This is one of the surviving B10BLEs in Arriva's fleet, the other two being 2720 and 2728 2706, 2707, 2708, 2713, 2714, 2715, 2719, 2723 and 2727 are being used as reserve vehicles
LewisTheIndispensable it is I grew up with the Renowns in St Helens and I remember liking them before I really got interested in buses when I was younger I really miss seeing them even though Im making the most of 2730 before she goes
Daryl Yates Hopefully it will get preserved because no bus that I know of (not even the good old Dennis Darts) comes close to the badassery of 2730 or any of the B10BLEs I also grew up with these buses (it was either 2729 or 2730 that got me interested in buses) but seeing them go will put a sad end to one of the best bus eras in history
LewisTheIndispensable Id preserve a couple myself if I had the money and space B10BLEs are one of the best buses ever made and they sound menacing with their 9.6L Volvo DH10A-245 engines and ZF Gearbox (most of these Renowns had Voith but even they sounded nice) interestingly the B10BLEs were the very last buses ordered by MTL(Arriva kept the order but with the interior being in their colors) before the Arriva take over in 2000 ANW have never ordered single decker Volvos since I also used to hear and see them every day as the 32A goes past my house I remember being woken up by one with the fan on a hot summers morning they can be very loud
I will miss her for sure when she gets withdrawn shes is the only one left in service I loved the Renowns we had in St Helens they were so much better than the Pulsars.
This is one of the surviving B10BLEs in Arriva's fleet, the other two being 2720 and 2728
2706, 2707, 2708, 2713, 2714, 2715, 2719, 2723 and 2727 are being used as reserve vehicles
Now only 2730 remains in service as of March 2018
Daryl Yates Yep, really sad 😔
LewisTheIndispensable it is I grew up with the Renowns in St Helens and I remember liking them before I really got interested in buses when I was younger I really miss seeing them even though Im making the most of 2730 before she goes
Daryl Yates Hopefully it will get preserved because no bus that I know of (not even the good old Dennis Darts) comes close to the badassery of 2730 or any of the B10BLEs
I also grew up with these buses (it was either 2729 or 2730 that got me interested in buses) but seeing them go will put a sad end to one of the best bus eras in history
LewisTheIndispensable Id preserve a couple myself if I had the money and space B10BLEs are one of the best buses ever made and they sound menacing with their 9.6L Volvo DH10A-245 engines and ZF Gearbox (most of these Renowns had Voith but even they sounded nice) interestingly the B10BLEs were the very last buses ordered by MTL(Arriva kept the order but with the interior being in their colors) before the Arriva take over in 2000 ANW have never ordered single decker Volvos since I also used to hear and see them every day as the 32A goes past my house I remember being woken up by one with the fan on a hot summers morning they can be very loud
I will miss her for sure when she gets withdrawn shes is the only one left in service I loved the Renowns we had in St Helens they were so much better than the Pulsars.