January 2nd 2018

Information posted on January 2nd 2018 at 10:00
✤East Yorkshire Motor Services
Volvo B12B/Caetano Levante 62 and Volvo B12B/Volvo Prestige Plus 73 have been sold whilst the Mercedes-Benz Tourismo demonstration coach that had been here and was numbered 138 is joining the fleet and will be given fleet number 95.
Vehicles sold are Plaxton Mini Pointer Darts 483 and 486 along with MAN/ALX300s 324 and 325.
 
✤Stagecoach Midlands
In a joint initiative with the Omnibus Society, Scania/Enviro 400 15675 has received heritage Stratford Blue livery. The bus, which will be based at the Stratford outstation, was repainted by Stagecoach Yorkshire at its’ Chesterfield depot.
 
✤Stagecoach North East
Training bus Dart SLF 34611 received a special Santa’s Grotto livery in December as part of a charity initiative.
The second gas-powered Scania/Enviro 300 to receive corporate livery is 28027.
Withdrawn & Awaiting Disposal Dennis Trident/ALX 400 17647 & MAN/ALX 300 22014, were both collected from Stockton Depot on Thursday 22 December 2017 by Alpha Recovery of Weetslade, to whom they have been sold for scrap.
MAN/ALX300 22074 has now received driver training livery and is awaiting application of branding.
 
✤Stagecoach Yorkshire
Further Hybrid Enviro 400s to receive corporate livery are 12101/02/04. Barnsley Towlines branding for services 93/95 has been removed from Enviro 200 36180.
 
✤Stagecoach West Scotland
Van Hool Astromega 50220 regained its original registration mark OU59AUO in November 2017. The Megabus Gold branding on 50312 has now been changed to Citylink Gold.
 
✤Ensign Bus
With thanks to Ross Newman at the Purfleet dealership for details of activity during December 2007
Vehicles in
From Go-Ahead South Coast: DAF’s M574/580/746RCP, N89FWU, N983FWT, T217REL; Darts HW54BUO/BUV.
From Yellow Buses Bournemouth: E200 YX09HZF.  Volvo B7TL Y414CFX
From Go-Ahead London: Volvo B7TL’s LX03EEA, PJ53SPO, LF52ZNP LX53AYT/AYU/BEY, LX06EAW; Darts SN51UAP, SN03YBB, SK52MMA, EU53PYL/PYA/PYG/PYP, PN06UYY/UYX
From Arriva London: Volvo B7TL’s LJ03MYS/MYT/MXV/MXZ/MYB/MYF/MDU,  LJ53BAO/BAU/BBF, LJ04YWZ/YXA, LJ54BEO; DAF’s LJ53NHF/NHX/NHY. 
From Stagecoach Midlands: Scania’s YN56NNG/NNE 
From Stagecoach Merseyside: Scania’s  V138DND, YN05WKD/WKE.
From Tower Transit: Dart LK03NKJ.
Vehicles out
Darts HW54BUO/BUV: Emsworth and District, Southbourne, W Sussex.
DAF’s M574/746/580RCP, N89FWU, N983FWT, T217REL; Olympian R738XRV: Decker Bus, Peterborough.
Scania’s YN56NNG/NNE, YN05WKD/WKE: Galleon Travel, Roydon, Essex.
Scania V138DND  DAF’s LJ53NHX/NHF: Mike Lawrenson, Preston.
Volvo B7TL’s LJ03MYS/MYT/MXV/MXZ/MYD/MYF; Dart LK03NKL: Hardwicks, Barnsley for scrap.
Volvo B7TL’s PJ53SPO, LF52ZNP, PJ02RCZ, V313LGC, LJ03MHF, PF52WPV; Trident LK03UFU:  Shelton Motors for scrap.
Darts PN06UYY/UYX: Avondale Coaches, Glasgow.
Trident V192MEV: Shoreys Travel, Bedford.
Dart SN51UAM: DS Dhoot driver training, Southall, London.
Volvo B7TL LX03EEA: Meritrule, Kingswood, Surrey.
Volvo B7TL’s PJ52LWE/LVT: York Pullman.
Volvo B7TL LK04HZL: Elite Chauffeurs, Limerick, Eire.
E200 YX09HZF: Grant Palmer, Flitwick, Beds.
Volvo B7TL LJ03MBY: Aintree Coaches.
Volvo B7TL LJ03MOF: G and P Car Dreams, Paphos, Cyprus.
Volvo B9TL BX12CVO: RATP Yellow Buses Bournemouth.
Scania YN56FDL: Lloyds Coaches, Machynlleth, Powys.
Volvo B7RLE PO58KRD: CW Withers Ltd, New Plymouth, New Zealand.
 
✤Stagecoach South East
As expected Dart SLFs 33098 and 33305 have now transferred to Hastings.