Optare Excel Y546 DTO - Preservation

23/11/2025

Here is 546 in Bakewell back in 2017, on what was the first time we saw and took a ride on it. Never did we imagine that 8 years later we would end up buying it!

04/07/2025

It may seem a little quiet on our page but rest assured things have been happening behind the scenes! The bus has had a bit of work done with mirrors and batteries being fitted tomorrow. One step closer to us having it back on the road again!

02/04/2025

Thought we'd share a couple of photos from this lovely evening! Doesn't it look good in low light 😊

01/04/2025

A nice day for a trundle around the yard to keep everything flowing and working nicely, front panel going for paint this week. Watch this space

30/03/2025

Here we see 546 shortly after being purchased by Andrews of Tideswell, taking a break in Hull on an enthusiast trip which I assisted in organising. It performed flawlessly and was quite an enjoyable trip up the motorway. This is mostly what sparked our initial interest in the vehicle, and what ultimately led to us purchasing it

Seen in Hull on a trip I co-organised back in 2017, is Optare Excel Y546 DTO. New to NCT in 2001 it spent some time on Orange Line 36 and as a Network Spare before being sold in 2012 to Go Goodwins of Manchester where it was soon painted into their iconic blue livery. Andrews of Tideswell then acqui...

25/03/2025

Here's another flashback of 546

Having been sold by NCT in 2012, Go Goodwins gave it a refresh by installing coach seating from a VanHool and demonstrated their high presentation standards with its basic but smart blue livery and private registration. Due to lack of new roller blind equipment, the new owners decided to install a side-blind into the dashboard, the scars of which is still blindly obvious today.

📸 - Adrian's Transport Photos

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17/03/2025

Another throwback and this time we see 546 in Network Spare livery about to work an Orange Line 35 service to Bulwell, taken in 2010

📸 - Ben Goodman

Nottingham City Transport 546, Y546 DTO

16/03/2025

A flashback to 2001 sees 546 when only two months old, having arrived into Long Row, Nottingham on a 75 service from Strelley

📸 - David Beardmore

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15/03/2025

Mission complete

15/03/2025

All ready for its journey South. Thanks to Shiptons of Foston for your hard work

14/03/2025

After being unable to get it going last week, we worked our magic and got 546 started - ready for its move South