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1704-1714 - B23F AND PRESERVED EXAMPLE 1711 (XVU 341M)
These vehicles had two fewer seats than the first batch , which were standard bus seats in double rows on the offside and near-side. They had a special design of body to SELNEC specifications, with larger windows and had double wheel rear axles. They came in orange/white/orange SELNEC livery with SELNEC flashes, and again, had manual selection gearboxes.
| 1711 | BATCH: |
1704 - 1714 |
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| (XVU 341M) | BODY: |
Seddon B23F | |
CHASSIS: |
Seddon Pennine Mk IV/236 | ||
FIRST REGISTERED: |
11th September 1973 | ||
PURCHASED: |
1st February 1996 | ||
DETAILS: |
One of these SELNEC minibuses with a special design of body unique to SELNEC, with big windows and a double wheel rear axle. |
1711 (XVU 341M) This was delivered new to the SELNEC PTE on 11th September 1973, and towards the end of its life with this organisation, was allocated to the Revenue Protection Unit. Subsequent owners are listed below:
| 2nd April 1984 | DC Morris Commercials, Bretton, Barnsley |
| 25th November 1985 | Wealdon Omnibuses, Maidstone, Kent |
| 1st September 1986 | Peter M Cornwall, Honiton, Exeter |
| 4th March 1991 | B & D Electronics, Preston, Lancs |
| 14th February 1996 | The SELNEC Preservation Society, Manchester |