It commenced in 2004, using distinctively branded yellow and orange Bristol VRs (in the same livery as the old Southern Vectis open-top services). The service was reversed in 2005, to run in the opposite direction.
In 2004, a service began using distinctive yellow and orange Bristol VR buses with the same livery as the former Southern Vectis open-top routes. This service was reversed in 2005, running in the opposite direction.