August 22nd 2016

22/8/2016

Information uploaded on August 22nd 2016 at 09:15
Stagecoach Midlands…
A further Optare Solo transferred to Stagecoach West is 47125, put straight into service at Swindon
Stagecoach East Midlands…
The company has confirmed that Volvo B7TL 16914 remains delicenced at Skegness for repairs.
Just one of the former Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire Volvo B7TLs awaits entry into service here. 21266 has been repainted by Stagecoach Manchester and now awaits preparation for entry into service at Grimsby.
The transfer of Dart SLFs 34400 and 34688 into the Reserve Fleet at Lincoln means that there are now no Dart SLFs in the main Lincoln allocation.
Stagecoach West…
An increase in the vehicle requirement at Swindon has seen Scania/Enviro 400 15451, Trident 18437, Dart SLFs 34403, 34680, 34787/88 and Optare Solos 47125 and 47358 join the allocation here. Besides Stagecoach South Wales training vehicle 52628, which is in use at Gloucester, also on loan here is Stagecoach Yorkshire training vehicle 20280 which is at Cheltenham. Dart SLF 34785 has finally been collected from Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire and is the Reserve Fleet at Cheltenham, whilst recently received Optare Solos 47126/27 from Stagecoach Midlands are in the Reserve Fleet at Stroud. Scania/Enviro 400 15767 is currently delicenced for repairs.
Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire…
Transferred from Chester to the Reserve Fleet are Tridents 17021, 17113, 17272, whilst 17839 from Gillmoss is also in Reserve, being replaced by 18154 from the Reserve Fleet.
Enviro 300s 27768/69/71 are transferred from Gillmoss to Preston with 27772 moving from Gillmoss to Birkenhead. Further Dart SLFs now in Reserve are 34744/45/80/82/83 from Preston, whilst 34793 is transferred from Gillmoss to Chester. Enviro 200s 36805/06/07 move from Chester to Birkenhead with new Enviro 200MMCs 37440-44 being allocated to Chester. Optare Solos transferred are 47494 from Preston to Gillmoss, 47709/13 from Chester to Birkenhead and 47714 from Gillmoss to Chester. Recently received from Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire 47753 is allocated to Gillmoss. Sold is 46691
Stagecoach North East...
Enviro 400s departing the fleet are 19145/46/47 which have transferred to Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire and 19152/55 to Stagecoach East Scotland.
Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire…
Scania/Enviro 400 15725 is now allocated to Morecambe, with Trident 18375 back in service at Barrow. Volvo B10M 20945 has been sold. All of the Optare Solos due from Stagecoach Oxfordshire have now been received.

Information updated on August 22nd 2016 at 13:30
Stagecoach South Wales…
A further Dart SLF for driver training conversion here is former Merthyr-allocated 34349, being replaced in the main fleet by 35200 which had been used as a staff shuttle/
Megabus Van Hool 50241 is back in service at Cwmbran, but 50238 is now away at Plaxton for accident repairs. With the transfer to Stagecoach West cancelled, Optare Versa 25215 is now back in service at Porth. Enviro 300 27692 moved from Porth to Merthyr before being put into the Reserve Fleet.
Optare Solo 47345 is back in service at Cwmbran, with 47359 now out of use for modifications. MANs 39618/20 have been sold.
Stagecoach Yorkshire…
The company has confirmed that both Volvo B10M/Plaxton Paladin training buses 20280/81 have been disposed of. 20280 from Chesterfield is transferred to Stagecoach West (not on loan as previously reported), whilst 20281 has transferred from Barnsley to Stagecoach South for component recovery.
Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire…
Reserve Fleet Optare Solo 47042 is now for disposal here.
Whippet…
Volvo Coaches WC201/2 (SF05XYP/Z), along with Leyland Olympians WD427/8 (ECZ9138, H980PTW) have been sold.

Information updated on August 22nd 2016 at 13:50
Stagecoach East Midlands…
The three new Enviro 400MMCs at Worksop (10664-66) are now in service and are for route 77 linking Worksop and Chesterfield.