Southern Vectis Bus Fleet - Double Deck Buses - Leyland Olympians

Leyland Olympians

There were originally 16 Leyland Olympians bought between 1989 and 1990 of which none remain in service. A further batch of nine Northern Counties bodied Olympians were bought in 1993. 742 and 743 are the only two which remain in service having been converted to open-top and allocated to the Needles Tour. On conversion to open top they were renumbered as 642 and 643. They are the longest serving current buses in the Southern Vectis fleet.

As part of the arrival of new Scania OmniCitys, the original Leyland-bodied Olympians were transferred to fellow Go South Coast companies Wilts & Dorset and Damory Coaches. The last vehicle to leave the island was 726, which appeared at the 2008 Isle of Wight bus museum running day. After the last Scania due (1109) arrived from a photo shoot with other Go South Coast OmniCitys, 726 transferred to the mainland. The only two Leyland Olympians to remain with Southern Vectis are two open-top buses.

• 2 Leyland Olympian/Northern Counties open-top buses in blue and orange "Island Breezers" livery – Fleet numbered 4642-4643.