The Play on One

Long-running drama strand with entries from around the UK.

Episode 01.01: Down Where the Buffalo Go:
Too close to see clearly, but we glimpse Clydeside ScottishG600 (HCS802N), a Leyland Leopard/Alexander new 1975 as Western Scottish 2517, and P497 (B197CGA), a Volvo B10M-61/Plaxton new 1985 as Western Scottish V197:

Episode 01.02: The Dark Room:
In Edinburgh a Lothian Leyland Olympian passes one of that operator's many Leyland Atlanteans:

Also a Leyland-National:

Episode 02.02: These Foolish Things:
Two London Transport AEC Routemasters, this RML on route 15:

….and RM684 (WLT684) on route 6:

Episode 02.06: The Gift:
Seen in poor light is Highland Scottish J378 (C378CAS), a 1986 Leyland Olympian/Alexander:

Episode 03.02: The Wreck on the Highway:
Brief view of an Eastern Scottish Volvo Ailsa/Van Hool McArdle passing a telephone box:

….also a Lothian Leyland Olympian:

Episode 03.03: Killing Time:
Features London Transport RML2620 (NML620E):

Episode 04.01: Misterioso:
A woman travels on a York City and District minibus. I believe it's a Robin Hood-bodied Iveco, but I need confirmation. Glimpsed is a Yorkshire Rider Leyland Olympian, also Jorvik Tours sightseeing Leyland Atlantean, KSU856P, new as Greater Glasgow LA980:


In London, Buses MCW Metrobuses are seen at Kings Cross, also a Leyland Olympian at night:

Episode 04.02: Gas and Candles:
There's a glimpse of a Greater Glasgow Leyland Atlantean in an early scene, which gives a clue to the filming locations:

This DMS-class Daimler Fleetline, however, is a mystery, and I'd welcome an identification:

Note the fleetnumber in the cab and outside, DMS2691. We know that the DMS/DM class only numbered 2646 vehicles, so this is a mystery:

The registration plate seen on the back appears to be NUT650M, meantime the bus appears in several other scenes:


This much we can tell:
1. The play is filmed in Glasgow, but the bus carries London advertising.
2. The bus was originally with London Transport, but the DMS class had been withdrawn by the time this was filmed.
3. The bus has had the engine fairings removed, and there's no fare collection equipment. It retains the centre exit.
4. The fleetnumber is not its London Transport number; the registration is either a fake or a reregistration.
5. The bus is seen with two route numbers:
a. 109 was a South London route operated for part of its life by DMS and DM Fleetlines, but not in this livery, and not at the time this was filmed.
b. 59 was also a South London route originally operated by the D variant of the DMS class, but not in this livery, and not at the time this was filmed.
6. The footage is not clear enough to tell whether this bus has a MCW or Park Royal body.
7. Many of the class went on to serve with other operators in a variety of colours, but not with a DMS prefix.