New to Devon General in 1961 as DL928 “Sir Humphrey Gilbert” and served with them until, following deregulation, it passed to Devon General Ltd. On Jan 1st 1983. It was withdrawn later that year. 
It was sold to East Yorkshire Motor Services of Hull and 4 months later was sold again to Lincolnshire Road Car. 
They numbered it 2353 and named it “The Sealiner”. Whilst with them it was re-registered AFE387A (a Lincolnshire mark) , its original registration mark passing to a Leyland Tiger.
Lincolnshire ran it until 1987 when it was acquired by the London Bus Export Company of Chepstow, Gwent. 
A year later it was back home in Torbay in the hands of Quaywest beach resort, Goodrington. It passed into preservation in 1991 in Crawley, but the owners lost interest . During this time it regained its original registration mark from Lincolnshire Road Car and in 1993, still in Crawley, was registered to Abacus Travel Services who used it, along with sister 925, on their Leisurelink services at Gatwick Airport and latterly open-top tours of Brighton.
In 1995 it was known to be operating on school contracts for West Kingsdown Coach Hire in the Dartford and Gravesend areas. In 1997 it passed through Ensign bus and coach sales to Vintage Yellow buses of Bournemouth, in whose ownership it remained until 2003 when it moved on to Somerbus in Stanton Wick.
After this marathon tour of the south of England it was finally obtained for preservation by Terry Bennett and restoration commenced in the Eastleigh area.
It was sold to East Yorkshire Motor Services of Hull and 4 months later was sold again to Lincolnshire Road Car. They numbered it 2353 and named it “The Sealiner”. Whilst with them it was re-registered AFE387A (a Lincolnshire mark) , its original registration mark passing to a Leyland Tiger. Lincolnshire ran it until 1987 when it was acquired by the London Bus Export Company of Chepstow, Gwent. A year later it was back home in Torbay in the hands of Quaywest beach resort, Goodrington. It passed into preservation in 1991 in Crawley, but the owners lost interest . During this time it regained its original registration mark from Lincolnshire Road Car and in 1993, still in Crawley, was registered to Abacus Travel Services who used it, along with sister 925, on their Leisurelink services at Gatwick Airport and latterly open-top tours of Brighton.
In 1995 it was known to be operating on school contracts for West Kingsdown Coach Hire in the Dartford and Gravesend areas. In 1997 it passed through Ensign bus and coach sales to Vintage Yellow buses of Bournemouth, in whose ownership it remained until 2003 when it moved on to Somerbus in Stanton Wick.
After this marathon tour of the south of England it was finally obtained for preservation by Terry Bennett and restoration commenced in the Eastleigh area.
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