Information uploaded on June 29th 2016 at 17:10
Stagecoach East… Previously unreported by us is the painting of Optare Solo 47901 into corporate fleet livery, from Coasthopper livery… Stagecoach North East… MAN/ALX300 22675 has been donated to The Fire Arms Training Unit near Yarm. Stagecoach West… Dart SLF 33967, which had been in use with the training school has been sold to T. Wigley (dealer). East Yorkshire Motor Services… New here is a Volvo B11R/Plaxton Elite i 75-seat coach, which carries fleet number 94 and is registered A1EYD. It carries East Yorkshire Coaches livery. Stagecoach South… A further Volvo B7R transferred here from Stagecoach West Scotland is 53235. Volvo Olympian 16262 is back in service at Winchester, replacing 16523 which has been delicenced. Also out of service here is Basingstoke’s Trident 18186 which has severe roof damage. Trident 18527 has transferred to Chichester. Now in the Reserve Fleet here are Enviro 300s 27616-22, Enviro 200 36019 and Optare Solos 47737, 47931-33. Transfers are Enviro 300s 27513-15 and 27648 from Worthing to Winchester; 27649/65 and 27835 from Chichester to Worthing and 27836 from Winchester to Basingstoke. Dart SLFs 34602/32 from Winchester to Chichester and Enviro 200s 36018/21/22/23 from Winchester to Chichester. Optare Solo SR 47929 has transferred from Chichester to Aldershot. Stagecoach West Scotland… Volvo B10M 20939 has been sold. Transferred to this fleet from Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire are Optare Versas 25225/27/27/28. Optare Solo 47124 is recoded by the company as being in the Reserve Fleet suggesting the expected transfer to Stagecoach East Midlands is now not taking place. Optare Solo 47360 has transferred from Dunfries to Cumbernauld, whilst 47365/88 are now in the Reserve Fleet. Several Reserve Fleet Optare Solos are now back in service – 47463, 47502/03 Stranraer, 47497 Ardrossan, 47613 and 47734 Kilmarnock. Fiat Ducatto 49853 has been returned to Strathclyde PTE. Van Hool sleepers 50307/10 are now in the Reserve Fleet. Volvo B7Rs 53264/94 have transferred from Stranraer to Stagecoach Highlands, being replaced at Stranraer with 53320/25 from the Reserve Fleet. Volvo B11R is reported by the company as being allocated to Dumfries from the Reserve Fleet. Stagecoach South East… Trident 17587 is transferred from Herne Bay to the Reserve Fleet, being replaced by Reserve Fleet 17656. Reported by the company as being sold are Volvo Olympians 16139/87, 16271/97, 16315/66/73/89, 16501/05/07/92, 16760/88 and the accident damaged remains of Optare Solo 47665. Stagecoach Midlands… Additional Tridents due here from Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire are 18147/49/50/52. Volvo B12B 54078 is in the Reserve Fleet and Rugby-allocated Volvo B11R 54221 has transferred from the Megabus International to the Megabus Domestic fleet. Stagecoach South Wales… Following a period in use at both Aberdare and Merthyr, Optare Versa 25215 is now awaiting transfer to Stagecoach West. Dart SLD 34350 is out of service at Merthyr and undergoing conversion to a training vehicle. Optare Tempo 25107 has returned from Optare and is back in service at Merthyr whilst Dart SLF 34752 from Porth is now in use at Merthyr alongside Optare Solo 47314 from the Reserve Fleet. Optare Solo 47639 is now in use as a staff shuttle vehicle at Caerphilly and 47431 is away at an external contractors for modifications. Reported as transferred from Stagecoach West Scotland to Cwmbran is Van Hool Sleeper 50311. Stagecoach Manchester… Out of service for cascade within Stagecoach UK Bus are Enviro 400s 19004/80/82/83/84/85/88/91/98. Dart SLFs 34792/94/99 and 34800 transferred here from Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire are in Reserve. Tridents 17067, 17239/69/71/73/83, 17331, 17507, 17621/38 are all for disposal whilst 17561 is in the Reserve Fleet. Also now in the Reserve Fleet are Volvo B7TLs 16968/71 from Middleton. Enviro 400s 19086/92 and 19100 are all now at Middleton whilst 19227/48/49/50/51/55/56/57/58/59/60 have all transferred from Ashton to Hyde Road as Trident replacements. New ADL Enviro 400MMCs 10578-10608 are all allocated to Ashton. Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire… Tridents 17019, 17111 and 17201 are all for disposal whilst 17470 has transferred to Chester and 18378, 18440/41/42 are at Birkenhead with 18154 in the Reserve Fleet. Enviro 400 19045is now allocated to Birkenhead. Enviro 300s 27717/18 and 27775 are allocated to Preston with Dart SLFs 34801/02 earmarked for transfer to Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire and Enviro 200 36072 in the Reserve Fleet. Information uploaded on June 25th 2016 at 16:00
Shoreline Suncruisers, Scarborough… This operator is using former Stagecoach Midlands open top Northern Counties Volvo Olympian 16538 on its Scarborough Seafront service. It still retains its City Sightseeing livery with all reference to the Stratford tour removed and replaced with Shoreline Suncruisers lettering. Reading Buses… A second vehicle painted in Royal Blue livery is 757. Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire… Look out for Dart SLFs 34801 and 34802 arriving here soon on transfer from Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire. MAN/ALX300 22818 has been sold. Stagecoach East Midlands… The daffodil-liveried Scania/Enviro 400 15653 is due to move to Hull next week from Skegness, although it is in use today on a Park & Ride service in Cleethorpes. Volvo B12B 53021 has been withdrawn from the Rail Replacement fleet at Lincoln and awaits disposal, whilst ADL Enviro 400 19686 has returned to Hull after a short period operating from Skegness. Received at Grimsby and being prepared for service is 21248, one of 14 Volvo B7RLEs expected from Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire. All will be allocated to Grimsby where they will eliminate all Volvo B7TLs and ALX400-bodied Tridents from the allocation. East Yorkshire Motor Services… A Volvo B9R, registration number YN13 GXJ, is on loan and has been given fleet number 136. Stagecoach Oxfordshire… Optare Solo SR 47834 has transferred from Oxford to Witney, whilst Solo 47454 from Banbury has been placed into the Reserve Fleet and is currently at Oxford. Information uploaded on June 15th 2016 at 11:05
Stagecoach Cumbria & South Lancashire… A further new Enviro 400MMC to be delivered is 10556. East Yorkshire Motor Services… Recent repaints are 671 and 685 whilst coach 70 has reverted to its original registration of YX07HKN with coach 92 gaining the A10EYC mark in place of F11GJZ. Information updated on June 15th 2016 at 13:15 Stagecoach East Midlands… Scunthorpe Dart SLF 35140 is currently operating from Grimsby depot. Information uploaded on June 13th 2016 at 11:35
Stagecoach North East… The eight MAN/East Lancs Kinetics due here from Stagecoach Yorkshire, 22508–22515 were collected from Chesterfield Depot on 11th June 2016 and taken to Sunderland depot. Information uploaded on June 11 2016 at 09:35
Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire… Further new Enviro 400MMC delivered here are 10552/53/55 - all branded for the Lakes 555 service. Information uploaded on June 10th 2016 at 09:45
Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire... Enviro 300 27142 is now back in service at Carlisle following repairs, whilst 22761 is due to be allocated to Morecambe following refurbishment and repaint. MAN/ALX300 22873 is temporarily in use from West Cumbria as is seat-belt fitted Volvo Olympian 16119. Open Top Trident 17217 has returned to Carlisle after a period on loan to Kendal, however, Open Top Volvo Olympian 16534 remains on loan at Kendal. Optare Solo 47486 seen recently at Carlisle depot is not for this fleet and needed attention during its transfer from Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire to Stagecoach East Scotland. The first Enviro 400MMC arrived here last week, 10552, and has now received route branding for the 555 service. Stagecoach Midlands... Former Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire Trident 18153 has been placed into service at Northampton. Information uploaded on June 8th 2016 at 14:00
Stagecoach Midlands… Reported as transferred from Stratford to Kettering is Trident 18102. Stagecoach East… Although shown by the company as in the Reserve Fleet at Cambridge, MAN/ALX300s 22329/32 remain operational at Peterborough and have recently been fitted with driver protection screens to allow greater flexibility on vehicle allocation. Stagecoach East Scotland… Dundee-allocated Volvo Olympian 16228 has been withdrawn and sold to JMB Travel. At Perth Optare Solo 47052 which has been used as a Crew Shuttle is now in the Reserve Fleet, being replaced by 47183. Similar 47004 remains in use as a crew shuttle at Arbroath. Tridents 17292/93 are now allocated to Wellwood and they have displaced 17335/47 which are now for disposal. Of the Optare Versas transferred from Stagecoach Bluebird, 25261-64 are al Aberhill with 25265-67 away for repaint. Volvo B10M 52666 from Wellwood is now reported by the company as awaiting disposal. Perth-allocated MAN/ALX300 22368 is now in the Reserve Fleet. Information updated on June 8th 2016 at 14:20 Stagecoach East Midlands… Repairs have been completed on Scania/Enviro 400 15808 which has returned to service at Skegness, but Skegness-allocated Volvo B7TL 16914 is now delicenced for repairs. Lincoln-based Volvo Olympian 16066 and Tridents 17648 and 18285 are all out of service and awaiting disposal. Following the transfer of MAN/Enviro 300s 24161-64 from Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire to Hull, Tridents 18021-23/26 have transferred from Hull to Lincoln. Of the Optare Solos transferring from Stagecoach West Scotland 47163 and 47246 are in the Reserve Fleet at Scunthorpe and 47170-72 are in the Reserve Fleet at Lincoln. Volvo B12M 53021 and B12Bs 54053/54 are now in the Rail Replacement fleet at Lincoln. Information uploaded on June 7th 2016 at 13:55
Stagecoach Midlands… ‘Gold’-spec Scania/Enviro 400 15750 is back in service at Kettering, with 15196 returning to Northampton. It is understood that Dart SLF 35178 is to transfer to Kettering from Leamington. Stagecoach Bluebird… The training fleet is now allocated to Elgin (52621) and Aberdeen (52289/97). The entry into service of new Enviro 400MMCs (10526-32) at Aberdeen has seen Optare Versas 25261-67 transferred to Stagecoach East Scotland, with Volvo B9TL 16946 being placed in the Reserve Fleet. MAN/ALX300 22312 has been transferred from Reserve to Aberdeen. Volvo B9 53641 is allocated to Elgin, whilst former Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire Optare Solo 47488 is now allocated to Peterhead. MAN22709 has been sold whilst 53265 is out of service for repairs. Stagecoach Highlands… Volvo B10M 20939 has been sold whilst MAN/Enviro 300 22793 has been scrapped. Volvo B7Rs 53202/07 have transferred from Caithness to Orkney, being replaced at Caithness with 53311/12 from the Reserve Fleet. Volvo B10M 52525 at Orkney is now in the Seasonal Reserve fleet whilst electric Optare Solos 48900/05 are away at Optare, Leeds for repairs. Information uploaded on June 5th 2016 at 08:45
Stagecoach Manchester… It has been reported that new Enviro400MMCs 10580/81/84 were all out in service yesterday from Ashton depot on the 330 service. Stagecoach South… Reserve Fleet Enviro 200s 36014/15/16/17/20 are now allocated to Chichester, whilst dart SLF 34415 is at Guildford displacing 34566 into the Reserve Fleet. Also in Reserve is 34615 at Portsmouth following the return to service of Enviro 300 27875. Optare Solo 47545 from Andover is now awaiting disposal, whilst Volvo Olympians 16591 and 16797 along with Volvo B10M 52655 have been sold, the Olympians to AH Hardwick and the Volvo B10M to T Wigley. New here for Winchester Park & Ride and awaiting entry into service are 11.8m Enviro 200MMCs 26041-49 (SN16OOJ/U/V/W/X/Y, SN16OPA/B/C). Stagecoach South East… Sold are Volvo Olympians 16021, 16130/88, 16389/90, 16506, 16773/92; Dart SLF 34439 and Optare Solo 47665. Now awaiting disposal are Volvo Olympians 16014/25/90, 16139/87, 16271/97/98, 16315/44/65/66/86, 16501/05/07/92, 16760 and 16788 along with Dart SLF 34661 and Tridents 17107 and 17619. The recent allocation of Scania/Enviro 400MMCs 15261/75-90 to Herne Bay has resulted in a number of vehicle re-allocations and has also removed Tridents from the Eastbourne allocation. Transferred vehicle reported are: Scania/Enviro 400: 15497/98 to Herne Bay; 15505/06 and 15543/44/45/46 to Eastbourne; 15538/39/40/41/42 to Dover. Tridents: 18161/68 to Thanet; 17689 and 18530 to Ashford; 18162/72/73 to Folkestone; 17636 to Dover; 17624/37 to Hastings; 17654 and 18292 to Reserve. Dart SLFs: 34498 to Folkestone; 34442 to Hastings; 33099, 34433 and 34659 to Reserve. Optare Solo: 47165 to Folkestone. MAN/ALX300: 22279 to Reserve. Information uploaded on June 4th 2016 at 10:00
Stagecoach East Midlands… The four MAN/Enviro 300s expected from Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire, 24161-64, have arrived at Hull. When they enter service they will displace four Tridents for transfer to Lincoln. Marie Curie daffodil-bus, Scania/Enviro 400 15653, will move to Skegness this weekend after its period on loan to Grimsby. Reading Buses.. Royal Blue livery for route 33 has been applied to 756. Stagecoach South East… A cull of operational Volvo Olympians has taken place here with just two remaining in the frontline fleet, 16745 at Hastings and 16026 at Ashford. |
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