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November 13th 2014

13/11/2014

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Stagecoach East Scotland is reporting that Trident 17127 and MAN/ALX300 22374 are due to transfer to Stagecoach Midlands, with MAN/ALX300 22378 being due to transfer to Stagecoach West. Two Volvo Olympians have been sold to E&M Horsburgh 16231 and 16319.
At Stagecoach West Scotland Volvo B10M coach has been withdrawn from service at Stranraer and is now at Kilmarnock being prepared as a driver training vehicle.
Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire has withdrawn Volvo B10M 52172 and Volvo Olympians 16653/54, whilst Dart SLFs 32923 has been sold.
Not previously reported is that Stagecoach London has sent two New Bus for London vehicles, 61312/13 to Stagecoach East Scotland (Strathtay) on loan.
A large number of Stagecoach London Tridents have been sold including 17451/54/60/89/90/95/98, 17507/23/29/36/38/47/50/53/54/55, 17560/65/71/76/77/82/85/87/90.
Stagecoach South West reports that repairs to fire damaged Scania/Enviro 400 15797 have been completed and it has re-entered service at Torquay/Paignton, allowing Trident 17003 to transfer to the Reserve Fleet. Also in the Reserve Fleet after completion of the Summer Season is Open Top Trident 17701. Scania/Enviro 400s have been transferred from Exeter to Barnstaple with Trident 18079 moving the other way. Recently acquired ADL Trident/Enviro 400 19065 is allocated to Exeter. Dart SLF34299 has also moved form Torquay/Paignton to the Reserve Fleet whilst the remains of fire damaged Scania/Enviro 400 15791 have ben sold.
A second ADL Enviro 300 to transfer from Stagecoach South to Norfolk Green is 27643, which was moved north on November 6th. A further two vehicles 27644 and 27645 are currently being prepared for transfer including repainting into the Stagecoach Norfolk Green livery.
Stagecoach South East reports that it has withdrawn the last of the DAF SB250 double decks, 13992/93 from Eastbourne and along with already withdrawn 13991 they have been sold. Also sold is Volvo B10M 20609. Replacements at Eastbourne are Tridents 18529/30 from Herne Bay. The company also reports that Dart SLF 33319 has gone on loan to Stagecoach South.
New Stagecoach South East Scania/Enviro 400s finished to 'Gold'-specification 15180-89 are now in service from Folkestone which has allowed standard Scania/Enviro 400s 15440/43 and 15505/06 to transfer to Herne Bay for use at Canterbury. Volvo B10Ms 20533 and 20650 have moved from Folkestone to the Reserve Fleet at Eastbourne, leaving Folkestone without any Volvo B10M saloons on its allocation. Four Volvo Olympians have been put into the Reserve Fleet 16090, 16274, 16360 and 16805 but 16591 has been put back into service at Herne Bay. Dover's Volvo B10M 20009 has ben damaged and is now for disposal.
For disposal at Stagecoach South are Dart SLFs 33325/26 and 34109. Volvo Olympian 16263 has been transferred from the Reserve Fleet to Chichester, where it has replaced 16306 which is now for disposal. Scania/Enviro 400s 15585/97 and 15986-88 have been reallocated to Worthing whilst Volvo Olympian 16590 is now in the Reserve Fleet and 16591 has transferred from Basingstoke to Winchester.
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