH Class Olympians to work the Oxford Sightseeing Tour.
90D1016 RH16 is now H699PTW with Fourways, Chelmsford. This Leyland Olympian was bodied by Alexander Belfast and was one of 175 similar buses new to Dublin Bus.
90D1018 RH18 is now H479PVW and is now operated by Hornsby of Ashby in North Lincolnshire- the bus is seen in Scunthorpe.
90D1021 is now WLT916 in the City Sightseeing fleet in Windsor. This bus was converted to open top by Dublin Bus and served in their tour fleet before being sold to Ensign Bus in the UK.
90D1024 RH24 is now H481PVW and was operated by Go North East and is captured soon after it was purchased and still wore Isle of Man Transport livery.
90D1024 RH24 is now H481PVW in the Arriva North East fleet- this bus one of a pair of RH-Class to move from Go Ahead North East to Arriva during a depot exchange in Spring 2010.
90D1025 RH25 is now H793PTW with Holloways, Scunthorpe. This Leyland Olympian was bodied by Alexander Belfast and was one of 175 similar buses new to Dublin Bus.
90D1026 RH26 is now H589EGU and is one of six ex Dublin RH Class Olympians now working mainly schools services with Go North East.
90D1026 RH26 is now H589EGU and is one of the four ex Dublin RH Class Olympians with Go North East working from Stanley depot- the bus is seen here in Consett.
90D1027 RH27 is now H485PVW and is operated by Go North East and is captured soon after it was purchased and still wore Isle of Man Transport livery.
90D1028 RH28 is now H775PTW with Ipswich Buses. This Leyland Olympian was bodied by Alexander Belfast and was one of 175 similar buses new to Dublin Bus.
90D1030 RH30 is now H792PTW and is captured in Maidstone working for Nu Venture. This bus is now owned by Holloway, Scunthorpe.
90D1033 RH33 is now H838PTW and is seen in Maidstone whilst working for Nu Venture in a traditional livery- this bus was subsequently sold to Holloway, Scunthorpe.
90D1034 RH34 is now H980PTW and is operated by South Gloucestershire Bus and Coach. When first operated this Bristol based operator painted their pair of RH's in this special Student Shuttle livery.
90D1034 RH34 is now H980PTW and is operated by South Gloucestershire Bus and Coach. This bus now wears the plain pale blue livery and has been fitted with an electronic destination display.
90D1035 RH35 is now H951PTW and works for Mulley, Ixworth. It's seen still wearing Chambers livery as it arrives in Bury St Edmunds to work the 955 to Lakenheath.
90D1037 RH37 is now PAZ3184 and is operated by Kimes of Folkingham. This bus wears the smart green livery of this independant operator.
90D1038 RH38 is now H705PTW with Ipswich Buses and is seen waiting to work its daily 978 run to Felixstowe.
90D1039 RH39 is now TAZ4062 in the Kimes, Folkingham fleet which can usually be found working in Boston- this one was busy on the 58 service to Kirton.
90D1040 is now NNZ9784 in the fleet of Quinn, Ardboe and works the Belfast City Tour after being operated in open top format by Dublin Bus for many years.
90D1043 RH43 is now TAZ4063 and is operated by Kimes of Folkingham. This bus is captured in Spalding working a service back towards Boston.
90D1044 RH44 is now H908PTW and is operated by Brylaine, Boston and is seen in Boston Bus Station.
90D1047 RH47 is now YAZ8773 and is operated by Kimes of Folkingham. This bus wears the smart green livery of this independant operator.
90D1047 RH47 is now YAZ8773 and is operated by Kimes of Folkingham and is seen resting in their depot in August 2010.
90D1048 RH48 is now H859PTW and was first operated by Courtney Coaches, Bracknell. It then passed to the fleet of Talisman, Great Bromley when this photo was taken. It has since been sold to Newquay Minibus Services.
90D1049 RH49 is now H691PTW and is now operated by Fourways, Chelmsford.
90D1050 RH50 is now H542JBJ and was operated by Chambers, Bures when it first arrived in the UK. This bus has now been sold to Mulley, Ixworth.
90D1053 RH53 is now YAZ8774 and is operated by Kimes of Folkingham. This bus is captured in typical Lincolnshire countryside.
90D1057 RH57 is now H643PTW with Redline, Aylesbury.
90D1059 is now H337YYD in the Rubicon Travel fleet in Bristol for the City Sightseeing tour. This bus was previously in the Dualway fleet and rather than repaint it they have simply replaced the Dublin vinyls with Bristol versions.
91D1060 RH60 is now E6WMS in the fleet of Weardale Motor Services. This was the first of the 66 Olympians new to Dublin Bus in 1991 and is still going strong, seen here on a special Park and Ride duty in Hartlepool.
91D1065 RH65 is now H551PVW and is one of four ex Dublin RH Class Olympians now working mainly schools services with Go North East at Stanley depot- the bus is seen here in the village of Lanchester.
91D1066 is now NNZ9785 in the fleet of Quinn, Ardboe and works the Belfast City Tour after being operated in open top format by Dublin Bus for many years.
91D1070 RH70 is now H754PVW and is operated by A2B Travel, Newquay and is seen in ghostly white livery working the 211 service.
91D1074 RH74 is now H751PVW with Halifax Joint Committee. This Leyland Olympian was bodied by Alexander Belfast and was one of 175 similar buses new to Dublin Bus.
91D1074 RH74 is now H751PVW with Halifax Joint Committee and is captured leaving a wet Halifax on the 36 to Rye Lane.
91D1075 RH75 is now H764PVW with Halifax Joint Committee and is seen in Halifax Bus Station between workings on route 36 to Rye Lane.
91D1077 RH77 is now H215PVW and is operated by Warrington Borough Transport where it mainly works schools services.
91D1078 RH78 is now H610PVW and is operated by Rodgers Coaches, near Corby. Rodgers have six RH Class Olympians with five being purchased direct from Dublin Bus and converted to single door layout and certified themselves.
91D1079 RH79 is now FDY83 and is operated by Rambler Coaches, St Leonards and is seen passing Battle Abbey on its way to work a school bus.
91D1080 RH80 is now H794PVW with Swanbrook, Cheltenham. This Leyland Olympian was bodied by Alexander Belfast and was one of 175 similar buses new to Dublin Bus.
91D1080 RH80 is now H794PVW with Swanbrook, Cheltenham and shows off its green, purple and white livery applied in the old Dublin style whilst shunting around their depot.
91D1085 RH85 is now H550PVW and is one of four ex Dublin RH Class Olympians now working mainly schools services with Go North East at Stanley depot- the bus is seen in the Stanley bus station.
91D1089 RH89 is now H784PVW, fleet number 1111 in the TM Travel fleet and is seen in Sheffield after arriving on a 242 from Castleton.
91D1092 RH92 is now H191PVW and is operated by Warrington Borough Transport along with three sister RH-Class and 10 RA Class Olympians.
91D1093 RH93 is now H986PTW and is operated by South Gloucestershire Bus and Coach- this shot shows it wearing the previous Student Shuttle livery.
91D1093 RH93 is now H986PTW and is operated by South Gloucestershire Bus and Coach and now wears this plain blue livery.
91D1094 RH94 is now H155PVW and has moved around the UK a bit- this shot captures it working for Wiltax, New Haw which was it's second English home.
91D1094 RH94 is now H155PVW with Burton, Haverhill. This Leyland Olympian was sold by Dublin Bus under their 12 year maximum age policy but continues to give stirling service in England.
91D1095 RH95 is now H137PVW and is operated by Swanbrook Coaches, Cheltenham.
91D1096 RH96 is now H119PVW and is operated by Swanbrook Coaches, Cheltenham- the old Dublin Bus livery has been adapted with odd looking results!
91D1097 RH97 is now H97PVW and is operated by Swanbrook Coaches, Cheltenham. Apart from the detination screen this could be a scene from any part of Dublin's City Centre.
91D1097 RH97 is now H97PVW with Swanbrook, Cheltenham and wears the recoloured version of the intermediate Dublin livery which has now been adopted as standard, even on vehicles not purchased from Dublin!
91D1099 RH99 is now H187PVW and is operated by Warrington Borough Transport on schools duties
91D10105 RH105 is now H721PVW and was initially operated by Trustline, Harlow and was captured working a rail replacment service.
91D10108 RH108 is now J829CEV with Halifax Joint Committee. This Leyland Olympian was bodied by Alexander Belfast and was one of 175 similar buses new to Dublin Bus.
91D10108 RH108 is now J829CEV with Halifax Joint Committee and is captured in gloomy Halifax on the 509 to Bradford.
91D10109 RH109 is now J820CEV and initially worked for Trustline, Harlow and is seen outside the St Pancras Eurostar station working a rail replacment service (not to Paris or Brussels sadly!)
91D10111 RH111 is now J778CEV with Z&S International, Aylesbury. On Sundays Z&S operate local routes around Milton Keynes often using their pair of RH Class Olympians- this photo was taken in Wolverton.
91D10112 RH112 is now C6WMS in the fleet of Weardale Motor Services. Normally confined to schools workings this bus was used in Hartlepool during the Tall Ships Event on Park and Ride workings.
91D10115 RH115 is now J855CEV and is operated by Veolia Transport- this is one of 14 RH Class Olympians operated by this company in Nottingham, Lincoln and Tuxford.
91D10117 RH117 is now J769CEV and is operated by Veolia Transport- this is one of 14 RH Class Olympians operated by this company. This bus is seen arriving in Tuxford where three RH Class Olympians are kept busy.
91D10117 RH117 is seen whilst working in the Tuxford based Veolia fleet. This bus became J769CEV for its second career in the UK.
91D10118 RH118 is now J644CEV and is operated by Stagecoach Eastbourne. This Olympian is photographed working for Eastbourne Buses before Stagecoach took over, and is seen in Hailsham en route to Uckfield.
91D10119 RH119 is now J642CEV and is operated by Stagecoach Eastbourne. This Olympian is photographed in Eastbourne town centre before Stagecoach took over this operator.
91D10121 RH121 is now J850CEV in the fleet of Veolia Transport, this bus was captured resting in Tuxford depot.
91D10122 RH122 is now J717CEv in the fleet of Brylaine, Boston which has 2 RH Class and 8 RA Class Olympians from Dublin in its fleet.
91D10123 RH123 is now FDY383 and is one of a pair operated by Rambler, St Leonards- the back of RH79 is also visible in this shot.
92D127 RH127 is now J619CEV in the TM Travel fleet.
92D138 RH138 is now J765CEV and is operated by Z&S International, Aylesbury- the bus is photographed still in full Dublin Bus livery soon after it was purchased.
92D138 RH138 is now J765CEV and is operated by Z&S International, Aylesbury. Now neatly repainted into their red and cream livery this Olympian is seen in High Wycombe working a rail replacement operation.
92D139 RH139 is now J908CEV with Swanbrook, Cheltenham. This bus has been reseated with seats recovered from another vehicle, and was still owned by Ensign, Purfleet when this photo was taken.
92D139 RH139 is now J908CEV with Swanbrook, Cheltenham. This bus has a full set of seats from another vehicle in replacement for its traditional bus bench types.
92D145 RH145 was re-registered to J827CEV and is seen awaiting sale to its third owner after a long period out of service with Veolia.
92D148 RH148 is now J745CEV and is operated by Holloways, Scunthorpe which is a school contract operator across North Lincolnshire- RH148 is captured in Gainsborough.
92D149 RH149 is now J852CEV and is seen with Decker Bus, Whittlesey and initially it retained full Veolia livery with fleetnames.
92D149 RH149 is now J852CEV and is now fully repainted into the livery of Decker Bus, Whittlesey. It's caught on camera working a free shuttle to the National Model Railway Festival.
92D152 RH152 is now with 1st Bus Stop, Gravesend and is seen in Canterbury working a shuttle to the "Lounge on the Farm" music festival. This Olympian is now registered K230KNO and retains most of its Veolia livery.
92D153 RH153 is now K586JNV and is operated by Rodgers Coaches, near Corby. Despite a conversion to single door it retains full Dublin Bus livery and scrolls.
93D10155 RH155 is now L928SNO and is operated by Veolia Transport, and is seen in their Tuxford depot.
93D10155 RH155 is now L928SNO and is operated by Veolia Transport, the bus is captured in service in Ollerton.
92D157 RH157 is now operated by Rodgers Coaches, near Corby. It is photographed before being re-registered and certified, it has been given a very professional single door conversion and the new panels neatly painted over to match the rest of the Dublin colours.
93D10159 RH159 is now 1842PP and is operated by Galloway, Suffolk. This bus was originally registered L842SNO when it arrived in the UK.
93D10159 RH159 is now 1842PP and is operated by Galloway, Suffolk. It is seen here on a rail replacement working in Billericay.
93D10160 RH160 is now KSK965 and is operated by Motts Travel, Aylesbury.
93D10160 RH160 is now KSK965 and is operated by Motts Travel, Aylesbury. This photo was taken at Motts depot during an organised visit, behind RH160 is RH166 and just about visible through the windows are three sister RV Class awaiting preperation for UK service.
93D10161 RH161 is now L941SNO and is operated by Veolia Transport. 14 similar RH Class Olympains are operated by Veolia at their Nottingham, Hull and Lincoln depots- this Olympian is operated from Tuxford depot, the only one which works normal services.
93D10162 RH162 is now L899SNO - this bus had a short UK career with Veolia who allowed the bus to fall into disrepair. It's now been put back together and awaits sale to a third owner.
93D10163 RH163 is now L276YEY and is operated by P&O Lloyd, Holywell and wears their Connexxions School Bus livery
93D10164 RH164 is now L275YEY and is operated by P&O Lloyd, Holywell and wears their green and cream fleet livery
93D10165 RH165 is now L720SNO and is operated by TM Travel, Chesterfield- this photo shows it soon after purchase at the Meadowhall Rally.
93D10165 RH165 is now L720SNO and is operated by TM Travel and is seen in Sheffield Interchange awaiting it's next duty.
93D10166 RH166 is now KSK966 and is operated by Motts Travel, Aylesbury and is seen looking very tidy in their depot. Unlike sister RH160 this one has been converted to single door layout.
93D10169 RH169 became L905SNO and entered the fleet of Veolia based in their Tuxford depot.
93D10169 RH169 is now L905SNO in the fleet of Veolia Transport, this bus was captured working the 37 from Ollerton to Retford
93D10170 RH170 is now L934SNO and is operated by Veolia Transport- look out for these on Tuxford based routes 36 and 37.
93D10172 RH172 is now L779SNO and is seen whilst operated by Transdev York, this bus and sister RH171 were purchased by Veolia but passed into the Transdev fleet upon the sale of the York division of Veolia.
93D10172 RH172 is now L779SNO and is now neatly repainted in Transdev Lancashire United livery which seems to suit this vehicle very well.
93D10173 RH173 is now with 1st Bus Stop, Gravesend, Kent- behind the blue coach is the river Thames! This Olympian is now registered L918SNO and still wears the colours of Veolia, its first UK operator.
