DSCF4983 Delaine Buses 160 (AD51 DLD) (01 D 10200) at Bourne - 29 Sep 2018

Saturday 29 September 2018 (1108) – Delaine Buses 160 (AD51 DLD) seen at the garage in Spalding Road, Bourne. It is an Alexander ALX400 bodied Volvo B7TL that had been new to Dublin Bus in January 2002 as their AV200 (01-D-10200).

The Delaine fleet at this time totalled 29 vehicles comprising 22 double deckers and 7 single deckers. The company has tended to buy new double deckers (20 of the 22 bought new with only 2 secondhand). This bus along with 161 (AD51 DLE) (former Dublin Bus AV201 (01-D-10201) represent the two secondhand examples. Of the single deckers six are secondhand with one bought new in September 2018.