Click here to visit our sponsor Re: Oldest Leopards in service Tell a friend about this message! Posted by Paul K on November 29, 2000, 12:17 am , in reply to "Re: Oldest Leopards in service " 212.126.132.110 I know in the past 139 was often used on the 13:00 Service 24 Belfast to Lisburn via Hillhall. I don't know if this is still common. It's common enough for Leopards to be used on the Newcastle and Ballynahinch services out of Belfast even when Goldliners are being used on local services e.g. school services between Downpatrick and Newcastle. This evening (Tues 28th Nov.) I saw 159 (UOI 9159) in Ballynahinch at about 19:00, heading towards Newcastle via Dundrum (service 20). Belfast to Newcastle is a very long run and it still isn't uncommon to see Leopards on it but as old as 159 was quite unusual. At the minute it has quite bad damage to the bodywork at the back, punctured in one place and a very large dent in another. Later on in the evening then I saw 203 (VOI 203) operating the last bus to Ballynahinch from Belfast, the 22:45 service 18. Another good sighting but again it isn't that uncommon. In the afternoons there are one or two buses leaving from Europa Bus Station to Carryduff only (via Ormeau Road) on service 18C (officially; usually the drivers just display number 18). These are very often worked by Ballynahinch Leopards prior to coming back into Belfast to do school runs. Also Belfast to Ballynahinch / Drumaness sometime around 18:15---not exactly sure of the details---but I'm sure it's nearly always Leopard-operated. Responses: 139 (ROI 139) Scott Mackey November 29, 2000, 5:10 pm

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