August 9th 2020 @ 10:05: Fleet Ramblings

9/8/2020

Stagecoach South Wales
The Scania/Enviro 400s are currently not being used on the X3 service, which is being worked by Scania/Enviro 300s with 28730 being reinstated to the operational fleet at Cwmbran. Also back in service here is Enviro 200 36793 which has also been transferred from Porth to Aberdare.

Stagecoach South East
Now in Stagecoach ‘Local’ livery here is Scania/Enviro 400MMC 15276 which has also transferred from Herne Bay to Folkestone in exchange for Enviro 400MMC 10705, which is also now in Stagecoach ‘Local’ livery.
Reserve Fleet Optare Solo 47687 has moved from Folkestone to Herne Bay and we understand that it is now awaiting disposal.
We have had confirmation that former Stagecoach London Enviro 200s 36327/28/29/35 are still here and are stored at Herne Bay. They have been painted all over white and are expected to receive branding for a new contract at Dover Port.

Stagecoach West Scotland
Now in the Stagecoach ‘Local’ livery, Scania/Enviro 300 28651 has been relicensed and is now operational from Kilmarnock depot. It is also understood that similar 28658 and Optare Solo 47496 also from Ardrossan are now operational from Kilmarnock.

Stagecoach East
We can confirm that Bedford’s Volvo B11R/Plaxton elite 54306 has returned to service and after a stint on the 99 service yesterday morning it then went on to work a Bedford-Cambridge and return trip on the X5. It is out on the 99 service again this morning.

We can now confirm that the 904 Peterborough-Huntingdon-St Ives service will start on Tuesday 1st September. An hourly service will operate from Peterborough between 06:00 and 20:00 with a journey time of 62 minutes between Peterborough and Huntingdon and 25 minutes between Huntingdon and St Ives. The return journey is scheduled to take 20 minutes between St Ives and Huntingdon and 65 minutes between Huntingdon and Peterborough. From Peterborough, Peterborough depot will operate the 06:00, 09:00, 12:00, 15:00, and 18:00 departures with other departures being operated by Fenstanton depot

Stagecoach East Midlands
The latest repaint into Stagecoach ‘Local’ colours is Enviro 200 36449.

Stagecoach East Scotland
Now in Stagecoach ‘Local’ livery here is Optare Versa 25252.