Original Operator - Blackpool Transport Services Ltd
Reg No - N589 GRN
Fleet Number - 589
Type - Optare Metrorider MR37 VN1847
Body - Optare OE1847 B25F
Cylinder Capacity (cc) - 5900CC
New - 03/11/1995

This bus was bought new by Blackpool Transport in 1995 in the old Handy Bus livery of mainly black with yellow skirts and a yellow stripe above the windows on each side. When Metro Coastlines was brought in to replace the Blackpool Transport branding in 2003 she was repainted into the original "pool" livery of mustard, yellow and black being changed to the "new pool" livery of the black and yellow livery she is currently in.

589 is our surrogate 3rd bus and was bought for preservation in 2008 by Alan who is a share holder in our group and has restored it to its original "Handybus" livery. Alan kindly allows us to use his bus to go to rallies etc and we will be helping him with repairs and work on the bus.

This gallery is for various pictures of Lancaster City Transport buses in various liveries and companies.

Original Operator - Blackpool Transport Services Ltd
Reg No - B364 UBV (new)
Fleet Number - 364
New - 17/09/1984
Arrived Rigby Road - 20/09/84
Type - Leyland Atlantean AN68D/2R 8400208
Body - East Lancs Coach Builders EL A3911 CH45/29F
Repainted into green & cream bus livery 12/1988, again in 02/1992

Transfered to Fylde Blue Buses - 11/1994
Renumbered 47 - 11/1994
Painted into two tone blue livery with Seagull names - 02/1995

Returned to Blackpool Transport - 07/1996
Renumbered 447 - 08/1996
Repainted green & cream (final style), renumbered 364 and refitted with OPO equipment - 05/1997
Reupholstered - 01/1999

We are hoping this will be the 4th bus in our collection later once Blackpool Transport are ready to retire her.

364 was the last new Atlantean purchased by Blackpool Corporation Transport Dept. in 1984 before Blackpool Transport Services was set up. 364 has similar East Lancs long wheel base body work to that of our Lancaster City Transport bus 222.

After checking with the DVLA we can now confirm that this bus is the 2nd to last Atlantean EVER made for the home market 45 being the last, and 3rd to last is 364's sister in Blackpool Transport 363, all these buses were also the last coach seated examples ever made as well, and yes we can prove it.

364 is still being operated by Blackpool Transport solely on schools workings, limited private hire work and with kind permission of Mr Steven Burd with us to rallies.

Various pictures of Fylde Blue Buses/Seagull Coaches and its history

Various Blackpool Transport buses in all their guises

Original Operator - Lancaster City Transport
Reg No - BFV 222Y (new + current)
Re-Registered - RIL 9158
Fleet Number - 222
Type - Leyland Atlantean AN68D/2R 8300123
Body - East Lancs Coach Builders EL A2612 CH45/32F
New - 01/06/1983

Transfered to Stagecoach - 23/08/1993
To Huggins, Moreton - ??/??
To EMS - 08/2000
EMS sold To Cumfy Bus - 01/03/2003
To Helms of Eastham - ??/??

To preservation - 02/10/2006

This is our 2nd bus, also an original coach seated Atlantean and 1 of only 3 of this long wheel base type made for Lancaster City Transport, 221 is in Ireland and 223 was destroyed many years ago in a fire.

Now that 45 has been restored we are going to start full restoration on 222 which hopefully will be completed for the 2010 rally season. We have managed to re-aquire the original registration number for this bus to complete the restoration.

Original Operator - Fylde Blue Buses/Seagull Coaches
Type - Leyland Atlantean AN68D/2R 8400199
New - 01/10/1984
Reg No - B75 URN (new + current)
Original Fleet Number - 75
Original Body - Northern Counties NC2612 CH43/33F
Re-Registered - NJI 5505 12/1990
Overhauled by NCME - Feb-May 1991
Renumbered 25 - 05/1991
Entered service as Seagull Coach 06/1991 - initial livery with large fleet names and no roof band
Renumbered 45 - 04/1992
Repainted 06/1993 - same livery as bus fleet with dark blue roof band

To Blackpool Transport - 07/1996
Renumbered 445 - 08/1996
Repainted Green and Cream 04/1997 and returned to bus work
Moved to Rigby Road on conversion of 11/11A to single deck - 02/1999

Withdrawn To preservation - 05/2004
First rally attended fully restored - 19/10/2008

This is a collection of photos about Seagull coaches 45 and its journey from Fylde Blue Buses/Seagull Coaches through to its retirement with Blackpool Transport and into preservation.

This bus is THE last Leyland Atlantean EVER made for the home market and also the last with coach seating and yes we can prove it!!. We have managed to re-aquire its original registration Number to complete the restoration. 45 rolled out restored in its Seagull Coaches livery for its debut at Manchester Atlantean 50th gathering.