week ending Sunday 8th January 2017

(c) WAK 2016

Information posted on January 3rd 2017 at 11:45
➨Stagecoach South West
Enviro 400s 19107/09/19 are reported as having transferred from Exeter to Barnstaple with 19102/05/06/10 due to follow. As a result look out for Scania/Enviro 400s 15893-99 and 15900 moving from Barnstaple to Exeter. We understand that Reserve Fleet Optare Solos 47598/99 are being returned to service at Barnstaple which will mark the end for Operational Optare Versas here with 25259/60 being delicenced for disposal.
 
➨Stagecoach South
Out of service with roof damage is new ADL Enviro 400MMC 10771.
 
➨Stagecoach South East
Out of service here for collision repairs is new ADL Enviro 400MMC 10711.
 
➨Delaine Buses…
Volvo Olympian 116 was withdrawn from service after operating on the Bourne-Peterborough route on December 31st 2016. On arrival back at the depot it was delicenced and has been donated to the Delaine Heritage Trust.

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(c) Justin Moor

➨Stagecoach West
Driver training graphics have now been applied to the orange training livery on MAN/ALX300 22052 and Volvo B10M coach 52400.
 
➨Stagecoach Manchester
Three of the four Dart SLFs received here from Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire, 34792/99 and 34800 have been transferred to Stagecoach South East. They were not used in Manchester.
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➨Stagecoach East Midlands
ADL Enviro 300 27903 has returned to service at Grimsby after repairs, but we understand that 27764 which had been at Grimsby as a replacement, and was part of the Seasonal Reserve Fleet at Skegness, will remain in use at Grimsby.
 
➨Stagecoach Oxfordshire
ADL Enviro 200s 36768/69 were finally transferred to Banbury on December 29th 2016, displacing 36449/50 which were transferred to Stagecoach East Midlands (on Trade Plates) the following day.
 
➨Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire
Now in green ‘Lakes’ livery is Optare Solo 47007. Seat belt fitted MAN/ALX300 22149 has transferred from Kendal to West Cumbria. Two Mercedes Sprinter minibuses are currently on loan for use of a route diversion. Allocated to Kendal depot one of them is confirmed as registered BX14LDD.
 
➨Stagecoach East
Several of the new ADL Enviro 400MMCs have received incorrect registrationson delivery from ADL. We understand that four vehicles have been affected. The registrations actually registered against these vehicles are:
10799 SN66WAJ
10802 SN66WAU
10804 SN66VZX
10806 SN66WAA
(note: These have now been corrected - see post below dated 5th January 2017)

Information posted on January 4th 2017 at 10:25
➨Stagecoach East Midlands
The arrival of the two ADL Enviro 200s from Stagecoach Oxfordshire, 36449/50, and their allocation to Lincoln has allowed Optare Solos 47261/62 to be transferred to the Reserve Fleet.
For disposal here is Dart SLF 34400, which had been in the Reserve Fleet at Lincoln. 34400 pre-dates Stagecoach and was new to RoadCar specifically for a Tesco contract.
Lincoln-based Open Top Volvo B7TL 16943 is now in the Seasonal Reserve fleet.
 
➨East Yorkshire Motor Services
The remaining three MCV EvoSeti-bodied Volvo B5TLs, 798, 800 and 802 were delivered to Hull depot on December 23rd 2016 whilst new Enviro 200MMCs 506-508 were delivered to Scarborough depot, from the nearby ADL site, on December 21st and have since been joined by 509.

Information posted on January 4th 2017 at 17:30
➨Stagecoach East Midlands
Look out Tridents 18046/47/48 arriving at Worksop from Lincoln in the next few days. They are being exchanged for Trident 18121 and Enviro 400s 19317 and 19318.

Information posted on January 5th 2017 at 11:10 and updated on January 6th 2016 at 15:00
➨Stagecoach East
The liveries of the 22 Cambridge Park & Ride Enviro 400MMCs are:
Pink/Red: 10789/90/91
Blue: 10792/93/94/95
Green: 10796/97/98/99, 10800
Grey: 10801/02
Purple: 10803/04/05/06
Orange: 10807/08/09/10
10789-95 are at Cambridge with the remainder on loan to Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire are being used from Rock Ferry (10796/979/9, 10801/02) or Chester (10798, 10800/03-07/10) on routes 2 & X8 between Liverpool & Chester for increased capacity during the Wirral line engineering work. The actual rail replacement services are operated by Arriva North West.We have not received any reports yet to confirm the delivery of  10808/09.
The error on registrations appears to have been related to the ‘plates fitted to the vehicles rather than them incorrectly being registered with the DVLA. As a result, correct registrations are now carried by:
10799 SN66VZX
10802 SN66WAA
10804 SN66WAJ
10806 SN66WAU
 
➨Stagecoach South West
Reported as transferred from Barnstaple to Plymouth is Dart SLF 34729.
 
➨Stagecoach Cumbria & South Lancashire
Seat belt-fitted Volvo Olympian 16639 has had a reprieve and is available for service at Barrow pending the return of Trident 18375 which is currently being fitted with seat belts. Dispensation from DDA requirements have been obtained to allow the short term temporary use of the Olympian.

Information posted on January 6th 2017 at 09:50
➨Stagecoach East Midlands
It is understood that four former Stagecoach East dual door Enviro 400s are now at Bus & Coach World for removal of the centre exit, prior to arrival here. 19296, 19301 and 19303 are confirmed, but the other one is currently unknown.
 
➨Stagecoach West Scotland
We understand that former Stagecoach Oxfordshire Scania/Enviro 400s 15994-96 have transferred from Cumbernauld to Kilmarnock allowing 15621-23 to be released for transfer to Stagecoach East Scotland but await confirmation.
 
➨Stagecoach Manchester
Another Trident to leave the fleet is East Lancs-bodied 17699, which has been transferred to Stagecoach South East and has been reported at Hastings.
 
➨Stagecoach South West
Another Dart SLF reported as transferred from Barnstaple to Plymouth is 34776.
 
➨Lynx, King’s Lynn
Another reported arrival here is Optare Spectra R2NEG, which was seen on a school working and still carries Midland Classic livery. It carried fleet number 41 with Midland Classic but was new to National Express West Midlands.

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