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There are 78 Volvo Olympians with First Leeds, forming the mainstay of the ageing high-floor double-deck fleet. They date from between 1996 and 1999, and are all bodied by Alexander - 41 to the RH specification and 37 'Royales'. A couple of batches were new to Leeds, but most originated in London or with Scottish fleets. The fleet is shared between Bramley and Kirkstall Road depots.

The low-floor successor to the Volvo Olympian, the B7TL arrived to Leeds in numbers between 2000 and 2003 bodied by Alexander. They total 67, and were the dominant double-deck design in the city until this year, when they were overtaken by their Wright-bodied counterparts. A large proportion are fitted with guide wheels for Leeds' guided busways.

71 examples have arrived in Leeds since 2004, making this striking design the most common double-decker to be found in the city.

The Scania N113DRB was launched for the UK market in 1988, and gained popularity with a number of operators, including Yorkshire Rider. Twenty-six buses new to that operator in 1990/91 and bodied by Alexander remain in the fleet, as well as the now-unique 31087, a Northern Counties Palatine example. A further sixteen Alexander RHs were acquired from Black Prince Buses when that company ceased trading in July 2005. Finally, three East Lancs-bodied examples arrived from First Manchester at the end of 2005. This aged fleet of buses remain pleasing to the eye, particularly the examples which have received the latest 'Barbie' livery.

Seventeen Darts with Alexander Dash bodywork - new to the Quickstep subsidiary in 1995 - are in operation with the First Leeds fleet.

Twenty-three of this type currently operate, all dating from 1996. Eleven went initially to First Quickstep, but were integrated into the First Leeds fleet this year. Like their Alexander Dash brethren, they seat forty and are among the last high-floor Darts built.

Eight Solos were ordered on behalf of Metro in 2000 to operate 'Access Bus' services out of Bramley depot; these remain in a Metro red/cream livery. Six arrived this year to operate the free city-centre circular services, and a further three were integrated from the Quickstep fleet.

Twenty-one of the type arrived in 1998, carry the 'Superbus' branding and are fitted with guide wheels for the guided bus routes. Six older examples of the class were transferred from York between 1997 and 2003.

Four Alexander Strider examples of this popular chassis, new to York Rider in 1994, were transferred to Leeds in 1996. More singularly, 64808 was acquired from Black Prince Buses in 2005, making it the only L113CRL in the fleet with East Lancs Flyte bodywork.

Scania's L113 series was superseded by the L94 in 1998, and the Wright bodywork for the new chassis was re-branded Floline. Fourteen arrived in Leeds in 1999 - some after a short stay with First Edinburgh - and ten are fitted with guide wheels for the busways.

In 1993, Scania and East Lancs joined forces to produce a new low-floor bus design. However, the project proved an expensive failure, and only eleven buses were actually sold. First Leeds possesses one of these unique vehicles - 61134 - having acquired it from Scania in 1997, two years after it was built.

The fifty-four examples of this type - new to Leeds in 1993/94 - form the mainstay of the single-deck fleet. The 1994 batch of twenty are B48F, whereas the earlier 1993 examples are B50F.

Eleven of these gorgeous buses were new in 2003, with a further five arriving from First York in February 2005.

First Leeds operates out of three depots - Bramley, Kirkstall Road, and Cherry Row.