May 10th 2020: Fleet Ramblings

10/5/2020

Stagecoach East Scotland
We see hundreds of images a week and this one caught our eye last week. Taken by Greig Mair it shows ADL Enviro 400MMC 11188 (YX19OUN) waiting time at Ballingry with a 19B service to Dunfermline. What a superb photo. Well done Greig.

Stagecoach East
News reaches us via Gary Seamarks and the Oxford & Chiltern Bus Page that Volvo/ADL Enviro 400XLB 13906 was out on a test run over part of the X5 Cambridge-Oxford route last Friday, May 8th. The X5 service is currently only operating between Cambridge-Bedford-Milton Keynes and that is believed to be the section of route that was covered by 13906. It is not known what the test run was for but we will bring more information when known.
Several vehicles have had their destinations updated at alternate with a ‘Proud to Serve’ message. The ‘Proud to Serve’ strapline is part of the updated brand and image introduced by Stagecoach UK Bus earlier this year.

Stagecoach South Wales
Blackwood-allocated Enviro 200MMCs 26188 and 26198 have been reported operating from Cwmbran whilst we understand that Optare Solo 47342 from Aberdare has been operating from Porth.
Enviro 300 27687 is reported to have been returned to service in the last week.