Yelloway (ATL) B672 DVL at the Rochdale garage/coach station – 9 Mar 1986 (35-7)

Sunday 9 March 1986 – In July 1985 Yelloway Motor Services which had been managed by the Allen family for more than 50 years was sold to a new owner. Changes ensued which might have portrayed an air of an optimistic future that sadly was not going to be.

Amongst the main changes was the decision to hand over the long distance coach services to National Express for which Yelloway then became a contracted operator. Vehicles would wear National Express livery resulting in the famous Yelloway colours and name no longer being seen countrywide.

The new owner was a coach trader and the U.K. dealership for the German manufacturer of Neoplan coaches and vehicles of that make were assigned to Yelloway as were other makes of vehicle taken from their trade stock some of these having already been well used by previous operators.

B672 DVL was a Neoplan Skyliner N122/3 assigned brand new to Yelloway in July 1985 which was seen just prior to departure for the South West from garage and coach station at Rochdale.