A visit to Meadow Road depot... - a photo on Flickriver

A visit to Meadow Road depot...

            Whilst the OmniDekka suprise was wonderful, what came next was even better! One of the drivers said he would bring 21 out the front and for a brief moment me and TR673 began discussing what it would be (we're not very familliar with the N+D fleetnumbers).

What did come out was this and it exceeded all expectations. 21 or SA52 DVZ is an East Lancs Nordic, one of the rarest buses in the UK with only a very small number of B7L chassis examples left on the UK roads!

The Nordic was developed with the European market in mind with 36 built for Copenhagen. Many of these have returned to the UK for use as open top buses however the only batch native to the UK were new to First Glasgow in 2002. The type was replaced in 2009 and the buses were then sold on to other operators, with many examples being used as Dual Purpose vehicles.

21 has been with Notts and Derby since 2018 following the collapse of previous owner, Brightbus. Nowadays 21 is a fairly elusive vehicle, only seeing work as a schoolbus or on charters.

I would like to say how immensley grateful I am to the staff for bringing this out, it really made me and TR673's day and it's great how welcoming they were to enthusiasts!

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Taken on: December 29, 2023

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Volvo

B7L

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Sets appears in: • East Lancs Lolyne Derived • the Wellglade Group more » • Buses « less

Groups appears in: • Trent Barton: The Really Good Flickr Group • The Wellglade Group more » • Notts And Derby « less

Camera: Canon EOS 450D, f/7.1, 1/250 sec, 28mm, ISO 400 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 450D
Aperture:	f/7.1
Exposure Time:	0.004 sec (1/250)
Focal Length:	28mm
ISO:	400
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	RawTherapee 5.8
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