Ensign Bus
With thanks to Ross Newman at Ensign Bus we are able to review activity at the dealership during July and August 2019.
Vehicles in (July)
From Metroline: E400 LK07AZU and E200s YX60BZN,YX10BFY.
From Swallow Coaches: Scania YR10AZV.
From RATP London: Scania’s YN55NJJ/NJU.  
From Connexions Buses: E200 MK63WZY.
From Stagecoach London: Scania’s LX09ACJ/FZT/AEL/AEK, YX58CFL/CFJ
From Travelmasters: Dart SF55GXL.
From Stagecoach South East: Darts GX54FVY  PX55EGC
From Arriva Southern Counties: Merc 814s YN07DZU/DZV, RX53LBJ   Darts HX04HTP/HTZ, Y299TKJ, SN54GPO;  DAFSB120s: LJ03MYG/MZL/MYK, KE03OUU/OUS, LF02PMY/PNE/PNJ, LF52OUE
Vehicles in (August)
From Go-Ahead London: Volvo B7TL LX03ECV.
From RATP London: Scania’s YN08MRU, YP59ODT; Optare Versa YJ58VBA/VBK
From Nottingham City Transport: Scania’s YN08MSO/MSU/MSV/MSX, YT09YHK/YHM/YHR, YN05WFK 
From Go-Ahead NE: Volvo B7RLE’s NK54NUM/NUO/NUP.
From East Yorkshire: Volvo B7TLs W659WKH/X762ABU
From Centrebus: Scania’s YN53CFJ/CFO.
From London City Tours: Volvo B9TL’s LX60XB/DXC/DXH/DWZ.
Vehicles out (July)
E200’s YX10BFY, YX60BZN: Nu-venture, Maidstone.
Scania’s YN07EXG/EXK: Go-Goodwins, Manchester.
Volvo B9TL’s BJ11EAC/EBM: Faresaver, Chippenham, Wilts.
Scania’s YP59OEZ/OEY: Belle-Vue, Manchester.
Scania’s LX09AFV/AFO/AFK/AGU/AHC, YP59OEG/OEH/OEJ/OEK/OEL: Vision Bus, Bolton.
Scania’s YN06JXW/JXR, YM55JXO/SXR/SXP: Redline, Aylesbury.
Solo’s YJ07EGE, AE06TWN  Scania’s YP59OEM/OER : Galleon Travel, Roydon, Essex.
Scania FJ08KLS: Acme Transport Services, Bishops’s Stortford, Essex.
E400’s LK07AZF/AZJ/AZL/AZN/AZO/AZP/AZR: Transdev Blazefield.
E200 MK63WZY: Grant Palmer, Dunstable.
E200 MX08ZFA: Travelmasters, Sheerness.
Scania’s YT59OZN/OZO/OZP/OZR: Reading Buses.
Volvo B7TL’s BX55XMJ/XMW/XMC: East Yorkshire , XMC is full open top. Also please note XMG listed last month should be XMU.
Dart SF55GXL: Avondale , Glasgow.
Scania’s YN06TGJ/TGZ: Cambridge Coach Services.
E400s LK07AZC/AZD, LK56FHJ: Ashbourne Connect, Leinster, Co Meath, Eire.
Trident SN04AAK: Aintree Coaches.
Volvo B7TL LX03ECW:  S and A Produce, Hereford.
Volvo B7RLE DX57TVW: Ace Coaches, Co Tyrone, Eire.
Scania YN07EXH:  WB Chambers, Maidstone
Trident SN51SYF: Buttsbury School, Billericay, Essex,
Scania YN56NVC: Als Coaches, Liverpool.
Trident SN04AEZ: Portsmouth City Coaches.
Darts Y299TKJ/SN54GPO;  DAFSB120s: LJ03MYG/MZL/MYK, KE03OUU/OUS, LF02PMY/PNE/PNJ/LF52OUE; Merc 814 RX53LBJ: Hardwicks, Barnsley for scrap.
Vehicles out (August)
Scania’s YN55NGU/NGV: Portsmouth City Coaches.
Scania’s YN08MLL/MSY/MLU/MLK, YP59ODS: Belle-Vue, Manchester.
Scania YN08MRU: Youngs Coaches, Cambridge.
Scania YN07EXM: Als Coaches, Liverpool.
Volvo B7TL’s LX05FBL/FBO/FCD, LX03ECV: Garnetts Coaches, Bishop Auckland.
Scania YT59DYD: The Bus Business, Witney, Ox.
Scania’s LX09ABV/ABZ: Centrebus, Grantham.
Scania’s YP59ODU/ODV/ODW: Tyrers, Adlington, Lancs.
Trident T801RFG: Southern Transit for preservation.
Volvo B7TL’s LJ53BAU/BBF: AH Commercials, Peterborough.
Scania’s YT09YHK/YHM: Coach Services, Thetford.
Scania YN05WFK: Johnsons Coaches, Hodthorpe.
Volvo B7TL’s LF55CYV/CYX; E400 SN13CHZ: Bournemouth Yellow Buses.
Scania’s YT59DYH, LX09ADZ: Sullivan Buses, South Mimms.
Dart GX54FVY: Bear Buses, Feltham, Middx.
Ex Dublin B9TL’s 05-D-70005/70010 now LW55CCA/CDE with Souls Coaches, Olney, Bucks.
Ex Dublin B9TL’s 05-D-70004/70015 now LW55CCK/CDO with D and E Coaches, Inverness.
Ex Dublin B9TL 05-D-70017 now LW55CCD with Redline Coaches, Preston.
Volvo B7TL BX54DHP: Mr N Wainwright, Falmouth.
Spectra W231CDN: Dekkabus, Poole, Dorset.
Volvo 9700 YX59FUO: Hire Your Transport, Kingswood, Surrey.
Trident PX55AHJ: Bell Brothers, Co Durham.
Over this period the following have gone to Shelton Motors for scrap:  Darts HX04HTP/HTZ, KU02YKO; Solos YN53SVV, YJ56AOL/AOO; E200 PE56UFS; Tridents W822/825/826NNJ, LX03BXK, LK05GGF/GGA; Volvo B7TLs BX55XMZ, LF52ZRT

Stagecoach UK Bus
Stagecoach Manchester
With thanks to Philip Davies we are able to bring you an image of a Trident back in service on the streets of Manchester. 18326 is now allocated to Stockport and is on loan here from Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire.

Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire
With thanks to Lee Wardle we have a couple of images taken during the journey on 28th August 2019 which saw MAN/Enviro 300s 22764 and 22877 swapped with Stagecoach East Midlands 22789/92.

Stagecoach Oxfordshire
We understand that Enviro 400MMC 10735 , on loan at Oxford from Stagecoach East Midlands, is to allow Scania/Enviro 400 15966 to be released from Oxford to Witney to provide cover whilst several Gold-spec Scania/Enviro 400s from Witney receive bodywork attention which is being done by Stagecoach East Midlands at its Hull bodyshop.
 
Go Ahead Group
East Yorkshire
A large number of vehicles will be re-licenced from 2nd  September 2019 in preparation for the return of schools in the region.
These include Volvo B7TLs592, 662, 670, 672, 673, 674, 676, 677, 678, 679, 680, 681, 682, 683, 684, 685, 686, 687, 688 to Hull: 590, 669, 710 to Bridlington; 589 and 671 to Scarborough.
Open Top Volvo B7TLs 890 and 891 are confirmed as allocated to Scarborough
Vehicle transfers to report are Volvo B9TL 752 from Withernsea to Pocklington and similar 714 and 728 from Hull to Pocklington.
Vehicles delicenced are Volvo B9Rs 76 and 92 from the coaching unit at Hull along with Volvo B7RLE 342 and Enviro 200s 349 and 351 along with Dart SLF 495 from Hull. 495 was the last operational Dart SLF in the fleet.

We explain as to why there was never a route 270 out of Oxford
Oxfordshire Bus Enthusiasts winter programme
Amersham & District Running day on September 1st at High Wycombe
Latest PSV Fleetlists for Oxfordshire reviewed
Reading Festival report from August 23rd to 25th
Buses Festival in pictures
Marcus Lapthorn visits the North West in pictures
North of the Border with Gordon Scott - A recent visit to ADL 
Bicester and P&Rs by Newman Morgan
Red Rose developments with a visit to the depot and Aylesbury by the Editor
STOP PRESS - Picture of Oxford PMU 980
…..plus all the local news from our area and some pictures of other operators. 
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Stagecoach UK Bus
Stagecoach East Midlands
The company reports that it has transferred ADL Enviro 400MMC 10735 to Stagecoach Oxfordshire on loan.
Following accident damage to Volvo B7TL 16940, Seasonal Reserve Fleet 16905 has been returned to main fleet service at Skegness.
The exchange of MAN/Enviro 300s with Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire is due to take place tomorrow (Wednesday 28thAugust 2019). Seat belt-fitted 22782 and 22789 will be transferred to the Cumbria fleet and will be replaced at Hull with 227674 and 22877,
Transferred from Scunthorpe to Hull are ADL Enviro 200MMC 11.8m 26172/73 whilst Reserve Fleet Dart SLF 35148 is back in the main fleet at Hull.
At Grimsby Enviro 200 37195 has returned to service after repairs whilst similar 37201 is now out of service for repair.
Fleet changes planned for next week will see ADL Enviro 400MMCs 10975/78 return to Mansfield from Worksop. Delicenced Trident 17715 is due to return to service at Mansfield whilst 17718/19 from the Reserve Fleet at Hull will transfer to Gainsborough and 18122 from Mansfield will transfer to Lincoln.
Reserve Fleet Dart SLF 35146 at Hull is due to transfer to the main fleet at Worksop.
Whilst most of the Tridents operated by Stagecoach have various makes of ALX400 bodywork, Stagecoach East midlands continues to operate 25 Tridents with the Plaxton President bodywork. These are currently allocated to:
Worksop (2): 18052/54
Gainsborough (8): 18021/26/27/39/40/41/44/50
Lincoln (5): 18023/43/47/48/55
Mansfield (3): 18028/33/35
Hull (7): 18024/29/31/36/38/39/42

Stagecoach South West
Sunday 25th August, saw the 33rd Plymouth Bus Rally, this year held at Plymouth Citybus Depot at Milehouse. Stagecoach South West sent three buses, Optare Solo 47095, Scania 15893 and Atlantean 872 , seen at the Plymouth Depot prior to heading to the Rally.
An atmospheric black and white image from Adrian Roberts shows 1959 Atlantean 872ATA seen at Mayflower Steps, Plymouth, working the old 38 route, from Milehouse to Royal Parade, via Barbican and The Hoe.
Dart SLF 34607 is now in the Reserve Fleet at Barnstaple whilst Optare Solo 47101 is now allocated to Exeter. Open Top Trident 17701 and Dart SLF 34613 are at Torquay whilst Dart SLF 34407 is now in the Strategic Reserve Fleet.

Stagecoach Megabus/Joint Venture Operations
Megabus
Stagecoach Midlands (Rugby) allocated Volvo B11R 54207 has been repainted in what appears to be a slightly lighter shade of blue. It was in the North East on August 25th with an M35 service from Birmingham. It has not yet received any branding.

Stagecoach UK Bus
Stagecoach Highlands
There have been numerous fleet changes here for the start of the new school term. We have summarised the new depot locations of transferred vehicles only:
Volvo B7R 53284 joins the fleet at Skye.
Transferred to Kirkwall are MAN/Enviro 300s 22790, 22869/70/71 and Volvo B7Rs 53257/83/95.
Tain now has Enviro 300s 27589/91/96/97 and Volvo B11R 54040 on its books.
Inverness depot has gained Enviro 200s 36955 and 37256 along with Enviro 300s 27107, 27535 and 27805 as well as Optare Solo 47182. Transferred into the Reserve Fleet at Inverness are Scania/Levante 59217, Volvo B9TL 16954 and Volvo B7Rs 53252/62/65/69/70, 53337.
Aviemore has gained Enviro 400s 19173/76, Enviro 300s 27101/02/03/04/06 and Volvo B7Rs 53306/34 along with 53289 which is in the Reserve Fleet. Volvo B12B 54041 is now at Caithness and Optare Solo 47602 at Macduff.
Aberdeen has gained MAN/Enviro 300s 22780/81/85/91 along with 22863 ad 22868 with 22867 in the Reserve Fleet there.
Volvo B7R 53317 is now at Peterhead with Enviro 200 37260 and Enviro 27538 now at Elgin and Enviro 400 19542 at Stonehaven.
Taken out of service during the last month for long term repairs have been Enviro 200 36956, Enviro 300 27536 and Volvo B7R 53264.
Vehicles released for disposal are Dart SLF 35195, Mercedes-Benz 814D 59620, Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 59617 and Volvo B7Rs 53271/79, 53307/13/21.
Dart SLF 34795 has been scrapped.
 
Stagecoach East Scotland
Former Stagecoach London Scania Omnicitys 15021/52/58/60/66/67/70 have now entered service at Aberhill with Scania/Enviro 400s 15624/25/26 transferring to St Andrews. Also entering service at Aberhill are Volvo B9R/Caetano Levante coaches 53718/31-37 whilst Volvo B13R 54143 has transferred to Aberhill from Glenrothes.
Enviro 300 27549 and Optare Solos 47224 and 47229 have transferred from Aberhill to Glenrothes with Optare Versa 25269 at Glenrothes from Arbroath and Enviro 300 27612 at Glenrothes from Dunfermline.
Dunfermline has received Enviro 300 27539 from Aberhill.
Transferred from Aberhill to the Rennies Fleet are Tridents 18195/96 which have allowed similar 18072/76 to be released to Ferrymill Motors for seatbelt fitment prior to transfer to Stagecoach South Wales.
Volvo B5LH 13046 is out of service at Arbroath for Long Term Repairs whilst repairs to Optare Solo 47386 have not been authorised and it is now for disposal.
Recently converted for training use, MAN/ALX300 22367 is allocated to Perth.
DAF/Irizar YN14NPU, which had been on loan to Rennies, has been returned to Irrizar.
A clear out of withdrawn vehicles here are recorded by the company as sold to M & S Paton which is presumably a dealer. They are MAN/ALX300s 22349/50/68/69/70/71/72/73; MAN/East Lancs 22502/04 and MAN/Enviro 300s 22564/66/67/68/77/78. 
 
Stagecoach East Midlands
Enviro 300 27789 is reported by the company as being sent to Ferrymill Motors for accident damage repairs.
 
Stagecoach South
Tridents 18184/85/87/91 and 18376 have transferred from Aldershot to Guildford in exchange for Enviro 200s 36431-35. Also now at Aldershot are Dart SLFs 34546 (from the Reserve Fleet at Chichester) and 34630 (from the Reserve Fleet at Guildford).
Trident 18188 is now in the Reserve Fleet at Andover whilst Optare Solos 47537/39/54 have transferred from Guildford to Andover. 
Trident 18084 is now in the Reserve Fleet at Portsmouth whilst Reserve Fleet Dart SLF 34417 from the Reserve Fleet at Winchester is now in the main fleet at Guildford.

Stagecoach Manchester
The 18 ADL Enviro 400MMCs currently being delivered to Hyde Road Manchester feature a revised interior. Seats are grey with dark blue piping/relief with great flooring and dark blue/light blue paneling. The grab rails are in a light blue.
 
Stagecoach Megabus/Joint Venture Operations
Megabus
Volvo B11R 54208 has been taken out of service with South Gloucester Bus & Coach, where it carried fleet number SG44. It is in the Reserve Fleet with Stagecoach Midlands at Rugby and continues to be used in service although listed by the company as being in the Reserve Fleet to prepare for Rebrand. Does this suggest a new Megabus livery is on the cards?

Stagecoach UK Bus
Stagecoach North East
The only transfer reported in the last month has been Enviro 400 19437 which initially transferred from Sunderland to Slatyford and then from Slatyford to Walkergate.
 
Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire
The final Trident to transfer to Stagecoach Manchester is 18360.
Further transfers here have been Enviro 400s 19141/43 from West Cumbria to Carlisle, Scania/Enviro 400s 15698/99 from Morecambe to Barrow and Scania/Enviro 400 15683 from Morecambe to West Cumbria.
 
Stagecoach London
The company has reported the transfer of Enviro 200s 36309 and 36310 to Stagecoach East.
Enviro 400s 10139-54 are out of use at Bromley but being retained there for Tram Replacement work whilst similar 10197 has transferred from Barking to Romford; 19755 from Plumstead to Barking and 19834 from Rainham to Romford.
All the remaining Tridents here are now out of service and awaiting disposal whilst 18220 had been donated to Hook Lane School and 17834/51, 18276, 18458/61/78 have been sold to Lister PSV.
Hybrid E400H 12279/80 have transferred from Catford to Plumstead.
Enviro 200 36267 has transferred from Romford to Barking. Routemasters RM1968 and RMRM2050 are back in the operational fleet at West Ham with RM324 and RM2071 now in the Reserve Fleet.
 
Stagecoach Yorkshire
MAN/Enviro 300s from Stagecoach South Wales, 22780/81/91, have not been used here and were further transferred to Stagecoach North Scotland.

Stagecoach UK Bus
Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire
We understand that Scania/Enviro 400 15679 has now transferred from Morecambe to West Cumbria.
 
Stagecoach Midlands
We are hearing that the company is planning to close its outstation at Chowns Mill. More information when known.
 
Stagecoach Yorkshire
The final Volvo B11R for National Express work is now at Chesterfield and in service. As a result the Volvo B9R 53738 will be released from National Express work and is expected to transfer to Stagecoach East Scotland.

Stagecoach UK Bus
Stagecoach West
It has been a busy month here with vehicle allocation changes Trident 18177 and Dart 35174 from the Reserve Fleet along with Scania/Enviro 400 15730 (from Stroud) are now at Swindon. Gold-spec MAN/Enviro 300s  22744/45/47/47 have transferred from Stroud to North Bristol with 22754 moving from Stroud to the Reserve Fleet in exchange for 22742. Also now at Stroud are Dart SLFs 34815 and 34817 recently transferred here from Stagecoach Midlands.
Cheltenham has added Scania/Enviro 400s 15977/78/79/80/81 to its allocation with all five transferring over from Gloucester where they were replaced by Enviro 200 36079 from the Reserve Fleet and Enviro 300s 27511/17 from Ross on Wye and 27701/02 from North Bristol. 27511 has subsequently been damaged by fire. Now at Ross on Wye are former Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire Dart SLFs 34716 and 34718.
Reserve Fleet Enviro 200 36378 is at North Bristol whilst Optare Solo 47551 has been sold.
 
Stagecoach East
Open Top Bristol FLF 19952 operated a relief journey at 10:15 on the 505 from King’s Lynn to Spalding before then doing a short 505 at 11:57 from Spalding to the nearby Springfields Outlet before returning to Ely depot where it is now kept.
The Heritage vehicle was used by Stagecoach East to evaluate whether there could be a demand to use the vehicle in the future during holiday periods.
We are pleased to present a selection of images from the day including a photo opportunity in King’s Lynn Bus Station with Julian Peddle’s FLF456 which is currently undergoing long-term restoration and conversion back to a bus.

Stagecoach Manchester
We have now been able to get a photograph of one of the five Stagecoach East Tridents now on loan here.

Go Ahead Group
East Yorkshire
Sold to Ensign Bus are Volvo B7TLs 582 and 659 along with Volvo B7TL open top 881 and 882 and Trident open top 887 and 888.

Stagecoach UK Bus
Stagecoach East Midlands
A further repaint out of Sherwood Arrow livery is Enviro 200 36005, which has also lost its ‘The Robin Hood’ name.
 
Stagecoach West Scotland
Transferred to Stagecoach North Scotland are MAN/Enviro 300s 22863/67/68/69/70/71 whilst Optare Solos 47523 and 47529 have been scrapped.
 
Stagecoach Yorkshire
Optare Solo 47464 has transferred from Barnsley to Ecclesfield with similar 47318 transferred from the Reserve Fleet at Ecclesfield to Chesterfield. Scania/Enviro 400 15688 is back in service at Chesterfield with 15720 moving from Chesterfield to Ecclesfield.
MAN/ALX300 22449 has transferred from the main fleet at Ecclesfield to the Reserve Fleet whilst similar Reserve Fleet 22435 and 22450 are now for disposal here.
Scania/East Lancs 15412 is back in service at Chesterfield but similar 15413 is now in the Reserve Fleet at Rawmarsh.
Currently undergoing repairs are Enviro 200 36992 from Chesterfield and Enviro 200MMC 11.8m 26028 from Rawmarsh. Returned to service at Rawmarsh is MAN/Enviro 300 22558.

Stagecoach Manchester
We understand the following Enviro 400 fleet alterations have taken place in recent months
19167 Hyde Road to Hyde Road (Magicbus)
19168 Hyde Road to Hyde Road (Magicbus)
19182 Hyde Road (Magicbus) to Hyde Road
19187 Hyde Road (Magicbus) to Ashton
19188 Hyde Road (Magicbus) to Ashton
19199 Wigan to Hyde Road (Magicbus)
19235 Ashton to Hyde Road (Magicbus)
19270 Ashton to Reserve Fleet
Company documents suggest that following is the current status for the Tridents and Enviro 400s transferred here on loan from other Stagecoach UK Bus subsidiaries. It is believed the vehicles shown at depots are being prepared for entry into service or are in service;
Wigan: 19018, 19040
Ashton: 18412, 19054, 19061
Sharston: 18325, 18415, 19050, 19052
Stockport: 18326, 18358, 18361, 18414, 18440, 18441, 18442
Pending allocation: 18357, 18372, 18365, 18385, 18411, 18413, 19031, 19038
Company documents show that the planned registrations for the 18 new ADL Enviro 400MMCs now arriving at Hyde Road (11254-71) will be SN69ZFO/P/R/S/T/U/V/W/X/Y/Z, ZGA/B/C/D/E/F/G. 11254 has already been delivered.
 
​Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire
The new batch of Enviro 400MMC at Morecambe are now entering service with 11202 seen today with subtle 100/2X branding.

Stagecoach UK Bus
Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire
Scania/Enviro 400 15698 is a transfer from Morecambe to Barrow whilst two Enviro 400s now in the main fleet at Carlisle are 10017 (from Morecambe) and 19145 (from the Reserve Fleet). Volvo Olympian school bus 16640 is on the main allocation at Carlisle displacing Trident school bus 17198 to the Reserve Fleet. 
Also now on the main books Carlisle is Optare Solo 47010, which has displaced 47001 to the Reserve Fleet.
Reserve Fleet Mercedes-Benz Sprinter is now in the main fleet at Kendal.
We may have jinxed the plans to return Optare Solo 47774 to service at West Cumbria after a long period out of use as it has now been withdrawn and awaits disposal.