Information posted on October 31st 2017 at 16:00
✤Ensign Bus
With usual thanks to Ross Newman, details of activity at the dealership in October 2017 was:
Vehicles in
From Tower Transit: Volvo B9TL’s BG61SXJ/SXK/SXL/SXM/SXP/SXR, BN61MXJ/MXM/MXR/MXT/MXU/MXW/MXX/MXY, BN61MYA, BX12CVP; Enviro 200’s YX12AKN/AEW/AEY/AEO/AEP/AGY/AZN/AJY/AXV/AEA/AED/AEF/AEU/AMK/ARZ/AXU.
From Go-Ahead London: Volvo B7TL’s LX05FBJ/EYM, W486/492WGH/LX03EXZ/PJ53NLD/NLE/NLF/NKG; Darts SN03WMC/WMF/WLX/WLZ; MANs YX58DXB/DXD, AE09DHM
From Go-Ahead South Coast: Olympians R362/373LGH, R755/757/758GDL; Volvo B7TL’s W478WGH/X577EGK; Solo NM02DNU; Dart HW54BUJ; Volvo B10M N976UPR; DAF SB3000 R214NFX
From Arriva London: Volvo B7TL’s LJ03MMX/MHF/MHA/MBF/MRY/MSX/MOF, LF52UPC/LG52DAA, LJ04YXB
From RATP London: Tridents SN03DZR/DZW/DZT, SN51SZD/SYX, LG02FBV; Dart SK02XHH, Volvo B7TL PG04WHJ
From Brightbus: Volvo B7L’s SA52DVT/DVV/DVW/DVZ.
From private owner: RML2710
Vehicles out
Volvo B9TL’s BN61MXJ/MXM/MXR/MXT/MXU/MXW/MXX/MXY/MYA, BG61SXK: Arriva London.
Olympian R758GDL: Lyng Primary School, West Bromwiwch.
Dart SN54GPV: Galleon Travel, Roydon, Essex.
Darts SK02XHH/SN51UAZ: Nu-Venture, Maidstone.
Trident SN53KHR: CARDINAL Buses, Addlestone, Surrey.
Volvo B9TL’s BG61SXJ/SXR: Lothian Buses.
Volvo B9TL’s BX12CVK/CVM: Faresaver, Chippenham, Wilts.
Volvo B7TL’s LX05FAF/FCC/EYO/FCE: Symphony Chauffeurs, Heathrow.
Cheetah YX14EFS: Peter Godward Coaches, Basildon, Essex.
Volvo B9TL’s BG61SXN, BN61MYB/MXS/MXP/MXO: Lucketts Coaches, Fareham, Hants.
Olympian G338CSG: Ben Stonehouse, Scarborough.
Volvo B7TL LF52ZTG: Mullaneys Coaches, Watford.
Tridents LX03BYA/OSB/BXS; Dart SN03YBH  : Springfield Coaches, Warrington.
Volvo B7TL’s LF52TGU/TGY/THK/TJU: Skills Coaches, Nottingham.
Enviro 200 YX09FLF: Vale Travel, Aylesbury.
Volvo B7TL LX05FCF: Selwyns Travel, Runcorn.
Olympian R387LGH; Darts SN03WMP/WMC; Trident SN03DZR: Meritrule, Kingswood, Surrey.
Olympian R362LGH: WH Fowlers, Holbeach Drove, Lincs.
Volvo B7TL PJ53NLC: York Pullman.
Solo NT55JKJ: Henshaws Coaches, Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucs.
Solo NK54DFA: Swanbrook Coaches, Cheltenham, Gloucs.
Solo’s YN53YGY/PM04MKP/YN04LWZ/YJ54UWN/NT05NMB: Scarlet Band, West Cornforth, County Durham.
Scania YN08DHL: UK Coachways, Bolton.
Mercedes T35RJL: Mr S Nduza, Harare, Zimbabwe.
Trident S802BWC: Parole in Movimento, Italy.
Scania’s YU52XVL/XVM: Sleafordian, Sleaford, Lincs.
Volvo B7TL’s HX51ZRJ/ZRD: AC Williams, Ancaster, Lincs.
Volvo B7TL W492WGH: Ridleys Coaches, Kenilworth.
Volvo B7TL’s HX51ZRG/ZRK: Seaford and District.
Trident LX03BXY: First Bus Stop, Gravesend.
Volvo B7TL LF52ZPU: John Donne Primary School, London SE15.
The following all for scrap to Shelton Motors: Tridents X299NNO, SN51SZD; Volvo B7TL’s LK04HYF/W478/82WGH, X577EGK, LK03GNN/GLY/GKF/GKY/GKX, PJ53NLF, LJ04YXB; Solo YN53SSZ; Olympians R755/757GDL, R373LGH
Hardwick, Barnsley for scrap: Darts SN03YBC/YBZ/WLX/WLZ/WMF:
Ensign Fleet
Tridents 158/159 sold to Aintree Coaches.

Information posted on October 30th 2017 at 11:05
✤Thamesdown Transport
The names of the new Enviro200MMC have been confirmed and they will all be named after the British Railways ‘Western’ locomotives which were built at Swindon. The names will be applied to the vehicles in the coming weeks.
2772 (HF67 ATN) Western Enterprise
2773 (HF67 ATO) Western Pathfinder
2774 (HF67 ATU) Western Explorer
2775 (HF67 ATV) Western Pioneer
2776 (HF67 ATX) Western Crusader
2777 (HF67 ATY) Western Venturer
2778 (HF67 ATZ) Western Stalwart
2779 (HF67 AUA) Western Talisman
2780 (HF67 AUC) Western Harrier
2781 (HF67 AUE) Western Invader
2782 (HF67 AUH) Western Campaigner
2783 (HF67 AUJ) Western Thunderer
2784 (HF67 AUK) Western Firebrand
The final Optare Versa to have its engine changed to a Cummins unit is 406 whilst the latest repaints to the new livery are 107 and 526.
Withdrawals following the entry into service of the new Enviro 400MMCs are TransBus Dart MPD 104; Dennis Dart/Plaxton Pointer SPDs 198, 200-05/07-14 and DAF SB120/Wright Cadets 3415/16. No Pointer SPDs or Dart MPDs now remain in passenger service here.
Trident 364 has been sold to Wigleys.
 
✤Stagecoach South
We understand that Dart SLFs 34523/29, which were seen near Gloucester last week were being transferred to Stagecoach South Wales.
Now being delivered here are Enviro 400MMC 10889-91, which are for allocation to Winchester.
 
✤Stagecoach East
Now in the Reserve Fleet at Bedford is Trident 18109.
 
✤Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire
Lakes Connection branding has now been applied to the green livery on Dart SLF 35193.
 
✤Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire
Reports received advise that poppy-branded Enviro 400 19038 has been operating from Chester. Also now allocated to Chester are the four Enviro 400s received last week from Stagecoach South West - 19569-72 - which are also due to receive branding for the X8 service.
Now being delivered are Gold-spec Enviro 400MMCs 10882-88 for Birkenhead and Scania/Enviro 400MMCs 15295-305 for Preston where at least 15295-304 are expected to gain branding for the X2 service.
 
✤Stagecoach South West
Trident 18071 was not transferred from Exeter to Torquay as had been expected. It remains at Exeter with 18113 being transferred from Exeter to Torquay.

Information posted on October 30th 2017 at 12:15
✤Stagecoach East Midlands
Volvo B7TLs 16904/05/64/66 along with Enviro 400 19169 and Tridents 17673/75/76/77/78 are transferred from Skegness to the Seasonal Reserve Fleet. Also in the Seasonal Reserve Fleet are Volvo B7TLs 16943 (Lincoln) and 16962/65 (Grimsby).
Scania/Enviro 400 15656 is transferred from the Reserve Fleet to the main fleet at Lincoln whilst Volvo B12B 54052 has moved from Hull to the Rail Replacement Unit at Lincoln allowing 53208 to be released for training bus conversion.
Tridents 17710/11/12 are now in the Reserve Fleet at Hull with new Enviro 200MMCs 26172/73 now in service at Hull and 26174-76 at Scunthorpe. 26177 is due for delivery from ADL this week and will then be allocated to Scunthorpe.
MAN/Enviro 300s 22758/59/60 are transferred from Scunthorpe to Hull whilst now in the Reserve Fleet are Dart SLF 34702 (at Worksop) and Optare Solo 47264 (at Scunthorpe).

Information posted on October 26th 2017 at 11:20
✤Stagecoach South West
The exchange of Enviro 400s 19569-72 for Enviro 200MMCs 37440-44 with Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire took place yesterday. The Enviro 200MMCs will be allocated to Plymouth.
Dart SLF 35265 was transferred from Exeter to Torquay yesterday in exchange for Optare Solo 47087.



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✤Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire
Now here are Enviro 400s 19569-72 from Stagecoach South West. Plans for their allocation here have not yet been confirmed.
 
✤Stagecoach South
Surplus Dart SLFs here, 34523/29, were observed yesterday afternoon travelling along the A417 towards Gloucester. Their destination is not yet known.
 
✤Stagecoach East
Enviro 400MMC 10881 was at Peterborough yesterday being prepared for service, leaving just 10880 to be moved over to Peterborough from Ely where it has been since delivery.

Information posted on October 25th 2017 at 11:25
✤Stagecoach South
Currently at Winchester for component recovery are former Stagecoach London Tridents 17934/51/61.
 
✤Stagecoach East
Another Enviro 400MMC to enter service at Peterborough is 10878, which leaves 10880/81 yet to be reported in service.


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✤Stagecoach London
Trident 18201 has been withdrawn from service at Barking and is now for disposal being replaced by 18216. Enviro 400s 19847/48 are transferred from Barking to Leyton. New Bus for London 61462 is now at Bow whilst Enviro 400s 10155-63 have transferred from Rainham to Leyton. Leyton also has new Enviro 400MMC Hybrids 12426-32 on its allocation. Now on the allocation of Romford are Trident 17988 and Enviro 400 19819 whilst Enviro 200 36550 has returned to service at Bromley. Enviro 200s 36372/75 are back in service at Catford and Enviro 400 10103 is back at West Ham.
Currently undergoing refurbishment are Enviro 400s 10107, 19816/26/28/29/45/54 along with Scania 15114 and Enviro 200s 36351/75 and 36551.
Tridents 17831/48/50/80/82-86/88 and 17903 have been returned to Lombard following expiry of the operating lease. Several Tridents here are currently regarded as being Spare/Reserve Fleet and are based at Rainham (18210, 18451/52/53/65/66), Romford (18467-78) and West Ham (18479/81/82/96/97).

Information posted on October 25th 2017 at 12:40
✤Stagecoach Midlands
Reserve Fleet vehicles now allocated to Northampton are Tridents 18102/49/98 and Enviro 400s 19085/88. Trident 18128, which had been in the Reserve Fleet at Kettering is now allocated to Leamington whilst Optare Solo 47129 has transferred from Kettering to Northampton. 

Information posted on October 24th 2017 at 12:30
✤Stagecoach East Scotland
The two Scania/Enviro 400s transferred from St Andrews to Stagecoach West Scotland, 15622/23, are regarded here as being on loan. They have been replaced at St Andrews by Enviro 400s 19660/61 transferred from Aberhill which in turn has seen Volvo B9TLs 16953/57 replace them. Now for disposal here are Volvo B7TLs 16925/29, Trident 17292 and Optare Solo 47018 along with Dart SLF 34603. Also for disposal are Volvo B12Bs 54048/49 (from Perth), 54063/64/65/69/70 (from Glenrothes) and 54074 (from Dunfermline).
Reserve Fleet Dart SLF 34737 is now allocated to Blairgowrie.
Withdrawn and awaiting disposal Scania Omnilinks 24005/07 are reported by the company as being at Ensign Bus, whilst Volvo B7TLs 16960/63 are stored at Stagecoach Manchester’s Wigan depot.
Volvo B13 54113 has been transferred from the main fleet at Glenrothes to the Reserve Fleet whilst Volvo B9Rs 53704/06/08 have been allocated to Dunfermline.
New Volvo B11Rs have been allocated to Glenrothes (54356-61) and Perth (54362/63).
Vehicles sold are Volvo B7TL 16926 to Connexionbuses and Dart SLFs 35240/42 to JMB Travel.
 
✤Stagecoach East
New ADL Enviro 400MMCs in service at Peterborough are 10877 and 10879.

Information posted on October 23rd 2017 at 12:25
✤Stagecoach West Scotland
Volvo B12M 54076 is due to transfer to Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire.
 
✤Stagecoach South West
Four ADL Enviro 400s, 19569-72 are being transferred from Torquay to Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire. Expected here from the Merseyside fleet are ADL Enviro 200MMCs 37440-44, which are currently allocated to Chester.
Enviro 400MMCs 10499, 10500 and 10503 have been transferred from Plymouth to Exeter, with 10501/02 due to follow whilst Tridents 18071 and 18112/14/15 are expected to Torquay as short-term replacements for the Enviro 400s moving to Merseyside.
 
✤Stagecoach North East
Gas bus 28002 has lost its blue-based livery and is now in corporate colours.
 
✤Stagecoach East Midlands
Vehicles delicenced are Trident 18025 and Enviro 300 27785 both at Gainsborough whilst Enviro 400 19122 and Enviro 300 27636 are back in service at Lincoln. Scania/Enviro 400 15636 is back in the main fleet at Lincoln, from the Reserve Fleet, as is Dart SLF 35138. Dart SLF 35144 has transferred from Scunthorpe to Skegness in exchange for Volvo B7TL 16919.
Tridents 18044/50 are being transferred from Lincoln to Gainsborough whilst Dart SLFs 34570/71/72/73 and Optare Solo 47261 are being transferred to the Reserve Fleet at Lincoln.
Now for disposal is former Lincoln-allocated MAN/ALX300 training bus 22658.
The new Enviro 200MMCs are due to be allocated to Hull (26172/73) and Scunthorpe (26174-77).

✤Stagecoach East
Enviro 400 19698 is now at Bedford.

Information posted on October 21st 2017 at 09:50
✤Stagecoach East Midlands
A notable repaint here is Volvo B7TL 16941 from Interconnect livery into Stagecoach Corporate livery. Also repainted recently, all in corporate livery are Enviro 400 19122; MAN/Enviro 300 22756; Enviro 300 27639; Dart SLFs 34456, 34687, 34703 and Enviro 200 36451. 22756 carries Simplibus branding whilst 34456 also has black window pillars.
 
✤Stagecoach South West
New Scania/Enviro 400MMCs 15306/07/08/10 are now at Plymouth with 15309/11/12/14 in Exeter. On delivery from ADL are 15313/15-19 last reported in the Birmingham area and 15320/21 in the Leyland area.

Information posted on October 20th 2017 at 12:05
✤Stagecoach South West
New Scania/Enviro 400MMCs 15308/10/11 were confirmed as being at the Scania dealer in Exeter yesterday.
 
✤Stagecoach Bluebird
Received here from Stagecoach Highlands, Trident 18110 has been allocated to Aberdeen, as has Optare Solo 47585 which was in the Reserve Fleet at Buchan. Also now at Aberdeen are Volvo B9Rs 53606/07 from Macduff and 53608 from Elgin whilst 53637/38/39 have transferred from Aberdeen to Elgin. Dart SLF 34796 has transferred from Macduff to the Reserve Fleet at Elgin. Wright Commuter/Volvo B7R 21201 is back here after a spell on loan to Stagecoach Highlands and is in the Reserve Fleet at Aberdeen. Volvo B10M training bus 52621 has been transferred from Aberdeen to Elgin.
 
✤Stagecoach North East
ADL Enviro 400 19205 has moved from the Reserve Fleet at Slatyford back into the main fleet at Walkergate. MAN/ALX300 22013 which had been awaiting disposal at Stockton has moved to the Reserve Fleet at Slatyford, whilst 22344 has moved from Walkergate to Slatyford. South Shields based Enviro 300 27730 has lost its’ Get there with E’s branding in favour of fleet livery on repaint. As reported last month, and now formally confirmed is that 11 Dart SLFs Fleet Numbers: 34550, 35155/56/59/60/61/62/63/72/73/94 have been sold to Thandi Transport in the West Midlands, whilst sister 35195 has transferred to Stagecoach Highlands having been very briefly returned to service at Slatyford for a few days prior its’ to transfer, and is currently in reserve at Ferrymill Motors.
 
✤Stagecoach West Scotland
Leyland Olympian Tri-Axle 13628 has been sold whilst Volvo B7R 53219 has been written off. Returning here from Stagecoach East Scotland (at St Andrews) and now allocated to Kilmarnock are Scania/Enviro 400s 15622/23. MAN/Enviro 300s22528/20/31/34 have transferred from Ardrossan to Ayr whilst 22533/88/90/91/92/93/94 and 22853/61 have moved from the main fleet to the Reserve Fleet at Ayr. Mercedes 709D 40624, in use as a staff shuttle at Dumfries is now for disposal and has been replaced by Optare Solo 47462, rather than 47718 which we had previously suggested. 47718 remains in the main fleet at Dumfries. Optare Solos 47497 and 47732 have transferred from Ayr to Kilmarnock in exchange for Enviro 200s 36147/48.
Van Hool Astromega 50220 from Ayr is now for disposal, whilst Reserve Fleet Van Hool Sleeper 50312 is reported back in the main fleet at Cumbernauld ousting 50301 to the Reserve Fleet.
Volvo B12B 53114 is transferred from Dumfries to the Reserve Fleet at Kilmarnock whilst Volvo B12B 54068 is now in the Reserve Fleet at Cumbernauld. Volvo B7R 53323 from Stranraer is delicenced.
 
✤Stagecoach East
ADL Enviro 400MMC 10876 is confirmed as in service at Peterborough.

Information posted on October 20th 2017 at 16:40
✤Stagecoach East
Scania/Enviro 400 15659 from Fenstanton is currently with Stagecoach Yorkshire at Chesterfield for repaint with former Peterborough Enviro 400s 19695/96/97/99 at Bedford for repainting. 19698 and 19703 are in the Reserve Fleet at Peterborough pending transfer to Bedford.
MAN/ALX300 22314 is now withdrawn from service at Bedford for disposal whilst Tridents 18057/58 have transferred to the Reserve Fleet at Bedford. Transfers to the Reserve Fleet at King’s Lynn are Optare Versa 25268 and Trident 18343.
Optare Tempos 25119/20/21/26 have been sold to Harrogate Coach Services.

Information posted on October 19th 2017 at 11:35
✤Stagecoach Yorkshire
Received here from Stagecoach London and at Chesterfield for component recovery are Tridents 17955 and 17956.
Two Reserve Fleet MAN/ALX300s, 22439/40, have been returned to the main fleet at Barnsley, whilst also back on the allocation at Barnsley are Dart SLFs 34574/77, which had been awaiting disposal here. Reserve Fleet Optare Solo 47466 is back in the main fleet at Ecclesfield following the withdrawal for disposal of 47468.
 
✤Stagecoach East
Now reported in service at Bedford is former Peterborough-allocated Enviro 400 19702.
 
✤Stagecoach West
The remains of Dart SLF 34401, which had been used for component recovery here, have been removed.
 
✤Stagecoach North East
Dart SLF 35195 has transferred to Stagecoach Highlands and is currently reported at Ferrymill Motors.
 
✤Stagecoach Highlands
Enviro 300 has transferred from Stagecoach Bluebird and is now at Inverness, whilst Seasonal Reserve Trident 18110 has transferred to Stagecoach Bluebird. Following repairs Trident 18145 has returned to the Seasonal Reserve fleet.
Back on the allocation at Caithness is Volvo B7R 53310 whilst under repair are Enviro 300 27917 from Inverness and Volvo B9R 53264 from Caithness. Another MAN/Enviro 300 for disposal here is 22794.
 
✤Stagecoach Manchester
Four MAN/ALX300s, which were for disposal here have been returned to service – 22095 and 22353 at Middleton and 22351/57 at Hyde Road. Reserve Fleet MAN/Enviro 300s back on main fleet allocation are 22521 at Middleton and 22582 at Wigan.
Enviro 400s transferred are 19100 from Middleton to Hyde Road, 19113/30 from Wigan to Sharston and 19115 from Middleton to Sharston.

Information posted on October 18th 2017 at 14:00
✤Stagecoach Megabus UK Operations
Volvo B11Rs 55021/22 are now operating with Freestones whilst 55023-28 are now with South Gloucester Bus & Coach. Van Hool 55001/07, which had been stored at Rugby are now in storage at Wigan, whilst 55006 which had been at Wigan is now reported as stored in Paris.
New to Inverness are Volvo B11Rs 54821-24, which we understand has displaced Volvo B12Bs 53101/02 onto domestic duties with Stagecoach Highlands.
Volvo B12B 54056, which had been in the disposal fleet at Rugby has returned to service and is on loan to Plymouth.
 
✤Stagecoach West
The company has reported a large number of fleet transfers which have either taken place in the last month or are likely to take place imminently. The large fleet of Optare Versas here has been reduced following the transfer of 25229/20/31/33/69 to Stagecoach East Scotland with 25205/16/32/56/57 now for disposal here. That leaves just seat belt-fitted 25213/17 in the operational fleet at Ross on Wye.
Reserve Fleet Tridents 17722/28/29 are now shown by the company as allocated to Gloucester with 18183 transferring from Gloucester to Swindon. The Enviro 200s received recently from Stagecoach Manchester, 36095-99 and 36107, are reported as allocated to Gloucester as are the Enviro 300s, 27553/54/55, received from Stagecoach South. Also reported as transferred from Stagecoach South is Enviro 300 27511 which is also shown as allocated to Gloucester.
Optare Solo 47621 is designated as a Paint Float vehicle and allocated to the Reserve Fleet at Cheltenham. Other allocation changes reported by the company are Dart SLF 34563 and Enviro 200s 36175/76 to Swindon; Scania/Enviro 400s 15450/51 and 15968 to Cheltenham with MAN/Enviro 300 22744 now shown at Gloucester. Dart SLFs ousted to the Reserve Fleet are shown as 34404, 34432, 34511/61/64/88/90, 34635 and 34807 whilst MAN/ALX300 22377 is also now shown as part of the Reserve Fleet.
 
✤Stagecoach East
A further Enviro 400 transferred from Peterborough to Bedford is 19704.
 
✤Stagecoach South
The allocation of the new 11.8m Enviro 200MMCs, 26146-61, to Portsmouth has seen a large number of vehicle re-allocations across the fleet.
Dart SLF 35119 Worthing to Aldershot
Dart SLFs 35121/23/25 Worthing to Andover
Dart SLFs 35120/22 Worthing to Chichester
Enviro 300s 27558-62 Portsmouth to Winchester
Enviro 300s 27563-70 and 27651/52 Portsmouth to Basingstoke
Other changes have seen Dart SLFs 35211/12 and 35250 allocated to Guildford with 34615 and 35118 now in the Reserve Fleet at Portsmouth. Now at Worthing as replacements for the ousted Dart SLFs are Enviro 200s 36028/29/30/36/51-57.
Following conversion for training use Volvo B10M 52658 is now in the training fleet at Winchester whilst the plan to convert Dart SLF 34527 at Portsmouth to a training bus appears to have been scrapped and 34524 is now earmarked for conversion along with 34418 and 34632 which are at Andover. Volvo B10M training bus 52618 is now for disposal.
Also now for disposal here are Dart SLFs 34448, 34517/22/23/27/29, 34608/33, 35217/53.