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In an attempt to resurrect this important thread, I have greatly updated a list. As the vast majority of people by-passed and generally overlooked the list and the thread its self, the original list was not re-published.

The B10B's have long since left the streets of Merseyside and other neighbouring towns in which they have graced though still held in high regard by many. I for one am keen to 'keep tabs' on fleet movements of the type with new owners and further. I have tried my utmost to keep the list in a contemporary state, however no doubt something will always slip under the radar unnoticed by some.

The list is complete with all 120 Wright Endurance bodied examples, many of the latter N-CKA's and the other odd example bare a simple '?????????' as I simply cannot track nor locate their whereabouts or fate after Arriva. This list clearly a working progress and will evolve as vehicles move on and as more information from the ladies and gentlemen of this site pass on information on this thread. Any updates with any sort of movement or status change of any of the vehicles will be greatly welcomed and appreciated. With luck, the goal is to locate the remaining survivors and to establish which examples were scrapped after withdrawal by Arriva and also subsequent owners. Those members not wishing to post in the thread or on the forum for whatever reasons, please do not hesitate to drop a PM in confidence.

Many thanks in advance for any help and hope this list bares use this time.

6501, L501 TKA – SCRAPPED, Former Everton Healthy Schools 8701
6502, L502 TKA - Arriva Trainer (NORTH EAST)
6503, L503 TKA – SCRAPPED, Direct from Arriva NW
6504, L504 TKA - RedRoute Buses, Kent
6505, L505 TKA - Arriva NW Trainer (8215)
6506, L506 TKA – TownLynx, Holywell
6507, L507 TKA - Quantock Motor Services, Taunton. WITHDRAWN
6508, L508 TKA - Arriva NW Trainer (8218)
6509, L509 TKA – SCRAPPED, lastly Tees Travel Coach Travel
6510, L510 TKA - Currently in use as a fruit picking shuttle in Midlands, formerly Tees Valley Coach Travel
6511, L511 TKA – SCRAPPED, lastly Helms
6512, L512 TKA - SCRAPPED believed, lastly Tees Valley Stagecarriage
6513, L513 TKA - D. Geddes Farms, Arbroath
6514, M514 WHF - Arriva NW Trainer (8214)
6515, M515 WHF - A-Line Coaches, Coventry
6516, M516 WHF – Constables/Beestons, Hadleigh
6517, M517 WHF – Holloways Coaches, Scunthorpe
6518, M518 WHF - Turners Coaches, Halsted, Essex
6519, M519 WHF - Arriva NW Trainer (8219)
6520, M520 WHF - Stephensons of Easingwold 4912 reg LUI9598
6521, M521 WHF – SCRAPPED, used for spares by GHA
6522, M522 WHF - Arriva NW Trainer (8232)
6523, M523 WHF - Arriva NW Trainer (8233)
6524, M524 WHF – SCRAPPED Ripley’s ex Tates Travel, Barnsley
6525, M525 WHF – Rambler Coaches, Hastings 12
6526, M526 WHF - Holloways Coaches, Scunthorpe
6527, M527 WHF – SCRAPPED, Direct from Arriva NW
6528, M528 WHF – Lloyds, Machynlleth JIG9474
6529, M529 WHF - NHS Salford (Arriva maintained based at Wythenshawe depot)
6530, M530 WHF – SCRAPPED, Direct from Arriva NW
6531, M531 WHF - Stafford Bus Centre
6532, M532 WHF - SCRAPPED believed, unlicensed since 07/10
6533, M533 WHF - Buglers Coaches, Bristol
6534, M534 WHF - A-Line Coaches, Coventry
6535, M535 WHF - Buglers Coaches, Bristol
6536, M536 WHF – SCRAPPED, Direct from Arriva NW
6537, M537 WHF - Roselyn Coaches, Cornwall
6538, M538 WHF - Dews Coaches, Somersham
6539, M539 WHF – SCRAPPED, written off after being stolen in MTL ownership
6540, M540 WHF - A-Line Coaches, Coventry
6541, M541 WHF - A-Line Coaches, Coventry
6542, M542 WHF – SCRAPPED, Direct from Arriva NW
6543, M543 WHF - Coastal Liner, Wolverhampton
6544, M544 WHF – SCRAPPED, Direct from Arriva NW
6545, M545 WTJ - Currently in use as a fruit picking shuttle in Midlands
6546, M546 WTJ – Constables/Beestons, Hadleigh CANNIBALISED AWAITING SCRAP
6547, M547 WTJ - Turners Coaches, Halsted, Essex
6548, M548 WTJ - Turners Coaches, Halsted, Essex
6549, M549 WTJ - Holloways Coaches, Scunthrope
6550, M550 WTJ – Mulleys Motorways, Bury St Edmunds
6551, M551 WTJ - Statham Coaches, Ibstock
6552, M552 WTJ - Dews Coaches, Somersham
6553, M553 WTJ – Irvine Coaches, Law
6554, M554 WTJ – SCRAPPED, Direct from Arriva NW
6556, M556 WTJ - Michael Healy, Galway, Eire
6557, M557 WTJ – Bugler Coaches, Bristol BIG9866
6558, M558 WTJ – SCRAPPED, Direct from Arriva NW
6559, M559 WTJ - Export marker, presumed in Eire. Unlicensed since 10/10
6561, M561 WTJ – Holloways Coaches, Scunthorpe
6562, M562 WTJ – SCRAPPED, Direct from Arriva NW
6563, M563 WTJ – SCRAPPED, used for parts by Ensign Bus
6564, M564 YEM – SCRAPPED, Direct from Arriva NW
6565, M565 YEM – SCRAPPED, Direct from Arriva NW
6566, M566 YEM - Sleafordian Coaches, Lincolnshire
6567, M567 YEM – SCRAPPED, Direct from Arriva NW
6568, M568 YEM – SCRAPPED, Direct from Arriva NW
6569, M569 YEM –SCRAPPED, Lastly used for spares by Helms & GHA
6570, M570 YEM –SCRAPPED, Direct from Arriva NW
6571, M571 YEM – SCRAPPED, Direct from Arriva Cymru
6572, M572 YEM - SCRAPPED believed, unlicensed since 07/10
6573, M573 YEM – SCRAPPED, Direct from Arriva NW
6574, M574 YEM - Alton Towers
6575, M575 YEM –SCRAPPED, Direct from Arriva NW
6576, N576 CKA - Ensign (Dealer)
6577, N577 CKA - Roselyn Coaches, Cornwall
6578, N578 CKA - Newton's of Newbridge
6579, N579 CKA - SCRAPPED believed, unlicensed since 10/11
6580, N580 CKA – SCRAPPED, Direct from Arriva NW
6581, N581 CKA - SCRAPPED believed, unlicensed since 10/11
6582, N582 CKA – Tees Valley Coach Travel
6583, N583 CKA – SCRAPPED, Direct from Arriva NW
6584, N584 CKA – SCRAPPED, Direct from Arriva NW
6585, N585 CKA – Lloyds, Machynlleth
6586, N586 CKA - Edwards Coaches, Llantwit Fardre
6587, N587 CKA - SCRAPPED believed, unlicensed since 09/11
6588, N588 CKA - Edwards Coaches, Llantwit Fardre
6589, N589 CKA – SCRAPPED, Direct from Arriva NW
6590, N590 CKA – Collins Coaches, Cambridge
6591, N591 CKA – SCRAPPED, Direct from Arriva NW
6592, N592 CKA – Preserved by James Rowlands, NWVRT
6593, N593 CKA - SCRAPPED believed, unlicensed since 10/10
6594, N594 CKA - Edwards Coaches, Llantwit Fardre
6595, N595 CKA – SCRAPPED, Direct from Arriva NW
6596, N596 CKA – Just Travel, York WIL9217
6597, N597 CKA – Sleafordian Coaches, Lincolnshire.
6598, N598 CKA – SCRAPPED, Direct from Arriva NW
6599, N599 CKA - ????????????????, last example see service with ANW. Taxed until 12/12
6601, N601 CKA – SCRAPPED, Direct from Arriva NW
6602, N602 CKA – SCRAPPED, Wrote off prematurely
6603, N603 CKA - Newton's of Newbridge
6604, N604 CKA – Taxed until 4/13, McGill's??
6605, N605 CKA - Arriva NW Trainer (8245)
6606, N606 CKA – McGills
6607, N607 CKA - Mobile sewing room non-PSV state, on SORN until 11/12
6608, N608 CKA – McGills
6609, N609 CKA - McGills
6610, N610 CKA – Stephensons of Easingwold
6611, N611 CKA – McGills
6612, N612 CKA – Believed at Stafford Bus Centre awaiting onward sale, formerly Tees Valley Stagecarriage
6613, N613 CKA – SE Travel, Greenock
6614, N614 CKA – SCRAPPED, Direct from Arriva NW
6615, N615 CKA – McGills
6616, N616 CKA - McGills
6617, N617 CKA – Harte, Greenock
6618, N618 CKA – Red Kite, St Helens
6619, N619 CKA – Holloways Coaches, Scunthorpe
6620, N620 CKA – SCRAPPED, Direct from Arriva NW
6621, N621 CKA - Brecks International, Rotherham
6622, N622 CKA – SCRAPPED, from Arriva Scotland West
6623, N623 CKA – Tees Valley Coach Travel

Can update:

6510 (L510 TKA) was sold by Stagecarriage earlier this year, as was 6612 (N612 TKA). 6512 (L512 TKA)'s history after Tees Valley Coach Travel has never been known, we assume it was scrapped as it's not been seen since late 2010.

Thanks kuyoyo. Do update once more should you come to learn the fate of both 6510 and 6612.

6572 was scrapped upon withdrawal at Green Lane, 6578/9/81 spent some considerable time stored at Liverline before onward sale to a scrap dealer, 6587 was on the list to be sold on as a service bus as it was a decent motor but sadly no buyers came forward so that too was scrapped. 6593 spent some considerable time at the back of the Liverline garage before being scrapped, and as far as I know 6599 was quickly scrapped upon withdrawal. Can't help you with 6559/6607, the former seems to have completely disappeared off the radar!

6512 is being used to ferry polish workers to a farm in the midlands, a M-WHF is too so will try to find out which one!

The buses used to ferry the polish fruit pickers are 6510 and 6545.

(27/07/2012 15:54)V671 DVU Wrote: [ -> ]The buses used to ferry the polish fruit pickers are 6510 and 6545.

Which points further to 6512 being scrapped. 6612 I believe is still at Stafford Bus Centre awaiting sale.

Here is some info that shows when they were last taxed (or if they still are, SORN etc) along with 2 updates to others I know of.

6507 - Withdrawn from Quantock 01/12
6520 - Now registered LUI9598
6532 - Unlicensed 07/10
6559 - Unlicensed 04/10
6572 - Unlicensed 04/10
6578 - Taxed until 10/12
6579 - Unlicensed 10/11
6581 - Unlicensed 10/11
6587 - Unlicensed 09/11
6593 - Unlicensed 10/10
6599 - Taxed until 12/12
6603 - Taxed until 08/12
6607 - SORN until 11/12

no way have they 2 been taxed by arriva with them going in october 2010 so someone else has them question is who

On the basis that both 6578 & 6599 are still taxed, I think its safe to say they haven't yet seen the gas axe and very much still around. The question surrounding 6578, 6599, 6603 & 6607 is their location.

Many thanks for such a fast response to unanswered queries chaps.