National Travel West 99 (ANA 99Y) an hour before it was wrecked in a crash on the M1

National Travel West 99 (ANA 99Y), a Dennis Falcon V with Duple Super Goldliner bodywork on the Manchester - London 540 Rapide service somewhere on the M6. It was seriously wrecked about an hour after this photograph was taken.

National Welsh RELH/Plaxton - cab view appraoching the original Severn motorway bridge now classified as the M48

National Welsh Tiger/Paramount 3200 is given an all clear on the M5 as it passes a Paramount 3500 from Western National southbound near Gloucester

National Welsh UC5.74

National Welsh UC918 (AAX 601A) in National Express colours. It was originally registered A218 VWO.

National Welsh UC922 (AAX 631A) picking-up passengers in St Austell for Bristol

Northern 7019 (A719 ABB) was the less usual Leyland Tiger TRCTL11.2RH with Plaxton Paramount 3200 C44FT bodywork. It is seen heading away from Digbeth on the 320 service to Cardiff.

Northern General 7092 is not the first to sporting the registration K2 VOY. It is the first, though, to be a Plaxton-bodied Volvo B12B

NXL 17 (YN05 WJD)

Park, Hamilton E555 UHS, a Volvo B10M-61 with Plaxton Paramount 3500 III bodywork, pictured in service with Whitelaw on an early Caledonian Express service at Dundee.

Pilgrim DJU 704

PMT 18 (G118 XRE) was one of the first National Expressliners based on a Volvo B10M-60/Plaxton Paramount 3500

PMT 39 (E 39 JRF) was a Scania K112 CRS with Plaxton Paramount 3200 bodywork

PMT 42 in Taunton

PMT Scania/Plaxton Paramount returns home on the M6

Premier Travel, Cambridge 376 (G376 REG)

Premier Travel, Cambridge 380 (G380 REG)

Premier, caMBRIDGE 308 (B245 JVA)

Premier, Cambridge 332 (C332 PEW)

Premier, Cambridge 382 (G382 REG)

Ribble 872 (ECK 872E) in the early days of the National Express network arrives in Cheltenham. At this time there were still plenty of old express rivalries over who and what and where coaches ran - and why.

Ribble Leyland Leopard/Duple Dominant on the M6

Royal Blue Leopard/Plaxton Supreme

Scania demonstrator B112 UTM after sale to PMT, and working a National Express service on the M5

Selwyn, Runcorn 115 FJ56 PBF is an hour early into Oxford on the Southsea service provided from Oxford by National Express

Selwyn, Runcorn 92 (YJ51 EKK), a SB3000/Van Hool, passes DPL 207 (T207 XBV), an DB250 cut down to open top configuration.

Shaw Hadwin, Silverdale FJ56 PDV

Shearings on the 830 service in Redditch

Silverdale, Nottingham FJ55 DYW

South Wales 117 (RCY 117Y) on a sunny M4 motorway

South Wales 128 (MKH 69A) was originally registered B128 CTH

South Wales 175 (RCY 56H) takes a break at Aust Services on the M4

South Wales Transport 123 (A123 XEP), a Leyland Tiger passing through the tolls for the Severn Bridge

Southdown 1009 (A809 CCD)

Southdown 1308 (ANJ 308T) leaves Brighton for London

Southdown 1356 (LPN 356W) after its sale

Southern National SN 6 (B896 YYD), a Leyland Tiger TRCTL11.3RH/Plaxton Paramount 3500 C49FT bodywork

Stagecoach 53014 VU03 VVY arrives in Hempstead Valley, Gillingham bound for London on the 0725 hrs service 007

Stagecoach 59212 (FJ56 OBZ) operates the 1140hrs service 737, and is seen leaving Oxford bound for Luton Airport and Stansted Airport service

Stagecoach 52215 (M405 BFG) was originally delivered to East Kent. It is seen in Newport, Gwent.

Stagecoach 53020 (PX03 KCV) on the National Express service, drops into Bluewater on the clifftop roadway from the A2

Stagecoach 53021 (PX03 KCY) on the 0615 hrs 007 service from Dover to London has just rejoined the M2 motorway after leaving Hempstead Valley

Stagecoach 53035 YN05 XBC is a Volvo B12B with Plaxton body

Stagecoach 59208 (FJ56 OBT)

Stagecoach Cheltenham & District 53012 (VU03 VVW) in Herne Bay, having abandoned the motorway and found its way on to the coast road to Ramsgate. It is a Volvo B12M with Transbus (Plaxton) C49FT bodywork.

Stagecoach East Kent (GU52 WTG) picks up commuters for Canary Wharf from the coach stop at Hempstead Valley. The shopping management has talked about rebuilding this.

Stagecoach East Kent 53016 (VU03 VWA) was new to the Cheltenham District fleet. It is seen on the M2 passing the Gillingham turn. It is a Volvo B12M with Transbus (Plaxton) C49FT bodywork.

Stagecoach East Kent 5901 (S901 CCD)

Stagecoach East Kent GU52 WTA rejoins the M20 after calling at Maidstone, on route to London Victoria

Stagecoach East Kent Volvo B12M/Plaxton

Stagecoach East Kent Volvo B12M/Plaxton on the 021 service, leaves the M20 for Maidstone

Stagecoach North West 53020 (PX03 KCV)

Stagecoach North West 53020 (PX03 KCV)

Stagecoach North West 53020 (PX03 KCV)

Stagecoach North West 53020 (PX03 KCV)

Stagecoach North West 53020 (PX03 KCV) heads into Hempstead Valley en route from Canterbury to London

Stagecoach North West 53021 (PX03 FCY)

Stagecoach North West 53021 (PX03 KCV)

Stagecoach South East S901 CCD on the newly-widened M2 between Chatham and Rochester, bound for London

Stagecoach Yorkshire 75 (YN54 YRJ), a Volvo B12B with plaxton Panther body

Stagecoach Yorkshire Traction 53028 (HE 8054)

Stagecoach Yorkshire Traction 53028 (HE 8054)

Stuart, Carluke USV 803 inches past Travel London 9798 (KV02 USP)

SUT A305 XHE in Manchester Airport

Sutherland, Edinburgh 16 (DSD 933V) was a Seddon/Alexander. Caledonian Express used a variety of coaches in its early days. This Seddon was hired from the Scottish Bus Group by one operator to run a service in competition with Scottish Citylink!

Tayside Travel Services' A 53 HRE was a 1982 Leyland Tiger with a 1984 Plaxton body, bought new by Stevenson, Spath

Telling Golden Miller KP51 UEY was one of the last Volvo B10M, and is seen on National Express work at Portsmouth Hard

Telling Golden Miller YN56 SGU, a B12B with Plaxton Paragon bodywork.

Tellings Golden Miller KU02 YUG at arrives at The Hard, Portsmouth on the 030 service

Tellings Golden Miller YN56 SGU

Tellings Golden Miller YN56 SGU is a Volvo B12B/Plaxton Paragon.

Tellings Golden Miller YN56 SGU, a Volvo B12B

Tellings Golden Miller, Twickenham KP51 UEW, a Volvo B10M-62 with Plaxton Panther coachwork

The Severn Bridge casts a mighty shadow on the river as NAtional Welsh UC1204 (SDW 920Y) power home to Wales.

Thomas of Brighton B510 CCP was a DAF MB200/Duple originally registered B888 AJX. it was pictured in Heathrow bus station.

Trent 142 (KVO 142W) with a full load ready to head back to Nottingham on the all-stops 730 service from Plymouth

Trent 155 (VNN 55Y) in Nottingham, but operating a local bus service. It was a Willowbrook-bodied Leyland Leopard PSU3F/4R.

Truronian, Truro TX06 NEX

Unidentified National Express Leyland Leopard on the M1 motorway

United 6516 (A516 EVN) was unusual among Paramounts for having sliding windows. Plaxton had made forced air fairly standard by the time United ordered these. It was pictured in Oxford.

United Counties 109 (A109 TRP) at the Milton Keynes Coachway.

United Counties 176 (CNH 176X)

United Counties 187 (NNH 187Y)

United Counties 187 (NNH 187Y) on the first day of the Milton Keynes Coachway,

United Counties 85 (C85 PRP) heads a Skyeways service coach southbound for Glasgow through Glencoe. The National express service was the 537 Kettering Rapide.

United Counties 85 heads a Skyeways service coach southbound for Glasgow through Glencoe

Veolia 76002 (CN05 DZG)

Veolia 76002 (CN05 DZG)

Veolia 76011 (CN54 HFH)

Veolia 76011 (CN54 HFH)

Veolia 76014 (CN55 MUE)

Veolia C 010 (YN55 PXM)

W928 UVV

Wells and Weston-badged Leyland Tiger swings off Weston Front

Wessex National 133 (C133 CFB)

Wessex National 222 (B222 VHW) in Nottingham Victoria bus and coach station on the 734 service to Bristol

Wessex National 222 (B222 VHW) in Plymloith Bretonside bus station.

Wessex National 223 (B223 VHW), a Metroliner in central Bristol

Wessex National 224 (B224 VHW)

Wessex National 309 (USV 804) was new as CDG 209Y. It is seen leaving Birmingham on the 732 service to Weymouth. The coach would later be lost in a fire.

Wessex National Metroliner 224 (B224 BHW)

West Riding 35 (C35 CWT) as on hire to United Counties, despite its Fastaway livery, when pictured near the Milton Keynes coachway.

West Riding 72 (6341 HE) in Ridings Travel livery in Nottingham. A Leyland Royal tiger with Plaxton Paramount 3500 bodywork, 72 began life as A72 YDT.

West Yorkshire - a National liveried Leyland Tiger/Plaxton Paramount crosses the bridge southbound from Wetherby to Leeds on the 310 service

West Yorkshire 2707 (A907 LWU) heads for Bradford on the 561 Rapide service. It was pictured on the M1 motorway.

Western National 2219 (B196 BAF) on the M5 near Birmingham with a service to Newquay, Cornwall.

Western National 2237 (C792 MVH) started out in the early morning from Penzance. Now, late evening, it is running through Edinburgh on the 547 service to Aberdeen, still with a couple of hours running ahead of it.

Western National 2426 (GTA 807N) standing by to duplicate the 500 London rapide service from Camborne bus station.

Western National 2433 (LDV 173P) turns its back on Taunton bus station

Western National used Leyland National 2846 (PTT 86R) on late night Plymouth - Penzance runs on the cross-country stopping service 730. It wasn't part of the contract with National Express - but it enabled WNOC to service their coaches - and earn some extra cash on the side!

Yelloway FWH 41Y on the last summer's operation of the X5 to Torbay. It would be absorbed into the 730 corridor workings the following year.

Yorkshire Rider 1410 (GSU 385) was an early B10M-61 (chassis number 7693) with Jonckheere C49F bodywork.

Yorkshire Rider 1415 (D781 SGB) was a former Park, Hamilton coach. It was pictured in Newcastle while working the 374 service to Aberdeen.

Yorkshire Rider GSU 385 on National Express Scottish operations, pictured in Edinburgh

Yorkshire Traction 1 (UET 1S) after it was fitted with a DAF engine

Yorkshire Traction 32 on the left, West Yorkshire 2345 on the right and (sandwiched between) West Yorkshire 2347

Yorkshire Traction 59201 (FJ56 PDX), Dunn Line 5629 (FJ56 YWK) and Tellings Golden Miller, Twickenham KP51 UEZ, all on National Express contracted duties

Yorkshire Voyager 2414 (C63 CYG) was a Duple 340-bodied TRCTL11.3RZ-type Leyland Tiger.

Yorkshire Voyager B 87 SWX