March 15th 2018

Information posted on March 15th 2018 at 11:30
✤Stagecoach East
Peterborough-allocated Dart SLF 34882 is currently operating from Bedford.
A shortage of serviceable Plaxton elite coaches for the X5 Cambridge-Oxford service has seen the coaches concentrated on the Bedford-Oxford section of the route with Enviro 400s frequently being used on the section of route between Bedford and Cambridge.
The three MAN/ALX300s, 22316/17/20 remain in service at Bedford and likewise 22329 at Peterborough.

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✤Stagecoach East Midlands
Grimsby-allocated Enviro 200 37190 is currently delicenced with Dart SLF 35144 from Skegness currently transferred to Grimsby to cover.
Scania/Enviro 400s 15176 and 15179 are currently on loan to Hull from Grimsby and have both been used on the X62 service.

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✤Stagecoach West
There have been a large number of fleet movements here following the entry into service of the Gold-spec Scania/Enviro 400MMCs, 15340-49, at Swindon with numerous Tridents being transferred into the Reserve Fleet.
Now at Stroud are Scania/Enviro 400s 15730 and 15734 along with Gold-spec MAN/Enviro 300 22744 with Scania/Enviro 400s 15636-39/43 now allocated to Gloucester.
The Reserve Fleet is currently located at:
Gloucester: 15640, 17728/29, 18087/90, 18177, 22377/78, 34588
Stroud: 18315/21, 25205/32, 34404, 34564, 34805
Swindon: 15450, 15731/32/33/35, 17722, 18085, 18437/47/50, 18501, 34507, 34740
Cheltenham: 10902/03/04/05, 47621
North Bristol: 47471
Additionally MAN/Enviro 300 22748 is away for engine modifications.
Currently for disposal are Optare Versas 25216/57, Dart SLFs 34495 and 34680 and Optare Solo 47122.
On loan for Cheltenham Race workings have been:
Stagecoach East Midlands: 10734/36/38/39
Stagecoach London: 10167, 19811/54/57
Stagecoach Manchester: 10405/27/43/82, 10583, 10619/29
Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire: 10827/32/34/40/42
Stagecoach Midlands: 10731/32/33, 15196, 15454,
Stagecoach South: 16931/32/33/35, 18077
Stagecoach South West: 10690, 15327, 15784, 15900, 19006, 19105
Stagecoach Yorkshire: 19510/60.
In addition on loan from Stagecoach Wales are Pointer-bodied Dart SLFs 34522/55, 34664/70/76 for normal service in Cheltenham releasing double deckers for Race duties.