May 2nd 20152/5/2015
News from East Yorkshire Motor Services is that Volvo Olympian 631 has been put back into the main fleet at Scarborough, whilst Plaxton primo 498 has transferred from Hull to Elloughton, allowing Dart SLF 486 to return to Hull. Dart SLFs 334 and 335 are now allocated to Hull whilst Volvo B7RLEs 382/83 have transferred from Hull to Scarborough in exchange for ADL E20D/Enviro 200s 379 and 380. Volvo B7TL 698 has transferred from Pockington to Hull in exchange for Volvo B9TL 771. The latest reported repaint is Volvo B9TL 733.
A further Dart SLF on loan from Stagecoach South to Stagecoach in Norfolk is 34630. We believe that Dart SLFs 33020, 34639/40 that had been on loan from Stagecoach South have now been returned and will confirm this soon. Ross Newman from Ensign Bus has advised the following activity for April 2015 Vehicles in: From Rotala : Darts EK51XXC / XXD / XXE / XXF / XXG / XXL / XXM. From Dawson Rentals : Darts KX03HZP / HZW / HZN / KM02HFL / HV02PCX. From Western Greyhound : Darts KX51UDE / PJ02RGZ / YT51DZZ / YT51EAJ / KW02CVS / KN52NFP / K15WGH / T461HNH Volvo B7TL W578DGU Tridents Y447NHK / UWR498 / 499YMK / WK51CAL. Solo’s YG52DHL / ULL933 / YJ06FZL / YJ06FZM / MK56NLU. Routemaster 62CLT , Leyland PD3 MHJ347F , Atlantean 724UXW RF MLL528 RML2737 From Stagecoach East Kent : Volvo B10M’s P533ESA / M650BCD / K789DAO. From Stagecoach London : Optare Tempo’s YJ08PGO / LX09BGK / LX09BGU / LX09BGV / LX09BGF From Metroline : Tridents LK03GKD / NKF / NKP / NKT / NKX / UFG / UFJ / UFR / UFW. From Fords Coaches : Astromega JEV245Y. From Rubicon Classic Travel : Olympian P757SWC / P773SWC From Metrobus : Darts Y359 / 362 / 364 / 366 / 371 / 374HMY. From Lothian Buses : Darts SK52OHY / OHZ / OJA / OJB / OJD. From PCV NE : Olympian S160KNK. From Stagecarriage : Olympian R257LGH Vehicles out: Tridents LN51KXZ / KYR : Rubicon Classic, Bristol, converted to open top. Dart T461HNH : WB Chambers, Maidstone. Volvo B7TL W578DGU : BVT Ltd, Newquay. Olympian S754DRP : AC Williams Coaches, Grantham, Lincs. Dart KX51UDG : Galleon Travel, Roydon, Essex. Trident S818BWC : Fords Coaches, Althorne, Essex. Volvo B10MA P198OSE : Seaford and District. Volvo B7TL W401WGH : Sussex Coaches, Horsham. Trident T818RFG : See-London-by-Night, Rainham, Essex. Volvo B12M TUI4844 RM UAS430 : Dawson Rentals. Dart NFZ6606 / SNZ7296 Scania RIL7205 : Mike Lawrenson , Preston. Trident Y847GCD / Dart KP54BYK : Uno, Hertford. Solo’s NX55FFO / MX56NLU Darts KP54BYJ / BYM / BYZ : Rotala. Olympian D238FYM : Guy Loisseau , Belgium. Trident LK03GHN : London Bus Group, Ruislip. Darts MV54BLU / MW54BLU : Rambler Coaches, Hastings. DAF SB120 FJ54ZDT : Stagecarriage, Middlesborough. Tridents LX03BVV / BWZ / BVT / BVU : Brylaine Coaches, Boston, Lincs. Volvo B7TL LX51XGG : Keane Travel, Orsett, Essex. DAF SB120 LF52TJV Darts PJ02RGZ / MA02BLU Olympian S659NUG B7TL W513WGH : MC Tractors, Ely for scrap. Darts EK51XXD / XXM : Avondale Coaches, Glasgow. Primo SN57EXE : Crosville, Weston-Super-Mare. Dart Y806TGH : Bear Buses, Feltham, Middx. Trident V140MEV : International Coachlines, Thornton Heath. Olympian S848DGX : Big Bus Promotions, Farnham, Surrey. Dart K15WGH : DA Coaches, Coatbridge. Volvo B7TL’s Y187 / 191NLK : London City Tours. Merc 814 Vario’s WK53EUT / WK04CUC / WK54BHP : PCV NE, Middlesborough. Stagecoach East Midlands has had a busy month fleet-wise which has included return to service of all vehicles in the Seasonal Reserve fleet and the planned withdrawal for disposal of the entire fleet of gas-powered Optare Solos at Lincoln. A surprise addition to the fleet for open top conversion is Enviro 400 19169 from Stagecoach Highlands. It has roof damage and is set to become the first open top Enviro 400 in the Stagecoach fleet. Also receive from Stagecoach East Scotland are MAN/Enviro 300s 22571/73/75/76 - all are for Hull. Changes to the vehicle requirements in Bassetlaw have seen Volvo Olympian 16066 placed into the Reserve Fleet from service at Worksop and Trident 18053, Dart SLF 35138 and the sold Dennis/Enviro 300 in the fleet 27594 being transferred to Gainsborough. Withdrawn for disposal from Lincoln are Volvo Olympians 16145/68 and 16807/08. Now in service at Lincoln are Volvo B7TL 16904 and former Manchester Tridents 17649, 18283/84/86/88. MAN/ALX300 22659 is delicensed for repairs whilst 22278, 22365 and 22453 are in service at Lincoln as is Optare Solo 47068. Volvo B10M coaches 52381, 52446/90, 52621/42/45/59 from the Lincoln-based Rail Replacement fleet are all withdrawn for disposal and replaced by Volvo B12M 52678, 53021 and Volvo B12Bs 53030/31/33. Delicencsd for repairs at Hull are Trident 18432, Optare Excels 35008/10 and MAN/ALX300s 22702 and 22803, whilst similar 22110/22/74/88, 22307/09/59/83 are now allocated to Hull. ADL Enviro 300s have transferred from Hull to Lincoln. Now converted for training, MAN/ALX300 22491 has been allocated to Mansfield, but similar new conversion 22272 has gone on loan to Stagecoach Yorkshire. A large number of vehicles have now been sold in recent weeks and are no longer part of the fleet –- 22119, 26121-26, 33151/53/54, 33207/08/12-16/18/21-26, 33404/05/34/36, 33507, 33765/66, 33927/47, 34183-89/91-94.
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