Olympian goes back to original

31/03/2020 WebSupport Buses, Features, Industry Heritage
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The bus as acquired last year, carrying its previous operator’s Go North East-inspired livery. TEESSIDE 500 GROUP
The Teesside 500 Group’s Cleveland Transit Volvo Olympian is back in its original livery. TEESSIDE 500 GROUP

A Volvo Olympian, which was delivered new in Cleveland Transit livery despite the operator having been taken over by Stagecoach, has been restored to its original specification.

M223SVN, a 1995 Volvo Olympian with Northern Counties Palatine H43/31F bodywork, was among a batch of five buses (M223-227SVN) arriving in Transit’s green, yellow and white post-deregulation livery. The buses also wore Transit logos with the strapline: ‘Employee owned – working for you,’ this being replaced by ‘Part of the Stagecoach Group.’
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