She made her first debut in preservation at the Heath Common running day in June 2021 as United 1331. Although the fleet number was correct, she never actually carried that livery with United but it was a stepping stone to get to the livery she carries today.
At some time whilst in the north east, she had received a "facelift" in the form of a Paramount MkIII front panel. Efforts were made to make this look more like a MkII with some success but once the correct panel had been sourced, it was back to Cobus in Hunmanby for fitting and the final transformation into West Riding's Fastaway livery.
She made her Fastaway debut at the South East Bus Festival in Detling, Kent in April 2025.
West Riding 38 (C38CWT)
This 11m Leyland Tiger with Plaxton Paramount MkII bodywork was new in 1985 as one of a batch of ten ordered by the West Riding Automobile Company limited of Wakefield. The whole batch were delivered in National Express livery and were intended to be used as DPs during the week whilst at weekends, they would be put to use by National Travel East on coastal expresses and duplicates.
On bus service de-regulation, West Riding established a new network of limited-stop services within their operating area called FASTAWAY so the Paramounts were quickly re-painted into that livery.
Passenger numbers were disappointing so it wasn't long before the idea was abandoned. Coaches working out of West Riding depots received a version of the Caldaire "slant" in green and cream whilst those working out of Yorkshire Woollen depots simply had the Fastaway transfers removed and YORKSHIRE BUSES applied above the front wheels.
Soon after, the whole batch were transferred to fellow-Caldaire company United. On arrival in the north-east, most simply had their fleetnames removed and UNITED transfers stuck on, regardless of the previous livery. Eventually, most were given United liveries and later on, TEES livery
After disposal from the Tees fleet, 38 headed back to Yorkshire and spent many happy years with Whitehead's of Conisbrough. In fact, she attended an Open Day at DBM in 2011. When the proprieter retired, she passed to one of the partners of Stanway's of Rode Heath. She worked very little there and was offered for sale again in 2019.
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