Ards
preserved bus fleet list
Bus Preservation GroupPage updated 18/12/2020 Fleet total now 40
Our ex Ulsterbus vehicles
Operational
Leyland Leopard 129, RUI 129. ( ROI 129) New to Newtownards depot.
Leyland Leopard 235, WOI 2235. New to Magherafelt depot.
Leyland Leopard 274 YOI 2274 New to Oxford street depot Belfast
Leyland Leopard 280, AIG 280.( AXI 280) New to Antrim depot.
Leyland Tiger 1025, JXI 1025. New to Newtownards depot #
Leyland Tiger 1242, NXI 4242. New to Newtownards depot.
Leyland Tiger ( Tow-bus ) 1286, OXI 1286 New to Dungannon depot
Leyland Tiger 1449, XXI 1449. New to Newtownards depot
Bristol LH 1629, FOI 1629 New To Downpatrick depot
Bedford YLQ 1878, LOI 1878. New to Newry depot.#
Leyland Leopard ( Tow-bus ) 1882, MHS21P . New to Central SMT Motherwell Scotland. Last allocated to Ulsterbus Ballymena depot (tow car)
Leyland Leopard 1886, OSJ 624R. New to Western SMT Scotland
Leyland Tiger ( Tow-bus ) 2640, SXI 2640. New to Citybus Short Strand depot
Currently under restoration.
Leyland Leopard ( Tow-bus ) 108, RUI 108. New to Larne depot
Leyland Leopard 182, VOI 181. (VOI 182) New to Newtownards depot#
Leyland Tiger 517 PXI 5517 New to Londonderry /Derry depot#
Leyland Leopard 1925, HOI 2925. New to Bangor depot
Currently awaiting restoration.
Leyland Tiger 361, DXI 3361. New to Gt Victoria Street Belfast depot.
Leyland Tiger 363, DXI 3363. New to Enniskillen depot.#*
Mercedes-Benz 834, NXI 6834. New to Lisburn depot
Mercedes-Benz 912, JAZ 3912. New to Derry/ Londonderry depot * #
Bristol RELL 1058, 9058 UZ. New to Derry/Londonderry depot.*#
Leyland Leopard 1571, DOI 1571. New to Omagh depot.*
Bristol RELL 2134, MOI 2134. New to Smithfield depot.*#
Our ex Citybus vehicles.
Operational
Bristol RELL 2306, TOI 2306. New to Short Strand depot.*#
Bristol RELL 2446, WOI 2446. New to Ulsterbus Smithfield depot.
Bristol RELL 2481 XOI2481. New to Short Strand depot#
Leyland Tiger 2635, NXI 4635. New to Short Strand depot.#
Currently under restoration.
Bristol RELL 2547, AXI 2547. New to Short Strand depot
Currently awaiting restoration
Leyland Tiger 1400, DFZ 8200. New to Newtownabbey depot.
Leyland Tiger 2644 SXI 2644 New to Short Strand depot*
Leyland Lynx 3007, HXI 3007. New to Short Strand depot.*
Volvo B10BLE 2806, BCZ 2806. New to Short Strand depot
Our ex Flexibus Vehicles.
Operational
Mercedes Benz 609d 51, IBZ 3051. New to Mcarnarys of Crossmaglen.
Currently awaiting restoration.
Mercedes Benz 609d 36, LXI 1036. New to Bangor depot.*
Our Ex London Country /Ulsterbus vehicle
Currently under restoration.
Bristol LH BN33 /1893 GPD301N # new to London Country Crawley
Our ex Belfast Corporation / Bournemouth Corporation vehicle
Operational
Daimler Fleetline 40, ALJ 340B. New in Belfast colours but never operated in Belfast. Operated from new with Bournemouth.
Our ex Ulster Transport Authority vehicles.
Operational
Leyland Tiger Cub H301, PZ 4874. New as Leyland Demonstrator to the UTA.
Leyland Tiger Cub K334, UZ 334.
( * This vehicle is a long term project and is in storage pending this work starting )
( # This Vehicle currently of road pending work being carried out )
Our ex Ulsterbus vehicles
Operational
Leyland Leopard 129, RUI 129. ( ROI 129) New to Newtownards depot.
Leyland Leopard 235, WOI 2235. New to Magherafelt depot.
Leyland Leopard 274 YOI 2274 New to Oxford street depot Belfast
Leyland Leopard 280, AIG 280.( AXI 280) New to Antrim depot.
Leyland Tiger 1025, JXI 1025. New to Newtownards depot #
Leyland Tiger 1242, NXI 4242. New to Newtownards depot.
Leyland Tiger ( Tow-bus ) 1286, OXI 1286 New to Dungannon depot
Leyland Tiger 1449, XXI 1449. New to Newtownards depot
Bristol LH 1629, FOI 1629 New To Downpatrick depot
Bedford YLQ 1878, LOI 1878. New to Newry depot.#
Leyland Leopard ( Tow-bus ) 1882, MHS21P . New to Central SMT Motherwell Scotland. Last allocated to Ulsterbus Ballymena depot (tow car)
Leyland Leopard 1886, OSJ 624R. New to Western SMT Scotland
Leyland Tiger ( Tow-bus ) 2640, SXI 2640. New to Citybus Short Strand depot
Currently under restoration.
Leyland Leopard ( Tow-bus ) 108, RUI 108. New to Larne depot
Leyland Leopard 182, VOI 181. (VOI 182) New to Newtownards depot#
Leyland Tiger 517 PXI 5517 New to Londonderry /Derry depot#
Leyland Leopard 1925, HOI 2925. New to Bangor depot
Currently awaiting restoration.
Leyland Tiger 361, DXI 3361. New to Gt Victoria Street Belfast depot.
Leyland Tiger 363, DXI 3363. New to Enniskillen depot.#*
Mercedes-Benz 834, NXI 6834. New to Lisburn depot
Mercedes-Benz 912, JAZ 3912. New to Derry/ Londonderry depot * #
Bristol RELL 1058, 9058 UZ. New to Derry/Londonderry depot.*#
Leyland Leopard 1571, DOI 1571. New to Omagh depot.*
Bristol RELL 2134, MOI 2134. New to Smithfield depot.*#
Our ex Citybus vehicles.
Operational
Bristol RELL 2306, TOI 2306. New to Short Strand depot.*#
Bristol RELL 2446, WOI 2446. New to Ulsterbus Smithfield depot.
Bristol RELL 2481 XOI2481. New to Short Strand depot#
Leyland Tiger 2635, NXI 4635. New to Short Strand depot.#
Currently under restoration.
Bristol RELL 2547, AXI 2547. New to Short Strand depot
Currently awaiting restoration
Leyland Tiger 1400, DFZ 8200. New to Newtownabbey depot.
Leyland Tiger 2644 SXI 2644 New to Short Strand depot*
Leyland Lynx 3007, HXI 3007. New to Short Strand depot.*
Volvo B10BLE 2806, BCZ 2806. New to Short Strand depot
Our ex Flexibus Vehicles.
Operational
Mercedes Benz 609d 51, IBZ 3051. New to Mcarnarys of Crossmaglen.
Currently awaiting restoration.
Mercedes Benz 609d 36, LXI 1036. New to Bangor depot.*
Our Ex London Country /Ulsterbus vehicle
Currently under restoration.
Bristol LH BN33 /1893 GPD301N # new to London Country Crawley
Our ex Belfast Corporation / Bournemouth Corporation vehicle
Operational
Daimler Fleetline 40, ALJ 340B. New in Belfast colours but never operated in Belfast. Operated from new with Bournemouth.
Our ex Ulster Transport Authority vehicles.
Operational
Leyland Tiger Cub H301, PZ 4874. New as Leyland Demonstrator to the UTA.
Leyland Tiger Cub K334, UZ 334.
( * This vehicle is a long term project and is in storage pending this work starting )
( # This Vehicle currently of road pending work being carried out )