February 18th 2016

Information uploaded on February 18th 2016 at 11:55
Another Volvo Olympian has been taken out of service for disposal with Stagecoach East Midlands, with 16133 being replaced at Lincoln by Trident 18025 which has transferred from Hull. Also in back in service at Lincoln is open top Volvo B7TL 16943. The completion of the open top conversion work in Enviro 400 19169 is now complete and the vehicle has transferred to the Seasonal Reserve fleet at Skegness. Volvo B7RLE 21216 has returned to the Seasonal Reserve Fleet at Skegness after use at Grimsby, but has been replaced at Grimsby by 21214. MAN/Enviro 22782 is now in service at Hull, whilst following completion of repairs Enviro 200 37206 is back in service at Grimsby.
At Stagecoach Oxfordshire we are advised the that Optare Solo on loan here is providing cover whilst rectification work takes place on the Optare Solo SRs. Solo 47455 has remained at Banbury, although the S4Connect contract it was used on has now terminated. It is providing cover for the B7 route which is disrupted by major roadworks. Banbury’s Dart SLF 34469 is currently out of service undergoing major engine repairs, whilst most of the service 500 route branding has now been removed from Enviro 200 36448.
East Yorkshire Motor Services has advised that Dart SLF 476 has been sold.