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Seen on the same day was Lothian's first Trident 501 (T501SSG) fully converted to open top. Picture ref A4524 |
Some open toppers start off as fully enclosed, only to be beheaded later in life. A few start as opentoppers, though new builds are more often convertible so that they spend the winter in normal service with roofs attached. Uniquely Tappins provided Oxford with some brand new half open top buses. The front section of the top deck is covered and lockable. With the access to the rear open deck closed the bus is used on school runs either side of its city tour duties. Tappins 55 (PO55NXU) is an East Lancs bodied Volvo B7TL and is seen near Oxford Station in May 2008. |
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