photo copyright of Shishio
Stagecoach Cumberland
VRs used during the late '90s - and their post-Stagecoach uses
2002 CBV2S (1994-8) - to South Coast Buses for use on the Eastbourne - Beachy Head service, then to Mulley's, then to Talisman of Great Bromley, to be returned to service
2035 UWV610S (1990-2001) - to Chepstow, then exported
2036 UWV612S (1990-2001) - to Chepstow, then exported
2037 UWV618S (1990-2001) - City Sightseeing tour at Southend, then exported
2038 UWV620S (1990-2001) - Dreadnought Coaches of Alnwick, then exported
2075 XRR175S (1995-2000) - to Chepstow, then exported
2076 UWV622S (1995-2001) - Express Motors (still used in summer season)

The only photo received of UWV610S is of it carrying this all over advert which it carried during 1996, seen at Windermere on 08/04/96.
photo copyright of TJWPSV

These UWV vehicles were acquired from Southdown and throughout their use with Cumberland, the Southdown pre-Stagecoach green and cream colours were adopted and used as shown.
photo copyright of Ian Simpson, 1995

A break from green and cream though was provided by this BNFL (British Nuclear Fuels) advert carried by UWV610/12/18/20S - shown above on UWV612S at Windermere on 04/07/99.
photo copyright of TJWPSV

UWV618S at Ambleside in 1990.
photo copyright of Ian Simpson

UWV618S at Windermere in 1995.
photo copyright of Ian Simpson

UWV618S with the BNFL advert during July 2000.
photo copyright of Ian Simpson

Once the advert contract had expired, it was repainted back into green and cream although the sign writing had altered slightly, with 'Cumberland' and 'Lakeland Experience' having exchanged positions on the front end since the previous green and cream style, and the mountains on the between deck branding became a lot steeper! UWV618S at Windermere on 29/08/01.
photo copyright of TJWPSV

Passing Dove Cottage at Grasmere in 1995 is UWV620S.
photo copyright of Ian Simpson

UWV620S at Kendal, 08/04/96.
photo copyright of TJWPSV

UWV620S carried the BNFL all over advert too, photographed at Windermere on 25/07/00.
photo copyright of the editor

It then also then returned to green and cream, seen at Ambleside in June 2001.
photo copyright of Ian Simpson

UWV622S was transferred from Southdown to Ribble in 1994 for use on the Lancaster & Morecambe tour, carrying this unusual style of colours, and then moved to Cumberland in 1995 when it became green and cream and used on service 79 between Keswick & Seatoller. It was later replaced by an Olympian on this route.
photo copyright of Ian Simpson

On an unknown date, UWV622S with its Borrowdale Bus branding at Keswick.
photo from the TJWPSV collection

The others were used on the 599 'Lakeland Experience' service, with branding on the special green livery for: Ambleside Village - Waterhead Pier - Brockhole - Troutbeck Bridge - Railway Stn - Windermere Village - Bowness Village - Bowness Pier.

XRR175S was loaned to Ribble from East Midland during August & September 1993 following the closure of Lancaster City Transport, seen at Morecambe in September of 1993.
photo copyright of Ian Simpson
photo copyright of TJWPSV

CBV2S was converted from a Ribble closed top VR after a collision with a canopy. This and XRR175S above were the first two of this open top fleet withdrawn.
photo copyright of Ian Simpson

CBV2S at Windermere in 1995. CBV and XRR175S were replaced by Olympians and the remaining vehicles were replaced in 2001/2 by open top Leyland Titans which still operate this service during the summer.
photo copyright of Ian Simpson