Dartline WA56 ENW in Scarborough - 9 Nov 2012 (DSCF2046)

Saturday 10 November 2012 (0912) – WA56 ENW, a VDL Bova Magiq operated by Dartline of Clyst St Mary near Exeter, Devon seen waiting outside The Grand Hotel on St. Nicholas Cliff in Scarborough. It was new in October 2006 to Weaver, Newbury.

KX08 OMD of Amport and District, based near Andover in Hampshire stands behind - and in a remarkably similar colour scheme.

The Grand Hotel was completed in 1867, the ‘V’ shaped building pays homage to Queen Victoria, was designed around the theme of time with 4 towers to represent the seasons, 12 floors for the months of the year and 52 chimneys for the weeks. Originally there were 365 bedrooms - one for each day of a non-leap year. Apparently at the time it was opened it was one of the largest hotels in the world and one of the first giant purpose built hotels in Europe.