April 24th 2020: Fleet Ramblings

© Adrian Saunders

Stagecoach East
The company has named ADL Enviro 400MMC 11279, based at Bedford depot, Captain Tom Moore. Tom celebrates his 100th birthday this month and has been walking lengths of his garden to raise money for NHS Charities Together. As of today he had raised over £28 million.
 
Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire
Last weekend Ray Stenning of Best Impressions, who has created hundreds of transport brands and liveries, celebrated his 70th birthday. To mark the milestone ten bus companies have named vehicles after him. Not one of the ten buses named but carrying a temporary name for a photoshoot is Enviro 300 27142, which also carries a Ray Stenning/Best Impressions ‘Cross Pennine’ livery.
 
Stagecoach South
Winchester-allocated Enviro 200MMC 37406 has had the King's City branding removed and is in an all-white livery is expected to receive the new Stagecoach ‘Local’ Livery
Four of Winchester King's City Branded Enviro 200MMCs, 37409/11/15/19, have so far been repainted and have received the Stagecoach ‘Local’ Livery


Stagecoach West
Previously unreported by us is the naming of the Enviro 200MMCs delivered here at the end off last year. Our regular correspondents Dave Russell & Deric Pemberton report the following names are carried:
37616 Cotswold Crusader,
37617 Dave,
37618 Nicky Price,
37619 Eddie ‘The Eagle’,
37620 Dan Harper,
37621 Gus the Bus,
37622 Bus-Lightyear,
37623 Edward Jenner,
37624 Best Mate,
37625 Glorious Glosters,
37626 Brian Dance,
37627 Riders of Rohan,
37628 Dorothea Beale,
​37629 Bus McBusterton.

Stagecoach East Midlands
Previously decommissioned Enviro 200 36707 and Enviro 200MMCs 37457 and 37458 have been returned to operational status and transferred from Lincoln to Worksop.

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