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	'''Operation Overdrive''' was a scheme to improve ] in and around the ] with new and refurbished ]es operated by ].		'''Operation Overdrive''' was a scheme to improve ] in and around the ] with new and refurbished ]es operated by ].

	A fleet of 61 brand new buses paraded along the streets of ] and ] on ] ]. The existing vehicles in the fleet were completely modernised by having them refurbished and repainted. All the buses at the Gillingham Depot have ] and all have upgraded their destination blinds from the original "wind-up" blinds, to the smart ] displays.		A fleet of 61 brand new buses paraded along the streets of ] and ] on 13 June 2004. The existing vehicles in the fleet were completely modernised by having them refurbished and repainted. All the buses at the Gillingham Depot have ] and all have upgraded their destination blinds from the original "wind-up" blinds, to the smart ] displays.

	==The ~~Fleet~~==		==The fleet==
		⚫	The new vehicles were:

⚫	The new vehicles were

	===] (8.8m) with ] ] MPD bodies===		===] (8.8m) with ] ] MPD bodies===
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	<tr>		<tr>
	<td>1606</td>		<td>1606</td>
	<td> GN04 UCW		<td>GN04 UCW
	</td>		</td>
	</tr><tr>		</tr><tr>
	<td>1607</td>		<td>1607</td>
	<td> GN04 UCX		<td>GN04 UCX
	</td>		</td>
	</tr><tr>		</tr><tr>
	<td>1608</td>		<td>1608</td>
	<td> GN04 UCY		<td>GN04 UCY
	</td>		</td>
	</tr><tr>		</tr><tr>
	<td>1609</td>		<td>1609</td>
	<td> GN04 UCZ		<td>GN04 UCZ
	</td>		</td>
	</tr><tr>		</tr><tr>
	<td>1610</td>		<td>1610</td>
	<td> GN04 UDB		<td>GN04 UDB
	</td>		</td>
	</tr><tr>		</tr><tr>
	<td>1611</td>		<td>1611</td>
	<td> GN04 UDD		<td>GN04 UDD
	</td>		</td>
	</tr><tr>		</tr><tr>
	<td>1612</td>		<td>1612</td>
	<td> GN04 UDE		<td>GN04 UDE
	</td>		</td>
	</tr><tr>		</tr><tr>
	<td>1613</td>		<td>1613</td>
	<td> GN04 UDG		<td>GN04 UDG
	</td>		</td>
	</tr><tr>		</tr><tr>
	<td>1614</td>		<td>1614</td>
	<td> GN04 UDH		<td>GN04 UDH
	</td>		</td>
	</tr><tr>		</tr><tr>
	<td>1615</td>		<td>1615</td>
	<td> GN04 UDJ		<td>GN04 UDJ
	<tr>		</td>
		⚫	</tr><tr>
	<td>1616</td>		<td>1616</td>
	<td> GN04 UDK		<td>GN04 UDK
	</td>		</td>
	</tr>		</tr><tr>
⚫	<tr>
	<td>1617</td>		<td>1617</td>
	<td> GN04 UDL		<td>GN04 UDL
	</td>		</td>
	</tr>		</tr>
	</table>		</table>


	===] ] with ] bodies===		===] ] with ] bodies===

	<table cellpadding=5>		<table cellpadding=5>
	<tr>		<tr>
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	<tr>		<tr>
	<td>6401 to 6449</td>		<td>6401 to 6449</td>
	<td> GN04 UCW to GN04 UFV		<td>GN04 UCW to GN04 UFV
	</td>		</td>
	</tr>		</tr>
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	==External links==		==External links==

	* Medway Council (pdf)		* Medway Council (pdf)
	*		*

Revision as of 01:59, 18 March 2006

Operation Overdrive was a scheme to improve public transport in and around the Medway Towns with new and refurbished buses operated by Arriva.

A fleet of 61 brand new buses paraded along the streets of Chatham and Gillingham on 13 June 2004. The existing vehicles in the fleet were completely modernised by having them refurbished and repainted. All the buses at the Gillingham Depot have CCTV and all have upgraded their destination blinds from the original "wind-up" blinds, to the smart LED displays.

The fleet

The new vehicles were:

Dennis Dart (8.8m) with Plaxton Pointer MPD bodies

Fleet number	Registration number
1606	GN04 UCW
1607	GN04 UCX
1608	GN04 UCY
1609	GN04 UCZ
1610	GN04 UDB
1611	GN04 UDD
1612	GN04 UDE
1613	GN04 UDG
1614	GN04 UDH
1615	GN04 UDJ
1616	GN04 UDK
1617	GN04 UDL

Volvo B7TL with Alexander ALX400 bodies

Fleet number	Registration number
6401 to 6449	GN04 UCW to GN04 UFV

External links

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