Blue Admiral - K916VDV
Iveco 59-12
Mellor B31D bodywork
Owned by: Working Omnibus Museum Project Ltd
Iveco 59-12 with Mellor B31F bodywork. Purchased by
Blue Admiral in 1994, it was part of a large order placed
by the Transit Holdings Group to replace the Ford Transits in Devon, Oxford and Portsmouth. These buses were
built in dual door configuration to assist passenger flow. The Portsmouth operations were subsequently sold to
First Provincial, following which this vehicle was rebuilt to conventional single door layout – in which form it
operated until withdrawal in 2006. Sister vehicle L316BOD has been cannibalised for parts and are being used
to restore K916VDV to its original dual door configuration.
