February 7th 2017

Information posted on February 7th 2017 at 11:40
➨Stagecoach West Scotland
Scania/Enviro 400 15644 is back in service at Ardrossan following refurbishment with 15646 now being refurbished. Optare Solo 47497 has transferred from the main fleet at Ardrossan to the Reserve Fleet. Reserve Fleet MAN/ALX 22388 has moved from Ayr to Dumfries but remains in the Reserve Fleet. Similar 22387, which has been in the Reserve Fleet at Cumbernauld, has moved to Dumfries where it is in use as a training vehicle. Mercedes 709D staff shuttle vehicles 40058 (Ayr) and 40098 (Cumbernauld) are both for disposal whilst Volvo B10M 52255 has been sold and accident damaged Optare Solo 47500 has been written off.
 
➨Stagecoach South East
The four Dart SLFs transferred recently from Stagecoach Manchester have been allocated to Ashford (34800), Folkestone (34792/94) and Hastings (34799). 34800 has displaced 34433 at Ashford which is now for disposal whilst 34799 at Hastings has replaced fire-damaged Enviro 200 36504.
Herne bay now has four additional Tridents in its books, 18181/63 from Thanet, 18162 from the Reserve Fleet and 18291 recently transferred from Stagecoach Manchester. Dart SLF training bus 33176 is now allocated to Ashford.
 
➨Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire
Vehicles sold are Tridents 17036 and 17197, Volvo B10M bus 20944 and MAN/ALX300 22813. Now for disposal here is Optare Solo 47023.

Information posted on February 7th 2017 at 15:50
➨Stagecoach Midlands
Scania/Enviro 300 28623 is currently out of service following fire damage and has been replaced by MAN/Enviro 200 39699 which was in the Reserve Fleet at Nuneaton. At Kettering Optare Solo 47402 and Dart SLF 34824 are now both in the Reserve Fleet whilst Dart SLF 34494 from the Reserve Fleet at Rugby is now for disposal. Trident 17615 and Dart SLF 34641 have been sold to A H Hardwick whilst Corby Star-liveried Optare Solo 47338 has been sold to Ensign Bus.
 
➨Stagecoach Megabus
Van Hool Altano 55014, from the Rugby International allocation, is currently delicenced as a result of accident damage.
 
➨Stagecoach East Midlands
Seven vehicles have been advised as being repainted in the last four weeks: Tridents 17711 and 17717 from Hull; Enviro 400s 19015/73 and 19125 from Grimsby and Dart SLFs 35139 and 35142 from Scunthorpe.