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December 13th 2016

13/12/2016

 
Information uploaded on December 13th 2016 at 12:15
Stagecoach South Wales…
A large number of fleet changes have taken place here following the entry into service at Porth of Gold-specification 11.8 metre Enviro 200MMCs 26088-26111. Of note is that 26111 is now part of the fleet here whereas it had initially been ordered as an additional Gold-spec saloon for Stagecoach Oxfordshire.
Dart SLFs 34352, 34586 and 34757/65 along with former training Volvo B10M 52504 are all now for disposal whilst Dart SLFs 34503-13 and 34595 along with Optare Solos 47283/88, 47314/59/61 are all in a Strategic Reserve Fleet whilst Dart SLFs 34351 and 34500 are being converted to training vehicles. The last three remaining Optare Versas here, 25210-12 are being prepared for transfer to Stagecoach East Scotland.
Dart SLFs reallocated are 35202 to Aberdare, 34664 to Blackwood and 35201/02 to Merthyr. Scania/Enviro 300s 28733/34/35/36/39 have transferred from Porth to Blackwood where they have released Enviro 300s 36402/04-07 which have moved to Caerphilly.
Transferred from Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire, Optare Solo 47757 is allocated to Merthyr whilst 47073 received recently from Stagecoach Midlands is allocated to Porth.
Stagecoach West Scotland…
Volvo B7R 53300 has transferred from Ardrossan to Arran in exchange for 53301. Reserve Fleet MAN/ALX300 has transferred from Dumfries to Ayr whilst Scania/Enviro 300 28701 is back in service at Kilmarnock after repairs with Enviro 300 27226 returned to service at Cumbernauld after repairs. Scania/Enviro 400 15640 is back in service at Ardrossan after refurbishment with 15643 now being refurbished. Reserve Fleet Optare Solo 47388 is now allocated to Cumbernauld. Sold are Van Hool coaches 50227/28/31. New Volvo B11Rs 54334-41 are in service at Kilmarnock where they have displaced Volvo B12Bs 54038-45 which are now awaiting disposal.
Whippet…
The new Volvo B8RLE/Wright Eclipse 3 due here are registered BT66MVE/F/G/H/J/K/L and will be allocated fleet numbers WG105-111.
Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire…
Vehicles sold are Volvo Olympian 16776, Trident 17022, MAN/ALX300 22817 and Optare Solo 47005.

Information updated on December 13th 2016 at 12:50
Stagecoach East Midlands…
Volvo B7TL 16901, which is for disposal, has reverted to its original registration mark Y901OTL and the 647DYE mark is now carried by Volvo B10M training coach 52630.
Recent repaints, all in standard Stagecoach livery are 16920, 18023/24, 24203/04/05 and 47264/70.

Information updated on December 13th 2016 at 19:20
Stagecoach East…
A further Enviro 400MMC delivered to Cambridge is 10789.
Stagecoach South West…
Another Trident transferred to Stagecoach South is 18118.
Stagecoach South…
Trident 18118, received from Stagecoach South West, is allocated to Chichester.
Further MAN/Enviro 300s due to transfer to Stagecoach West are 22749/51/52, whilst 22741/42/43/50 along with Enviro 300s 27755/56 are transferred from Aldershot to the Reserve Fleet. Now in service at Aldershot are Gold-specification Enviro 400MMCs 10761-74.
Enviro 300 27838 has transferred from Aldershot to Chichester, whilst 27652 has moved from Worthing to Basingstoke. Now for disposal are Volvo Olympians 16262 and 16628 along with Dart SLF 34447. Vehicles understood to have been sold are Volvo Olympians 16261/63/68/69/91, 16525, 16627/33, 16769/98/99 along with Volvo B10M 20281 and Dart SLF 34602.


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