2011 Optare Solo
New to Arriva Malta, initially registered XD11 BEB in the UK for export.
Used in Gozo (first pic) and Malta (Valletta, second pic).
Photographs of the buses and coaches of Malta and Gozo over the years.
DBY 305 was a 1970 AEC Swift, fitted with Park Royal B46F bodywork, new as EGN 244J to London Transport, fleet number SMS244. It also carried A-0089, Y-1006 and+- Y-0305 whilst in Malta. Between 1994 and 1998, 305 was rebuilt to the condition as seen above.
It gained the registration M-1530 when it arrived in Malta and was used by the Education Department, later becoming a route bus, carrying registration FBY 665 then Y-0301 before becoming DBY 301.
EBY 601 was a circa 1944 forward control Dodge, fitted with a Sammut B39F body. Former registrations carried were 2806; A-2806; Y-1302; Y-0...