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Red Rose also operated some Optare StarRider bodied Mercedes, pictures of which are in the MCW & Optare section.
Red Rose Travel N784JBM N784JBM, the 711D is seen again, this time in South Oxhey on the W20 Watford town service. The hint of decoration in the window shows it is a busy Saturday before Christmas 98.
Red Rose Travel R796GSF Mercedes Vario R796GSF with Plaxton Beaver 2 bodywork has not been the most successful of vehicles purchased new. Within only a few weeks of acquisition it demolished the front garden of a Watford councillor - due to a mechanical defect - and the bus has been very troublesome in service. It is often found, as here, on the Bushy Bell BB1 service. It is resting at the Bushey Otter terminus.
Red Rose N784GBM
Acquired in 1996 were three UVG bodied Mercedes, 2 709Ds and this 711D, together with a Dennis Dart. The 711 is seen as the stop interestingly described as 'East Claydon Tree' - which is the rather fuzzy affair to the right of the bus. The picture was taken on Saturday December 27th 1997. On its next run to Bicester, the vehicle's clutch failed (the bus is manual) resulting in a rather bumpy ride for the passengers until the vehile ended the day prematurely resting at the back of the yard. Below one of the Merc trio is seen at Berryfields heading for Bicester when new and yet to receive fleet names.
Red Rose UVG Mercedes
Red Rose Travel D217SKD & Routemaster Travel LH The former Bristol Bristol LH of Routemaster Travel rests with an ex North Western Mercedes 609 (D217SKD) of Red Rose in the yard at Aylesbury. The LH was frequently used on hire to Red Rose, particularly on market day services in the Leighton Buzzard area.

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