Bristol MW 815XFM was owned by St Margarets School in Liverpool for many years, but is now preserved

North Western repainted this former Crosville Bristol LD training vehicle 838AFM (DLG881) in fleet livery, and ran in briefly on a Northwich Historic Tour in the mid 90s. There was one journey a day which started at Chester, which is where it is seen.

Midland Fox acquired a number of Olympians from Crosville Wales in 1990, including A132SMA (DOG132) which is still with Arriva Fox County and is seen here in Charles St, Leicester on 27th March 2004

Leyland Olympian A134SMA (DOG134) was operating the Discover Leicester tour in June 2006.

one of very few ex Crosville buses still with Arriva (North West) is A152UDM (DOG152) based at Crewe. This is normally used on schools services, but sometimes strays onto normal service, including here where it is leaving Crewe Bus Station for Nantwich

Northern Bus of Dinnington was run by noted Crosville entusiast Duncan Roberts, and included many ex Crosville vehicles in the lfeet, including AFM113G (SRG113) which had been the last Bristol RE in the Crosville Wales fleet. Seen here arriving at Sheffield on the original 208 route.

Leyland National AFM5W (SNL5) was one of a number of GReenway conversions run by Blackburn Transport. Seen here in Darwen Bus Station, it was originally a 2 door Runcorn Busway vehicle.

Merseypride of Speke run a Liverpool- Widnes service. After a wide variety, most vehicles are now Leyland Olympian / ECW like B183BLG (DOG183) seen whilst being diverted on Brownlow Hill in Liverpool.

Leyland Olympian B204DTU (DOG204) is now with Excel of Stansted and is seen operating a DLR replacement service near Limehouse in March 2006. sorry about the poor quality of this photo - taken from a bus going the other way !

Arriva North West former Crosville Leyland Olympian / ECW C212GTU arriving at Crewe from Northwich on its last day of service 25th April 2009

Leyland Olympian / ECW C212GTU (EOG212) is possibly the last former Crosville vehicle left with Arriva North West, and was run specially on the Crewe - Macclesfield route on Sunday April 5th, in connection with the South Cheshire preserved bus running day. Seen arriving at Crewe Heritage Centre.

Leyland Olympian / ECW C212GTU (EOG212) is possibly the last former Crosville vehicle left with Arriva North West. Seen on route 8 to Beech Drive in Market Street, Crewe on march 7th 2009

amongst the last vehicles to be deliveredto Crosville were a batch of Duple bodied Leyland Tigers, including CTL70 (C70JTU) which (much) later passed to Napier Point in Liverpool and is seen in Crewe in 2003

Crosville's first (and almost last) minibuses were 100 Freight Rover Sherpas delivered on deregulation, including D761PTU (MSR761) which later passed to Phillips of Holywell. Seen here on a short-lived route from Holywell to Chester.

former Crosville Willowbrook bodied Leyland Leopard DDM22X later passed to King Offa Services, a short-lived operator in Shropshire. It is seen here on the Welshpool service in Shrewsbury

in the early 1980s Crosville received 15 Willowbrook bodied Leyland Leopards for Townlynx services. None of them laster very long, and ELL25 (DDM25X) later passed to OK at Bishop Auckland.

in the early 1980s Crosville received 10 Willowbrook bodied Leyland Leopards for Townlynx express services. Done of them lasted very long , and DDM30X (ELL30) later passed to Richardsons of Sheffield

Willowbrook bodied Leyland Leopard DDM32X (ELL32) later passed to Primrose of Leominster (part of the Yeomans group by this time). Seen at Leominster bus station in 1998. Despite what it says on the blind and side of the vehicle, it was on the Hereford route

3 former Crosville Bristol LHs are still running in Malta, EBY592 was formerly SLL635 (OCA635P) is in seen at Marsaxlokk in February 2003

another Bristol RE / ECW was EFM178H seen here in Sheffield Interchange

CMT Buses in Aintree built up a large fleet of Leyland Nationals after deregulation, including former Crosville EMB363S, seen here at Bootle bus station.

Leyland National EMB369S passed to Express motors of Caernarfon, and is seen here at Porthmadog

Leyland National EMB370S (SNL370) ran for a number of firms in the Lvierpool area, including Liverpool Citybus. Seen here in the city centre on their route 32.

former Crosville Olympian GFM102X (DOG102) is now the oldest vehicle in the First Potteries fleet, but it is still sometimes used on the trunk Crewe - Hanley service as seen on 23/03/04. Note Crosville fleetname

the Thandi family have been involved in a number of bus companies in the West Midlands. GMA404N was running for one of them briefly in the mid 1990s. Seen here at Dudley on route 310 to Walsall

KMP of Lanberis had a couple of ex Crosville Leyland Nationals which they used on the Llanberis to Caernarfon service. GMA406N is seen in Caernarfon

GMB374T (SNL374) was one of the last Leyland Nationals in service with the Birmingham COach Company. Seen in West Bromwich in November 2001

another (earlier) view of HCA969N, in Cannock Bus Station

this one only just creeps in ! Bristol RE HFM213J was converted to an Easyride disabled persons bus. After break-up of Crosville it passed to North Western, but apart from a small fleetname, is still un full Crosville livery. Seen at Winsford depot in November 1990

Michael Franks ran a service from Sunderland to Easington Lane, using ex NBC coaches, including fromer Crsoville JMB333T (ELL333) seen leaving the old central bus station in Sunderland

this anonymous Leyland National with Pilkingtons of Accrington turns out to have originally been Crosville SNL582 (JTU582T) which was based at Crewe for most of it's life. NOTE - registration RIB4033 is now on a different Leyland National of Pilkingtons

Northern Bus of Dinnington also ran some ex Crosville Leyland Nationals, including JTU598T (SNL598) seen here at Meadowhall in front of the famous cooling towers !

another former Crosville bus with SUT in Sheffield was LMA404T

Crosville disposed of its Bristol LHs fairly quickly. LMA607P was laterwith Tees & District in Middlesborough

LMA607P was formerly with noted LH operator Trimdon Motor Services, as seen here - in Middlesborough I think.

Silver Star were one of the last users of the Bristol LH, including ex Crosville MCA613P (SLL613) which spent many years with Phillips of Holywell. Seen here at Caernarfon in Sept 2001

SUT was a coach operator who started running competing services in sheffield on deregulation. They were in the same ownership as Crosville, so use of ex Crosville Bristol VR MDM280P was perhaps not surprising

Crosville was latterly in the same ownership as Yelloway, and some of their Bristol VRs passed to them for tendered services before Yelloway was closed down. MDM286P is seen entering Piccadilly Gardens in Manchester

MLG960P (ENL960) ran for a time with Andrews in Sheffield

Choice Travel of Willenhall started up with a fleet of Leyland Nationals including former Crosville MLG961P, SEEN HERE IN wALSALL

another view of MTU119Y with York Pullman, this time in Museum St on august 30th 2008

Leyland Olympian / ECW MTU119Y (DOG119) is now an open-topper with the revived York Pullman and looks immaculate ! Seen at Exhibtion Square in November 2007.

Crosville converted some Bristol MWs into towing vehicles, including this one which passed to North Western and received their livery - seen in Runcorn some yesars ago

Parfitts of Rhymney Bridge ran a large number of bus services in the Merthyr area in the early 90s before being taken over. They had a large fleet of Bristol REs including ex Crsoville NFM292M (ERL292) which had come via a non PSV operator in North Wales who had removed the destination blind. I think this was the last RE delivered to Crosville.

Leyland National NFM828M was one of the first to be sold by Crosville, passing to Ivy Coaches in Huddersfield, who briefly ran local bus services after deregulation. It is seen in Halifax bus station

another Bristol LH with Trimdon was OCA638P (SLL638), seen here in Stockton High Street. I believe this one was in the Teeside Motor Services subsidiary fleet

Lincolnshire Road car had a large number of second-hand Leyland Nationals including ex Crosville RFM885M (SNL885), seen here in Doncaster.

Ludlows of Halesowen used this ex Crosville Leyland National RFM886M (SNL886) seen here at Cradley Heath on route 230