Ireland

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Optare Excels in Ireland are all series 1s.
List layout is: English registration and fleet number, previous operator, export date, Bus Eireann fleet number and Irish reg number:


Belfast International Airport

GKZ3282 from new
GKZ3283 from new


Dublin Airport

S152OCU (reg?) by 2006
S153OCU (reg?) by 2006
S154OCU (reg?) by 2006
Believed to be 'airside' vehicles.


Bus Eireann

L1070 (some withdrawn, see reference page)
P925ACU (8125) – Go Gateshead, exported 04/05. OP2 - 97-D-68189
P926ACU (8126) – Go Gateshead, exported 04/05. OP3 - 97-D-68741
P927ACU (8127) – Go Gateshead, exported 04/05. OP4 - 97-D-68416
P928ACU (8128) – Go Gateshead, exported 03/05. OP5 - 97-D-68190
P929ACU (8129) – Go Gateshead, exported 04/05. OP6 - 97-D-68191
P930ACU (8130) – Go Gateshead, exported 04/05. OP7 - 97-D-68192
P931ACU (8131) – Go Gateshead, exported 04/05. OP8 - 97-D-69097
P932ACU (8132) – Go Gateshead, exported 01/05. OP1 - 97-D-67771

L1150
R242OCU (8142) – Go Northern, exported 02/05. OP18 - 98-D-75765
R243OCU (8143) – Go Gateshead, exported 04/05. OP19 - 98-D-76559
R244OCU (8144) – Go Northern, exported 04/05. OP20 - 98-D-76560
R245OCU (8145) – Go Wear, exported 04/05. OP21 - 98-D-75401
R246OCU (8146) – Go Gateshead, exported 04/05. OP22 - 98-D-74673
R247OCU (8147) – Go Wear, exported 04/05. OP23 - 98-D-75766
S148OCU (8148) – Go Wear, exported 04/05. OP24 - 98-D-75667
S149OCU (8149) – Go Wear, exported 04/05. OP25 - 98-D-76561
S150OCU (8150) – Go Wear, exported 04/05. OP26 - 98-D-76562
S151OCU (8151) – Go Wear, exported 04/05. OP27 - 98-D-76118
T876RBR (8176) – Go Gateshead, exported 04/05. OP28 - 99-D-85228
T877RBR (8177) – Go Gateshead, exported 04/05. OP29 - 99-D-85541
T878RBR (8178) – Go Gateshead, exported 04/05. OP30 - 99-D-85844
T879RBR (8179) – Go Gateshead, exported 04/05. OP31 - 99-D-85542
T882RBR (8182) – Go Gateshead, exported 04/05. OP32 - 99-D-xxxxx
T883RBR (8183) – Go Gateshead, exported 04/05. OP33 - 99-D-84701
T885RBR (8185) – Go Gateshead, exported 04/05. OP34 - 99-D-85543

City Direct of Gaillimh

98-G-9338
98-G-9242
98-G-9243 (English registration - R988EWU)
98-G-9249
R986/989/993EWU form the other three vehicles in an unknown order.
All four previously operated with Travel London and last operated in England during 2003.

Stena Line of Belfast

T782KNW - exported from England in 2008 (former airport shuttle vehicles)
T787KNW - exported from England in 2008 (former airport shuttle vehicles)

Total - 36 (31 of which formerly operated in England)

Last checked and updated: February 2010
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