Wilts & Dorset have never been a great fan of Leyland Olympians. Some have operated for decades with W&D but have never provided the mainstay of the fleet and are being withdrawn gradually.

However, a few examples from Southern Vectis have been transferred in to replace ageing Bristol VRTs, and appear in the new livery which looks brilliant on them. Photos of the old TIL SV Olys, and all others in W&D, will be found in this collection.

Collection also contains the few Bristol VR photos I have.

Photos of Wilts & Dorset's DAF DB250/Northern Counties Palatine 2s that operate on route 50 between Bournemouth and Swanage predominantly. These are due to be replaced by Scania/Optares in the near future.

There is a link at the bottom for Wilts & Dorset's DAF DB250s with Optare bodywork.

Wilts & Dorset's predominant double deck bus since the Bristol VR has been the DAF with Optare Spectra bodywork. Lots of Optare Spectras are in service from all depots at the moment, and they are easy to find. Some are step entry, and the later models are SLF versions.

The Northern Counties bodied DAFs have been moved into their own collection - there is a link at the bottom of this one.

Wilts & Dorset operate a number of the rare Optare Delta bodied DAF bus. There was a batch new to W&D, which are scattered throughout the service area, but recently Solent Blue Line has transferred a couple into service in Dorset. Photos appear here.

In 2006, a large delivery of Mercedes-Benz Citaros for Wilts & Dorset boosted service quality. The Citaros are found in Salisbury, for the Pulseline service, and in Poole, where they operate the "More" services between Poole and Bournemouth and route 3 and 13 into Wimborne, amongst others.

The Optare Excel provides a small but important role in the fleet of Wilts & Dorset. A number are in use from Poole on everyday service, and a number operate the Salisbury park and ride system.

Optare Metroriders produced the mainstay of the Wilts & Dorset's minibus fleet in the past, but in these days of low floor buses, and more importantly, the Optare Solo, W&D's Metroriders are gradually being taken out of service. See pictures in this gallery for a variety.

Following the Metrorider, Wilts & Dorset were one of the first buyers of the Optare Solo. 'R' reg examples were newest back in 1997 and since then, Solos have been the principle minibus. However, none have been delivered for many years and Go Ahead prefer the Dennis Dart MPD. So, for the next minibus delivery, what could it be?!

Wilts & Dorset received batch of new Scania Omnicity double deckers early in 2009 for various routes - X3 (Bournemouth-Salisbury, 5 and 6 in Salisbury, and 8 (Andover-Salisbury). I have managed to get a few of them in their early days in service - more to follow in the future!

In 2004 and 2005, a large delivery of Volvo B7RLE single deckers were delivered to services for Poole, Bournemouth, and the Park and Ride in Salisbury. Photos will remain in this gallery.

In 2005, a sizeable delivery of Volvo B7TL with East Lancashire Myllenium bodywork were delivered to Wilts & Dorset. These buses all had convertable open top bodies and were Go Ahead's first new deckers for Wilts & Dorset.