There having been a relatively long silence in the ukbus 4000 series model range, it is the right time to recall this most successful classic British double-decker in the last two decades. This is the Olympian. Creative Master Northcord Limited is proud to make the official announcement of ukbus 4016, the Alexander Royale-bodied Volvo Olympian in special, commemorative First livery, complete with its First Group specifications. This is the second livery to feature such a layout on the well known Alexander Royale single door casting. The model represents fleet number 30843 (T663 VWU), with the special “125 Years of buses in Huddersfield” livery. The model is depicted on service 539 bound for Halifax via Stainland. 30843 – Built in March 1999 and first registered on 19th May, it first entered service in Halifax on 9th June of that year in standard First Group livery as fleet number 5663. Being fitted with a tachograph for private hire work, it was never route branded and operated mainly on the Halifax to Leeds route 508, Halifax to Bradford route 576 and Halifax to Huddersfield route 503. On 12th January 2003 it was re-numbered as 30843 in FirstGroup’s national numbering scheme. Transferred to Huddersfield Depot in March 2004, it was subsequently painted into the old Huddersfield Corporation bus livery on 7th January 2008 to commemorate 125 years of bus operation in the town. It represented First West Yorkshire at the Showbus rally in September 2008. First placed a total of 158 Alexander ‘Royale’-bodied Volvo Olympians into service from 1997-1999. These were allocated to Glasgow, Central Scotland, Edinburgh, Manchester and West Yorkshire. ukbus 4016 is a one-piece casting whose clean lines accentuate the square-mounted gasket windows and livery application on which all logos and lettering are clearly legible. Another main feature on the ukbus 4016 model is its ‘split-level’ entry / entrance door which is used for the second time on the casting. Again, it has extensive handrails on both upper deck and lower deck. It is one of the significant achievements on this casting. The headlight and indicator units at the front are made of individual components to look more realistic. The brand new single-door Alexander Royale Volvo Olympian double-deck is limited to 1000 pieces worldwide.