 Few Metroliners were purchased for touring or private hire work, although many were used for such duties after retiring from express duties.Due to the limited demand for older double deck coaches and the high seating capacity on the upper deck, many double-deck Metroliner DR130s were converted to open-top buses by Ensignbus, for use on their London Pride Sightseeing operation, latterly passing to The Original Tour.A total of 172 Metroliners were built, in four different variants.