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Fleet Lists - California, USA
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 Burbank

Coach Engineering, Santa Clarita

  Buses privately owned.

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CRU 186C

Daimler Fleetline

Weymann

CO43/31F

red & white

Terrence, London, California, ?/01

-

HRC 486D

Daimler Fleetline

Alexander

O44/31F

red & white

?

 Long Beach

Kroul (Big Red Bus), Los Angeles

  Buses used for sightseeing tours.

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7K88368 (JJD 537D)

AEC Routemaster

Park Royal

O40/32R

Le Vintage Rouge (red)

British Bus, Spring Valley, by 5/05

-

7L83719 (SMK 703F)

AEC Routemaster

Park Royal

O40/22R

red, white band, blue skirt. For sale 6/09.

British Bus, Spring Valley, by 5/05

 Los Angeles

Cloudraker, Montreal, Canada

  Bus used for promotional purposes.

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8J52941 (AEV 811F)

Bristol Lodekka FLF

ECW

O??/??F

red

? , Los Angeles, California, c.8/08

 Los Angeles

East Hollywood Tours

  Bus used for sightseeing tours.

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7Y06212

Mercedes Benz

?

OB14F

Hollywood Sightseeing Tours (lime green and blue)

New ?

 Los Angeles

Hollywood Fantasy Tours (Star Bus)

  Buses used for sightseeing tours.

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101

7W43586 (7T98022, 7W43586, TFN 982T)

Bristol VRT

Willowbrook

O43/31F

red (with side advert wraps)

Corlett (British Bus Company), Spring Valley, by 9/09

104

7J64167 (TRT 98M)

Leyland Atlantean

Roe

O41/21F*

red (with side advert wraps)

Corlett (British Bus Company), Spring Valley, by 9/09

 Los Angeles

Hollywood Sightseeing Tours

  Bus used for sightseeing tours.

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(306)

? (OFV 23X)

Leyland Olympian

ECW

O45/32F

Shamrock (orange & cream, with side advertising wraps)

Dorset Heritage (t/a Shamrock Buses), Holton Heath, England, by 8/10

 Los Angeles

Schmidt & Freeman (Bus Fare)

Bus used for mobile food outlet 'Busturant'.

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8J08948 (JHE 137W)

MCW Metrobus

MCW

O--/--D+

Bus Fare (black)

City Sightseeing San Diego Inc., by 11/09

 Los Angeles

StarLine Tours, Hollywood (City Sightseeing Hollywood)

  Buses used for sightseeing tours. (City Sightseeing franchise)

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7T98022 (?, UWV 608S)

Bristol VRT

ECW

CO43/31F

Chicago Double Decker Co (red & black) (used for spares)

Corlett (British Bus Company), Spring Valley, San Diego, by 8/10

-

CP82929

MCI

?

OC49F

StarLine (white)

?

-

BYX 241V

MCW Metrobus

MCW

O43/28F

red (not yet operated)

City Sightseeing San Diego Inc, (not operated), by 8/10

301

6D01100 (XAK 914T)

Bristol VRT

ECW

PO??/??C*

StarLine (red)

J & M Tours (London Double Decker Buses) (101), San Diego, ?/04

302

7C65841 (RYG 392R)

Bristol VRT

ECW

PO43/??C*

StarLine Topless Fun Bus (red)

San Diego 101, c./04

303

8B32480 (GGM 110W)

Bristol VRT

ECW

PO??/??C*

City Sightseeing Hollywood (red)

Vale of Llangollen, Cefn Mawr, Wales, ?/06

304

8J72905 (“HTR 560P”) (possibly XSS 340Y)

Leyland Atlantean

Alexander

O??/??D

red (This is not the real HTR 560P, but carries the licence plate. Real previous id not yet confirmed.)

Corlett (British Bus Co.), Spring Valley, California, ?/??

305

8J73104 (WJM 831T)

Bristol VRT

ECW

O??/??C*

StarLine City Sightseeing Hollywood (red)

Hedingham & District (L235), Hedingham, England, 12/06

306

8G56612 (DCA 529X)

Bristol VRT

ECW

O??/??C*

StarLine City Sightseeing Hollywood (red)

Hedingham & District (L289), Hedingham, England, 12/06"

307

8L62909

Freightliner

SBM

O??D

red

?

309

8U51530 (BRC 836T)

Bristol VRT

ECW

O??/??C*

StarLine City Sightseeing Hollywood (red)

Hedingham & District (L202), Hedingham, England, 12/06

311

8T46382 (AIG 6623,SKL 683X)

Bristol VRT

ECW

O43/??C*

red

Kent Coach Travel, Sheerness, Kent, England, 12/07

312

8T61253(AIG 6624,VAH278X)

Bristol VRT

ECW

O??/??F

?

Kent Coach Travel, Sheerness, Kent, England, 12/07

313

8V44537 (AVK 177V)

Leyland Atlantean

Alexander

O/F

StarLine (red, often with side advertising wrap)

?

314

8U09731 (SDM 95V)

Leyland Fleetline

Northern Counties

O43/16F

StarLine City Sightseeing (red)

Chester City Transport (995), Chester, England, 11/07; K & J, Rufforth (dealer), England, ?/??

315

8V10700 (VFT 189T)

Leyland Atlantean

MCW

O/F

Overall advertisement for 'Flamingo Land'

East Yorkshire Motor Services (889), ?/??; Ensign, dealer, Purfleet, England, ?/??

316

? (KFM 190T)

Leyland Fleetline

Northern Counties

O43/16F

StarLine City Sightseeing (red)

Chester City Transport (990), England, 11/07; K & J, Rufforth (dlr.) ?/??"

317

HOP ON 1 (RY91530, DTG 371V)

MCW Metrobus

MCW

O47/28F*

City Sightseeing San Diego (red)

City Sightseeing San Diego, by 9/09

318

8Y32476 (8M40829, BYX 245V)

MCW Metrobus

MCW

PO43/28D

StarLine City Sightseeing (red front with side & rear advert wraps)

City Sightseeing San Diego Inc, (not operated), by 8/10

 Los Angeles

CitySights LA

  Bus used for sightseeing tours. This appears to be a takeover of the former Vizit Tours LA operation. There are likely to be more buses in this fleet, so more information would be appreciated please.

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8G97907 (WKO 128S)

Bristol VRT

ECW

O43/31F

CitySights LA (red)

Vizit Tours, Los Angeles, by 7/11

 Oakland

Shagadelica

  Bus converted for use as a party bus for special events/private charters.

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LAK 938W

Bristol VRT

ECW

PO??/??F

Covered in fur and converted for use as a party bus

True Majority (charity), Burlington, Vermont, 5/02

 Palm Springs

The Big Red Bus Company, Palm Desert

  Bus used for special events/private charters.

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SARABUS (LAT 511V)

MCW Metrobus

MCW

O43/30F

The Big Red Bus Company (red)

City Sightseeing (311), Purfleet, England, 12/06

 San Diego

City Sightseeing San Diego Inc.

  Buses used for sightseeing tours. (City Sightseeing franchise)

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BYX 144V

MCW Metrobus

MCW

O43/30F

red

City Sightseeing (344), Purfleet, England, 4/07 (not yet used)

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HOP ON 2 (RY91591, DTG 369V)

MCW Metrobus

MCW

O47/28F

City Sightseeing San Diego (red)

City Sightseeing Scandinavia, Copenhagen, Denmark, 10/05

 San Diego

Corlett (British Bus Company), Spring Valley

  Buses used for sightseeing tours.

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?

1PHX503 (PFN 870)

AEC Regent V

Park Royal

FO40/32F

Red & white (withdrawn)

?

?

2R19666 (ETO 171L)

Daimler Fleetline

Willowbrook

O47/30D

red & white (British Bus Company)

?

?

6T23153 (SDX 24R) (carries "FUS 153L" at rear)

Leyland Atlantean

Roe

O??/???

?

?

?

6Y36993 (FSU 71T) (carries "HGD 877L")

Leyland Atlantean

Alexander

O--/25F*

AOA for "Finlandia" (bluey grey)" (withdrawn)

?

109

7N19187 (BTV 657T)

Leyland Atlantean

East Lancs

O47/31D

green & cream (Guide Friday "The 3 Towns Tour" with red front) [often carries advertising wrap].

Guide Friday, Stratford-upon-Avon, England, 2/04

?

8C14660 (AAL 131A, 83 RTO)

Daimler Fleetline

Northern Counties (1975)

O45/34F

red & white (withdrawn)

?

108

8V01978 (GSC 663X)

Leyland Atlantean

Alexander

O45/33F

red; often with advertising wraps

Top Line Travel of York, York, England, 5/08

-

BFS 40L

Leyland Atlantean

Alexander

O45/33F

red & white

Guide Friday, Purfleet, England, 5/03

-

DLJ 111L

Daimler Fleetline

Alexander

O43/31F

Shamrock Buses (orange/cream)

Dorset Heritage Transport Services Ltd. (111), Holton Heath, England, c.2/10

?

RRP 861R

Bristol VRT

ECW

PO??/??F

red

?

?

VPF 287S

Bristol VRT

ECW

PO??/??F

red

?

?

WRH 294J

Leyland Atlantean

Roe

O41/31F

?

Ensign, dealer, Purfleet, England, 4/04

 San Diego

Vizit Tours (San Francisco Travel)

  Buses used for sightseeing tours.

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204 "Chesterfield"

7Y67291 (7V94580, BYX 310V)

MCW Metrobus

MCW

PO43/28D

red (City Sightseeing San Francisco)

Arriva OLST, London, England, via Ensign (dealer), Purfleet, England, 7/05. Transferred from San Francisco, by7/09.

207

8W32674 (A514 VKG)

Leyland Olympian

East Lancs

O43/31F

Vizit Tours (red, with side advert wraps)

City Sightseeing Glasgow Ltd (LO514), 1/08. Transferred from San Francisco, c.5/09

211 "Liverpool FC"

8F64793 (8P38619, 8J28691, GYE 495W)

MCW Metrobus

MCW

PO43/28D

Vizit Tours (red, with side advert wraps)

Transferred from San Francisco, by 9/09

 San Francisco

Coach USA

  Buses used for sightseeing tours.

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61927

8V24109

Double deck replica cable car/trolley

?

O/F

Coach USA

?

61928

8V24108

Double deck replica cable car/trolley

?

O/F

Coach USA

?

 San Francisco

Kozlova & Vysochin (San Francisco Deluxe Tours, San Bruno)

  Buses used for sightseeing tours.

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?

8P40532 (CRU 183C

Daimler Fleetline

Weymann

O43/31F

San Francisco Sightseeing DeLuxe (red)

?, c.5/08. Possibly withdrawn by 8/09 and for sale.

?

? (A724 YFS)

Leyland Olympian

ECW

PO51/32F*

San Francisco Deluxe Sightseeing (red)

?, by 11/10

?

? (C178 ECK)

Leyland Olympian

ECW

O42/30F

San Francisco Deluxe Sightseeing (red)

 ?, b7/11

309

8N22059 (B897 UAS)

Leyland Olympian

Alexander

PO45/32F

San Francisco Sightseeing DeLuxe (red; often with broadside advertising wraps)

?

310

8L12590 (8X90229, A901 JPR)

Leyland Olympian

ECW

PO??/??F

San Francisco Deluxe Sightseeing (red)

Corlett (British Bus Company), San Diego, by 3/10

103

7W43586 (6W64321, FSU 77T)

Leyland Atlantean

Alexander

O45/25D*

San Francisco Sightseeing DeLuxe (red; often with broadside advertising wraps)

Corlett (British Bus Company), San Diego, by 6/09

302

8T90303 (A812 THW)

Leyland Olympian

Roe

O47/29F

San Francisco Sightseeing DeLuxe (white & purple front, with with broadside advertising wraps)

Munden (dealer), Bristol, England, 6/08

303

8R19141 (KOO 791V)

Bristol VRT

ECW

PO43/31F

San Francisco Sightseeing DeLuxe (red)

Corlett (British Bus Company), San Diego, by 6/08

304

8K56750 (GJZ 9574,STK 124T)

Leyland Atlantean

Roe

O43/28F

San Francisco Sightseeing DeLuxe (red; often with broadside advertising wraps)

Corlett (British Bus Company), San Diego, c.5/08

305

8W59298 (RBO 508Y)

Leyland Olympian

East Lancs

O43/??F*

San Francisco Deluxe Sightseeing (red, with side advert wraps)

? , 4/09

306

OHV 783Y

Leyland Titan TN15

Leyland

O??/??F

San Francisco Deluxe Sightseeing (red; often with broadside advertising wraps)

Smith (Graham's), Bristol, England, via Munden (dealer),, Bristol, England, 4/09. To open top 5/09.

308

8X92630 (NIL 8255, NHL 301X)

Leyland Olympian

ECW

PO??/??F

San Francisco Deluxe Sightseeing (red)

Corlett (British Bus Company), San Diego, by 3/10

RML2279

8T90305 (6EYX110, CUV 279C)

AEC Routemaster RML

Park Royal

PO40/28R*

San Francisco Sightseeing DeLuxe (red)

?, by 10/08

 San Francisco

Open Top Sightseeing Inc.

  Buses used for sightseeing tours.

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?

8W67536 (A852 SUL)

Leyland Titan TN15

Leyland

O44/26F*

Big Bus Tours Open Top Sightseeing (maroon & cream with large US flag)

San Francisco Travel (216, "Plymouth"), ?/10

?

008P02

Alexander Dennis Enviro 500

Alexander Dennis

O/D

San Francisco Open Top Sightseeing (red)

?

?

A72 THX

Leyland Titan TN15

Leyland

O44/26F*

Big Bus Tours Open Top Sightseeing (maroon & cream with large US flag)

San Francisco Travel, ?/10

10

006P96

Alexander Dennis Enviro 500

Alexander Dennis

O??/??D*

San Francisco Open Top Sightseeing (red with large US flag)

?

11

006P97

Alexander Dennis Enviro 500

Alexander Dennis

O/D

San Francisco Open Top Sightseeing (red)

?

12

8K59742

Alexander Dennis Enviro 500

Alexander Dennis

O/D

San Francisco Open Top Sightseeing (red)

?

13

8K59751

Alexander Dennis Enviro 500

Alexander Dennis

O/D

San Francisco Open Top Sightseeing (red)

?

14

8K59744

Alexander Dennis Enviro 500

Alexander Dennis

O??/??D*

San Francisco Open Top Sightseeing (red with large US flag)

?

15

8K59743

Alexander Dennis Enviro 500

Alexander Dennis

O/D

San Francisco Open Top Sightseeing (red)

?

16

8K59750

Alexander Dennis Enviro 500

Alexander Dennis

O/D

San Francisco Open Top Sightseeing (red)

?

37

8X98800 (A919 SYE)

Leyland Titan TN15

Leyland

O44/26F*

Big Bus Tours Open Top Sightseeing (maroon & cream with large US flag)

San Francisco Travel (’Edinburgh’), ?/10

38

8X98802 (OHV 763Y)

Leyland Titan TN15

Leyland

O44/26F*

tbc

San Francisco Travel, ?/10

39

8W86339 (OHV 803Y, VLT 125, OHV 803Y)

Leyland Titan TN15

Park Royal

O44/26F*

Big Bus Tours Open Top Sightseeing (maroon & cream with large US flag)

San Francisco Travel (‘Belfast’), ?/10

41

8U69516 (CUL 173V)

Leyland Titan TN15

Park Royal

O44/26F*

Big Bus Tours Open Top Sightseeing (maroon & cream with large US flag)

San Francisco Travel (‘Nottingham’), ?/10

45

8X98625 (A851 SUL)

Leyland Titan TN15

Leyland

O44/26F*

Big Bus Tours Open Top Sightseeing (maroon & cream with large US flag)

San Francisco Travel (215), ?/10

46

8X98626 (OHV 786Y)

Leyland Titan TN15

Leyland

O44/26F*

Big Bus Tours Open Top Sightseeing (maroon & cream with large US flag)

San Francisco Travel (212, ‘Cardiff’), ?/10

52

46467 A

Ankai

Ankai

O??/??D

San Francisco Open Top Sightseeing (red with large US flag))

New as open top, ?/??

55

015 P79

Ankai HFF6120GS-3

Ankai

O55/28D

?

?

58

015 P81

Ankai HFF6120GS-3

Ankai

O55/28D

?

?

60

015P83

Ankai HFF6120GS-3

Ankai

O55/28D

?

?

61

015P84

Anhui Ankai

Ankai

O??/??D

San Francisco Open Top Sightseeing (red with large US flag))

New as open top, by 6/11

 San Francisco

San Francisco Travel (City Sightseeing San Francisco)

  Buses used for sightseeing tours. (City Sightseeing franchise)

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?

? (MTU 122Y)

Leyland Olympian

ECW

PO45/??F+

City Sightseeing San Francisco (red)

Corlett (British Bus Company), San Diego, (dealer) by 7/10, ex-First Devon & Cornwall, England

?

8T92186

Bluebird ?

?

POB??F

City Sightseeing San Francisco (red)

?

?

8U45039

Bluebird ?

?

POB??F

red

?, ?/??

201 "Leeds"

8P62981 (8F64793, 7V94907, BYX 121V)

MCW Metrobus

MCW

PO43/28D

City Sightseeing San Francisco (red)

Arriva OLST, London, England, via Ensign (dealer), Purfleet, England, 6/05

202 "Inverness"

8W43256 (WYW 24T)

MCW Metrobus

MCW

PO43/28D

City Sightseeing San Francisco (red)

City Sightseeing (224), Purfleet, England, 2/07

203 "Glasgow"

8J28925 (8J28691, GYE 600W)

MCW Metrobus

MCW

O43/28D

City Sightseeing San Francisco (red)

City Sightseeing Glasgow (M600), Scotland, ?/06

205

7V94907 (7V94580, BYX 314V)

MCW Metrobus

MCW

PO43/28D

City Sightseeing San Francisco (red)

Arriva OLST, London, England, via Ensign (dealer), Purfleet, England, 6/05

206 "Oxford"

8U89980 (LBO 501X)

Leyland Olympian

East Lancs

O43/31F

City Sightseeing San Francisco (red)

Top Line Travel Of York (501), 12/07"

208 "Bristol"

7J39776 (OCS 584H)

Bristol VRT

ECW

O43/??F*

City Sightseeing San Francisco (red) (may be out of use)

Corlett (British Bus Company), San Diego, c. 2/05

209 "York"

8T09325 (LAT 514V)

MCW Metrobus

MCW

O43/??D*

City Sightseeing (red with side advert wraps)

City Sightseeing (294), Purfleet, England, 3/07

210

8G46741 (GYE 553W)

MCW Metrobus

MCW

PO43/28D

City Sightseeing San Francisco (red)

?, ?/??

212

8C45900, (BYX 189V)

MCW Metrobus

MCW

O43/24D

City Sightseeing (red with side advert wraps)

City Sightseeing Glasgow (M189), Scotland, ?/06

213 “Sheffield”

8N22062 (8T52183, ANA 162Y)

MCW Metrobus

MCW

O43/30F

City Sightseeing San Francisco (red)

Top Line Travel, York, England, ?/??

214 "Lancaster"

8C45900 (7Y76291, GYE 587W)

MCW Metrobus

MCW

O43/28D

City Sightseeing San Francisco (red)

City Sightseeing Glasgow (M587), Glasgow, Scotland, 4/06

 San Francisco

Super Sightseeing Tours

  Buses used for sightseeing tours.

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6301

8R79597

Freighter?

?

O/F

Super Sightseeing Tours (blue) (half length perspex roof)

?

6302

8R79596

Freighter?

?

O/F

Super Sightseeing Tours (blue) (fully open top)

?

6303

8T22557

Freighter?

?

O/F

Super Sightseeing Tours (blue) (full length perspex roof)

?

6304

XH4244

Freighter?

?

O/F

Super Sightseeing Tours (blue) (fully open top)

?

 San Luis Obispo

Russ Chapman

  Bus used for special events/private charters.

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508 RUO (LON-BUS, 508 RUO)

AEC Regent V

Willowbrook

O/F

Red

Big Red Double Decker Bus Tours, San Luis, ?/08 (Is this still LON-BUS or reregistered?)

 Tarzana

Red Bus Rental

Bus used for special events/private charters.

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FEL 428D

Bristol FLF6G

ECW

O38/32F

Red with cream band

Unidentified dealer, England, by 12/94

 Unidentified location

Unidentified owner

  If you can help with any more information about this bus, please contact us.

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FLEET NO

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-

5HXW494 (UNW 928R)

Bristol VRT

ECW

PO??/??F

pink, with 'cat features' below front windscreen

Corlett (British Bus Company), San Diego, by 12/03. Appeared at annual 'Burning Man' festival, Nevada; last noted 2006.

 Woodland Hills

Gallo (London Bus & Taxi/Red Bus Rentals)

  Bus used for special events/private hire.

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DNF 716C

Daimler Fleetline

Metro Cammell

O43/29F+

red with white band

Security Storage Premises (dealer), Palm Springs, California, USA, ?/??

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