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June 29th 2018

29/6/2018

 
Information posted on June 29th 2018 at 11:05
✤Stagecoach South West
The Volvo B12B coach received here from Stagecoach West Scotland, 54068, is now allocated to Plymouth whilst the eight Scania/Enviro 400s transferred from Stagecoach South, 15600-05 and 15804-06 will be repainted and re-trimmed before entering service.
 
✤Stagecoach Yorkshire
Wright Streetlites 39102-18 are now in service at Ecclesfield with 39101 still outstanding on delivery from Wrightbus. As a result MAN/ALX300s 22423/35/41/44/48 have been stood down and transferred to the Reserve Fleet at Ecclesfield. Also in Reserve and at Rawmarsh is MAN/ALX300 22437, displaced following the return to service of MAN/Enviro 300 22556. Dart SLF 35115 is delicenced here but Enviro 200 37182 has returned to service and is allocated to Barnsley.
The company will be undertaking Rail Replacement work this summer in connection with the closure of Derby station for re-modelling. One vehicle due here for the work is Van Hool Astromega 50206 from Stagecoach West Scotland.
 
✤Stagecoach East
Former Norfolk Green Optare Solo 47909 was removed from the storage area at King’s Lynn yesterday and is believed to have been moved to Ely or Cambridge depot.

June 28th 2018

28/6/2018

 
Information posted on June 28th 2018 at 16:15
✤Stagecoach East Midlands
The company has confirmed that the former Bassetlaw Belles-branded vehicles that have recently been repainted will regain their Bassetlaw Belles branding. The latest repaint is Dart SLF 35129.
We can confirm that Enviro 200s 36524 and 37198 are in the operational fleet at Grimsby and are not delicenced.
Repainted into corporate livery, from Pronto livery, are Enviro 300s 27775 and 27776.
 
✤Stagecoach South East
Another Optare Solo to receive Little&Often branding is 47664 whilst Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 44019 is the second of its type to be repainted into corporate livery pending transfer to Stagecoach Highlands. We are also advised that 44007-14, which are regarded as being in the Reserve Fleet here, are stored at Eastbourne.
 
✤Stagecoach Oxfordshire
Enviro 200 36448 is out of service at Banbury with accident damage.
 
✤East Yorkshire Motor Services
Volvo B7TL 650 has returned after a period on loan to TM Travel and has been replaced by 669.
Seven buses are going up to Go North East ready for the Tall Ships Races. They are buses 586 (6938), 594 (6939), 595 (6940), 650 (6936), 652 (6935), 654 (6937) and 667 (6941) (Go North East fleet numbers in brackets).

Information posted on June 28th 2018 at 19:15
✤Stagecoach North East
MAN/Enviro 300 39709 is back in service and allocated to Sunderland with 39727 transferring from Sunderland to Slatyford.
 
✤Stagecoach West Scotland
Now for disposal here are MAN/ALX300s 22015/37 and 22387 along with MAN/Enviro 300s 22530/85/88/89/94, whilst MAN/Enviro 300 22852 is now in the Reserve Fleet from the operational fleet at Ayr. Recently transferred to this fleet Optare Solo SRs 48021 and 47823 are now allocated to Ayr. 
Van Hool Astromega 50243 being transferred here from Stagecoach South Wales is at Stagecoach Yorkshire’s Chesterfield depot for repaint.
 
✤Stagecoach Megabus/Joint Venture Fleet
Van Hool Sleeper 50303 is now in the Reserve Fleet at Stagecoach West Scotland’s Cumbernauld depot, with 50305 returning to the operational fleet.
 
✤Stagecoach North Scotland
Volvo B7R 53262, which had been for disposal, is now back in the operational fleet at Inverness. Enviro 200 36069 has transferred from Macduff to Elgin in exchange for Volvo B9R 53642. Volvo B7R 53312 has returned to Aviemore after repairs but similar 53272 has been scrapped.
Volvo B7R 53257, which had been in the Reserve Fleet at Fort William is now in the operational fleet at Tain.
Enviro 300 27917 is back in service at Inverness follow repairs, but similar 27913 and Enviro 200 36202 from Inverness are now out of service for repairs.

June 26th 2018

26/6/2018

 
Information posted on June 26th 2018 at 11:50
✤Stagecoach South West
Now here from Stagecoach South are Scania/Enviro 400s 15604/05 and 15804/05/06.
 
✤Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire
Now allocated to Carlisle is open top Trident 17692.
 
✤Stagecoach Manchester
Stagecoach South reports that Volvo B10M training g bus 20968 has been returned here following a period on loan.
 
✤Stagecoach South 
In the main fleet at Aldershot are Trident 18386, covering for 18077 and Dart SLF 34629. Dart SLFs 34518 and 34631/33 are now at Chichester with Enviro 300 27655 transferring from Worthing to Portsmouth. The company reports that Dart SLF 34521, which had been for disposal, is now in the Reserve Fleet at Andover.
Vehicles stored pending allocation here are Scania/Enviro 400s 15982/83/84/85/86, Enviro 400 19063 and Enviro 200s 36918/19, 37271/73/75.
The training conversion of Dart SLF 34632 has been completed and it is allocated to Andover whilst MAN/Enviro 300 22742 is currently in the training fleet here and allocated to Portsmouth.
Now for disposal are Dart SLFs 34514 and 34680.
 
✤Stagecoach South East 
Back in the main fleet at Herne Bay are Tridents 17582/85 which have allowed Scania/Enviro 400s to transfer to Dover (15498) and Folkestone (15703). Enviro 400 19025 is currently out of service at Folkestone for long-term repairs.
The use of the only Optare Versas in this fleet, 25242/43, has ceased and they are due to be returned to Kent County Council.
Dart SLFs 34441 and 34800 are now at Thanet and 34792/94 are at Herne Bay.
Sold are Tridents 17538/53, whilst further Optare Solos transferred to Ashford are 47067, 47114 and 47166. Also at Ashford is Optare Solo 47110, transferred here from Stagecoach South West.
The position with the 30 Mercedes-Benz Sprinters, recently displaced from the Little&Often network in Ashford is:
44001-06 now with Stagecoach South Wales
44007-14 in store at Ashford
44015-17 now with Stagecoach East Scotland
44018-24 for transfer to Stagecoach North Scotland
44025-30 in store at Herne Bay
 
✤East Yorkshire Motor Services 
Now sold is Dart MPD 490.

June 25th 2018

25/6/2018

 
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Information posted on June 25th 2018 at 09:50
✤Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire
Optare Solo 47494, which carries an all over white livery with Shopper Hopper branding for a free service liking the Bus Interchange and the markets area in Chester.
Back in the main fleet here at Gillmoss is Dart SLF 34808, whilst transferred to this fleet from Stagecoach London at Plumstead for component recovery is 9.4m Dart SLF 34382.
The Volvo B9TL/Wrightbus Geminis transferred here from Stagecoach East Scotland are 16961/52/53/545/56/57/58/59 - we understand they are due to be refurbished and then based at Chester.
A further Scania/Enviro 400 here from Stagecoach South is 15597, which along with 15585/86/88/90/91/92/93/94/95/96/98/99, has been allocated to Gillmoss.
 
✤Stagecoach West Scotland
Now here from Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire are Enviro 300s 27715/20/22 with 27716/17/18/21 and 27770/01/02/03 to follow.
 
✤Stagecoach East
The former King’s Lynn-based Volvo B10M training bus 52647 has been reported to be in use with the training school at Cambridge.

Information posted on June 25th 2018 at 12:30
✤Stagecoach South Wales
A further Mercedes-Benz Sprinter here is 44001. 44001-03 are at Blackwood and 44004-06 at Porth. All are expected to enter service during July.
Vehicles scrapped are Dart SLFs 34349 and 34504, whilst currently in the Reserve Fleet at Cwmbran are Scania/Enviro 300 28725 and Optare Solo 47641.
 
✤Stagecoach Megabus/Joint Venture
Van Hool Astromega 50243 is reported by Stagecoach South Wales as being transferred to Stagecoach West Scotland at Cumbernauld, whilst similar 50237 is reported as being with Stagecoach Oxfordshire.

June 23rd 2018

23/6/2018

 
Information posted on June 23rd 2018 at 15:50
✤Stagecoach South East
A further departure is Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 44020 which is transferred to Stagecoach North Scotland. It was been repainted in to corporate livery at Eastbourne prior to transfer.

June 21st 2018

21/6/2018

 
Picture© Shayne Howarth
Information posted on June 21st 2018 at 20:45
✤Stagecoach East
The repaint of Enviro 200MMC 37436 into corporate livery, from Coasthopper livery, has now been completed at Stagecoach Yorkshire’s Chesterfield depot and it was returned to Bedford depot today. Now at Chesterfield for repaint is 37436.

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© Shayne Howarth
✤East Yorkshire Motor Services
The company has been sold to Go Ahead with the sale taking place from Midnight on 18thJune 2018. Volvo B7TLs 584/85 have been relicenced and allocated to Scarborough.
 
✤Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire
Look out for a number of Volvo B9TL/Wright Geminis transferring here from Stagecoach East Scotland.
 
✤Stagecoach West
Received here from Stagecoach South East at Eastbourne is ADL Enviro 300 27517, it was taken to Gloucester depot.
 
✤Stagecoach South East
Reserve fleet MPD Dart 33305 is back in service and allocated to Folkestone.
 
✤Stagecoach South Wales
Reported here at Mercedes-Benz Sprinters 44002-06 from Stagecoach South East. 44002 is reported as being used as a staff shuttle vehicle at Caerphilly.
 
✤Stagecoach North East
Now in corporate livery is Enviro 400 Hybrid 12073.
 
✤Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire
Dart SLF 34688 is reported back in service at Carlisle after a lengthy period under repair whilst also now at Carlisle is Routemaster 19957 (RML2657).
Currently planned for repaint out of Lakes green livery are Dart SLFs 34711-14, with work on 34712 already taking place. 34704 is currently working from Barrow as cover for the repaint programme.
 
✤Stagecoach East Midlands
Now allocated to Mansfield for Pronto services are Enviro 400MMCs 10971-81. They have allowed Tridents 17709 and 18033/36 to the Reserve Fleet at Mansfield whilst 17737 and 18035 have been delicenced for repairs. Transferred from Mansfield to the Reserve Fleet at Hull are Tridents 18039 and 18043. 
Enviro 400 19076 is delicenced at Grimsby but Volvo B7TL 21248 has returned to service there.
Also displaced from Mansfield are Enviro 300s 27762/63/64/65/81 which are now being prepared for service from Grimsby.
Enviro 200 36523 has returned to service at Grimsby but both 36524 and 37198 are delicenced there.
Training coach 53213 has been taken out of use and is now for disposal whilst Dart SLF 35138 has transferred from Lincoln to Scunthorpe where it has ousted 34570 to the Reserve Fleet.

June 8th 2018

8/6/2018

 
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Information posted on June 8th 2018 at 11:40
✤Stagecoach South East
A further Optare Solo to receive ‘Little & Often’ branding is 47117, which has been allocated to Ashford having previously been in the Reserve Fleet there.
 
 ✤Stagecoach East
Branding is now being applied to the new Volvo B5TL/Wright Gemini part open top vehicles, 13808-13, that will shortly replace the open top Tridents on Cambridge Sightseeing work.

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© Nigel Diplock
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© Nigel Diplock
✤Stagecoach East Midlands
We are now able to confirm that former Skegness Seasider open top Volvo Olympian 16314 ‘Hattie’ has been converted into a Community Bus with an informal meeting area and even a play house fitted! It will be launched on Friday June 15th in Louth Market Place between 10:00 and 15:00. We understand the bus has retained a pink-based colour scheme. Images of the bus under conversion have come from Stagecoach East Midlands.
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© Stagecoach East Midlands

June 7th 2018

7/6/2018

 
Picture© Shayne Howarth
Information posted on June 7th 2018 at 11:00
✤Stagecoach Midlands
A recent repaint here is Volvo B10M/Alexander PS training bus 20215, with the painting carried out by Stagecoach Yorkshire at its Chesterfield depot.
 
✤Stagecoach South East
Reports received suggest that Mercedes Sprinters 44004/05/06 have transferred to Stagecoach South Wales with 44015/16/17 being the three vehicles that were transferred to Scotland last weekend.

Information posted on June 7th 2018 at 18:15
✤Stagecoach South
The three Enviro 300s transferred here from Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire, 27774/75/80, will be allocated to Andover, allowing Enviro 200s 36918/19/20 to transfer to Chichester. In turn they are due to release 37271/72/73 which will transfer from Chichester to Guildford as part of a fleet there for a new university contract.
The last two Scania/Enviro 400s at Worthing are due to transfer to Portsmouth (15993) and to Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire (15597).

June 6th 2018

6/6/2018

 
Information posted on June 6th 2018 at 11:30
✤Stagecoach East
The first of the Coasthopper Enviro 200MMCs to be repainted into corporate livery is 37436. The work was carried out by Stagecoach Yorkshire at Chesterfield depot.
 
✤Stagecoach West
At Gloucester, and in the main fleet, is Trident 18200, previously in the Reserve Fleet here.
 
✤Stagecoach South East
Dart SLF 34498 is reported as transferred from Folkestone to Eastbourne.
 
✤East Yorkshire Motor Services
Volvo B7TL 650 is back at Anlaby Road depot in Hull for its annual PSV test and will then return on loan to TM Travel.

June 4th 2018

4/6/2018

 
Information posted on June 4th 2018 at 15:45
✤Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire
Enviro 300s 27774/75/80 have been transferred to Stagecoach South.
 
✤Stagecoach South East
The first of the Mercedes Sprinters, used on the Ashford Little & Often routes until June 2nd, have now left this fleet. Three vehicles have been reported as already transferring to Stagecoach East Scotland - exact details awaiting confirmation.
Reported as being now allocated to Ashford are Optare Solo 47689 from Hastings, 47661 from Dover and 47685 from Folkestone along with and short Dart SLF 33098 from Hastings whilst, as expected, former Cavalier Travel/Stagecoach East Dart 33305 has been taken out of main fleet service and is now in the Reserve Fleet.
Ashford-allocated Optare Solos 47661 and 47685 are confirmed as having ‘Little & Often’ branding applied.
The @SEBEG reports that Scania/Enviro 400s 15490/91 have transferred from Hastings to Eastbourne in exchange for Enviro 300s 27571/72.

✤Stagecoach London
Tridents now withdrawn and for disposal here are 18464 from Catford and 18481 from the Reserve Fleet at West Ham. Information from the company shows all vehicles that had been out of service for refurbishment as having returned to use at their home depots.
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