DM17 in preservation

Dennis Condor DM17
...... in preservation

Photographs


*In Service ....*

*In all-over livery in 1995* *Dennis Law*	*Operating for CMB* *Joe Kwong*

*1 Feb 1997 at Chai Wan Depot* *Tony Cutler*	*17 Dec 1998 at Braemar Hill* *Dominic Kung*

*10 Jan 1999* *Gakei*	*25 Mar 2000* *Gakei*

*8 Nov 2000 at Aberdeen* *Tony Cutler*	*1 Jul 2002 at Tin Wan* *Thomas Tang*

*Thomas Tang*


*Inside ....*

*Upper deck - front*	*Upper deck - rear*	*Driving cab*

*Indepth ....*

*Last day of service* *17 Aug 2002* *FW1321*	*Stored at Wong Chuk Hang (Aberdeen) depot* *4 Nov 2002 - Joe Kwong*	*Similar shot* *after repainting* *18 Dec 2002 - NWFB*

*In Preservation ....*

*Graham Russell, Chief Engineer of NWFB,officially hands over a pristine* *DM17 to Tim Moore at Chong Fu Road depot on 31 December 2002* *Mandy Skinner*

*Freshly repainted - January 2003* *Dennis Law*

*In Southampton ....*

*14 Mar 2003*	*14 Mar 2003*	*Proud new owners* *14 Mar 2003*

*In Norwich ....*

*15 Mar 2003*	*15 Mar 2003*

DM17 with LKD229, a 1954 Bristol LD5G/ECW of the
Eastern Transport Collection. Both buses are stored
in the same barn at Attleborough - 11 Apr 2003.

*In Rallies ....Cobham, 6th April 2003*
	*Note the new UK registration* *number on the rear*


*North Weald, 29th June 2003*



*Note the new Dennis and Duple Metsec badges on the front, the new wheel trims* *and the new Dennis Condor badge on the rear*

*DM17 is pictured here with an ex-NWFB Dennis Dart 2008 , now operating for* *First Eastern Counties, having been converted to single-door operation.*

*Norwich, 7th September 2003*


	*DM17 at Norwich the Bus Rally flanked* *by two ex-Hong Kong Dennis Darts*

*'Showbus 2003' - Duxford, 29th September 2003*




*'Showbus 2004' - Duxford, 26th September 2004*


*Ex-NWFB SF31, DM17 and an Arriva ML*	*DM17*	*Ex-Citybus 105 and DM17*
Showbus 2004 brought together three preserved ex Hong Hong buses, namely ex- New World First Bus Leyland Fleetline SF31 in its purple Route 15 'Peak' livery, DM17 and ex-Citybus Leyland Olympian 105. Other entries included two ex-New World First Bus MCW Metroliners, one operating for Arriva's London Sightseeing, the other for Patron Travel and an ex- Kowloon Motor Bus 12 metre Leyland Olympian in the yellow livery of Brightbus.

Past Project


*North Weald rally* *Jul 2001 - Tim Moore*	*Showbus rally, Duxford* *22 Sep 2002 - Tim Moore*
*We have much experience in bus preservation, having previously* *restored the unique Leyland National Suburban Express flat* *floored demonstrator, RRM148M, a regular winner of awards at* *rallies all over England.This bus has now passed to Michael* *Wootten, of Chesham, Buckinghamshire, where it is kept with the* *other vehicles of Woottens Coaches fleet.*