18th March 2021
A close up of ‘retro’ Enviro 400 19001 at Exeter depot on 5th March 2021. © Kameron Allan.
Correction to Fleet Report 12th March 2021: The new Hams Travel Enviro 200 MMC is DW21HAM, not DW51HAM as previously reported.
Brighton & Hove
Wright Streetdeck SN64CTU has been passed to Go North East (where it has gained the fleet number 9119).
First Hampshire & Dorest
Southampton ‘City Reds’ Wright Streetlites 47421/425/426/428-430 have now transferred on loan to Weymouth.
Midland Classic
Scania Omnidekkas 52, 53 and 54 have been sold out of this fleet to Connexions Buses.
Seaford & District
Volvo B7TL/ALX400 688 has returned from its repaint, and returned to service on 17th March 2021.
Stagecoach East: Volvo B8L/Enviro 400XLB 13908 is pictured near Peterborough on 16th March 2021. © Luke Fisher.
Stagecoach East Midlands
Interestingly in the latest East of England Traffic Commissioner Notices and Proceedings, Long Sutton outstation is due to move under the Lincolnshire Road Car Company License. It is currently under the Go West Travel Limited license.
Operating on loan at Hull during the end of last week, Scania/Enviro 400 15612 is pictured in Hull on 11th March 2021. © Ian Knott.
Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancs
Enviro 300s 27894 and 27897 have been transferred to Rock Ferry, both from Preston.
Enviro 300 27897 is pictured beside the River Mersey, in Eastham Ferry on 16th March 2021. © Barry McGuire.
Stagecoach North East
Reported as moving from Sunderland to South Shields are Enviro 200 37144/309 and MAN/Enviro 200 39719. Similar 39706 has moved into the reserve fleet from the main fleet at Sunderland.
Now returned to service are Enviro 400 Hybrid 12061/071/076, Enviro 400 19384/385/430/434/437/440/678, MAN/ALX300 22018/024/026/437, and loan fleet Volvo B9TL/Wright Eclipse-Gemini 80044-047 at Walkergate. MAN/ALX300 22080/082/341-345/348/408-413/424/428/443, MAN/Enviro 300 22574, Enviro 200 36476 and MAN/Enviro 200 39672 have returned to service at Slatyford. Dart SLF 35188/189 and MAN/Enviro 200 39702/703/720 are back in the main fleet at South Shields, whilst Dart SLF 34605 and MAN/Enviro 200 39673 and 39710 have moved into the main fleet at Sunderland.
Further movements have seen MAN/Enviro 200 39658-663 return to service at Hartlepool, and MAN/ALX300 22062-064/070, Scania Omnilink 24002/003, and Enviro 300 27157-159/506/507/509/510 back in the main fleet at Stockton.
Stagecoach South West: With two retro repaints completed, and another two hinted at, Dart SLF 35164 is pictured in Tiverton on 9th March 2021. © David Growns.
Stagecoach West
Now repainted into Stagecoach ‘Local’ livery is Gloucester allocated Enviro 200 36132.
Scania/Enviro 400 15978, along with Enviro 200s 37242-245 have been transferred from Cheltenham to Stroud. Moving from Stroud to Stroud to Cheltenham are Optare Solos 47297/478/549/552. These moves have occurred to allow Stroud allocated vehicles to run into the new Bath Low Emissions Zone which came into force this week.
Moving from the reserve fleet to main fleet at Gloucester are Trident/ALX400 18088-090/180/192/200/315, Enviro 300 27553 and 27555, and Enviro 200 36131 and 36132. Similar moves have seen Scania/Enviro 300 28683/685/687 moving into the main fleet at Cheltenham from reserve.
Trident/ALX400 18422 and Optare Solo 47242 and 47596 have rejoined the main fleet at North Bristol. Transferred into the main fleet, from reserve, at Stroud are Trident/ALX400 18085/387/414/415/437 and Enviro 400 19187. Similarly moving into the main fleet at Swindon are Trident/ALX400 18177/436/444/445/448/501, Enviro 400 19165-167, and Enviro 200 36376/378-380.
Trident/ALX400 17722 has moved from the reserve fleet to disposal, whilst similar 17728 and 17729 are due to be donated out of this fleet.
Currently on loan for a private contract during the Cheltenham Gold Cup are Mercedes-Benz Sprinters 44019/020 from Stagecoach South East, with similar 44053 from Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire and 44023 from Stagecoach South West.
