Information updated on April 30th 2017 at 12:00
➨Stagecoach Midlands
The company has confirmed that the 25 single deck vehicles due for Nuneaton garage from this year’s order will be 11.8metre Gold Specification Enviro 200MMCs for route 48 Coventry-Nuneaton-Atherstone/Leicester. The will replace the standard Enviro 200s currently used on the service. All 25 are due for delivery in early 2018 and will be numbered 26178-26202. Most of the displaced Enviro 200s will be cascaded to replaced older Dart SLFs at the Warwickshire garages (Nuneaton/Leamington/Rugby) although three are expected to move to Kettering as replacement for the Dart SLFs used on route 19.
The company has also said that it will bid for new vehicle investment next year to replace the Gold-specification Scania/Enviro 400s allocated to Kettering depot for the X4 Milton Keynes-Northampton-Corby-Peterborough service. These buses have been heavily worked on what is described by the Company as a demanding route.
The depot at Station Approach in Leamington closed on Saturday April 29th with all buses returning off service to the new facility at Poseidon Way, Trident Park. Although technically in the Warwick area the depot will still be regarded as Leamington Spa. Those buses not required for service on April 30th were moved to the new depot during the day with Trident 18399 being the last bus to leave the Station Approach depot.
Previously unreported is that Stagecoach Midlands buses are now being repainted under contract by Stagecoach Yorkshire at Chesterfield. This has replaced the previous arrangement whereby the buses were painted at Stagecoach East’s Bedford depot.

Information posted on April 27th 2017 at 12:30
➨Stagecoach East
King's Lynn-allocated former Norfolk Green Enviro 400 10053 has received route branding for Route 10 - King's Lynn-Hunstanton.

Information posted on April 27th 2017 at 17:50
➨Stagecoach Oxfordshire
Enviro 400 10067 has transferred from Oxford to Witney.

Information posted on April 26th 2017 at 15:30
➨Stagecoach South East
Reserve Fleet (Ashford) Trident 18164 has been transferred to Stagecoach East Midlands where it is currently delicenced and being prepared for service. It is understood that its cherished registration XIL1568 has been retained by Stagecoach South East and the vehicle now carries the original registration of GX54DVG.
 
➨Stagecoach Manchester
Optare Solo 47774, which latterly has been making appearances on the ITV soap Coronation Street is being prepared for transfer to Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire.
Magicbus-liveried Trident 17535 has transferred to Stagecoach North Scotland for component recovery.
 
➨Stagecoach North East
A further two Dart SLFs due to transfer to Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire are 35190/91.
 
➨Stagecoach East Scotland
Enviro 200s 36195/96/98/99 are being transferred to Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire from where Optare Solo SRs 47941-43/54-60 and 48001/02 are expected here.

➨Stagecoach East
It is expected that the number of former London Tridents in use with regional companies, including here, will be reduced in the next 12 months as a result of new vehicle deliveries and the cascade of 'newer' Tridents and older Enviro 400s.

Information posted on April 25th 2017 at 14:00
➨Stagecoach South West
The company has launched the family of six Golden Hop (122) open-top buses which will hit the road on 29 April, in time for the year’s first May Bank Holiday and to officially kick off the main summer holiday season. The fleet of six buses will run up to every 20 minutes, 7 days a week and will connect St Marychurch, Torquay, Paignton and Paignton Zoo. Visitors will be able to enjoy a unique sightseeing experience and hop on and off as often as they like to visit destinations and attractions along the route. 
All six of the Trident double decks carry different character designs:



​18186  Swash Buckle the Pirate Parrot design
18303  Chripy the Cricket design
18304  Cango the Kangaroo design
18305  Porter the Penguin design
18306  Gary the Rabbit design
18307  Freddie the Frog design
18186 has been converted to full open top layout, whilst the remainder are part open top.

➨Stagecoach East Scotland
Due in service here shortly are recently delivered Volvo B5LH hybrid double decks with ADL Enviro 400MMC bodywork. Numbered 13111-17. The seven electric-hybrid double deck vehicles, which are allocated to Arbroath depot, are for routes 20 and 21.
Routes 20 and 21 run between Edzell, Brechin, Forfar, Kirriemuir and Dundee providing regular journeys for commuters, students and shoppers into the city, including providing vital local links to Stracathro Hospital.
As well as low emissions, these vehicles are constructed to a high-specification with comfortable coach style “e-leather” seating, free wifi access and USB charging points. 
The order forms a £2.1m investment by Stagecoach, of which £300k has been supported by the 'Scottish Green Bus Fund' provided by the Scottish Government.

➨East Yorkshire Motor Services
Part open top Trident 887 has received a new Scarborough Skipper livery.

Information posted on April 20th 2017 at 12:20
➨East Yorkshire Motor Services
Dart SLF 480 has been sold and is no longer part of the fleet.
 
➨Stagecoach East Midlands
Volvo B7TLs 16905 and 16906 have been reported as operating from Grimsby, whilst Lincoln’s Enviro 300 27793 has also been operating from Grimsby.
Part Open Top Volvo B7TL 16962 has been reported at Lincoln depot for repairs to its partial roof.
 
➨Stagecoach South
Scania/Enviro 400 15806 has had a repaint in the latest Enviro 400MMC-style livery but without the orange relief on the off-white front dash panel. The orange swoop at the front has been omitted and there is no white stripe between the red and orange swoops at the rear of the vehicle.

Information posted on April 13th 2017 at 12:00
➨Stagecoach East Midlands
Fleet changes planned for this weekend will see Enviro 400 19127 transfer from Grimsby to Lincoln. This will allow Trident 18316 to move from Lincoln to Mansfield allowing 17683 to be taken out of service for disposal. Dart SLF 35150, which has been in the Reserve Fleet at Hull, will transfer over to the main fleet.
Fire damaged Scania/Enviro 300 28615 is being stripped for spares and the remains will then be for disposal. The conversion of Volvo B7R coach 53213 to a training vehicle is back on here and it is no longer for disposal.
Part open top Volvo B7TLs 16962/65 are being transferred from the Seasonal Reserve Fleet at Skegness to Grimsby.

Information posted on April 13th 2017 at 13:30
➨Stagecoach South West
Optare Solo 47596 has been collected from Exeter this morning and is currently being transferred to Stagecoach West.

Information posted on April 13th 2017 at 11:35
➨Stagecoach UK Bus
Stagecoach has today (13 April 2017) confirmed new vehicle orders worth £70million.
The order is for around 340 vehicles, most equipped with free WiFi, to be delivered in the coming 2017-18 financial year as the company continues to reinvest profits in improving services for customers in communities across the UK.
The latest announcement takes Stagecoach Group's total orders of new buses and coaches to more than £1billion in the past 11 years, with around 7,000 new vehicles ordered.
The brand new buses and coaches will be introduced in Stagecoach's regional networks in England, Scotland and Wales, as well as on the company’s megabus.com network in the UK. The order does not include new vehicles that will be leased for Stagecoach's London operations.
Almost half of the new vehicles meet the Government’s Low Carbon Emission Bus specification, while around two thirds feature innovative stop-start technology to help improve fuel consumption and reduce emissions.
Most of the new vehicles are set to be built in the UK, helping to support hundreds of British manufacturing jobs and smaller businesses in the supply chain who produce key components from drivers' seats and toilets to wheelchair lifts and destination displays. All of the new vehicles meet Euro 6 emissions standards.
Each of the new vehicles will also be fitted with CCTV, and USB charging points, while most will also have WiFi installed, giving customers free internet access during their journeys.
Highlights of this latest investment are around 180 low-floor double-decker vehicles to go into service across the UK, as well as around 60 single deck vehicles and 40 midibuses. Included in the latest order are the first purpose-build open top vehicles the company has ever ordered, plus two single deck Volvo B8RLEs and four Scania/Enviro 400 double decks for the Cambridge Guided Busway and a fleet of 18 Wright Streetlite micro hybrid vehicles, expected to be given fleet numbers 39101-18, to go into operation in Sheffield, which have been partly funded by the Office for Low Emissions Vehicles (OLEV).
There are also 34 coaches for the Group’s UK Bus, Scottish Citylink and megabus.com operations.
It is understood that the ADL E40D/Enviro 400 order includes the 22 vehicles recently delivered to Manchester and the 33 delivered to Merseyside
Stagecoach has already met its requirements under the UK Disability Discrimination Act deadline for double deck and single deck vehicles.
Stagecoach Group Chief Executive Martin Griffiths said: “Our focus is on delivering practical improvements to make travel even better for our customers. We are continuing to re-invest money from fares in state-of-the-art, cleaner, greener vehicles, digital technology and smart ticketing to deliver an even higher standard of service. These latest vehicle orders are an important part of our strategy to encourage even more people to take the bus.
“Local bus services are the backbone of the country’s transport networks. However, the increasing problem of traffic congestion in our towns and cities is holding buses back and it is high time our politicians stepped up and took action to support bus passengers and free up road space to help bus networks flourish.”
Details of the new orders are as follows:
122 ADL MMC E400 double-deckers
59 Scania ADL MMC E400 double-deckers
62 ADL MMC E200 single-deckers
40 ADL MMC E200 midibuses
18 Wrightbus StreetLite 11.5m Micro Hybrid single-deckers
7 Wrightbus Volvo open top double decker
2 Wrightbus Eclipse-Volvo single-deckers
9 Plaxton Elite i 15metre coaches
8 Plaxton Elite 6x2 15metre coaches
14 Plaxton Elite 4x2 coaches
3 Caetano Levante Volvo B11R 6x2 coaches