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Regal started stage carriage services on 2nd April 2002. One of
their first two Essex County Council contract services was the one-bus 381/2 service,
which was taken over from Arriva. All bar one morning journey passed back to them in August 2006. By that stage
there has been considerable expansion across Essex, including nearby Waltham Abbey area
services 211-3 and evening and Sunday 240/250/251. In a complete reserve
of fortunes, the Autumn 2010 tenders brought Regal back to Harlow on a
broad range of contract services, including the 381 and associated
routes.
The early fleet consisted of elderly minibuses, but upgrades over the
years now see a combination of high profile vehicles bought new and
selected second hand vehicles for lower cost contract services. A new
and more contemporary livery was also launched in 2010.
Finally, a useful and comprehensive WEBSITE
featuring timetables, news, and an
illustrated fleet list can be found at
www.regalbusways.com
| MAN14.240/Alexander Dennis Enviro
200 Independents are know for occasional unusual choices of vehicle. Having purchased one MAN vehicle in 2008, a second has followed, but of a different configuration. |
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702 |
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The contrast between new and old liveries is well illustrated by fleet number 702 here when compared with 701 below. (Richard Hudson). |
| Optare Tempo Three vehicles were purchased for the Essex Pullman service 1 between Chelmsford and Canvey, for which a dedicated livery is carried. Sightings in Harlow are rare. |
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One of those rare outings of a Tempo to Harlow was caught here on the rural and infrequent 47 service. (Richard Hudson). | ||||||
| Alexander Dennis Dart/MCV
eVolution Bought new, and at the time the first of it's kind in service in the UK, the vehicle features LED destination displays. |
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701 |
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Route 506 was a one-time fill-in for time otherwise unused between journeys on the Saturday 381 service. 701 performs such a duty (Richard Hudson). |
| Transbus Mini Pointer Dart Also acquired new are these two extremely presentable low floor buses. Purchased for Chelmsford local services, for a good while they featured regularly on the Sunday 200 and 201, before those services passed back to Arriva. 602 now has LED displays fitted, whilst 601 retains conventional blinds. |
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601 602 |
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In picturesque rural setting, 601 shows it's normal haunt, and dedicated "village link" branding. (Regal Busways). |
| Optare Solo Slimline 7.1m/7.8m The vehicle that in many ways saw off the last of the very small and narrow minibuses, is now available in a rather small and narrow variety. Regal have built up a significant fleet and these are regular performers in Harlow. Initially small 7.1m vehicles were purchased (201 to 205), but the '60' registered batch are of the longer 7.8m variety. |
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201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 |
YJ06YSK YJ56AOT YJ56AOU YJ58CDE YJ58CDF YJ60KBX YJ60KBY YJ60KBZ YJ60KHA YJ60KHB YJ60KHC |
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Seen at Duxford 2007 is slim and short Solo 203. (R Hudson). |
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The newer version of the livery is evident on longer YJ60KBY, here performing a Sunday duty on route 4. (R Hudson). | ||
| MAN/Wright Eclipse
Meridian Regal have a wide spread of services throughout Essex, offering a wide quality of vehicles. An example of something at the higher end of the scale, and showing off a much more contemporary logo and livery is shown below. |
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Seen at Duxford 2009. (R Hudson). |
| Dennis Dart SLF/Plaxton
Pointer II The longer and now more standard version of the Dart SLF is represented in the Regal fleet. 611 entered service in a silver livery, which it carried for some time, but has now gained fleet livery. The other vehicle was a significantly later addition and shows off the newer and more modern livery. |
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Regals new operation on the H1 is represented here in January 2010. Paper displays had to suffice on this occasion. (R. Hudson). |
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and their new livery by R510SJM. (R. Hudson) | ||
| Dennis/Plaxton Mini Pointer Dart ..a similar but slightly older vehicle. The vehicle has since been fitted with an LED display. |
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A short-lived venture was service X2 from Harlow to Chelmsford, made from otherwise lost positioning journeys. Despite the X, the journey time was actually longer than the all-day 59. It didn't last long, nor carry any passengers, at least when I saw it. (R. Hudson). | |
| Dennis Dart/Plaxton
Pointer 8.5m/9.0m The availability of ex-London step entrance Darts, and experience of the vehicles from the hire market, prompted Regal to replace early minibuses and support some expansion with these standard vehicles, which have given and continue to supply sterling service. There is some livery variation detectable. |
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503 504 505 540 . |
J605XHL J104DUV J105DUV J140DUV L140VRH |
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Former London United DR132 is seen at North Weald rally in 2003, showing an interim livery of red and cream. This bus is no longer in the fleet. (R.Hudson) |
| Dennis Dart/Plaxton
Pointer 9.8m A few more standard Darts have been obtained more recently, initially for schools work, but now appearing quite widely, often on the Waltham Cross area routes. |
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506 . 502 511 513 |
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Unlike their ex-London cousins, these feature LED displays (R.Hudson) |
| Dennis Dart/Alexander Dash Looking even more dated is the Alexander Dash bodied variant of the Dart. 501 has conventional front blinds, whilst 515 has a dot matrix display. |
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501 515 |
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515 sits out of service at Harlow Town Station. (R.Hudson) |
| Leyland Lynx II Not too many of this second generation of the successful Lynx were produced, and very few remain in service nationally. Regal obtained three in 2011. |
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103 shows the new livery, and how when combined with a design style that was ahead of it's time, can make a 20 year old vehicle appear really quite modern. (R.Hudson) | ||||||
| Leyland Olympian/ECW Regal are also involved in private hires, rail replacements and schools services. This vintage vehicle is assumed to be used mainly in this area. |
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Leyland Olympian/ECW 1203 is seen on the once a day 391 in 2010, where it is providing rather more capacity than is normally called for. (R Hudson) |
| Leyland National The most 'senior' of the Regal fleet at over 30 years old, and the only vehicle of this type featuring on these pages is this former London Transport vehicle. I'm not aware that it has ever seen service in Harlow, but is included for completeness. |
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