ONE OFF BEAST GETS FLOORED!! Preserved Bluestar Volvo B7TL/Enviro 400 1851/SN56AWX - Route 25R

Recorded date - 10/7/2022
Preserved Bluestar 1851/SN56AWX
Volvo B7TL/Alexander Dennis Enviro 400
Route 25R Redhill Bus Station - Godstone Green
The Enviro 400 is one of the most common double deckers in the UK with literally thousands having been built on the ADL Trident 2 and E40D chassis, on the Volvo B9TL chassis however it wasn't common at all with only six being in service (three with Go Ahead London and three with East Yorkshire) with a bunch in Ireland with Dublin Bus. Rarer than that and about as rare as it gets with there being just one built is an Enviro 400 on the Volvo B7TL chassis. This is SN56AWX which was intended for Wilts and Dorset however it would be diverted to Bluestar where it would become their 1851, after spending many years with them it would transfer to Damory for a short while before being withdrawn and unsurprisingly being such a rare and unique vehicle it would then pass into preservation with the Bromley Bus Preservation Group. Having been unable to film it while it was with Bluestar I finally got the opportunity at the Low Floor-Ish Running Day where it was running the 25R feeder service from Redhill to Godstone Green, it's recorded heading out of Redhill and along the lanes to Nutfield sounding absolutely awesome with some decent kickdown.

[@BusesInDublin]

That sounds absolutely amazing!! straight into my favourites list!
Dublin Bus ordered 100 Enviro400's with B9TL chassis in 2007/08. EV21, 49, 50 are open toppers. Majority of the 07 plate ones are withdrawn while most of the 08's are still going but only just over half of the 100 are left in service alongside 22 or so ALX400 B7's from 2006

[@BSRtransport]

Aye it's a fantastic bus. I knew Dublin had a much larger order of the B9TLs compared to over this side, well overdue a trip over there tbf

[@alicanharryreilly8353]

Go Ahead London has Three of these type with a Volvo B9TL Engine Alexander Dennis Enviro 400 Body Which are
VE1 LX58CWK
VE2 LX58CWL
VE3 LX58CWM

[@BSRtransport]

Indeed they do, I've done one which was VE2 that was a nice bus