Arriva London Sightseeing Tour EMB 763 (D553 YNO) is a three-axled MCW Metrobus that began life as a Chinese bus, NWFB ML59 (DV 471)

Arriva London Sightseeing Tour EMB 965 (E965 JAR) of Arriva London Sightseeing

Arriva London Sightseeing Tour OA 318 (J318 BSH)

Arriva London Sightseeing Tour OA 333 (J433 BSH)

Arriva London Sightseeing Tour OA 333 (J433 BSH)

Arriva Original London Tour DLP 202 (T202 XBV)

Arriva Original London Tour DLP 202 (T202 XBV)

Arriva Original London Tour DLP 206 (T206 XBV)

Arriva Original London Tour DLP 207 (T207 XBV) is a DAF DB250 whose Plaxton President body has been converted to OH64D for tours of the Capital.

Arriva Original London Tour DLP 209 (T209 XBV)

Arriva Original London Tour DLP 209 (T209 XBV)

Arriva Original London Tour DLP 212 (T212 XBV) and DLP 207 (T207 XBV), a pair of cut down DAF DB250 with Plaxton premier bodies for Arriva Original London Tour.

Arriva Original London Tour Tour DLP 202 (T202 XBV)

Arriva Original London Tour VLE 619 (LJ07 XEW)

Bournemouth 186 (CRU 186C) was named Dorset by the corporation

Brighton Hove & District 5 (OPN 805)

Bristol 8578 (868 NHT) named Western Grandeur, alongside 354 (DHW 294K)

Bristol C8318 (UHY 358) was converted at the company's carol bus at Weston-Super-Mare. It was a Bristol KSW6B.

Cardiff 424 (ABO 424B)

City of Oxford 106 (NUD 106L), converted to open top for use in Bath, still retains coach seating downstairs.

City of Oxford MS JO 5403

City Sightseeing 233 (KYV 633X)

City Sightseeing 233 (KYV 633X)

City Sightseeing EU05 VBO, a Volvo B7 with Ayats opentop bodywork

City Sightseeing EU05 VBO, a Volvo B7 with Ayats opentop bodywork

City Sightseeing EU05 VBO, a Volvo B7 with Ayats opentop bodywork

City Sightseeing X31 XOF pictured in Cardiff beside its Castle

Cityrama ex-West Yorkshire VR10 (XWX 388G) as a London opentopper

Cityrama XWX 56G

Devon General (ex Western National) 1935 (VDV 727) was one of only six Leyland lDL6Gs to be built, and with its sister (1936) were the only ones to be converted to open top, 70 seaters with electronic platform doors.

Devon General 926 (926 GTA) was one of the Sea Dog Leyland Atlanteans. It was named Sir Francis Drake, and is seen here in Torquay on the way to Brixham

Devon General 931 (931 GTA) runs as Sir Thomas Howard... that's right, we're aboard one of the Sea Dog open toppers.

Devon General 932 (932 GTA) - Earl Howe - in Torwood depot

Greater Glasgow LA 980 (KSU 856P) running as an opentopper with Jorvik, York. It was a Leyland Atlantean AN68.1R with Alexander bodywork.

Guide Friday ERV 250D operating in Plymouth

Guide Friday LAT 503V in Brighton

Guide Friday LAT 504V in Brighton

Hants & Dorset 1111 is now in preservation

Hulme (t/a Rubicon), Yatton B285 WUL

Hulme (t/a Rubicon), Yatton B285 WUL

Jorvik, York Bristol VRT ......20L

London Country AN 106 (MPJ 206L) and AN 110 (MPJ 210L) awaiting decapitation

London Country AN 110 (MPJ 210L) before it was opened.

Nottingham 196 (PAU 196R) with Good Friday in Edinburgh

Nottingham 574 (OTO 574M) with Guide Friday in Edinburgh

Plymouth 58 (MCO 658)

Plymouth 58 (MCO 658), a long-lived PD2/12 with Metro Cammell bodywork

Plymouth 58 (MCO 658), renumbered as 358, and seen 13 years later

Plymouth 125 (STK 125T) promoting the UK Independence Party

Plymouth 125 (STK 125T) working for the UK Independence Party

Plymouth 159 (WJY 759)

Portsmouth 6 (RV 6360), TD4/English Electric pictured at Brockworth, Gloucester

Portsmouth 6 (RV 6360), TD4/English Electric, showing its temporary door to stop intruders. It was an OH50R vehicle.

Portsmouth 241 (BBK 241B) after it became an opentopper in London

RT 3435 (LYR 854), an ex-London Transport RT with its Weymann bodywork converted to OH56R seating, belongs today to Blue Triangle

Sightseeing South East 313 (J813 HMC) after conversion to offside foorway, open-topper

South Wales 500 (WNO 484) was ex Eastern National

South Wales 500 (WNO 484) was ex Eastern National)

South Wales 930 (RTH 930S), a bristol VRT-SL3/501 with COH74F bodywork by ECW

South Wales 931 (RTH 931S) and 500 (WNO 484), a former Eastern National KSW

Southdown 377 as Crosville opentopper HCD 907 (TCD 377J), pictured outside the Hotel 70 Degrees on top of the almost certical cliffs at Old Colwyn

Southport 54 (CWM 154C) as Merseyside opentopper 0654. It waqs a leyland PD2.40 with Weymann OH64F bodywork.

The Big Bus Company B16 BSS

The Big Bus Company F326 UJN and London General LDP 212 (SK52 MMV). The opentopper was ws Singapore ML77 (DZ 7095)

The Big Bus Company F59 SYE

The Big Bus Company F59 SYE

The Big Bus Company G952 FVX

The Big Bus Company HD 954 (G954 FVX) is one of its big birds, a Dennis Condor with Alexander bodywork. It was new as New World Bus DL 37 (EH 6884)

The Big Bus Company MBO 338 (also known as Olympian 5) with registration E338 NUV. It is a tri-axle Olympian that was KMB S3BL 261 (DW7793)

The Big Bus Company MBO 353, also known as Olympian 13 (E353 NUV) began life as Kowloon MB S3BL 361 (EC 8262)

The Big Bus Company, London DA 1 (LV51 YCD) is a Dennis Trident/East Lancs that began life as an enclosed topper with Metrobus (418)

Tom Tappin 54 MUI 7854 was new to Dublin Bus. It operated as RH 10 (90 D 1010) in an H74D configuration. It ran for a time as G963 FVX

Tom Tappin 51 MUI 7851 was originally Dublin Bus RH 13 (90 D 1013). It is a Leyland Olympian with an Alexander Belfast body.

Tom Tappin 51 MUI 7851 was originally Dublin Bus RH 13 (90 D 1013). It is a Leyland Olympian with an Alexander Belfast body. It is seen operating on the Oxford City Sightseeing tour.

Tom Tappin 53 MUI 7853 wass rebuilt to OH78F from its original, Dublin Bus two door status, when it ran as that fleet's RH 12 (90 D 1012)

Tom Tappin 54 (MUI 7854) is a Leyland Olympian ON2R50C13Z4 with an Alexander Belfast OH78F body that began life as H74D as Dublin Bus RH 10 (90 D 1010)

Tom Tappin 55 (PO55 NXU) with Oxford Bus 902 (R2 OXF), which was ex Go Northern 3881 (NK51 UCH)

Tom Tappin 904 V904 FEC

Tom Tappin 908 V908 FEC

Tom Tappin 908 V908 FEC

Tom Tappin 908 V908 FEC

Tom Tappin 908 V908 FEC

Tom Tappin 908 V908 FEC

Tom Tappin 908 V908 FEC

Trent 106 (KCH 106) as Big Bus Company XMD 47A. It is a stylish Leyland PD2.12/Leyland reduced to an overtopper

Western National (ex Devon General) 925 (925 GTA) was named Admiral Blake as part of the famous Sea Dogs fleet at Torbay. It is seen in Newquay.

Weston and Wells 8609 (A809 THW) was named the Sea Witch at the time the photograph was taken.

Worthing Motor Services IB 552, sporting a century-old body on its 94-year-old chassis

Worthing MS IB 552 heads a lineup of prewar Southdown stock. IB 552 is a petrol-electric, solid-tyred Tilling Stevens. Behind are Southdown 873 (UF 6473) and 0813 (UF 4813)