March 31st 2017

(c) Ensign Bus

Information posted on March 31st 2017 at 15: 50
➨Stagecoach West
Tridents 17722/28, which had been on loan to Stagecoach Midlands returned here for the recent Cheltenham Races meeting and have remained here.
Optare Solo 47297 has been transferred here from Stagecoach Yorkshire.
 
➨Ensign Bus
With usual thanks to Ross Newman we are able to detail activity at the dealership during March 2017.
Vehicles in
From Go-Ahead London: Volvo B7TL’s LG02KGX/KHH, LF52ZPP, LX05FBY, LX53AYV; Dart AE56OUM
From Metroline: Volvo B7TL’s LK03GKX/GKY/GLY/GLZ/GNN; Enviro 200  YX09AEU.
From Arriva London: DAF LJ04LGN; Volvo B7TL’s  LJ55BSO/BSU/BSV/BSX/BSY/BSZ/BVP/BVR.
From Bristol Sightseeing: Trident T75KLD
Vehicles out
Volvo B7TL’s LF52ZPN/ZRX/ZRP/ZPV, BX04BKK: York Pullman.
Volvo B7TL’s LF52ZPY/ZRV/ZST; Solo KX06TYF; Dart LX06EZV: UK Coachways, Bolton.
Volvo B10M R932XVM: Mr Masimba Sibanda, Harare, Zimbabwe.
Darts PX55EDF/EFK: Chalkwell Coaches, Sittingbourne.
Volvo B7TL X569EGK: Hambledon Wineries, Hambledon, Hampshire.
RM1062: Dawson Rentals.
Volvo B7TL LX53BDY: AC Williams, Grantham.
Darts SN03WLL/WLF: Thandhi Coaches, Smethwick.
Volvo B7TL LF52THZ: Crosskeys Coaches, Folkestone.
Tridents LX04FTF/FYG: Brylaine Coaches, Boston, Lincs.
Dublin Volvo B7TL 01-D-10222 now LW51ZWM with D and E Coaches, Inverness.
Dart LX06EZW: Mullaneys, Watford.
Tridents YN51KVP/KVZ, NK51UCM, LK03UFJ: MC Tractors for scrap.
Trident LK51UYE: Bristol Sightseeing.
Tridents LX04FZA/FYW: First Bus Stop, Gravesend.
Darts PX55EDO/EDJ/EDL: Buses Etc, Merstham, Surrey.
Volvo B7R SP06FVF: Aintree Coaches.
Cheetah YY63OTA: Rotala PLC.
Trident LX03BWD: Youngs Coaches, Haddenham, Cambs.
Volvo B7TL’s LX05FAO/FBA  LF52THN/THV/THX: Shiel Buses, Argyll, Scotland.
Ensign Fleet
Dart 785 has been on loan to Nu-Venture, Maidstone.
The 10 new 10.8m BCI double deckers arrived at Southampton this week and all are now at Purfleet awaiting certification and registration. They should enter service late April/early May.

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