March 3rd 2017

(c) Stagecoach East Midlands

Information posted on March 3rd 2017 at 13:55
➨Stagecoach East Midlands
Unveiled today in Skegness in a special Keep Britain Tidy livery is Scania/Enviro 400 15656. This year, Stagecoach East Midlands are supporting Keep Britain Tidy and local School children were invited to design new double-decker bus to promote this fantastic cause. Primary school children in the Skegness area were invited to learn more about the positive impact they can have on the environment, by taking part in a competition to design a Stagecoach bus for Keep Britain Tidy.
 
➨Stagecoach South West
Reserve Fleet Dart SLF 34607 is reported by the company as now being allocated to Plymouth as a replacement for 34729 which has moved to the Reserve Fleet but is currently on loan to Barnstaple. Likewise Reserve Fleet Optare Solo 47600 is on loan to Exeter. Optare Solo 47576 which had previously been regarded as for disposal is now officially recorded as being part of the Reserve Fleet here.

➨Dekkerbus, Peterborough
We are pleased to correct a previous record and can confirm that former Stagecoach Manchester/Stagecoach East Midlands Tridents 18281/82 and former Stagecoach Fife Volvo artic coach 51061 are merely being stored on behalf of a third party by this operator.

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(c) Stagecoach East Midlands

Information posted on March 3rd 2017 at 15:45
➨Ensign Bus
Thanks to Ross Newman we are able to detail activity at the dealership during February 2017.
Vehicles in
From Stagecoach Manchester: DAF SB120’s KK07BLU, LL07BLU
From Metroline: Volvo B7TL’s LK03GKL, LK03GKP.
From London United: Volvo B7TL’s PG04WHW/WHZ/WJA.
From Go-Ahead London: Volvo B7TL’s PJ52LVW/LVZ/LWO/WPX/WPZ/WRC/WRG, LG02KGP/KGY/KGZ/KHF/KHK/KHL, LF52ZST/ZRX/ZSD/ZRJ/ZPV/ZPY/ZTG, LX53AYM/AYO/AYW/AYY/BDY/BBZ/BAA, LX05FCF/FBD/FBE/FAU/FBA/FBB.
From Metrobus: Darts SN03WKY/WKU/WLF/WLL/WLH/WMT/WMV.
Vehicles out
Volvo B7TL LF52ZNN: PP Aphrodites Wave Tours, Cyprus.
Enviro 200’s YX09FMC/FMD: Redline, Aylesbury.
Volvo B10M S658JSE; Darts GX53MWG/MWU; Volvo B7TL PF52WPX: Seaford and District.
Volvo B7TL LF52ZRD: Stantons Coaches,  Stoke-on-Trent.
Volvo B7TL LG02KGP: London Bus Museum.
Dart LN51DWU: John’s School of Motoring, Edmonton.
Volvo B7TL LF52ZRC: Meritrule, Kingswood.
Volvo B7TL’s PJ52LWH/LWU: Red Route Buses, Northfleet.
Dart LN51DWM: West Midlands Ambulance Service , Brierly Hill, W Mids.
Volvo B7TL PF52WPZ:  C Moore Motor Engineering, Corringham, Essex.
Volvo B7TL LG02KHF: RGI Ltd, Coventry.
Volvo B7TL BX04BKL: York Pullman.
Dart SN03WMT: Bear Buses, Feltham, Middx.
Volvo B7TL PG04WHL: Thornes Independent, Selby.
Volvo B7TL LX53AYW: AC Williams, Grantham, Lincs.
LX03OTA: Fast Point Plus, Sofia, Bulgaria.
Volvo B7TL’s PG04WHM/WHD: Fourways Coaches, Chelmsford.
A large clear out of various casualties has seen the following vehicles go to MC Tractors for scrap: Tridents: LG52XYM, V801EBR, SN53KJO/KHU/KHX/KHY/KHW,  LY02OAZ , V157/177MEV, W187SCU, W806/861PNL; Fleetline: MRJ241W; DAF SB120: LF52TKA
 
➨Thamesdown Transport
An Optare Excel L1180 (B42F) HJ02WDE from Salisbury Reds has been on loan at Swindon for training use.