Stagecoach 18071 WA04 CSU Preservation

Stagecoach 18071 WA04 CSU Preservation Hello! We are the 2 Proud Owners of Ex Stagecoach Vehicles Volvo Olympian 16782 S782 RVU & Transbus Trident 18071 WA04 CSU

Prep, priming and first coat for the upper deck seat frames over the last few days
09/09/2026

Prep, priming and first coat for the upper deck seat frames over the last few days

Up on the roof! This afternoon spent replacing the broken circular aerial pod with the more common square one, this one ...
30/08/2026

Up on the roof! This afternoon spent replacing the broken circular aerial pod with the more common square one, this one came off a Stagecoach Devon Dart, 35166 I think!

Dusk run today, for some reason the lighting for the destinations has packed up , it was off, then came on and has gone ...
20/08/2026

Dusk run today, for some reason the lighting for the destinations has packed up , it was off, then came on and has gone off again and not come back on since, and suggestions please?

It has also been decided that 18071 will carry full Bayline branding, even though it originally had small logos and not ...
16/08/2026

It has also been decided that 18071 will carry full Bayline branding, even though it originally had small logos and not much else, I think it will look so much better as it was a huge upgrade to the 12 service from the Volvo Olympians. Thanks to Eddy for the picture

Made a start on preparing the upstairs seat frames for repainting. Also replaced the fuses behind drivers seat and now h...
16/08/2026

Made a start on preparing the upstairs seat frames for repainting. Also replaced the fuses behind drivers seat and now have upstairs lights again! Need to sort out the Formica on the staircase as well, it’s is fairly brittle so if anyone has any ideas, please let me know!

02/08/2026

18071 Idling

Another local run to keep things running
02/08/2026

Another local run to keep things running

Little run out yesterday to Nuneaton to keep things ticking over
19/07/2026

Little run out yesterday to Nuneaton to keep things ticking over

An update on the future of the buses! We have come to a decision 18071 will remain preserved by Simon However Me (Sam) w...
19/07/2026

An update on the future of the buses!

We have come to a decision 18071 will remain preserved by Simon

However Me (Sam) will be Stepping away from bus preservation to focus on other projects but will still be in partnership with Simon to help along the way with the continued preservation of 18071

16782 will be sold on in due course

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