Dodds of Troon Padane ZX Volvo B10M WSV 536 in Blackpool

            I posted a photograph of the only Padane ZX Leyland Tiger sold in the UK, to complement that photograph, here is a photograph of an ex Trathens Padane ZX Volvo B10M WSV 536 (ADV 146Y) owned by Dodds of Troon, taking part in the annual coach rally held in Blackpool. The well known West Country coach operator Trathans  purchased  nine out of the ten Padane coaches sold in the UK by Ensign Bus, seven were on Volvo B10M chassis and two on Mercedes Benz 0303 chassis.  Some of the Volvo B10M coaches were in the livery of Townsend Thoresen who Trathens worked under contract for. Dodds owned more than one Padane Volvo B10M.  Mike Trathen who's family owned  the coach company Trathens     once said the Padane coaches were the best coaches Trathens ever owned, very expensive but worth every penny.

I have in my collection a brochure from the early eighties on the Padane Z coach range, Officine Padane was a long established company with a factory in Modena covering 53,000 square metres, body production resumed in 1945 after the war, and the Z range of coaches introduced in 1977, the Mercedes Benz  0303 was the most popular chassis Padane  built on. Officine Padane still build bodies and have a Facebook page.

Taken on: June 3, 2012

Sets appears in: • Unusual coaches sold in the UK • Volvo buses and coaches

Groups appears in: • Coaches in the UK • Volvo - Bus and Coach more » • Bus UK: Buses, Coaches and Trams of Scotland • Trathens Coaches • Volvo B10M • Dodds Coaches • Volvo B10M Bus & Coach Group • Vintage Coaches « less

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