Information uploaded on August 31st 2016 at 12:25
Stagecoach East Midlands…
A number of fleet movements are planned for the weened of 3rd/4th September. Scunthorpe is to lose Volvo Olympians 16461/66/66 which will move to Gainsborough, with Enviro 300s 27194/96/97 from Hull replacing them at Scunthorpe. The Enviro 300s will be replaced at Hull by MAN/Enviro 300s 22762/63/64 which will transfer over from Skegness. Completion of repairs to Volvo B7TL 16914 at Skegness sees it return to service ousting Trident 17046 to the Reserve Fleet. At Mansfield Tridents 17681/83/85 which has recently been placed in the Reserve Fleet there will transfer over to the main allocation there.
Stagecoach West…
Scania Omnilink 24007 did not return to Stagecoach East Scotland last month after its evaluation with Stagecoach South Wales and remains here stored at Swindon.
Stagecoach North East…
Regular correspondent Richard Smiles reports that former Stagecoach Manchester Trident 17643 has been sent to Gardiners of Spennymoor for part open top conversion. Stagecoach East Scotland Optare Solo 47053 from the Reserve Fleet there was noticed parked up at Stockton depot suggesting it is being transferred elsewhere within Stagecoach UK Bus or has been sold.
Stagecoach East Scotland…
There have been numerous fleet movements in the last few weeks as a result of the closure of Dundee depot. These will all be incorporated in the Allocation document which we hope to upload in the next 48 hours. Due to the volume of changes we are not in a position to detail them all here, however 16763 and 17654 are recorded by the company as scrapped whilst 17652/53, 34371, 34480/81/84/85/86, 34569 and 34586 are shown as awaiting disposal. Volvo Olympian 16778 has been sold to North West Bus Sales and is believed to be now with an operator in the south of England. Former Stagecoach South West Trident 17707 has now entered service here at Dunfermline after an extended period on loan to Stagecoach West Scotland. The recent changes have eliminated the remaining MAN/ALX300s from the main fleet to the Reserve Fleet.

Information uploaded on August 26th 2016 at 13:35
Reading Buses…
Wright Streetlite 161 is the first of the type to receive the new Newbury Kennections red/green livery. The six gas-powered Optare Solos bought from Stagecoach East Midlands will be numbered 181-186 and are being completely refurbished and painted into Reading’s generic silver grey livery.
Stagecoach East Midlands…
A further Trident, allocated to Hull, 17045 has been damaged by fire, whilst Grimsby’s Volvo B7TL 16920 has been damaged after coming into contact with a tree. Following the entry into service at Worksop of new Enviro 400MMCs 10664-66, Tridents 17686/87 and 18122 have transferred into the Reserve Fleet, whilst Reserve Fleet Tridents 17681/83/85 which were at Lincoln are now in Reserve at Mansfield. The final former Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire Volvo B7RLE to enter service here, 21266 is now operating from Grimsby. Stagecoach South…
Volvo B10M training vehicle 52619 from Portsmouth is currently on loan to Stagecoach South West at Exeter.
Stagecoach South West…
Withdrawn Tridents 17294/95/97 and 17329/30/37 have been sold to Chepstow Classic Buses. Scania/Enviro 400 15668 has transferred from Torquay to Exeter in exchange for 15863. Following the transfer of Trident 18064 to Stagecoach South it has been replaced at Plymouth by 18067 from the Reserve Fleet.
Stagecoach South Wales…
Van Hool 50238 is back in service on Megabus duties from Cwmbran, whilst Dart 34349 has now joined the training fleet and is allocated to Cwmbran. Scania/Enviro 300 27692 is now part of the Aberdare allocation, previously being notified as in the Reserve Fleet at Aberdare. Sleeper coach 50311 is being reported by the company as being used for training duties  at Cwmbran.
Stagecoach London…
Enviro 200 36281 has transferred from Catford to Barking with 36347 moving from Bromley to Catford. New Enviro 400 Hybrids into service at Plumstead are 12365/66/68/69/73/78/80/82-84/86/88-99 and 12400 displacing standard Enviro 400s 19751, 19806-08/10-18/20-23/26 to Romford and 19749/50/54, 19809/19 into the Reserve Fleet at West Ham. Tridents on the move are 17998/99 from Romford to Barking and 17988/89/91/92 from Romford to West Ham. Tridents 17759-64/66/67/70/71/73/75 are displaced from Romford for return to the leasing company with 17993-97 displaced to the Reserve Fleet. 17816 from the Reserve Fleet is now allocated to West Ham; 17834 which was for disposal is now in the training fleet at West ham, whilst 17809 moves from the training fleet to the Reserve Fleet. New Enviro 200MMCs 36609-21 are allocated to Bromley.

Information updated on August 26th 2016 at 14:30
Stagecoach East...
Dart SLFs 34419-22 have transferred from Bedford to the Reserve Fleet, following the entry into service of 35103-06 transferred from Peterborough.
Reserve Fleet Optare Solos 47886/88/92/93 are now for disposal.
Stagecoach North East...
Enviro 400s 19194-98 and 19200 are  being transferred from Walkergate to Slatyford, whilst MAN/ALX300 22026 is being prepared for service at Stockton. Volvo Olympians 16834/36 have been sold to Ensign. MAN/East Lancs Kinetic 22515 is reported by the company as being prepared for service at Slatyford.
The cascade plan for Enviro 400s displaced by the arrival of new Enviro 400MMCs here is:
19141/43/44/45/46/47/48 to Stagecoach Cumbrian & North Lancashire
19149 to Stagecoach Yorkshire
19150-55/57 to Stagecoach East Scotland
19158-63/93 to Stagecoach South

Information uploaded on August 25th 2016 at 11:10
Stagecoach Midlands…
Optare Solo 47044 is back in regular use at Corby whilst 47045 is undergoing repairs. Dart SLF 35179 is a further vehicle of the type to transfer from Leamington to Kettering, replacing 34494 into the Reserve Fleet. At Rugby non-DDA spec Tridents 17127 and 17613 are relegated to the Reserve Fleet and have been replaced for recently transferred former Stagecoach Manchester Enviro 400s 19004 and 19088 - the first of the type to be operated from Rugby garage. Reserve Fleet Optare Solo 47046 is now delicenced for repairs. The company is now showing Reserve Fleet Volvo Olympian 16113 at located at Leamington, having formerly been at Stratford. Similar Reserve Fleet 16459 which had been parked at Northampton is believed to have returned to Kettering, although it is regarded as part of the Reserve Fleet at Corby.
​ Stagecoach Yorkshire…
The recent entry into service at Chesterfield of new 11.8m Enviro 200MMCs 26081-87 has seen MAN/Enviro 300s 22640-44 and Dart SLFs 34574/81 transferred to Barnsley, where with the allocation of former Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire short Enviro 200s 36071/72 earlier this month has allowed MAN/MCVs 39611-17 to be transferred to the Strategic Reserve Fleet, whilst Optare Solos 47282/89/91 and 47423 are withdrawn and awaiting disposal.

Information updated on August 25th 2016 at 14:40
Stagecoach East Midlands…
Look out for the Marie Curie Daffodil bus, Scania/Enviro 400 15653, in Gainsborough from next week. It is currently operating from Worksop depot but will move to Gainsborough from August 30th which will complete its use from all Stagecoach East Midlands depots. Following use at Gainsborough it is expected to return to its home depot of Lincoln.

Information uploaded on August 24th 2016 at 12:55
Stagecoach South East…
Seven new Mercedes Benz Sprinter 45s are now here with 44001/02/05/07 being used for driver training at Ashford and 44003/08/11 being stored at Eastbourne.
Volvo B10M training coach 52130 is back in use at Hastings where it has replaced 52231 which is now in the Reserve Fleet here. Dart SLFs 33175/76 are being converted for driver training use, with 33176 replaced at Ashford with 33433 from the Reserve Fleet. The last operational Volvo Olympian here 16026 has been withdrawn and sold, being replaced at Ashford with Trident 18292 transferred from Eastbourne. Thanet’s Trident 17632 is now in the Reserve Fleet. Other vehicles sold and no longer part of the fleet are Tridents 17629/59/64/64 and 17666.
Stagecoach Midlands…
The first MAN/ALX300 training vehicle here, 22374, will be allocated to Nuneaton but Kettering’s Volvo B10M training vehicle 52435 is now withdrawn. Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire…
MAN/ALX300 trainer 22822 has gone on loan to Stagecoach West and is for use at Gloucester depot. A further Enviro 400 to arrive here from Stagecoach North East is 19141. Scania/Enviro 400 15723 has received branding for Barrow 6/X6 services.
Stagecoach South…
Several coaches recently transferred here have been disposed of without use. Volvo B9R/Plaxton Panther 53610 to Stagecoach Bluebird and Volvo B7R/Plaxton Profiles 53237/38 to Stagecoach South West. Transferred here from Stagecoach South West is Trident 18064 which has been allocated to Basingstoke. Optare Solo 47545 is now being reported by the company as part of the Reserve Fleet rather than awaiting disposal. Volvo Olympian 16295 remains in the Reserve Fleet but is now at Winchester whilst Tridents 18348/49 are transferred from Guildford to Aldershot and Enviro 200s 36022/23 from Chichester to Basingstoke with Reserve Fleet Optare Solo SRs 47932/33 now at Chichester.
Stagecoach West Scotland…
Scania/Levantes 59301/05 are reported here and in the Megabus/Joint Venture Reserve Fleet. Also in the Megabus Reserve Fleet at Glasgow is Volvo B12B 54078.
Tri-Axle Leyland Olympians 13618/32/42 are now for disposal whilst similar 13543 is allocated to Ardrossan. Dart SLF 35242 has transferred to Stagecoach East Scotland. Volvo B7R 53300 has transferred from Ardrossan to Arran displacing similar 53301 to the Reserve Fleet. Other vehicles now in the Reserve Fleet are Scania/Enviro 15638; Trident 18002; MAN/Enviro 300 22582/87; Enviro 300s 27213/26, 27596; Optare Solo 47460 and Van Hool Astromega 50209.
Stagecoach Highlands…
Received from Stagecoach Bluebird at Stonehaven are Enviro 300s 27810/11/12 with 27810/12 being allocated to Caithness and 27811 to Orkney.
Stagecoach Bluebird…
Trident 17210 is reallocated from Buchan to Aberdeen in exchange for Enviro 300 27804. Aberdeen-allocated Volvo B12B 54066 is now in the reserve fleet being replaced by Volvo B9R 53610 recently received from Stagecoach South. Optare Solo 47162 is in the Reserve Fleet from Buchan with Volvo B7R 53267 now back in service at Macduff. Volvo B10M 52418 is now for disposal whilst Optare Solos 47078/79/80 have been sold.
Stagecoach Manchester…
Tridents 17067 and 17616/18/20/21 have been sold to Ensign, with 17068, 17200/42/44/69 and 17331 sold to PVS. Trident 17241 from Middleton and Volvo B7TL16949 from Stockport  are now for disposal whilst18145/46/48 from Wigan and 17578 from Middleton are now in the Reserve Fleet. Also now in the Reserve Fleet are Enviro 200 36111 from Stockport and MAN/ALX300s 22323 (from Middleton) and 22093 and 22362 from Stockport. Enviro 400s 19221/22 are out of service for Magicbus repaint. Additional Tridents for cascade to Stagecoach East Scotland are 17504/07/16/19 with Stagecoach Midlands due to receive a further two Enviro 400s - 19085 and 19091. A number of Enviro 400 Hybrids are due here from Stagecoach Oxfordshire.
Now allocated to Middleton are Enviro 400s 19118/20/30, 19236/42 and Enviro 200 36112. Ashton depot now has 19235/47/89 with Hyde Road receiving 19265/66/67/68 and 19269 with Enviro 400MMCs 10613-17 also in use from Hyde Road and 10618-30 are on the books of Stockport. Enviro 400s added to the Sharston allocation are 19355/56/57/58/59. Following the transfer of Optare Solo 47002 from Wigan to Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire it has been replaced by 47472 from the Reserve Fleet.

Information updated on August 24th 2016 at 14:05
Stagecoach Oxfordshire…
New Enviro 400MMCs 10667-70 are no operational from Oxford and have displaced Enviro 400 Hybrids 12015/16/23/26 which are confirmed as transferring to Stagecoach Manchester where they are being prepared for entry into service.
East Yorkshire Motor Services…
The latest repaint here is 699.

Information updated on August 24th 2016 at 16:15
Stagecoach Highlands…
Volvo B7R 53333 is back in service at Fort William after repairs allowing 53261 to transfer to Skye, whilst Volvo B9R 53621 has returned to service at Caithness. Enviro 300s 27631 and 27632 have transferred from Caithness to Orkney replacing MAN/Enviro 300s 22784/87 which are awaiting repairs. Also out of service for repairs is Optare Solo 47572 from Orkney. Optare Solo SR Electridc is back at Inverness after attention at Optare whilst Leyland Olympian Tri-Axle 13636 is now in the Reserve Fleet at Inverness. Optare Solos 47232 and 47571 are for disposal.

Information uploaded on August 22nd 2016 at 09:15
Stagecoach Midlands…
A further Optare Solo transferred to Stagecoach West is 47125, put straight into service at Swindon
Stagecoach East Midlands…
The company has confirmed that Volvo B7TL 16914 remains delicenced at Skegness for repairs.
Just one of the former Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire Volvo B7TLs awaits entry into service here. 21266 has been repainted by Stagecoach Manchester and now awaits preparation for entry into service at Grimsby.
The transfer of Dart SLFs 34400 and 34688 into the Reserve Fleet at Lincoln means that there are now no Dart SLFs in the main Lincoln allocation.
Stagecoach West…
An increase in the vehicle requirement at Swindon has seen Scania/Enviro 400 15451, Trident 18437, Dart SLFs 34403, 34680, 34787/88 and Optare Solos 47125 and 47358 join the allocation here. Besides Stagecoach South Wales training vehicle 52628, which is in use at Gloucester, also on loan here is Stagecoach Yorkshire training vehicle 20280 which is at Cheltenham. Dart SLF 34785 has finally been collected from Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire and is the Reserve Fleet at Cheltenham, whilst recently received Optare Solos 47126/27 from Stagecoach Midlands are in the Reserve Fleet at Stroud. Scania/Enviro 400 15767 is currently delicenced for repairs.
Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire…
Transferred from Chester to the Reserve Fleet are Tridents 17021, 17113, 17272, whilst 17839 from Gillmoss is also in Reserve, being replaced by 18154 from the Reserve Fleet.
Enviro 300s 27768/69/71 are transferred from Gillmoss to Preston with 27772 moving from Gillmoss to Birkenhead. Further Dart SLFs now in Reserve are 34744/45/80/82/83 from Preston, whilst 34793 is transferred from Gillmoss to Chester. Enviro 200s 36805/06/07 move from Chester to Birkenhead with new Enviro 200MMCs 37440-44 being allocated to Chester. Optare Solos transferred are 47494 from Preston to Gillmoss, 47709/13 from Chester to Birkenhead and 47714 from Gillmoss to Chester. Recently received from Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire 47753 is allocated to Gillmoss. Sold is 46691
Stagecoach North East...
Enviro 400s departing the fleet are 19145/46/47 which have transferred to Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire and 19152/55 to Stagecoach East Scotland.
Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire…
Scania/Enviro 400 15725 is now allocated to Morecambe, with Trident 18375 back in service at Barrow. Volvo B10M 20945 has been sold. All of the Optare Solos due from Stagecoach Oxfordshire have now been received. 

Information updated on August 22nd 2016 at 13:30
Stagecoach South Wales…
A further Dart SLF for driver training conversion here is former Merthyr-allocated 34349, being replaced in the main fleet by 35200 which had been used as a staff shuttle/
Megabus Van Hool 50241 is back in service at Cwmbran, but 50238 is now away at Plaxton for accident repairs. With the transfer to Stagecoach West cancelled, Optare Versa 25215 is now back in service at Porth. Enviro 300 27692 moved from Porth to Merthyr before being put into the Reserve Fleet.
Optare Solo 47345 is back in service at Cwmbran, with 47359 now out of use for modifications. MANs 39618/20 have been sold.
Stagecoach Yorkshire…
The company has confirmed that both Volvo B10M/Plaxton Paladin training buses 20280/81 have been disposed of. 20280 from Chesterfield is transferred to Stagecoach West (not on loan as previously reported), whilst 20281 has transferred from Barnsley to Stagecoach South for component recovery.
Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire…
Reserve Fleet Optare Solo 47042 is now for disposal here.
Whippet…
Volvo Coaches WC201/2  (SF05XYP/Z), along with Leyland Olympians WD427/8  (ECZ9138, H980PTW) have been sold.

Information updated on August 22nd 2016 at 13:50
Stagecoach East Midlands…
The three new Enviro 400MMCs at Worksop (10664-66) are now in service and are for route 77 linking Worksop and Chesterfield.

Information uploaded on August 16th 2016 at 11:20
East Yorkshire Motor Services…
We have received confirmation that LDV Convoy trainer carries the name ‘Bill’.
Stagecoach East Midlands…
Vehicles to be transferred to the Reserve Fleet are Tridents 17030 (at Hull) and 18317 (at Lincoln); Dart SLFs 34400 and 34688 (at Lincoln) and recently transferred Volvo B12B 15, 54052 (at Hull). Volvo B7TL 16910 is delicenced at Lincoln for engine repairs.

Information uploaded on August 15th 2016 at 11:45
Stagecoach Yorkshire…
In use in Chesterfield on Saturday 13th August was the Stagecoach East Megadekka 14000, as part of the Trident running day operations. It is now also confirmed as attending the Sheffield Bus Running Day on Sunday 21st August 2016 and will then be taken back to Stagecoach East's Bedford depot, rather than to Cambridge/Ely as was originally expected.
Five Optare Solos, including two 37-seat examples are due here from Stagecoach East’s former Norfolk Green fleet.
Stagecoach East Midlands…
The three Enviro 400MMCs due for delivery to Worksop depot today, 10664-66, are registered SN16OZF/G/H.
Stagecoach Oxfordshire…
Scania/Enviro 400 15609 was on loan from Witney to Banbury between August 11th and 14th. It was used on a special service between Banbury and Cropredy Village for the annual Cropredy Festival.
Stagecoach East…
The three ex Stagecoach Manchester Dennis Tridents recently transferred here from Sharston depot are 17151/75/80, all originally London examples. They are believed to be for use on a contract rather than normal service.

Information uploaded on August 11th 2016 at 12:00
Stagecoach East Midlands…
Look out for three new ADL Enviro 400MMCs arriving at Worksop depot next week. 10664/65/66, were initially not expected until October. They will initially be placed into the Reserve Fleet pending preparation for entry into service.
Worksop’s Scania/Enviro 300 28162 is currently out of service for accident repairs whilst MAN/ALX300 driver trainer 22491 is re-allocated from Grimsby to Hull. With former Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire Volvo B7RLEs 21267/69 now ready for service at Grimsby, Volvo B7TL 16907 and Trident 18317 are due to transfer to Lincoln, where they will displace non-DDA Tridents 17684/85 to the Reserve Fleet.
Stagecoach Manchester…
Enviro 400s 19004/88 have been reported as being transferred to Stagecoach Midlands and are understood to now be at Rugby garage.
It is understood that new ADL Enviro 400MMCs 10618/20/21/26 are in service from Stockport.
Stagecoach Oxfordshire…
Now arriving at Oxford and being prepared for service are Enviro 400MMCs 10667-79.
Whippet…
Now withdrawn and disposed of is Volvo B6/East Lancs WS306 (FE51RCU).

Information uploaded on August 10th 2016 at 14:00
Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire…
Optare Solo 47008 has been received here from Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire in exchange for 47753. Due from Stagecoach Manchester is Optare Solo 47002, which will be swapped with 47018 and due to be transferred from Stagecoach East Scotland in exchange for 47754 is 47004. Optare Solo 47017 at Morecambe is currently out of use.
Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire…
Optare Solo 47753 received here from Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire is not expected to see use and the likelihood is that it will be for disposal.
Stagecoach North East…
Five Tridents are reported as due here for conversion to part open top for the Gateshead and Newcastle City Sightseeing tours. They will replace the open top and part open top Leyland Olympians currently used.

Information updated on August 10th 2016 at 15:30
Stagecoach North East...
The five Tridents transferred from Stagecoach Manchester and expected to be converted to open top are 17239/40 and 17643/45/47. 

Information uploaded on August 9th 2016 at 12:45
Stagecoach East…
Information we received that MAN/ALX300 22332 had returned to Peterborough was incorrect and the vehicle remains operational from Cambridge.
Stagecoach Midlands…
The Volvo B10M/Alexander PS training bus 20215 at Nuneaton is due to be replaced by a newly converted MAN/ALX300 towards the end of August.
Reports received suggest that the two Stratford-allocated Volvo Olympians, 16460 and 16695, have been parked up at the depot since the start of the school holidays. Leamington, however, continues to put its Reserve Fleet example 16873 into service on a regular basis. Regular contributor Partick Perry reports that yesterday it was again operating from Stratford on the 50 route to Shipston and the 26 to Redditch. His photograph of it was taken in the village of Tredington.