September 28th 2020 @ 11:15: Fleet Ramblings

28/9/2020

Stagecoach East Midlands
Now at Lincoln, from Grimsby is Enviro 300 27191 whilst Grimsby-allocated Enviro 200s 37200/07 have both been repainted into the Stagecoach ‘Local’ livery. Also now carrying the new ‘Local’ livery here are Enviro 400s 19189 and 19687 along with Enviro 400MMC 10737.
Reserve Fleet Trident 18031 is currently on loan from Mansfield to Gainsborough.
The return to service of Volvo B7TL/East Lancs Vyking 16907 at Scunthorpe on September 21st 2020 allowed Enviro 400MMC 10742, which had been on loan, to return to Hull the following day.

Stagecoach West
Now repainted into the Stagecoach ‘Local’ livery are MAN/Enviro 300s 22748/53 and Scania/Enviro 300 28688. Also repainted here are Scania K340s 59306 and 59307 which now carry the Stagecoach ‘Special’ livery.
The majority of the COVID-19 delicenced vehicles have now returned to service
Former Stagecoach Manchester Enviro 400s 19165/66/67 have been allocated to Swindon with 19186/87/88 allocated to Stroud.
Now at Swindon are Gold-spec Enviro 400MMCs 10994/95/96 which have transferred from Cheltenham along with Gold-spec Scania/Enviro 400s 15857/58 which have transferred from Gloucester and Optare Solo 47904 from North Bristol.
Stroud now has two additional Tridents, 18414/15, on its books which have transferred over from North Bristol along with Gold-spec Scania/Enviro 400s 15523/24/25/25 which have transferred from Gloucester.
Cheltenham depot has received Scania/Enviro 400s 15977/78/79/80 from Stroud and 15981 from North Bristol. Also now at Cheltenham are Enviro 200s 36258/60, 36385/86/87/92 from Stroud along with 36107 and 36257 from North Bristol. Optare Solos now at Cheltenham are 47244, 47686/88 from Stroud.
Added to the Gloucester allocation are MAN/Enviro 300s 22744/45/46/47/48/49/51/52/53/54 from North Bristol along with enviro 200 37323 from the Reserve Fleet.
The allocation at Ross on Wye has increased by two vehicles, Scania/Enviro 400 15876 from Gloucester and Dart SLF 34718 from the Reserve Fleet.
Scania K114 coaches from the training fleet have been sold.
Transferred to the Reserve Fleet are 8.9m Enviro 200s 36079/80 from Gloucester and Trident 18420 from North Bristol.

Stagecoach Megabus/Joint Venture
Four Megabus Volvo B11R coaches are currently being used on Kent County Council schools contracts and are temporarily based at Stagecoach South East’s Thanet depot. 54201/02 had been in store at Stagecoach Yorkshire’s Chesterfield depot but had latterly been in use with Stotts on MegabusPlus services. They have been joined by 54207/08 which were allocated Stagecoach West’s North Bristol depot but since easing of ‘lockdown’ had been in use at Cwmbran (Stagecoach South Wales) and latterly with the Megabus school bus operation at Hazel Grove in Manchester.
A similar arrangement with Kent County Council has seen three Freestones Megabus coaches, believed to be Scania Irizar FRE1/2/4, temporarily based at Stagecoach South East’s Herne Bay depot.
Three left hand drive Volvo B11Rs, from the North Bristol allocation, have been relicensed and are currently on loan to Stagecoach West. 55026/27/28 are allocated to the domestic fleet at North Bristol.

Stagecoach Midlands
We understand that MAN/Enviro 300s 22832, which had been allocated to the Reserve Fleet at Kettering has re-entered service there. Optare Solos 47510/18 and 47651/52 are now back in service at Nuneaton, whilst MAN/Enviro 300s 22836/37 are also now in service at Nuneaton.
Suggestions that Optare Solo 47077 is back in service at Nuneaton were incorrect. The bus, pictured below in 2018, remains for disposal. However, a ticket machine claiming to be in 47077 is actually fitted to MAN/Enviro 300 22837.
Enviro 400s 10040/41 and Trident 18401, which had all been on loan at Northampton, are understood to have returned to Leamington. Also in service at Leamington are Enviro 200s 37046/47/49/50 which have transferred from Northampton.
Five of the Dart SLFs transferred here from Stagecoach East are now operational at Rugby - 34424/25, 34833/78 and 35186 whilst MAN/Enviro 300s 22838/39 are now in the operational fleet at Leamington. Northampton is currently operating MAN/Enviro 300s 22840/41/42/43.

Stagecoach North East
Sold to Alpha Recovery is MAN/ALX300 22020 whilst Dart SLFs on the move have been 34605 from Sunderland to Walkergate and 35189 from Sunderland to South Shields.
Other previously unreported transfers here include Enviro 400s 19204/05 and MAN/Enviro 200s 39672/74 and 39710 from Sunderland to Walkergate with Enviro 400 10379 moving from Walkergate to Slatyford and 19384 from Stockton to Slatyford.
The North East fleet continues to operate MAN/ALX300s and two re-allocations to report are 22106 from Stockton to Walkergate with 22070 moving from Slatyford to Stockton.
Enviro 300 27723 is a transfer from Stockton to Walkergate.
Previously unreported is the branding of all-over white Enviro 400MMC 10300 into the Stagecoach ‘Local’ livery

Stagecoach South Wales
Optare Solo SR 47974 did not go to Stagecoach London on loan as we initially reported and it is currently away for repairs. However, Optare Solo 47638 and Optare Solo SRs 47847/48 are additional loans to the London fleet.
Now for disposal here are Optare Solos 47201, 47343, 47522/24, 47719 and 47907.
We understand that Optare Solo SR 47949, which was away for tests with DVSA/VOSA when it was formally transferred here from Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire remains with DVSA/VOSA and has never been received here.
Caerphilly now has Dart SLFs 34750/62/70 and 35201 on its allocation, whilst Optare Solos 47192 and 47348 from have been relicensed and transferred from the Reserve Fleet at Porth to the main allocation at Aberdare.
Relicensed and back in service at Porth are 11.8m ADL Enviro 200MMCs 26098 along with 26100/08.

Stagecoach North Scotland [Bluebird]
Returned to service following repairs is Optare Solo 47601, which has been allocated to Peterhead.

Stagecoach South East
The two Tridents from Stagecoach East, 18411/12, are currently parked at Thanet.

Stagecoach Engineering Services
The company has taken out adverts in the Bus & Coach Trade Press offering its engineering expertise to private operators. Services being offered include vehicle inspections and maintenance, MOT preparation, vehicle repaints, body repairs and repainting along with vehicle interior, exterior and chassis cleaning. The advert says that many of the services on offer are provided at a fixed price.