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Ford Transit/Carlyle (1986)
 
Technical & History Briefing
Chassis: Ford Transit Body: Carlyle
Registration
Mark		 Fleet
No.		 Type Chassis
Number		 Body
Number		 Date
New		 Date
Withdrawn
Other Owners
D269YDL
Scrapped		 [269] DP20F
previously
DP16F		 BDVYFC10771 CBS381 08/1986 04/1991
05/1991: Solent Blue Line [269]
date unknown: Emsworth & District
date unknown: Fountain Coaches
by 2000: Wiltax, Shanklin - scrapped 03/2002
D270YDL [270] DP20F
previously
DP16F		 BDVYFC10769 CBS382 08/1986 04/1991
05/1991: Solent Blue Line [270]
date unknown: private owner
during 1995: C&M Dalton, Portchester - converted to a Camper
 
Detailed History
Two Ford Transit minibuses with Carlyle bodywork and diesel engines were purchased new by Southern Vectis during 1986. These differed from the previous two batches delivered in 1985 in that they featured longer bodywork and seating capacity of 20 instead of 16.

D269YDL was new in August 1986 being reseated with luggage shelves to DP16F and entered service as [269] in the "Hydrobus" livery of Sunburst Red, Monarch Red and Diamond White with a black skirt.

D270YDL was new in August 1986 being reseated with luggage shelves to DP16F and entered service as [270] in the "Medinalinx" livery of Orange, Beige and Diamond White with a black skirt.

During 1987 D269YDL [269] was reseated back to DP20F, in September 1987 D270YDL [270] was reseated back to DP20F.

In April 1991 D269YDL [269] & D270YDL [270] were withdrawn from service.

Subsequent History

D269YDL [269]:

  • In May 1991 it was transferred to Solent Blue Line operating as their number [269].
  • It subsequently passed to Emsworth & District.
  • It subsequently passed to Fountain Coaches of Lake.
  • By 2000 it had passed to Wiltax of Shanklin.
  • In early March 2002 it was scrapped. [per Gavin Rowney]

D270YDL [270]:

  • In May 1991 it was transferred to Solent Blue Line operating as their number [270].
  • It subsequently passed to a private owner.
  • During 1995 it was sold to Colin & Michael Dalton of Portchester whom converted it to a Camper. Noted still with them at Wroughton Bus Rally during August 1998.
 
Photo Selection
Whilst with Solent Blue Line as their [269] a nearside-front view of D269YDL at Hythe Ferry Yard sometime during the 1990's.
[photo copyright of Gavin Rowney]
 

Whilst with Emsworth & District a nearside-front view of D269YDL at their Southbourne Depot on 30 January 1999.
[photo copyright of Gavin Rowney]
 

D269YDL subsequently passed to Wiltax of Shanklin. An offside-front view in a plain White livery at Green Lane, Shanklin, during the summer of 2000.
[photo copyright of Gavin Rowney]
 
A nearside-front view of D270YDL [270] in Orange "Medinalinx" livery on St. Boniface Down, Ventnor, during July 1988. An interesting variation was made to the timetable of the Ventnor local service that summer in that two buses per day would travel to the top of the Down.
[photo copyright of Mike Ginger]
 
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