| Formed of the old southern UC depots and taking on London Country North West in 1990. L&D was a very varied and colorful fleet first Green then Red but later Blue/Yellow. The period to the mid ninties was an anything can happen time, and well remembered. The old depots at Luton, Dunstable, Aylesbury and Hitchin have since been closed as well as the short lived Dunstale site.
With Native vehicles were joined by former MK vehicles and others that a few years earier would have been totally out of the question for an NBC fleet. For more pictures of this era please visit Mike Penns site from the lonk below. |
100, 81 CBK on of three high floor Tiger/Paramounts new to UC in late 83 81CBK was to pass oin June 91 to a Scottish operator ; Photo Luton June 88 |
101 NBD 101Y Luton July 89. Passing to East Yorkshire a couple of years later |
107 NBD 107Y Sheffield JULY 86. Withdrawn in 91 it passed to Kelvin Sottish |
108 B500 TCJ Luton Oct 87, a former Cheltenham & D Tiger acquired for NX work. |
112 E662 AWJ at Castle St Luton Oct 89, 5 of these Tiger/ Plaxtons were acquired ex dealer stock for 757 London work |
112 E662 AWJ in Castle st Luton Nov 89, renumbered 4032 in 97 later to a norfolk operator |
112 E662 AWJ Luton, June 88, when almost new and pressed into service before the livery could be applied |
159 VNH 159W was the first of the batch to go, with fire damage in April 89, but later repaired and used by a Yorkshire operator, here its at Luton June 88 |
160 VNH 160W, one of many Leopards that passed to Kelvin Scottish in 91, here at Luton Oct 87 |
164 VNH 164W Aylesbury Aug 88. Passing to Kevin it ended its days at Leicester |
170 CNH 170X the first of 16 ECW Leopards purchased by United Counties here at Dunstable in July 89 |
182 JNH 182Y Luton June 88. With large L&D fleetnames on a NX livery, later passing to Eire |
189 NNH 189 Victoria July 87. one of the last Leoprds purchased, these were ex Dealer stock |
190 NNH 190Y at Bedford Dec 83. It was to pass from L&D to Kelvin in 91. |
218 KRP 218L Luton 31 DEC 85. it never operated again |
219 SBD219M in UC days at Bedford on the Weds only shoppers service from Letchworth. May 85 |
221 SBD 221M one of 3 Plaxton Bodied RELH in the fleet works a Luton- Leighton Service at Leighton May 87 |
230 VRP 230S MK Oct 86. In a unique livery, passing in Jan 88 to a Lancashire operator |
239 KVV 239V Bedford March 86. On the weds only X82 shoppers service |
239 KVV 239V on National Express duties but still in Speedlink 750 livery at Bedford June 84 |
240 SJO 871T Leighton AUG 88 a former Red Rover Vehicle on a market day service |
25 LFE 25P Aylesbury Aug 92 |
30 RFE 30R Dunstable July 92 |
300 F 300 MNK at Stevenage July 89. Another batch that were purchased at short notice this vehicle withdrawn in 97 went to Jersey |
