Solent Blue line was a post-deregulation mainland offspring of Southern Vectis. Its initially fleet comprised mainly of Bristol VRs from the parent company, including some elderly Series Is, later supplemented and replaced by new vehicles. It adopted a striking yellow and due-tone blue livery, not unlike Kelvin Scottish, which was later applied in a simplified style. I'm not aware of any open-toppers in the original style illustrated here, but it did receive some in a later Southern Vectis-style livery for an open-top route through the New Forest (15-Jul-17).
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