East Yorkshire 903 (931 GTA) in Scarborough – 19 Aug 1987 (54-30)

Wednesday 19 August 1987 – A high frequency service is provided by East Yorkshire/Scarborough & District on the Scarborough seafront service which links the North Bay and South Bay. This service had its origins with United Automobile Services.

In September 1986, when under National Bus Company ownership, the southern part of the United operating area along with the garages at Scarborough and Pickering were transferred to East Yorkshire Motor Services which created a new subsidiary named Scarborough and District.

In this view at the North Bay terminus is 903 (931 GTA) which carries the East Yorkshire fleet name and the name Bridlington Star. It was a Metro-Cammell bodied Leyland Atlantean PDR1/1 that was new to Devon General in June 1961 as their DL931 – one of nine convertible buses each named after a famous historical mariner thus coining the term the ‘Sea Dog’ class. This bus was named Sir Thomas Howard but more in keeping with its work on the Yorkshire coast it became Bridlington Star for work at that resort but here it was in Scarborough. (EYMS also operated 932 GTA named Belvedere Star).
The bus standing behind is a Park Royal bodied Leyland Atlantean AN68/1R that carried Scarborough and District fleet names.