Bluebird Buses (Stagecoach) 634 (N154 XSA) in Aberdeen – 27 Mar 2001

Tuesday 27 March 2001 (approx. 1110) – Bluebird Buses (Stagecoach Bluebird) 634 (N154 XSA), a Plaxton Premiere Interurban bodied Volvo B10M new in July 1996, seen in the old Aberdeen bus station. It had arrived working the 0700 service from Inverness (due Aberdeen at 1045) and would return on the 1135 departure (due Inverness at 1505). (Approx. 100 miles each way).

The Interurban model and was bought by the Stagecoach Group for operation on longer distance stage carriage services that had previously been operated with dual purpose vehicles. It featured coach seating but also had fitments relevant for bus service operation.

A number of Bluebird vehicles carry the Royal Warrant crest for the contract work undertaken for the Royal Household at Balmoral.

This was meant to be a humorous shot on the theme of ‘a bluebird and a seagull’. Unfortunately the latter creature, as big as it was, didn’t appear obvious as I thought it might. It is on the coach roof just above the lettering ‘Forres’.