McGill's of Greenock BX03 OVZ (J2228) | Route 17 | Partick Interchange, Glasgow

            This is an old favourite, but I thought I'd air it out before putting some newer images up.

Unique to the UK, McGill's Hispano/B7L 2228 calls at Partick Interchange with a evening 17 to Paisley in early September 2015

One of only 3 B7Ls McGill's operated, ex-demostrator 2228 was the only rigid right-hand drive Hispano Habit in the UK. It had previously spent time during it's demo years on trial with First Glasgow in 2005 (believe it also spent some time with First York after leaving Glasgow the first time), who had a large B7L fleet - one of the largest both within First UK Bus and in the UK generally - at that time. Whether this was simply to cover for fleet shortages or a genuine testing of the waters - one wonders why the latter would be the case given their experiences with the Metros and Nordics - First weren't interested, and would later order a large batch of Eclipse Urban-bodied B7RLEs for Glasgow (numbered 69012-121). 

There was also a B7LA demo (FJ53 LZX) with this body, named the Carrocera in artic form, which spent time on a ultimately unsuccessful trial with Lothian at the same time FiG were running OVZ before ending up at Manchester Airport as a shuttle vehicle. 

As for OVZ, it spent time with Arriva Midlands on their Skylink service linking Leicester and East Midlands Airport as their 3615 before being bought by McGill's alongside Eclipses SA02 CCV/CDF (also ex-Arriva) in 2007 (as this was pre-Arriva Scotland West takeover, they were numbered 226-228). McGill's would later standardize on the B7RLE for their later pre-owned single-deck Volvo purchases, leaving the 3 B7Ls as outliers. 2228 would go on to outlast both of the Eclipse B7Ls in service, being withdrawn by the start of 2019.

Photo Date: 3rd September 2015

Taken in: UK / Scotland / Partick (show map)

Taken on: September 3, 2015

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Sets appears in: • The Volvo B7L: A Retrospective • McGill's of Greenock

Groups appears in: • Bus UK Scottish Independent Bus & Coach Operators • ITS A VOLVO (NOT AN AILSA) more » • Volvo - Bus and Coach • Bus UK: Buses, Coaches and Trams of Scotland • The British Independent Bus. • Great British Independents • Independent Bus Operators UK • Volvo B7L & Volvo B7LA Bus Group • Buses new 2003 • [UK] British Public Transportation • The British Bus & Coach Enthusiasts Group • Scottish Buses & Coaches in the UK • Volvo Buses & Coaches • UK Independent Bus Companies • McGills Bus Photos • Bus UK : Pre Owned Bus & Coach Group « less

Camera: Canon EOS 400D, f/5.0, 1/60 sec, 45mm, ISO 400 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 400D
Aperture:	f/5.0
Exposure Time:	0.017 sec (1/60)
Focal Length:	45mm
ISO:	400
Exposure Bias:	+0.286 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Action (High speed)
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
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