(Information posted on May 31st 2017 at 13:10
➨Stagecoach East Midlands
Now here after conversion to single door are Enviro 400s 19299 and 19300 with the latter entering service at Lincoln yesterday. Although Volvo B7TL 16902 has recently been returned to the main fleet at Skegness we are advised that it had been in regular use whilst in the Seasonal Reserve Fleet.
Recent repaints here, all in standard corporate livery, are Tridents 17718 and 18027, Enviro 400 19124, MAN 22379, Dart SLF 35142 and Enviro 200 36516. Enviro 27640 has had its livery partially touched up rather than a full repaint.
 
➨Stagecoach Yorkshire
Currently delicenced are Hybrid Enviro 400 12105 and MAN/Enviro 300 22555, whilst 22554 has returned to service at Chesterfield.
 
➨Stagecoach East
The second MAN/ALX300 to transfer from Peterborough to Cambridge is 22329 whilst also now at Cambridge is Enviro 200 37214 from Fenstanton. Back in the main fleet at Cambridge are MAN/ALX300s 22058 and 22332 from the Reserve Fleet. An increase in vehicle requirement on the Cambridgeshire Busway as a result of the opening of the new Cambridge North railway station has seen guide wheels refitted to Scania/Enviro 400s 15456-59 and Volvo B7RLEs 21229/30 which have all been transferred from Cambridge to Fenstanton. They will return to normal duties at Cambridge when new Scania/Enviro 400s 15291-94 and Volvo B8RLEs 21311/12 are delivered later this year.
 
➨Stagecoach Megabus/Joint Venture
Volvo B12Bs 54046-49 have been reported as transferred from Stagecoach Highlands to Stagecoach East Scotland.
Sold is Van Hool Astromega 50230. The Van Hool Sleepers used as training vehicles, 50311/12/13, are all now back in the main fleet at Cumbernauld, with 50301-04/06 now in the Reserve Fleet following the end of the overnight Megabus Gold Sleeper operation with 50307/08 transferring to Stagecoach East Scotland. Volvo B11Rs 54201-08 have been transferred from Stagecoach West Scotland at Cumbernauld to Stagecoach Midlands at Rugby.
 
➨Stagecoach Highlands
Recently transferred from Stagecoach Manchester, Tridents 18110/11/45/46 are in the Seasonal Reserve Fleet at Inverness. Enviro 300 27591 is now at Orkney with 27811 being transferred from Orkney to Inverness. Optare Solo SR 47811 has been transferred here from Stagecoach East Scotland at Arbroath and has been allocated to Aviemore. Optare Solo 47567 and Enviro 400 19372 are now on the books at Inverness. The company has reported that Volvo B7R 53261 and Optare Solo 47254 have been scrapped, whilst back at Inverness after completion of repairs are Trident 18100 and Enviro 200 37257. Volvo B7Rs 53252 and 53339 are allocated to Aviemore with 53303 now for disposal and 53220 undergoing repairs. whilst Volvo B7RLE 21207 is back at Inverness.
 
➨Stagecoach West Scotland
Scania/Enviro 400 15948 has transferred from Ardrossan to Ayr in exchange for Scania/Enviro 300 28705. MAN/ALX300s 22388 and 22405-07 are now part of the training fleet here based at Kilmarnock. Optare Solo 47503 from Stranraer is now delicenced whilst Volvo B7R 53301 has been transferred from Arran to the Reserve Fleet at Kilmarnock. The seven MAN/ALX300s received from Stagecoach North East, 22013/15/37/40/45/47/49, are all recorded by the company as in the Reserve Fleet at Ayr. Van Hool Astromega 50209, which has been for disposal here, has returned to the Reserve Fleet but 50226 has been sold.

Information posted on May 30th 2017 at 1240
➨Stagecoach South Wales
Newly repainted in TrawsCambria livery, Scania/Enviro 300s 28733/35 are now allocated to Merthyr, displacing Optare Tempos 25101/03 for disposal. Now being repainted in TrawsCambria livery is 28734. Enviro 200 37171 has transferred from Blackwood to Aberdare whilst Dart SLF 34664 is now in the main fleet at Blackwood. Optare Solo SR 47815 and Dart SLF 35206 have returned to service at Merthyr with Dart SLFs 34752 and 35209 along with Optare Solo SR 47861 moving from Merthyr to the Reserve Fleet. Optare Solo 47639 is now allocated to Cwmbran displacing 47634 which is now for disposal.
 
➨Stagecoach East
MAN/ALX300 22333 has transferred from Peterborough to Cambridge with Reserve Fleet Dart SLF 34533 from Fenstanton now at Peterborough. Also at Peterborough is Dart SLF 34526 which had been awaiting disposal.
 
➨Stagecoach West Scotland
Received here from Stagecoach North East are MAN/ALX300s 22013/15/37/40/45/47/49.
 
➨East Yorkshire Motor Services
The company has registered a Hull open top tour which is due to start on July 22nd. It is expected that recently acquired ex Lothian open top Trident 888 will be used on this service.
The company has confirmed that Volvo B7RLE 371 has regained the Philip Larkin name.
 
➨Thamesdown Transport
On loan here from ADL and numbered 2700 is 11.3metre Enviro 200MMC YY17GRX, which is providing cover whilst vehicles are repainted into the new livery. Repaints are being done by Hants & Dorset Trim and the first vehicle to be painted is Enviro 200 219.
 
➨Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire
MAN/Enviro 300 22762 is out of service with major damage following a road traffic collision.
Vehicles confirmed as sold are Volvo Olympian 16665, Trident 17023, Volvo B10M Bus 20219 and Optare Solos 47022, 47751/54.
 
➨Stagecoach North East
Further Enviro 400 vehicles to receive all over advertising wraps for the Samsung Galaxy S8 mobile phone are 19195 (Slatyford) and 19446 (Walkergate).
Reported transfers last weekend are of MAN/Enviro 300s 24113-15 from Stockton to Slatyford, ADL Enviro 300s 27723-25 from South Shields to Stockton and MAN/Enviro 200s 39702-04 from Slatyford to South Shields.
 
➨Stagecoach East Midlands
Now back in service at Skegness are Volvo B7TL 16902 and open top Tridents 17673/75/76/77/78. Former Stagecoach South East Trident 18164 is now allocated to Mansfield where it has displaced 17685 which is now for disposal. Volvo B12M 54052 is now allocated to Hull.
Hull-based Enviro 400 19691 has received a special This is Hull livery.
 
➨Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire
Enviro 400MMC 10834 is due to transfer from Birkenhead to Gillmoss with MAN/Enviro 300 24173 moving from Gillmoss to the Reserve Fleet. The company’s latest fleet document shows Dart SLFs 34781/82/83 as being sold but makes no mention of Scania N94 28513 which had latterly been allocated to Gillmoss. Optare Solo 47494 is being transferred from Gillmoss to the Reserve Fleet at Chester.
 
➨Stagecoach South East
Hastings-based Trident 17402 is now in the Reserve Fleet as are Dart SLFs 34411/78/82 from Thanet and 34435/38/40/41/44 from Ashford along with Optare Solo 47476 from Thanet. Dart SLFs 34487 from Hastings and 34545/48 from Thanet are now allocated to Ashford with 34645/49 and 34731 from Hastings being transferred to Thanet. Back in service are Optare Solos 47173 at Thanet and 47174 at Eastbourne.

Information posted on May 19th 2017 at 10:00
➨Stagecoach North East
Four Enviro 400s, 19200 (Slatyford) with 19213/18 and 19380 (Walkergate) have received all over advertising wraps for the Samsung Galaxy S8 mobile phone.
MAN/Enviro 300 22579 has been severely damaged in a fatal road traffic collision.

Information posted on May 17th 2017 at 12:50
➨Stagecoach UK Bus
MAN/Enviro 300 24136 has been given a white livery with smiling emojis and the Twitter Hashtag #BeNiceBus. We understand it has been fitted with a large video screen and an auxiliary generator to allow its use as an exhibition bus. It is nominally part of the Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire fleet but is expected to see use across various UK Bus operating companies.
 
➨Stagecoach East Midlands
The ‘Keep Britain Tidy’-branded Scania/Enviro 400 15656 has been reported at Grimsby depot this week whilst the ‘Poppy Bus’, Enviro 300 27637 is being returned from Hull to Lincoln with 27198 due back at Hull.
Two more Enviro 200s due to move from Lincoln to Mansfield are 36114/16 which will oust Dart SLFs 34571/73 which will join the allocation at Lincoln.
 
➨East Yorkshire Motor Services
MAN/ALX300 329 has been transferred to the Training School and will be renumbered 9919. Now at Hull from Hornsea are Enviro 300s 271/72 and Volvo B10BLE 313 whilst similar 317, which was delicenced, is now also allocated to Hull. Delicenced from Hull are MAN/ALX300s 323/26/30. MCV-bodied Volvo B7RLE 384 and B8RLEs 386/87 have been transferred from Elloughton to Hornsea with Volvo B7TLs 788/89 moving from Hull to Elloughton. Open Top Trident 887 is now at Scarborough whilst former Hybrid Trident/Enviro 400 908 is now back at Hull after removal of the hybrid equipment.

Information posted on May 14th 2017 at 19:00
➨Thamesdown Transport
The eight new ADL Enviro 200s here have all been named, continuing the Thamesdown tradition. They are:
2764 King George V
2765 King Edward II
2766 King Charles II
2767 King James 
2768 King Henry VIII
2769 King John
2770 King Richard I
2771 King William IV

Information updated on May 13th 2017 at 12:35
➨Thamesdown Transport
Thamesdown has confirmed that three of the new ADL Enviro 200s have arrived at its Swindon depot. The vehicles delivered are registered YX17NHP/V/Y. The eight buses have been given fleet numbers in the Go South Coast series and are 2764-71 (YX17NHP/T/U/V/Y/Z, NJE/F).
 
➨Stagecoach South West
Three Optare Versas, 25252/59/60, left this fleet on May 10th on transfer to Stagecoach East Scotland.

➨Stagecoach East Midlands
Two Enviro 200s, 36058 and 36120 have transferred from Lincoln to Mansfield depot, in exchange for Dart SLFs 34458 and 34473.

 first new vehicles for this operator since it became part of Go Ahead South Coast are being delivered this week. They are classic design ADL Enviro 200s and the first vehicles for the fleet to carry the new livery and branding which has been designed by Ray Stenning’s Best Impressions agency. The company posted images of one of the vehicles, YX17NHY, on its Twitter feed yesterday. ADL has confirmed that the vehicles are from stock hence they are of the classic design rather than the E200MMC design.
 
➨Stagecoach East Scotland
Rennies-liveried Volvo B12B 53038 has recently been in Cambridge, believed to be in connection with the tour of a Stagecoach-sponsored choir.
 
➨Stagecoach East
All four of the former Norfolk Green Enviro 400s, 10052-55, have now been repainted in corporate Stagecoach livery and carry route 10 King’s Lynn-Hunstanton branding.

Information posted on May 7th 2017 at 16:15
➨Stagecoach West
Sold to T Wigley are Dart SLFs 34403/31 and 34617 along with former training Volvo B10M 52400. The Volvo B10M training vehicle which has been on loan from Stagecoach South Wales, 52628, is now part of this fleet and is based at Swindon.
Dart SLF 34401 which was transferred here from Stagecoach North East last month has not been recorded by the company on its fleet strength.
Now allocated to Swindon depot are Dart SLFs 34507/11/85/90/95, 34619/65/66/67 and 34784/85/86 whilst Optare Solo 47358 is transferred from the main Swindon fleet to the Reserve Fleet. Dart SLFs 34404 and 34734 are now at Stroud as are Optare Solos 47244 and 47297 with Enviro 200 36381 transferring from Stroud to Gloucester where 36175/76 and Trident 18177 are now allocated. The last MAN/ALX300s in the main operational fleet here, 22377/78, have been transferred to the Reserve Fleet at Gloucester. Trident 17729 recently returned from Stagecoach Midlands and Optare Solo 47596 transferred from Stagecoach South West are both in the Reserve Fleet.
 
➨Stagecoach West Scotland
Optare Solo 47458 has transferred from Dumfries to Ardrossan where it is in use as a staff shuttle vehicle whilst 47459 has moved from Dumfries to Stranraer. MAN/ALX300 22388 is being converted for training use as are 22405/06/07 recently transferred here from Stagecoach Manchester. Volvo B10M 20108 is to be donated to a local charity.
 
➨Stagecoach Highlands
Transferred to the Stagecoach Bluebird fleet are Volvo B9TLs 16947/48 and Enviro 400s 19170/73/74 along with 19369/73/77. The remaining Dennis Javelin vehicles in the fleet 27051/52/57 have been sold along with Volvo B10M 52510 whilst Optare Solo 47563 has been scrapped. Currently out of service for long term repairs are Trident 18000, Enviro 400 19176, Enviro 200 37257 and Volvo B7Rs 53308/09. Volvo B12B 53101/02 and Volvo B7Rs 53332/33 are recorded by the company as being allocated to Fort William but they are also being reported by the Megabus/Joint Venture operation as being part of that fleet at Inverness.
A large number of vehicle transfers has taken place over the last month with Optare Solo SRs 47812/13 and Enviro 300 27914 now at Fort William. Enviro 200 36955 and Enviro 300 27533 are at Inverness, Volvo B7Rs 53293/94 are at Skye and Volvo B9R 53624 is at Caithness. Transferred from Stagecoach East Scotland to Orkney is open top Trident 17515 with Optare Solos 47182 and 47565 also now allocated to Orkney. Volvo B7RLEs 21206/06, Enviro 300 27591 and Scania/Enviro 300 28648 are at Tain with Enviro 400s 19172/75 and 19370/72 along with Volvo B7RLE 21207 are at Aviemore. Volvo B7R 53220 is now in the Reserve Fleet whilst 53229/52/61 are for disposal. Volvo B10M 52289 has transferred here from Stagecoach Bluebird for component recovery before being scrapped.
 
➨Stagecoach Bluebird
MAN/ALX300 22707 has been scrapped. The training bus conversion work on MAN/ALX300 22312 has been completed and the vehicle is now part of the training fleet at Aberdeen. Volvo B11 elite coaches 54241/56 are back in service at Peterhead after repairs with 54244 now stopped for modifications.
 
➨Stagecoach East Scotland
Following the entry into service of new Volvo B5LH Hybrids 13111-17 at Arbroath the depots allocation of Enviro 400s has been disbanded with 19664 moving to Aberhill and 19156 along with 19894/96-99 going into the Reserve Fleet.  Volvo B7TL 16932 from Blairgowrie is now for disposal whilst similar 16921/22/23 have been sold to Connexionbuses. Two Volvo Olympians 16770/71 have been sold to JMB Travel. A clear out of withdrawn vehicles has seen MAN/ALX300s 22153/73, 22252, 22604, 22722 and 22917 along with Dart SLFs 34367/75 and Optare Solos 47179 and 47215 sold to GRC Skip Hire and Waste Materials.
Enviro 300 27137 from Glenrothes is in the Reserve Fleet whilst 27907/08/11 are now allocated to Dunfermline. Trident 18013 has transferred from Aberhill to Dunfermline whilst 18009/15 are now allocated to Perth with 18016 from Dunfermline now in the Reserve Fleet. Of the Optare Solo SRs received from Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire 47941-43/54 are allocated to Dunfermline. Volvo B7R 53288 is back in service at Dunfermline following repairs displacing Volvo B12B to the Reserve Fleet.

Information posted on May 6th 2017 at 14:45 (updated on May 9th 2017 at 13:25)
➨Stagecoach North East
A recent network revision in Newcastle has seen MAN/ALX300s 22072/75/76/77/78 from Slatyford move to Head Office to be prepared for service as Driver Training Vehicles. MAN/ALX300 22346 from Walkergate moves to the Reserve Fleet. Also in reserve from Slatyford are MAN/East Lancs Kinetic 22515, MAN/Enviro 300s 22574/80. Slatyford MAN/ALX300 22049 has moved from the Reserve Fleet to awaiting disposal. Slatyford Dart SLFs 35190-91 move to the Reserve Fleet and are being prepared for transfer to Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire Fleet, whilst 35192-35195 are now awaiting disposal.
Volvo B10M/Alexander PS trainer 20554 is now for disposal with 20550 being transferred from Stockton to Walkergate. Also for disposal is Trident/ALX400 17647 which was a donor vehicle for the recent Trident open top conversion programme. Now in service on City Sightseeing duties is open top Trident 17240. Transferred from Walkergate to Slatyford are Enviro 400MMC 10638, Enviro 400 19203, MAN/ALX300 22345 and MAN/Enviro 200s 39722-26. Enviro 300 27507 is now allocated to Stockton with 27510 moving from the main fleet at Stockton to the Reserve Fleet. MAN/ALX300 22012 is no longer for disposal here and has been allocated to the Reserve Fleet at Stockton.
Club 22 branding has been removed from Enviro 400 19433 on repaint with MAN/ALX300s 22408-12 losing their X47 branding.

➨Stagecoach Manchester
The training fleet is being upgraded here and will include three Tridents, 17497/99 and 17578, which are being converted for their new use. Also for conversion to training vehicles are MAN/ALX300s 22398/99, 2400/01/02/03/04. Once converted these will allow the replacement of the Volvo B10M training fleet here.
Vehicles sold are Volvo B7RLEs 21237 (to Ensign) whilst 21241 has gone to an un-named charity. Tridents 18110/11/45/46 are for transfer to Stagecoach Highlands whilst MAN/ALX300s 22405/06/07 are for Stagecoach West Scotland where they will be converted to training vehicles. Two further Enviro 400s to be cascaded to Stagecoach Midlands are 19085 and 19091.
Magicbus-liveried Enviro 400s 19165-68/85/92/99 are now in the Reserve Fleet whilst 19186 from Hyde Road is being repainted back into corporate livery and will be allocated to Ashton. 19357 from Sharston is now part of the Ashton fleet releasing 19328 to Wigan. On the books are Hyde Road are 19362/63/64 from Sharston with 19332-35 moving from Sharston to Stockport. Transferred to Stockport from Wigan are Enviro 200s 36429 and 36780/83. MAN/ALX300s 22391/93 from Stockport are for disposal and 22398/99 are included in the training bus conversion programme. Optare Solo 47623 has transferred from Stockport to Middleton with 47624 from Stockport to the Reserve Fleet. Also in the Reserve Fleet from Stockport is Enviro 200 36095. Additional Enviro 400s on the allocation at Wigan are 19328/29/56/58/59, which have resulted in MAN/Enviro 300s 22521/82/83/86/87 being placed in the Reserve Fleet. Reserve Fleet MAN/ALX300s 22391/92 and Tridents 17561 and 18148 are now for disposal/cascade.
 
➨Stagecoach Midlands
Transferred from Corby’s main fleet into the Reserve Fleet is Trident 18128, being replaced in the main fleet by Dart SLF 34824 which has been in the Reserve Fleet at Kettering. Optare Solo 47418 has been transferred from the main fleet at Kettering to the Reserve Fleet. Following conversion to a training vehicle MAN/ALX300 22375 is allocated to Nuneaton. Volvo B10M/Alexander PS training vehicle 20215 has transferred from Nuneaton to Northampton and is being used for CPC training.
 
➨Stagecoach South Wales
Sold to Abba Scrap are Optare Solo 47359 and Dart SLFs 34506/10. A further Scania/Enviro 300 being prepared for repaint into TrawsCambria livery is 28733. Back in service at Merthyr is Optare Solo 47431 but Optare Solo SR 47815 and Optare Tempo 25118 are now in the Reserve Fleet as is Optare Solo 47639 from Caerphilly. Enviro 200 37175 has transferred from Caerphilly to Blackwood in exchange for 37167. Dart SLF 34749 is back in the main fleet at Blackwood from the Reserve Fleet. Driver Training Dart SLF 34350 has transferred from Blackwood to Porth in exchange for 34500.
 
➨Stagecoach South
Trident 17425 and Optare Solo 47308 are no longer recorded by the company and are believed to have been sold. Now for disposal here is the sole remaining Mercedes 709D in the fleet, 40655, which has latterly been used for staff accommodation.
Enviro 300 (gold) 22750 is now delicenced and its previous role as a staff shuttle vehicle at Guildford is now being undertaken by Dart SLF 34415. Dart 35258 has transferred from Basingstoke to Aldershot replacing 34451 which is transferred from Aldershot to the Reserve Fleet. 35117 from Worthing is now at Andover allowing 34632 to move to Reserve. Trident 18074 has transferred from Andover to Chichester whilst Dart SLF 34635 is now in the Reserve Fleet at Basingstoke. Enviro 300 27652 has transferred from Basingstoke to Portsmouth. At Chichester Dart SLF 34454 is now in the Reserve Fleet. Dart SLF 35118 has transferred from Worthing to Guildford where it has displaced 34516 into the Reserve Fleet.
Trident 18073 has moved from Winchester to Portsmouth whilst Dart SLF 34448 has moved from the main fleet at Portsmouth to the Reserve Fleet. Dart 34515 is allocated to Winchester following completion of repairs. Repairs have also been completed on Enviro 300s 27756 and 27844 which are now allocated to Worthing along with 27755 and 27918 which have been in the Reserve Fleet at Aldershot.
 
➨Stagecoach South East
Dart SLFs 33098 (Herne Bay), 34433 (Ashford) and 34434 (Dover) along with Scania K340 coach 59303 (Dover) are all now in the Reserve Fleet here whilst Dart SLF 34790 from Ashford is out of service for engine repairs. Optare Solo 47065 has returned to service at Eastbourne.
Dart SLF 34540 has transferred from Herne Bay to Ashford whilst 34438 has moved from Folkestone to Ashford.
 
➨Stagecoach South West
Transferred from the Reserve Fleet to Torquay is Trident 18131.
 
➨Megabus/Joint Venture
Volvo B7Rs 53332/33 are now part of the Joint Venture fleet at Inverness. Volvo B11Ts 54219/20 have transferred to the Megabus UK fleet at Rugby whilst all of the Rugby-based left hand drive Van Hool and Volvo B11R vehicles (55001-13/15/16, 55021-28) are now for disposal with 55014 delicenced with major accident damage.
 
➨Stagecoach London
Following refurbishment Enviro 400s 19762 and 19767 are back at Barking. 8.9m Enviro 200s 36301-5/14 have transferred from Barking to Catford whilst Bow has lost its last two Scania Omnicity double decks, 15119/20, which have transferred to Plumstead. Enviro 200 10.7m 36559 has been transferred from Barking to Rainham whilst Optare Versa has been withdrawn from service at Barking following fire damage and is now for disposal. Bow has received Hybrid Enviro 400s 12335/36/37/38 from Plumstead. Following refurbishment Enviro 400 19841 is back at Catford with 19840 now being refurbished as is 8.9m Enviro 200 36338 from Catford and Scania Omnicity 15037 from Rainham where 15036 is back in service.
Trident 17896 is withdrawn from service at Plumstead and is for disposal whilst 17826 from West Ham is awaiting return to Lombard. 9.9m Trident 17990 has transferred from Rainham to West Ham. Tridents 17866/93 have been scrapped and 17816/17/21/29 and 17907 returned to Lombard. Scania Omnicitys 15125/27/28/31-35/38-41 have been returned to Scania. 9.9m Trident 17564 is being donated to a school in Peterborough.
New vehicles here are Enviro 200MMCs 36641-69, which are awaiting entry into service for routes 380 (36641-56), 167 (36657-64), 499 (36665) and 362 (36666-69).