July 31st 2015: Stagecoach Olympian Special (Part One)

31/7/2015

Information posted on July 31st 2015 at 12:00

Stagecoach Olympians hanging on… (Part One)
The last few months have seen vast inroads made into reducing the number of Volvo Olympians in service across Stagecoach, so we though it might be useful to look at how many vehicles of the type remain. Over the coming weeks we will look at all the Stagecoach companies.

Stagecoach Midlands
Stagecoach Midlands currently has 25 Volvo Olympians in its fleet, but with more Tridents due to enter service in the next few months look out for further withdrawals, including the open top examples at Stratford.
In Service (13 + 4 Open Top)
Leamington: 16614, 16615
Stratford: 16619, 16693, 16695 (Open Top 16527, 16538, 16539, 16580)
Northampton: 16694, 16696, 16698, 16699
Kettering: 16113, 16174, 16459
Rugby: 16757
Reserve Fleet (5)
Corby: 16460
Rugby: 16685
Kettering: 16755
Leamington: 16873
Stratford: 16683
For Disposal (3)
Northampton: 16162
Corby: 16495
Leamington: 16223

Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire
The Stagecoach Cumbria fleet includes 25 Olympians, which includes one Open Top example. 17 are in service with the remainder in the Reserve Fleet (6) or awaiting disposal (3).
In Service (16 + 1 Open Top)
Barrow: 16639, 16661, 16670
Carlisle: 16650, 16776 (Open Top 16534)
Morecambe: 16634, 16645, 16660, 16663, 16664, 16665, 16667, 16793, 16795
West Cumbria: 16649, 16666
Reserve Fleet (6)
Carlisle: 16119
West Cumbria: 16118, 16657
Kendal: 16640, 16642
Barrow: 16651
For Disposal (3)
Morecambe: 16339
West Cumbria: 16652
Barrow: 16662

Stagecoach East Midlands
Despite an influx of Tridents earlier this year, there are still 20 Volvo Olympians in the fleet, with all but two in the operational fleet.
In Service (18)
Worksop: 16136
Gainsborough: 16462, 16463, 16464, 16469
Scunthorpe: 16061, 16461, 16465, 16466, 16467
Lincoln: 16131, 16133, 16148, 16151, 16169, 16456, 16582
Skegness: Open Top 16314
Reserve Fleet (2)
Scunthorpe: 16063
Worksop: 16066

Stagecoach East Scotland
With just 13 Olympians in this fleet, Perth remains a stronghold with eight vehicles of the type on its books.
In Service (13)
Arbroath: 16228
Blairgowrie: 16771, 16779, 16780, 16781
Perth: 16075, 16229, 16753, 16754, 16762, 16763, 16770, 16778