12th January 2022
Arriva Midlands
Shrewsbury based Optare Solo 2535 has been repainted into the latest ‘Journey Mark’ livery, with Volvo B9TL/Optare Olympus 4111 at Oswestry being repainted into a heritage NBC Crosville livery.
Scania Omnilink 3508 has transferred to Aylesbury, last used at Telford.
D&G Bus
Dart SLF 17 is now out of use, the last vehicle used here in Arriva livery. DAF SB200/Wright Commander 187 is also out of use.
VDL SB200/Plaxton Centro 743 is here from Centrebus at Grantham, presumed on loan. Also here from Grantham is Optare Versa 769.
Diamond Bus
Optare Solo 20870 has transferred from Redditch to Kidderminster, with Volvo B7RLE 30808 moving in the opposite direction.
Volvo B7RLE/Wright Eclipse 30413 and Wright Streetlite 32307 at Tividale have both been repainted into ‘Brighter Diamond’ livery.
East Yorkshire
Currently in the paintshop here is Volvo B7RLE/Plaxton Centro 363, with Volvo B9TL/Wright Eclipse-Gemini 727 in the bodyshop.
Enviro 200 MMC 513 has been repainted into the new version East Yorkshire livery.
The last East Yorkshire vehicle to repainted during 2021 was Enviro 200 MMC 513, pictured after returning to service. © Ian Knott.
First Hampshire & Dorset
Volvo B9TL/Wright Eclipse-Gemini 37583 is now back in service at Weymouth,
Wright Streetlite 47410 has been repainted into the new Wessex Green livery, with all the Weymouth Streetlites now in this livery. Hoeford allocated Wright Streetlites 47424 and 47426 are now in the new Solent local livery.
Wessex Green liveried Streetlite 47410 is pictured on 8th December 2021. © Wessex Buses.
First Midlands
ADL Enviro 400s 33710, 33712, 33718, 33720 and 33725 have transferred from Sheffield’s Olive Grove depot to Leicester, for a new Amazon contract. Meanwhile ADL Enviro 200 MMCs 67141, 67142, 67143, 67144 and 67147 have moved from Olive Grove to Adderley Green, with the remainder of the batch to follow in due course. Subsequently further Scanias to be withdrawn are Omnicity 65002 and Wright Solars 65727 and 65731.
Wright Streetlite 63101 is another at Adderley Green to revive the new three tone Orange livery for routes 3/4.
One of five Enviro 200 MMCs to have recently transferred to Adderley Green, 67144 is pictured. © Dylan Jones.
First South West
Part of the Buses of Somerset fleet, Scania Omnicity 65019 has now been withdrawn.
Go South Coast
Vehicles sold to Ensign Bus are Volvo B7TL/Enviro 400 1851, Optare Solos 3701, 3703, 3704, 3707, 3716, 3751, 3753 and 3754, DAF/Wright Cadet 3414, 3415 and 3416, and Dart SLFs 3313 and 3326.
Johnsons Excelbus
ADL Enviro 400 MMCs SN65OHZ, SN65OJA and SN65OJB have been sold to Yellow Buses. Another new addition here is ADL Enviro 200 MMC YX71OJA.
Recently sold to Yellow Buses, Enviro 400 MMC SN65OJA is pictured. © Dylan Jones.
Midland Classic
The final two of the now twelve strong fleet of Scania Irizar i3 to enter service were shorter wheelbase examples 23 (YN64FWU) and 28 (YN64FWZ).
ADL Enviro 200 32 has been withdrawn and is being advertised for sale.
Recently acquired VDL SB200/Wright Pulsar YJ08EFW has been numbered 70, and reregistered JP54MCL.
Morebus
Scania/Wright Solar 2101 has been reinstated at Poole. Scania Omnidekka 1021 is on loan to Poole, from Ringwood.
Scania Omnicitys 1118, 1119, 1120, 1121, 1191, 1192, 1193, 1194, 1195, 1197, 1198 and 1199 are all now in the new Morebus livery.
Scania Omnicity 1191, one of a number of this type recently repainted, is pictured on 20th December 2021. © Wessex Buses.
National Express West Midlands
West Bromwich ADL Enviro 200 760 is now in for repaint, along with Perry Barr based Scania Omnilink 1821.
Further vehicles sold for scrap are Volvo B7TL/ALX400s 4292 and 4293, along with Dennis Tridents 4316, 4319, 4325, 4338, 4346, 4379, 4381 and 4402. Walsall Corporation liveried 4601 is expect to follow them, having been destroyed by a fire in Walsall depot on December 28th.
Walsall Corporation liveried Volvo B7TL/ALX400 4601 is pictured prior to withdrawal. © Dylan Jones.
Salisbury Reds
Optare Solos 3755 and 3757 have now been repainted into the new Salisbury Reds livery.
Recently repainted Optare Solo 3757 is pictured on 11th December 2021. © Wessex Buses.
Stagecoach East Midlands
Repainted into Stagecoach ‘Local’ livery is Dart SLF 35148 (it reentered service on 11th January 2022, after being parked on Lincoln depot alongside with Dart SLF 35149 and Enviro 200s 36523, 36712 and 37004).
Now back in service at Lincoln is Trident/ALX400 18122.
Volvo B7RLE/Wright Eclipse-Urban 21263 is currently on loan at Hull.
Repainted in December 2021, Enviro 200 MMC 26257 is pictured in Hull on 24th December 2021. © Ian Knott.
Stagecoach North East
Now repainted into Stagecoach ‘Local’ livery is Enviro 400 MMC 11289 - of note this is the first of its type to have blue light cluster surrounds.
Stagecoach South East
Recent repaints into Local livery here are Enviro 400 MMC 10702, Scania/Enviro 400 MMC 15288, Scania/Enviro 400s 15189, 15705 and 15772, Enviro 400 19652, Enviro 200 MMC 26244, Enviro 300 27920, Enviro 200s 36122, 36491 and 36878 and Optare Solos 47679 and 47681.
Transferring out of the Reserve Fleet to Ashford is 47681
Now withdrawn here are Dart SLFs 34541, 34548, 34659 and 34697, along with Optare Solo 47680. Dart SLF 34438 has transferred to Herne Bay to replace withdrawn similar 34696.
Recently repainted, Optare Solo 47681 is pictured in Ashford on 9th January 2022. © Leon Frampton.
Stagecoach West
Latest repaint here is of Scania/Enviro 400 15763 into Stagecoach ‘Distance’ livery. Currently away for repainting is Enviro 200 36257.
Now out of service and awaiting disposal is Trident/ALX400 18090.
The latest repaint here, is Scania/Enviro 400 15763. © GlosBusSpotter.
