February 28th 2020: Fleet Ramblings

Stagecoach UK Bus
It has emerged that five 11.8m Enviro 200MMCs have been built. They have the grey/blue interior but with the old-style Stagecoach livery. It is not known if these were initially ‘dealer’ stock. They are registered YX69NUH?O/P/U/V and our understanding is they will carry fleet numbers 26326-30. There have been numerous suggestions that they are for Stagecoach Yorkshire but this is not the case.
 
Stagecoach East Midlands
Former Stagecoach North East Enviro 400 19210, now allocated to Skegness, has been painted into Interconnect livery. It also carries the name ‘Josh’.
Recent repaints into all-over white at Lincoln have included Enviro 200s 36114/21, 36453 and 36712 along with Enviro 400 19317.
Reports suggest that Enviro 400MMC 10745 has received the new ‘Stagecoach Local’ livery.
 
Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire
Look out for a new Mercedes-Benz EVM Cityline minibus arriving at West Cumbria. 44038 (RX20PZU) is the first of ten of the type (44038-47) being delivered here for a new contract. Also due are Mercedes-Benz EVM Trend minibuses 44048-53.
The contract also calls for a large number of single and double deck vehicles which we would expect to be cascaded from within Stagecoach UK Bus.
Sold is Volvo B10M (coach) 52627 whilst Volvo B10M (bus) 20711 is also now for disposal here. Dart SLF 34710, which had been for disposal, is now back in the Reserve Fleet.
 
Stagecoach North East
The first local repaints into the new ‘Stagecoach Local’ livery are Enviro 400s 19440 and 19645.
 
Stagecoach South Wales
Former Stagecoach Oxfordshire Scania/Enviro 400s 15838 and 15964/54 are all now in service from Cwmbran on the X3 service.
Enviro 300s 27695/96/98 have all lost branding for the 122 service.