Leyland Olympians
Northern Counties 58
Northern Counties 58 was delivered in the 1990 batch. The vehicle was one of the last two Olympians in use with Bus Vannin in 2010, after the retirement of the other Olympians from service during 2009. After withdrawal in July 2010, the vehicle was purchased privately and kept at the Jurby Transport Museum. The bus left the museum in 2013. |
Northern Counties 64
Northern Counties 65
Northern Counties Palatine 65 was a former demonstrator vehicle and was the first of the 1989 batch of Olympians for Isle of Man Transport. The bus like all other surviving Olympians on the island (with exception of 58) was withdrawn by Isle of Man Transport in 2009. 65 was one of 4 Leyland Olympians moved to Jurby in April 2010. However during 2012 the vehicle was converted to Open Top and is now in use with Sightseeing Isle of Man, see separate page. |
Northern Counties 66
Northern Counties 68
All Leyland 83
Leyland Olympian 83 is notable as the first Olympian to be entirely built at Workington to be sold for commercial use. The bus spent its whole working life with IOMT, withdrawn as the last passenger service Leyland Olympian with IOMT in August 2009, immediately after it joined the Jurby Transport Museum and is now privately owned.
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All Leyland 87
Alexander 99
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Former Dublin Bus Alexander bodied Leyland Olympian 99 arrived second hand to IOMT in 2003 as fleetnumber 16. It was subsequently renumbered 46, then 99. The bus was one of those to participate in the last Leyland day in August 2009. The bus then moved to Jurby but remains Government owned.
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