Lancaster City Transport 222,

31st December 2007

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.

222 as 1222 with Stagecoach in Preston Bus Station 912x608 222_Stagecoach_02.jpg	222 as 1222 with Stagecoach in Preston Bus Station 896x608 222_Stagecoach_01.jpg	222 in Lonsdale Coaches Livery 960x656 222_02.jpg	222 in standard LCT livery with 221 in Morecambe 75th anniverary livery 896x544 222_01.jpg
222 when new 784x496 222.jpg	A rear shot of 221 & 222 when new 912x560 221___222_rear_Shot.jpg	222 when new at a rally, this is how she will look when restoration is completed. 912x592 222_as_new.jpg	While working on the outside of 222 i noticed black paint covering a part of the destination screen after i removed the paint a peice of 222's history was uncovered. 2592x1944 LCT_logo_on_222_01.jpg
The old parcel shelf seen here was so rotten that it could not be salvaged here you see it being removed 1944x2592 222_Parcel_Shelf_01.jpg	rear o/s view of 222 2592x1944 222_rear_os_01.jpg	rear n/s view of 222 2592x1944 222_rear_ns.jpg	rear view of 222 showing her replacement engine covers 30/04/08 1944x2592 222_rear.jpg
222 next to ex-preston bus 173 30/04/08 2592x1944 222_and_173.jpg	222 Seen on the back of Preston bus station just after being taken over by Stagecoach but still in L.C.T. livery 912x592 Atlantean_222a.jpg	At a rally while with EMS 896x544 Atlantean_222.jpg	222 Seen in Helm's of Eatsham's yard the day we bought her 1056x688 Atlantean_222_014.jpg
222 Seen leaving Helm's of Eastham's yard for the last time the day we bought her 1056x688 Atlantean_222_013.jpg	222 Seen in EMS's yard the day we bought her 1056x656 Atlantean_222_012.jpg	222 Seen in EMS's yard the day we bought her 1056x672 Atlantean_222_011.jpg	222 Seen in Helm's of Eastham's yard still in EMS's livery the day we bought her 1056x688 Atlantean_222_010.jpg
Seen sitting in Blackpool Transport's garage behind 45. 1056x768 Atlantean_222_009.jpg	222 Seen in Helm's of Eastham's yard the day we bought her being towed to her new home 1056x640 Atlantean_222_008.jpg	222 just before being towed to its new home 848x752 Atlantean_222_007.jpg	222 just before being towed to its new home 1056x720 Atlantean_222_006.jpg