Number 1 in the Chester fleet was this Leyland Olympian with Northern Counties body, photographed working route 1.

Chester's Northern Counties bodied Leyland Olympian number2 leaving the city on route15.

Chester Leyland Olympian number 3 picks up passengers on Foregate Street.

Chester City Transport ran six Northern Counties bodied Leyland Olympians. This is number4 photographed on the 9th December 2004 at the Gorse Stacks.

Northern Counties bodied Leyland Olympian 5 outside the Old Queen's Head, in the City Centre.

Northern Counties bodied Leyland Olympian number6 was new to Derby City Transport, it is seen turning off Canal Street.

Roe bodied Leyland Olympian number 7 at the Bus Exchange. It was new to West Yorkshire PTE and was originally registered UWW1X. It was sold for scrap during 2007.

Leyland Olympian 9 from the pair new in 1988 on Foregate Street on a Park & Ride service.

Leyland Olympian number 10 passes beneath the North Gate into central Chester.

A picture of Leyland Olympian 10 leaving the Bus Exchange in the ChesterBus blue and cream livery on the penultimate day of operation before the First Group takeover.

The Bus Exchange was the focus for many Chester City Transport services. Number 11, an all Leyland Olympian waits at stand4.

Alexander R type bodied Leyland Olympian number12 was one of four in the fleet purchased from Highland Scottish. It is seen here on Foregate Street.

Leyland Olympian 12 alongside the original Chester Corporation bus shelter at the Huntington terminus of route5.

Chester Bus Alexander R bodied Leyland Olympian 13 at the Bus Exchange.

Leyland Olympian 14 photographed leaving the Bus Exchange on Park & Ride work.

The ChesterBus logo on Leyland Olympian 14.

Leyland Olympian/Alexander R 15 new to Highland Scottish parked at the Bus Exchange in Chester.

Chester City Transport had 17 Dennis Darts. This is Reeve Burgess Pointer bodied 51 leaving the Bus Exchange.

Reeve Burgess Pointer bodied Dennis Dart 51 at the Bus Exchange in June 2007 two days before the First Group takeover.

Reeve Burgess Pointer bodied Dennis Dart 252 at Chester Bus Exchange. It was originally number 52 and was later restored to that number.

Reeve Burgess Pointer bodied Dennis Dart 53 passes through the Bus Exchange.

Dennis Dart 54 has Reeve Burgess Pointer body and is seen here turning onto Northgate Street.

Dennis Dart 55 after repaint into the ChesterBus livery of blue and cream introduced during 2005.

Dusk in Chester as Plaxton Pointer bodied Dennis Dart 56 picks up passengers for Huntington.

In the end ChesterBus was sold to First Group. Here ChesterBus Dennis Dart 56 passes First PMT Dennis Dart 40 128.

Plaxton Pointer bodied Dennis Dart 57 turns off Frodsham Street.

Many of the ChesterBus Dennis Darts carried megarear adverts. This is 57 at the Bus Exchange advertising Batavia Furniture & Gifts.

Chester Dennis Dart/Plaxton Pointer 58 passes along Northgate Street on September 11th 2004.

Chester Dennis Dart 59 on route 15 on Foregate Street.

Chester Dennis Dart 60 on Frodsham Street in the city centre.

Chester Dennis Dart 61 at the Bus Exchange on route 1A.

Plaxton Pointer bodied Dennis Dart 62 leads a line at the Bus Exchange, which also includes 61 and 54.

Dennis Dart 63 painted brown and cream but with ChesterBus fleetnames and logos.

Plaxton Pointer bodied Dennis Dart 64 takes a break at the Bus Exchange.

Dennis Dart 65 in Aaron Blinds overall advert livery leaves the Bus Exchange. It was the only Chester City Transport bus to run in an overall advert livery.

Plaxton Pointer bodied Dennis Dart 66 at the depot.

Chester Dennis Dart 67 at the Bus Exchange was new to Jones, Pwllheli. There is an EFE model of this bus.

Daimler Fleetline 79 picks up passengers for route1 at the Bus Exchange. It was new to Lancashire United as 583 before becoming Greater Manchester PTE 6960. It was withdrawn during May 2007 after suffering a minor component failure and sold for preservation.

Until the ChesterBus name was introduced the brand name "Blue Diamond" was used for services in Chester operated with low floor buses. 81 was one of a pair of Scania L113's painted in the colours and seen at the Bus Exchange.

ChesterBus liveried Scania L113CRL 82 on Frodsham Street.

A grey livery was used for the Park & Ride buses in the fleet, here Scania L113CRL 83 turns from Frodsham Street into Foregate Street.

Scania L113CRL 84 on Park & Ride service 30 on Frodsham Street.

Wright Axcess Ultralow bodied Scania L113CRL 85 on Frodsham Street.

Scania L113CRL 86 on the 32 Park & Ride service on Frodsham Street.

Chester City Transport operated eight BMC Falcon's on it's Park & Ride services. This is number 87 on Frodsham Street.

BMC Falcon 88 on Park & Ride route33.

BMC Falcon 89 at the Bus Exchange involved in Park & Ride route31.

BMC Falcon 90 in Park & Ride livery turns off Canal Street.

BMC Falcon 91 at the City Centre stop of the 33 Park & Ride route.

BMC Falcon 92 on Frodsham Street.

BMC Falcon 92 passes through the Newgate alongside the Roman Ampitheatre in Chester two days before the First Group takeover.

Rear view of BMC Falcon 93 on Frodsham Street.

BMC Falcon 94 picks up Park & Ride passengers on Frodsham Street.

Winter in Chester: Northern Counties bodied Dennis Dominator 105 leaving the city on route35. This bus was the last Dominator used in service and was withdrawn during June 2007.

Chester Dennis Dominator 109 alongside Leyland Olympian 1 at the Bus Exchange.

Dennis Dominators 111 A111UCA and 131 A105KRN waiting for their next duties to begin at Chester's depot.

Chester ran four Marshall Minibus's, two bought new and two bought from London General. This is 247, new to London General in central Chester.

The second of two ex London General Marshall Minibuses in the fleet is 248, seen turning onto Northgate Street.

Marshall Minibus 249 on Foregate Street in Blue Diamond livery.

Marshall Minibus 250 leaves the Bus Exchange.