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Find our buses?
In the past we have had three classic buses. But all have gone and we would love to find out what has happed to them.
We should know ourselves but as they went we lost track on them. See below for info. Please get in touch if you know where they are.
Leyland Olympian Roe Bodied NTC 132Y
This was our icon in 2007. Our double decker. It was loaned to us in September 2007 from Blueworks LTD. We ran it in our Big Lemon livery and it was a great bus with an Gardner engine. But its age caught up on it. Doing from 7am - 1am non stop made it unreliable and it had more and more breakdown issues until early 2008 when we changed to using our Dennis Darts out on service 42 and the Olympian just sat in our yard. It was later given back to Blueworks LTD in July 2009 and that is where we lost track of this bus. It needed a new MOT which would of cost a load of money but it was still serviceable and would love to find it somewhere in service. Was it scrapped , laying in a barn somewhere or still in service? If you know please get in touch
MCW Metrobus A731 RNS
This was our first ever bus. We bourght it ourselves in August 2007. We then got it painted yellow but after several maintenance inspections it was not fit for use and we later sold it to Wealden PSV bus sales. There we think it was sold for scrap. But if you know different please let us know
Leyland National Greenway PDZ 6276
This was the Enthusiast favourite bus. This like the Olympian was loaned to us by Blueworks LTD in August 2007. We painted it into Big Lemon livery and it ran in September 2007 until later that mounth on its way back from its maintenance inspection one of the pistons decided not to stop at the end of the cylinder but continue through the other side and out the side of the engine wall. The Bus was later stored until in December 2007 it was advertised on Ebay for sale. This is where we lost track on it and would love to know it's still around.
If You know where any of these buses currently are please get in touch
The Big Lemon CIC is a Community Interest Company registered in England and Wales no. 06045786
Registered Office and Operating Centre: Protran House, Boundary Road, Black Rock, Brighton BN2 5TJ
Tel. 01273 681 681 : Fax. 01273 681 681: E. lemonbus@thebiglemon.com