Twenty-three years after it first appeared, the Wright Renown-bodied Volvo B10BLE remains in service in parts of the country. CHRIS NEWTON offers a driver’s view of why it merits a place in a hall of fame

Driving buses for the past 13 years has provided me with an opportunity to sample many vehicle types in service. Short wheelbase, long wheelbase, double-deckers and single-deckers. Dennis Darts, Optare Versas, Tempos and Solos, Leyland and Volvo Olympians, Volvo/Wright Eclipse Geminis and more recently Alexander Dennis Enviro200s.