May 1st 2018

Information posted on May 1st 2018 at 13:00
✤Stagecoach South East
Now converted for training use, ADL Enviro 300 27519 has been allocated to Ashford whilst Optare Versa 25252 is now in the Reserve Fleet at Ashford and Trident 17585 has returned to the Reserve Fleet at Herne Bay.
 
✤East Yorkshire Motor Services
A large number of fleet changes are due to take place here. Details are:
Vehicles to be delicenced
Volvo B10BLE: 317 (Beverley)
Dart SLF: 332/36 (Hull), 493 (Beverley)
Volvo B7TL: 581/82/85/86/87/89, 667/68 (Hull), 669 (Bridlington)
Volvo B7RLE 367 will transfer from Withernsea to Pocklington and 384 from Hornsea to Beverley. Also due to move from Hornsea to Beverley are Volvo B8RLEs 386 and 387. Enviro 200s 350/56 will move from Bridlington to Hull with Enviro 200MMCs 512 and 513 transferring from Hornsea and Hull to Withernsea.
Moving from. Beverley to Hull are Dart SLF 495, Volvo B7TL 588 and Volvo B9TL 743, whilst Volvo B7TLs 673 and 699 will transfer from Pocklington to Hull and 697 from Pocklington to Beverley. Volvo B9TLs 718/30/31/32/33/52/54/56 will transfer from Hornsea to Hull, 752 from Hornsea to Withernsea and 767 from Hornsea to Beverley. Volvo B5TLs being transferred from Hull are 807 to Bridlington and 808 to Pocklington.
Volvo B9BTL 758 and Volvo B7TL 767 are being transferred from Hornsea to Beverley whilst Volvo B9TL 791 will move from Hull to Beverley.
 
✤Stagecoach East
One of the two Dart SLFs now at Long Sutton is confirmed as 34530, whilst two of the former Peterborough MAN/ALX300s, 22329/34, are also now parked at Long Sutton.
 
✤Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire
Vehicles sold are Volvo Olympians 16119, 16639 and 16649 along with Volvo B10M training coach 52635. Olympian 16670 is transferred from Carlisle to the Reserve Fleet being replaced by 17198.
Vehicles transferred into the Reserve Fleet at Morecambe are Trident 18138, MAN/Enviro 300s 22872/74 and Dart SLF 34718 whilst Dart SLF 35191 has now joined the main fleet at Carlisle.
 
✤Stagecoach West Scotland
Volvo B12B 54068 has transferred to Stagecoach South West whilst MAN/Enviro 300s 22533 and 22861 have returned here after a period on loan to Stagecoach North Scotland and have both been placed in the Reserve Fleet. MAN/Enviro 300s 22528/31/34 have transferred from Ayr to Ardrossan with 22585 from Ayr to the Reserve Fleet and 22589 has been delicenced at Ayr for repairs. 22591 is transferred from the Reserve Fleet to the main fleet at Ardrossan.
Volvo B7R 53319 is now allocated to Arran whilst MAN/ALX300 training bus 22407 is now at Cumbernauld.

Information posted on May 1st 2018 at 14:00
✤Stagecoach East
News reaches us that Peterborough's training Day SLF 34421 was in service at Bedford this morning along with MAN/ALX300 22333, which was also on loan from Peterborough and had been expected to be stood down for disposal following the influx of vehicles into Bedford last weekend.