FBY 799

FBY 799

1938 AEC Regal O662

Schembri B40F

New to Westcliffe on Sea Motor Services.

AHJ 404; 571; Y-1548; Y-1500; Y-0799

FBY 720

FBY 720

Malta Docks Forward Control

Schembri B40F

2790; A-2790; Y-1616; Y-0916; Y-0720

This was replaced by an Alexander Dash B40F bodied Volvo B6, which was new to Yorkshire Terrier as M125 VAK,fleet number 125.

EBY 575

 EBY 575

Malta Docks/Leyland Forward Control

Schembri B40F

2620; A-2620; Y-1276; Y-0575

EBY 500

EBY 500

1945 Ford V8 Forward Control

Schembri B40F (1976)

1058; 2329; A-2329; Y-1201; Y-0500

DBY 430

DBY 430

1959 Dodge Forward Control

Schembri B40F

1979; A-1979; Y-1131; Y-0430

This was a rebuild of bus 5292, a bonneted Dodge.  Replaced by a King Long XMQ6113 in 2003, as seen here.

DBY 353

DBY 353 was a 1966 Malta Docks Forward Control bus, registered 1058 in 1966.  Fitted with a Schembri B40F body, it also previously carried A-1058, Y-1054 and Y-0353.

FBY 037

FBY 037 was a Leyland 1953 Leyland Royal Tiger, new to Ribble as FCK 402, fleet number 902.  Originally carrying a Burlingham coach body which was replaced by a B40C Shembri body in 1973, when it arrived in the Maltese Islands.  It then carried the registrations 2070, A-2070, Y-1516 & Y-0815 before FBY 037.

Above - Proud owner/driver.

Right - Interior shot from front

Below - Photographed in May 2013, operating on Malta for Cancu Supreme.

DBY 332

DBY 332 was a 1950 Leyland Comet, which started off life as a lorry in the UK.  Bodied by Schembri with a B40F body (in 1954?), it carried Maltese registrations 708, A-0708, Y-1033 & Y-0332.  By March 2004, the Leyland was replaced with a Scarnif B45F Volvo B7RLE

Y-0332, seen wearing the Green livery of ATP, seen in Valletta.

The 2004 replacement - a Scarnif bodied Volvo B7RLE

DBY 325

DBY 325 was a 1952 Bedford SB, fitted with a Grech B43F body.  It carried the registrations 529, A-0529, Y-1026 & Y-0325 previously.  Between 1998 and 2000, the Grech body was rebuilt by Schembri.