Information posted on August 31st 2018 at 14:00
✤Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire
We understand that Enviro 300s 27702 and 27778 are the latest vehicles to be transferred from this fleet to Stagecoach West.
The company has released a graphic on Twitter showing branding on an outline of a Volvo B7R coach for a new X5 service from Liverpool to Widnes via Speake.
 
✤Stagecoach South East
We can now announce that the company is planning two vehicles in a special version of the Stagecoach corporate livery to commemorate 25 years since East Kent became part of the Stagecoach Holdings (now Stagecoach Group). The vehicles have had the off white bodyside area replaced by silver. The special livery has been applied to Scania/Enviro 400 15261 and open top Trident 17529 will follow.

Information posted on August 30th 2018 at 14:00
✤Stagecoach South West
ADL Enviro 200s 37028-33 are having WiFi fitted. 37029-33 will also carry a brlue based CONNexIONS branded livery for Exeter route 56 which links Exeter and Exmouth. 

Information posted on August 29th 2018 at 12:25
✤Stagecoach Midlands
Now for disposal here are Optare Solo 47402 from Kettering and Trident 17486 from the Reserve Fleet at Leamington. Optare Solo 47413 has transferred from Kettering to Northampton whilst Scania/Enviro 300 28623 is back in service at Northampton.
The nine vehicles which are shown by the company as nominally allocated to the Corby outstation are Scania/East Lancs 15401-05 and Dart SLFs 35176-79. Dart SLF 35175 and Enviro 200 36213 are back in service at Rugby with Dart SLF 34818 now in the Reserve Fleet there. Scania/Enviro 400s 15751 (from Kettering) and 15942 (from Northampton), along with MAN/Enviro 200 39686 from Kettering have been delicenced.
 
✤Stagecoach East Midlands
Scania/Enviro 400s 15175/76/79 have transferred from Grimsby to Worksop with 15177/78 to follow. 15175 is in service at Worksop with 15176/79 being prepared for service there.
Volvo B7TLs 16902/04/05 are now in the Seasonal Reserve Fleet at Skegness, whilst Enviro 400 19007 has returned to service at Grimsby following repairs.
Reserve Fleet Tridents back in the main fleet are 18028/33 and 18120 at Mansfield and 18046 at Worksop.
 
✤Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire
The three Enviro 400MMCs now in service at Gilmoss, 11101-03, are registered SN18KVF/G/H. We understand that 11104 onwards will have ‘68’ series registrations.
 
✤Stagecoach East
Repainted Trident 18345 carries Go West Travel Limited legal lettering and is currently operating from Long Sutton depot. Enviro 19697, which is part of the Cambus Limited fleet at Peterborough still retains Go West Travel legals.

Information posted on August 28th 2018 at 12:55
✤Stagecoach Midlands
Volvo B10M training coach 52526 has been repainted in dark blue.
 
✤Stagecoach Manchester
Stagecoach Group has announced this morning that, subject to funding from the Government’s Ultra Low Emissions Bus Fund, it plans to order a fleet of 105 electric buses for its’ Manchester operation. The zero emissions ADL Enviro 400 EV City buses would enter service from early 2020 at the rate of 15-20 vehicles a month. Stagecoach has pledged to provide £34.6m of investment and is looking for funding from the Government for the balance of £21.5m.
 
✤Stagecoach East Midlands
The company has announced that from next week it will upgrade the vehicles used on the 77 Worksop-Chesterfield service. It is believed Scania/Enviro 400s will be used. They will also carry ‘Aspire’ route branding

Information posted on August 26th 2018 at 12:50
✤Stagecoach East
Two former Norfolk Green Optare Solos, 47904 and 47910 have been transferred to Stagecoach West. The company also reports that former Norfolk Green Optare Solo 47908 has also been transferred to Stagecoach West although we understand the transfer is still to take place. Enviro 400 19697 is a transfer from the Go West Travel fleet at Long Sutton to the Cambus fleet at Peterborough.
 
✤Stagecoach West
Gloucester-allocated Enviro 200 37320 has received an all over advertising wrap for staff recruitment at ‘M5 Gloucester Services'.. It retains corporate livery on the front.
 
✤Stagecoach East Scotland
Now in service at Arbroath is Scania/Enviro 400 15630, whilst Trident 18011 is a transfer from Dunfermline to the Rennies fleet at Cowdenbeath where its arrival has seen Enviro 300 27599 transfer to Arbroath.
Most of the surplus Dart SLFs here have been sold to JMB Travel - 34691/95/96, 34737/38/39 and 35238/41. New vehicles now in service are Enviro 200MMCs 26124/25/26 at St Andrews and Volvo B8R/Plaxton Panther LEs 54515-19 at Perth.
Now in the Reserve Fleet here are Optare Solo 47392 (from Arbroath), Optare Solo SRs 47872/73 (from St Andrews) and Volvo B9R 53719 (from Perth). Now at Perth are Tridents 18082 (from Arbroath) and 18507 (from Aberhill) whilst at Glenrothes are Trident 18114 (from Perth), Volvo B9Rs 53717 (from Reserve) and 53720 (from Perth) along with Volvo B11R 53814 (from Perth).
Optare Versa 25208 is a transfer from Dunfermline to Aberhill.
Transferred to Dunfermline are Optare Solo 47366 (from Arbroath), Volvo B9R 53718 (from Perth) and Volvo B13R 54112 from Glenrothes. At Arbroath former Stagecoach South East Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 44015 is now on the allocation here along with Enviro 300s 27524 (from Dunfermline)n and 27599 from Rennies), along with Optare Solo 47260 (from the Reserve Fleet) and Optare Solo SR 47956 (from St Andrews).

Information posted on August 24th 2018 at 12:30
✤Stagecoach South West
Previously unreported is the allocation of former Stagecoach South Scania/Enviro 400s 15602 and 15605 to Exeter. Reserve Fleet Optare Solo 47448 is now allocated to Barnstaple where it has displaced 47084 to the Reserve Fleet.
 
✤Stagecoach North East
Enviro 400 19443 has returned to Walkergate after a period operating from South Shields and has been replaced at South Shields by 19209 which has transferred from Walkergate.
 
✤Stagecoach East
Heritage Fleet Leyland Olympian Megadekka 14000 has been moved from Ely to Cambridge where we understand it will be prepared for transfer to Stagecoach East Scotland.
 
✤Stagecoach South East
A further former Ashford Little & Often Mercedes-Benz Sprinter to leave this fleet is 44007, which has been reported as having transferred to Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire.
 
✤Stagecoach West
We have received several reports that Gold-spec ADL Enviro 400MMCs 10982/88 entered service at Swindon yesterday.

✤Delaine Buses
We understand that Delaine Buses will be operating a Stamford-Peterborough via Wittering service from October, which will replace the current Centrebus service 9. A Centrebus Dart SLF 544 (EU04BZY) has been parked at Delaine’s depot in Bourne this week.

Information posted on August 23rd 2018 at 11:55
✤Stagecoach North Scotland
Following repairs Enviro 300 27913 is back at Inverness and has displaced Enviro 200 37255 for transfer to Elgin. Volvo B7s 53309 and 53315 are now allocated to Orkney having been transferred from Caithness which has allowed similar 53264 and 53265 to transfer to the Seasonal Reserve Fleet. Their replacement at Caithness has been Volvo B12Bs 53111 and 53113 which have transferred from Elgin. Enviro 36006 has moved from Insch to Macduff and has been replaced by Reserve Fleet Optare Solo 47568.
Volvo B7R 53215 has been rejected as a candidate for conversion to a training vehicle and has been replaced by 53217. Volvo B7R 53207 has been scrapped and similar 53201/04/05/15/18/29 are now all for disposal here.

Information posted on August 22nd 2018 at 12:05

✤Stagecoach South West
MAN/Enviro 300 24148 has received a pink-based livery and branding to promote the charity Cancer Research UK.
 
✤Stagecoach West Scotland
MAN/Enviro 300s 22531 and 22854/56/59 have gone on loan to Stagecoach North Scotland, whilst 22858 is another of the type to transfer to Stagecoach South at Guildford. Now here from Stagecoach East Scotland are Scania/Enviro 300s 28653/54/56/57/58/59 which are destined for allocation to Ardrossan, where 28652 and 28655 are already in service.


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Van Hool Astromegas 50202/03/05/07/08 and Volvo B12Bs 54043/44 have been sold, whilst Optare Solos 47826/27 and 47981/92 have been returned to Strathclyde Transport.
Now for disposal here are Van Hool Astromegas 50210-16.
Transferred from Kilmarnock to Ayr are Volvo B11Rs 54334-41 and Volvo B13Rs 54107/08. 
Now allocated to Kilmarnock is Trident 18374, which was transferred here recently from Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire. MAN/Enviro 22590 has been transferred from the main fleet at Ardrossan to the Reserve Fleet.
Optare Solo 47388 is now at Ardrossan and in use as a staff shuttle, allowing 47458 to be withdrawn. It is understood that 47458 along with 47360 are due to be donated to charities.
Reserve Fleet Optare Solo 47495 is back in the main fleet at Ardrossan where it has displaced 47822 for transfer to Kilmarnock.
Former Reserve Fleet Volvo B7R 53319 is now allocated to Stranraer, replacing 53323 which is out of service for repairs.
New Volvo B11RLEs 50401-05 are now allocated to Kilmarnock as are Van Hool Astromegas 50236/43/85/86.
 
✤Stagecoach Megabus/Joint Venture Operations
Van Hool Sleeper 50303 is back in service at Cumbernauld, with 50309 now stood down for repairs. Similar 50306 has gone on loan to Stagecoach East Scotland.
 
✤Stagecoach Yorkshire
Two further Enviro 400s transferred to Stagecoach Manchester are 19561 and 19566.
 
✤Stagecoach Manchester
Former Stagecoach Yorkshire Enviro 400 19563 has been allocated to Sharston. Sold to PVS are former Volvo B10M training buses 20653 and 20972 along with Volvo B7RLE 21240. Returned to Transport for Greater Manchester are Iveco Scolarbus vehicles 29814/17/18/19/20.

Information posted on August 22nd 2018 at 14:35
✤Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire
Now at Gilmoss from ADL Falkirk is SN18KVF, an Enviro 400MMC. Seventeen are due here and will be numbered 11101-17.
​Transferred to Stagecoach Manchester are ADL Enviro 400s 19041/43/44.

Information posted on August 22nd 2018 at 15:50
✤Stagecoach Yorkshire
Former Stagecoach South West Scania/Enviro 400s 15662/64/65 are now allocated to Barnsley whilst Enviro 400MMC 10662 has transferred from Barnsley to Chesterfield.
 
✤Stagecoach London
Withdrawn from service at West Ham and sold to Lister PSV are Tridents 17923/24/27-33 along with 18257-65, whilst 18464b which had been for disposal here has been scrapped.
Tridents withdrawn for disposal are 17749, 17900/77/80, 18485 and 18493.
New Enviro 400H smart Hybrids 11033-54 are now at West Ham and 11001-12 are being prepared for service at Catford with single door 8.8m Enviro 200MMCs being prepared for service at Kangley Bridge Road.

Information posted on August 20th 2018 at 16:01
✤Stagecoach East Midlands
Trident 17711 has been sold to AH Hardwick, whilst 18053 at Gainsborough is now in the Reserve Fleet. The five Volvo B7RLEs to receive Interconnect livery will be 21270-74 whilst Enviro 300 27184 has lost its Pronto livery in favour of corporate colours.

✤Stagecoach Yorkshire
Further Dart SLFs reported as now in use at Chesterfield are 35110 and 35115.
 
✤Stagecoach South
The company is no longer recording Trident 17698, Dart SLF 34524 and Volvo B10M 52618 on its fleet records suggesting that they have been sold.
At Aldershot, Trident 18386 is in the Reserve Fleet whilst now transferred here from Guildford are Tridents 18184/85 and 18515/19/24. Another Trident in the Reserve Fleet is 18188 at Basingstoke.
Now in service at Guildford are MAN/Enviro 300s 22850/51/52/55/57, which were transferred here from Stagecoach West Scotland whilst 22862 is currently being prepared for service. Also now allocated to Guildford are ADL Enviro 200s 37271/72/73/75 and Scania/Enviro 400s 15982-86 along with Dart SLFs 34631/33. The Darts were transferred from Chichester.
 
✤Stagecoach South East
Optare Versa 25242 has been returned to Kent County Council with 25243 to follow. A further Mercedes-Benz Sprinter to be cascaded within the UK Bus fleets is 44009 which the company reports as being transferred to Stagecoach West Scotland. Enviro 400 19025 has returned to service at Folkestone where Dart 34444 is also now based as a Reserve Fleet vehicle to cover the repaint programme. Dart training bus 33175 is currently put of use and is reported to be stored at Ashford.
 
✤Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire
Optare Solo 47009 is reported by the company as being in the Reserve Fleet (from Barrow), whilst Reserve Fleet 47011 is now allocated to West Cumbria.
 
✤Stagecoach West
Further Enviro 300s here from Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire are 27709/12/14.
 
✤Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire
The two former Stagecoach Midlands Optare Solos recently received here, 47129 and 47404, are in the Reserve Fleet at Gilmoss. Also here, from Stagecoach East Scotland at Perth, are 47219/20/21 which have been allocated to Preston and have replaced 47491/92/93 which are now all for disposal.
MAN/Enviro 300 24134 and 24137 are both now at Birkenhead as is Enviro 300 27898. 
Volvo B7Rs 53258/88/96 are now in this fleet from Stagecoach East Scotland and are being prepared for service.
 
✤Stagecoach South Wales
Optare Tempo 25109 is now in the Reserve Fleet at Merthyr and has been replaced by Scania/Enviro 300 28723 transferred from Blackwood. A further former Norfolk Green Optare Solo transferred here from Stagecoach East is 47905.
Dart SLF 34746 is now at Blackwood, releasing 35208 for repaint.
Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 44002 is now at Porth with 44003 in the Reserve Fleet at Cwmbran.
Dart SLF 34677 is in the Strategic Reserve Fleet, from Porth. Optare Solo 47641 is now in the main fleet at Cwmbran, releasing 47757 to the Reserve Fleet at Porth with 47206 now in the main fleet at Porth displacing 47456 into the Reserve Fleet.

✤Stagecoach East
We have been made aware that Volvo B5TL 13813 did not receive the planned BV18YBF registration mark and was registered BV18YAA.

Information posted on August 16th 2018 at 12:45
✤Stagecoach East
Former Coasthopper-liveried Enviro 400MMC 37435 is back at Bedford following repainting in corporate livery by Stagecoach Yorkshire at its’ Chesterfield depot. It has been exchanged with 37438, which is now in the printshop.
Peterborough-allocated Dart SLF 34771 was parked up at Bedford depot earlier this week suggesting it was waiting entry into the paint shop there.
 
✤Stagecoach Yorkshire
Reserve Fleet Optare Solo 47467 and Dart SLF 34722 have both been reported operating out of Chesterfield depot.