DUBLIN BUS OLYMPIAN
RH 24 Ex Summerhill
Now Bargain Bus Newcastle
Former Dublin Bus Olympians RH 24 & 27 now operate in an allover yellow " Bargain Bus " livery for Go North in Newcastle, operating routes X42 & X43 to Blyth alongside some Northern Counties Olympians. A trip in June 07 to track them down managed to see former Summerhill Wedding Bus RH 24, now 3947 operating the route. Here is a selection of photos, plus at the end of the page some short films of RH 24 in service.
GO NORTH EAST DUBLIN BUS OLYMPIANS

RH 1  ( GARY MITCHELHILL )

RH 1 ( STANLEY )

BARGAIN BUS INFORMATION
Former Summerhill Garage RH 24
( 90 D 1024 ) now H481 PTW  ( Go North East fleet number 3947 ) at Blyth about to operate back to Newcastle
Ex Dublin Bus / Go North Leyland Olympian fleet June 2007

RH 24 & 27  ( 3947 / 3948 )BARGAIN BUS   ( Percy Depot )
RH 26 ( 3949 ) - painted in Go North wedge livery, transferred from Deptford to Stanley Depot
RH 1 ( 3950 ) - in service at Stanley
RH 65 ( 3951 ) - in service at Stanley
RH 85 ( 3952 ) - in service at Stanley


View slideshow opposite

View short RH 24 films below
Interior lower saloon of RH 24, still in original condition with the green trim, floor & lighting
Interior upper deck, just the seat cushions fitted with new grey trim
RH 24 / 3947 leaves Haymarket bus station in the centre of Newcastle for another trip to Blyth
COPYRIGHT :  STEVE HURST
Life after Dublin Bus


Former Dublin Bus Summerhill Garage RH 24, now operating with Bargain Bus in Newcastle, England at dawn on Blyth Pier before operating the Blyth to Newcastle service 

( photo 2008 )