November 25th 2019: Fleet Ramblings

East Yorkshire
All 11 of the Brand New ADL Enviro 400MMCs have now been delivered to Hull. The remaining five were delivered in the past week. Fleet numbers 912 and 919 were delivered to Hull on Thursday 21st November 2019, whilst 918, 920 and 921 were delivered to Hull on Friday 22nd November 2019.
East Yorkshire Volvo B5TL 797 which will become 6335 in the Go North East fleet was finally transferred to Go North East on Saturday 23 November 2019, 
in exchange Go North East Scania Omnicity 5235 which will become Driver Training Vehicle 9921 in the East Yorkshire fleet was collected from Go North East and has made the journey South to the East Yorkshire fleet.
Go North East Scania Omnicity's 5234 (9920) & 5237 (9923) remain with Go North East & have still to be transferred to East Yorkshire.
Due for withdrawal here, Volvo B7TL 672 was still in service in Hull this morning.

© Ian Knott

Stagecoach North East
A brand new Mercedes-Benz Sprinter was noted in Stockton depot last week and is understood to be for use on the Tees Valley DRT network of services starting in January 2020 (WN69 FYO), is now confirmed as being a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 516 CDi, so differs from the other 440xx series vehicles at Stockton which are Mercedes-Benz Sprinter City 45 vehicles. The fleet number allocated to WN69 FYO remains unknown at this time.
 
Stagecoach Midlands
Now out of main fleet use at Northampton are MAN/Enviro 300s 22840/41 which are in the Reserve Fleet. There transfer leaves none of the type on the main fleet at Northampton. Another MAN out of use here is Enviro 200-bodied 39683 which is now for disposal. Its place on the fleet at Kettering has been taken by Reserve Fleet Dart SLF 35175.
Now parked up for the winter are open top Tridents 17412/17/94 along with 17527/75 although we suspect they will be withdrawn before the 2020 Stratford City Sightseeing season when newer ex Stagecoach London 18471/74/75/82/96 are expected to be used.
Trident 18153 has been scrapped with Delicenced MAN/Enviro 300s 22832/35/36/37/38/39 now being parked up at Corby depot.
 
Stagecoach South East
Reserve Fleet Trident 17734 is now at Hastings whilst now transferred to the Reserve Fleet here are Dart SLFs 34697 (from Ashford), 34434 (from Hastings), 34434 and 34493 (from Eastbourne) along with Enviro 300 27579 (from Eastbourne).
Following conversion to training vehicles, Dart 34651 is now at Eastbourne whilst 34657 is at Herne Bay. They have displaced Volvo B10M training buses 52264 and 52609.