Monday 10 March 1986 – In July 1985 the Yelloway business which had been managed by the Allen family for more than 50 years was sold to a new owner. Changes ensued which might have portrayed an air of an optimistic future that sadly was not going to be.

One of the main changes (made later) was the decision to hand over the long distance coach services to National Express for which Yelloway then became a contracted operator. Vehicles would wear National Express livery resulting in the famous Yelloway colours and name no longer being seen countrywide.

The new owner was a coach trader and the U.K. dealership for the German manufacturer of Neoplan coaches and vehicles of that make were assigned to Yelloway as were other makes of vehicle taken from their trade stock some of these having already been well used by previous operators.

TWG 561Y was a Neoplan N116 that had been new to Excelsior of Dinnington in March 1983, was seen in the Garage/Coach Station at Weir Street, Rochdale preparing to leave for the South West.

Excelsior and Yelloway were under common ownership.