Reliance X381 XON (GCZ 9023, 01-D-93727) and First York 69268 (YJ57 YSK) in York - 8 Nov 2012 (DSCF2021)

Thursday 8 November 2012 (1339) - Two Wright bodied Volvos passing in Museum Street, York where the towers of the Minister form a backcloth.

On the right is First York 69268 (YJ57 YSK) new November 2007

On the left is Reliance Motor Services of Sutton-on-the-Forest X381 XON. According to an Internet contributor (Dunfermline Dave) the latter has an interesting past. His notes read ‘It was new as an Ulsterbus demonstrator registered GCZ 9023 during 2001. In early 2002 it passed to Whitelaw, Stonehouse retaining Ulsterbus livery and gaining UK mainland registration X381 XON. It later passed to Morton, Dublin registered 01-D-93727 before returning to the mainland and joining the fleet of Reliance’.