July 27th 201627/7/2016
Information uploaded on July 27th 2016 at 09:20
There are several hundred vehicle changes within Stagecoach UK Bus this month, which we will summarise over the next week or so. Updated Allocation documents will be uploaded over the next ten days. Stagecoach South East… We have received a report that Ashford depot has started to receive 30 Mercedes Benz Sprinter City 45 minibuses. The three reported at the depot so far are registered BP16UWO/T/V. Thamesdown Transport… Thamesdown has sold Dennis Dart SPD/Plaxton Pointer 194/6 (Y194/6 VMR) and 199 (WV02 NNB) to Wigley (dealer). Stagecoach West… Scania/Enviro 400 15649 has been severely damaged by fire. Enviro 200 36385 has transferred from Cheltenham to Stroud, with Trident 18437 moving from Stroud to the Reserve Fleet. Another Volvo Olympian here has been withdrawn - 16496. Trident 18083 is back in service at Gloucester whilst Optare Solo 47357 has been allocated to Cheltenham. Stagecoach South Wales… Route trials with Stagecoach East Scotlands’s Scania OmniLink 24007 have been completed and the vehicle has been returned. It was soon en-route at Stagecoach West’s Swindon depot on July 24th. Stagecoach East… Bedford’s Optare Solo 47411 is currently on loan to Peterborough for a shuttle service linking Farcet and Yaxley during a major road closure affecting service 5 City-Yaxley which is being diverted away from the affected area. The diversion is due to be in place until next weekend. Whippet… Now withdrawn and taken away for scrap is Volvo Olympian P721GND, whilst it is understood that due for imminent withdrawal is Volvo B7TL H18WCL. Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire… Look out for Optare Solos 47002/04/08 and 47246 being transferred here in the next few weeks. Now out of service and likely to be withdrawn are Tridents 17036 and 17246. Stagecoach South Wales… Following conversion to a training bus dart SLF 34350 is now allocated to Blackwood, whilst similar 34347 is now also in the training fleet and allocated to Porth. Optare Solo 47286 is now in the Reserve Fleet being replaced in the Porth allocation by 47361. Similar 47359 is now allocated to Cwmbran from Reserve and 47345 is back in service at Merthyr following modifications. 50241 is shown by the company as being at Van Hool in Belgium. The planned cascade of Optare Versa 25215 to Stagecoach West has been cancelled and it remains for disposal, although it has recently been repainted. Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire… Scania/Enviro 400 15473 is now back in service at Preston with new Enviro 200MMCs 26050-62 all now in service at Chester. Dart SLFs 34579 and 34742 have transferred from Chester to the Reserve Fleet with 34743/81/97/98 transferring from Gillmoss to Chester along with Optare Solos 47709/3. Transferred from Preston to the Reserve Fleet are Optare Solos 47081 and 47494. Vehicles sold are 16235. 17019, 17448/49, 20602, 21252, 29889 and 47743. Stagecoach Manchester… The six Enviro 400s for cascade within Stagecoach UK Bus (19004/80/82/83/84/88) are due to transfer to Stagecoach Midlands, whilst surplus Tridents 17452/99 are for Stagecoach East Scotland and 17698 for Stagecoach South. Other fleet changes here will see Enviro 400s 19266-69/87 move to the Reserve Fleet; 19112-17 transfer from Ashton to Middleton; 19261/62/64/65 from Ashton to Hyde Road and 19349-52 from Hyde Road to Ashton. New Enviro 400MMCs 10597-605 are confirmed by the company as allocated to Ashton with 10609-12 at Hyde Road. A number of Tridents are withdrawn for disposal - 17068, 17200/42/44/45 from Middleton and 17269/73, 17331. 17641/42/44/46 from Hyde Road. Information updated on July 27th 2016 at 09:40 Stagecoach North East… The double deck fleet at Stockton (Volvo Olympians 16834/36 and Tridents 17025-29/32) are all out of service and in the Reserve Fleet, whilst Reserve Fleet MAN/ALX300 22012 is now at Stockton. Slatyford now has MAN/ALX300s 22067/70 and MAN/Enviro 200 39706 in service which has resulted in MAN/ALX300s 22027/28/31 being placed into the Reserve Fleet. Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire… Optare Solo 47005 is now for disposal here, as is former Training MAN/ALX300 22121 and Trident 17024. Vehicles sold are 20905, 22814, 34220/21, 46690. Dart SLFs recently received from Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire 34801 and 34802 are in service at Kendal and Carlisle. Scania/Enviro 400s 15723-29 displaced from the 555 service are currently being prepared for transfer within the fleet. Information updated on July 27th 2016 at 11:55 Stagecoach Manchester… Enviro 400s 19085/91/98 which were expected to be made available for cascade to other Stagecoach UK Bus companies are currently being retained here and are allocated to Ashton. Two Tridents that were planned for disposal remain in use here, 17067 at Middleton and 17507 at Hyde Road. Volvo B7TL 16971 remains allocated to Middleton whilst Enviro 400 19265 is in Reserve with 19287 on the allocation of Sharston. Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire… The company has confirmed that Optare Solo 47043, received from Stagecoach Midlands, is still in the fleet but is awaiting disposal, whilst Volvo B10M training coach 52360 is now in the Reserve Fleet. Information updated on July 27th 2016 at 12:45 Stagecoach London… Tridents 17909/12-15/17-19/21/25/26 along with 18236-38/40/53/56 have been returned to Lombard Leasing with Enviro 200s 36268-79 being returned to Lloyds Leasing. Training Fleet Trident 17808 is now for disposal whilst 17398 from the training fleet has been sold to Lister PSV. Also sold to Lister PSV are Tridents 17792/93, 17830/35/46/68/74 which had been on loan to Stagecoach South and Stagecoach West. Enviro 400s 19748/52/53 and 19824/25/27 have transferred from Plumstead to Romford replacing Tridents 17765/68/69/72/77/78 and 17854 which are for return to the leasing company. Trident 17816 is out of service for accident damage repair, being replaced at West Ham by 17990. New vehicles awaiting entry into service are Enviro 200MMCs 36609 (for Route 146), 36615-17 (for Route 146/336) and 36610-14/18-21 (for Route 336). Enviro 400 Hybrids being prepared for Route 53 are 12365/66/68/69/73/78/80/82/83/84/86/88-99, 12400. Similar 12367/70/71/72/74/75/76/77/79/81/85/87 are now allocated to Plumstead. Information updated on July 27th 2016 at 14:00 Stagecoach East Midlands... We are now able to confirm the individual names carried by the Sherwood Arrow vehicles. 36001 is named The Maid Marian 36005 is named The Robin Hood 36006 is named The Sherrif of Nottingham 36007 is named The Friar Tuck Note that each name on the vehicles carries 'The' prefix. We can also confirm that Enviro 200s 36001-04 in the fleet are have a B35F seating layout. 36005 was the vehicle on display at New Ollerton yesterday to promote the Sherwood Arrow service. The buses have also had their moquette seating replaced by e-leather.
Information updated on July 27th 2016 at 15:45
Stagecoach Yorkshire... The conversion to a driver training vehicle has been completed on MAN/ALX300 22087 and it is now part of the training fleet at Chesterfield. Ottar Solos 47284/87/92 and 47756 have been sold.47287 has gone to PJ Travel, with the others to PVS (Dealer).
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