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The Delaine logo.

The first ever East Lancs Olympus, here at the 2007 Longcross bus rally.

Traditional Delaine cast fleetname

Delaine Buses is a bus operator based in Bourne, Lincolnshire, England. They operate many East Lancashire Coachbuilders buses including the first ever Olympus.

Current Bus Services

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• 101: Morton - Dyke Lane End - Bourne - Northorpe - Thurlby - Baston - Langtoft - Towngate - Market Deeping - Northborough - Glinton - Werrington - Walton - Peterborough
• 102: Bourne - Northorpe - Thurlby - Baston - Langtoft - Towngate - Deeping St. James - Market Deeping - Northborough - Glinton - Werrington - Walton - Peterborough
• 201: Stamford - Burghley House - Pilsgate - Barnack - Bainton - Helpston - Glinton - Werrington - Walton - Peterborough
• 202:Pointon - Bourne - Toft/Manthorpe - Carlby - Essendine - Ryhall - Stamford
• 203: (Bourne - Northorpe - Thurlby - Baston - Langtoft -) Towngate - Deeping St. James - Market Deeping - West Deeping - Tallington - Uffington - Stamford
• 301: Rippingdale - Pointon - Dowsby - Morton - Dyke - Bourne

• 302: Bourne - Twenty - Guthram Gowt - Pinchbeck - Pode Hole - Spalding

• 303: Bourne - Toft - Witham-on-the-Hill - Little Bytham - Creeton - Swinstead - Corby Glen - Grimsthorpe - Edenham - Bourne
• 303: Manthorpe - Witham-on-the-Hill - Toft - Edenham

Areas of operation

• Lincolnshire
• Peterborough
• Rutland

Fleet

Historically, the majority of vehicles in the Delaine fleet have been of Bedford and Leyland manufacture.

The current fleet consists mainly of East Lancs bodied Volvo double-deckers. As at September 2009 the fleet comprises:

Double-deck:

• 6 Volvo Olympian / East Lancs E Type
• 5 Volvo B7TL / East Lancs Vyking
• 5 Volvo B9TL / East Lancs Olympus

Single-deck:

• 2 Volvo B7RLE / Wrightbus Eclipse Urban
• 2 Volvo B10B / Wright Endurance

A heritage fleet is also maintained for use on special duties. All remain licensed as PCVs.

Heritage fleet:

• 1956 Leyland Titan PD2 / Willowbrook
• 1960 Leyland Titan PD3 / Yeates
• 1972 Leyland Atlantean / Northern Counties

There are also many old fleet that have served in the past they can be found at [1]

Gallery

No. 45 Leyland PD2	No. 72 Leyland Atlantean	No. 72 Leyland Atlantean	No. 100 Leyland Tiger bus
No. 133 Leyland Olympian (ex-Manchester)	No. 141 Volvo B9TL with East Lancs Olympus bodywork	No. 137 Volvo/Wrightbus	No. 143 The 3rd B9TL of Delaine's buses, this one a Darwen Olympus.
Two East Lancs Olympus buses at Showbus 2007.

See also

• List of bus operators of the United Kingdom

References

External links

• Delaine Buses official website
• Fleet Gallery

Major bus companies based in the East Midlands Derbyshire Arriva Midlands · Bowers · Hulleys of Baslow · Stagecoach in Chesterfield · Trent Barton Leicestershire Arriva Fox County · Centrebus · First Leicester · Kinchbus Lincolnshire Delaine Buses · Centrebus · Stagecoach in Lincolnshire Northamptonshire First Northampton · Stagecoach in Northants Nottinghamshire Nottingham City Transport · Stagecoach in Lincolnshire · Stagecoach in Mansfield · Trent Barton · Dunn-Line · yourbus National Megabus · National Express