2nd August 2021
Arriva Midlands
Tamworth based VDL SB200/Wright Pulsar 2s 3757 and 3806 have both received additional pride rainbows onto their base livery.
Damory
Received here from Swindon Bus are four Enviro 200s, YX17 NHP/T/U/V, which are numbered 2764-2767. Of note 2764 carries branding for the Dorchester Town Service 6.
D&G Bus
Wright Streetlite 61 has been transferred to Chaserider allocation.
Now repainted into D&G livery are Volvo B7RLE/Wright-Ecipse Urbans 191 and 196, and DAF DB200/Commander 187.
Enviro 200 109 is pictured on rail replacement duties at Sutton Coldfield. © Dylan Jones.
Delaine Buses
The third ADL Enviro 200MMC for this fleet is due for delivery in August 2021 and will carry fleet number 169. It will replace Volvo B7RLE 147 which will pass to Fowlers of Holbeach Drove. The remains of Volvo B7RLE 151, which has been used for component recovery will be sold for scrap and is due to leave the fleet imminently.
East Yorkshire
Volvo B7TL/Wright Eclipse-Gemini 709 has been noted operating out of Scarborough, whilst Volvo B7TL/Plaxton President 679 has transferred from Scarborough to Bridlington. Enviro 200 502 is currently on loan from Bridlington to Hull.
Following the completion of its repaint, Enviro 200 MMC 506 has now entered service at Hull, with similar 514 now in the paint shop. Volvo B9TL/Wright Eclipse-Gemini 794 has been repainted into EastRider livery, with similar 729 now in the body shop.
Now in the paintshop is Volvo B9TL/Wright Eclipse-Gemini 794.
A total of 15 vehicles are to be delicensed during August. They are Volvo B7TL/Plaxton Presidents 683-689 and Volvo B7TL/Wright Eclipse-Geminis 697-699 at Hull, along with Volvo B7TL/Plaxton President 680 and Volvo B7TL/Wright Eclipse-Gemini 706 at Pocklington, and Volvo B7RLE/Plaxton Centros 361 and 362 at Scarborough.
Ensign Bus
Our usual thanks to Ross and the team at Ensign Bus for details of the activity at the Essex
Dealership during July 2021:
Vehicles in
From First Devon and Cornwall: Volvo B7TLs WU02KVF, W732/733/734/735DWX, YJ51RCU, W814/815PAE, KP51VZT/VZW/WAO/WAU/WBT/WCX, WR03YZM/YZT/YZU.
From Stagecoach South: Tridents SK52USP, MX55KSK, KX06LYU; Volvo B7TL SP05FKH
From Go Ahead North East: Scanias GX03SSU/SUH/SUU/SUV/SUA/SVF/SVG/SVJ, YN04GJG
From Avondale: Enviro 200s LJ58DWO/DWC.
From First Group: Optare Solo YJ60LRN
Vehicles out
Volvo B9TL SK07CBX: York Pullman.
Scanias GX03SSU/SUH/SUU/SUV/SUA/SVF/SVG/SVJ, YN04GJG: Redfern Travel, Mansfield.
Enviro 200 LJ07USU; Optare Solo KX57KGA: Galleon Travel, Roydon, Essex.
Dennis Dart SN06BPE/BPY: Avondale, Glasgow.
Volvo B7TL PG04WHT/WHV: A2B Travel, Newquay.
Volvo B9TL BV13ZCZ, BF63HEJ, BF62UYP, BF62UYN, KE12OEY: Atlantic, Manchester
Volvo B9TL BN61MCX/MXF: Tyrers, Manchester
Volvo B9TL SN08 BXG/BXH/BXL/BWY: Rodgers, Corby
Volvo B7TL W732DWX, W814PAE: Buntings Travel, Norfolk
Volvo B7RLE SK07CGE: Lawsons, Corby
Enviro 400 SN11BPU/BPV/BPX: Chalkwell, Sittingbourne
DAF DB250 LJ51DKF/DKV/DJZ: Go North East
Enviro 200 LJ09KPK: Stantons of Stoke
Volvo B9TL SN08BYB/BXR: Transdev
Volvo Ayats LX05GDZ: Discover Dorset
Volvo B9TL SN08BXP/BXY: Heyfordian Travel, Oxford
DAF DB250 KL52CXJ: Mr D Turunctur, Harrow.
Scania YT59PBU: XLP Ltd, London.
The following all to Shelton Motors for scrap:
Optare Solo YJ13HJY, Tridents LN51GMU/GKY, SN51SYR, SK52USP, KX06LYU, Optare Versa YJ60KGF.
Ensign Fleet
A ‘new’ open top is 368, a former ADL Enviro 500 test bed now registered for the very first time as 68EB . Full details are, Chassis No SFD135GR41GTD1360 marked as DD34 with TransBus/ ADL. Now O53/29F.
First South Yorkshire
Currently operating on loan to Somerset Passenger Solutions are Wright Streetdecks 35101/102/118.
Johnsons Excelbus
Scania K230UB Omnilink SN58FWL has been repainted into fleet livery, having carried a vaping allover advert. The livery applied differs from the other 4 Omnilinks in this fleet, in having a yellow front with black detailing. It has also been reregistered to B10JCT.
Jorvik Tour Bus
Newly launched is an open top route around the city of Hull operated by this company, using former Ensign Bus Enviro 400 LK08 NVF.
Marshalls Coaches Of Leighton Buzzard
Acquired into this fleet from Ensign Bus are Volvo B9TL/Wright Eclipse-Gemini SN57 DFF/G/L, and SN57 GMO/P.
Megabus/Scottish Citylink
Reserve Fleet Van Hool Astromega 50276 has been allocated to Cumbernauld with Stagecoach West Scotland, displacing similar 50253 which is now for disposal.
Midland Classic: Volvo B8RLE/MCV Evora BV21 OPM is pictured at the Stroud Bus Rally on 11th July 2021. © Adrian Roberts.
National Express West Midlands
Volvo B7RLE/Wright Eclipse-Urbans 2106 and 2111 have returned to service at Pensnett having been repainted. Birmingham Central Enviro 400 4905 has had a fresh repaint of its rainbow pride livery. Next into the paint shop are Pensnett based Enviro 200s 835 and 836
Loaned buses to Yardley Wood have all now returned to their respective depots having spent just over a month there. These are Wolverhampton Trident/ALX400 4322, Walsall Trident/ALX400 4365, and Acocks Green Enviro 400 MMC 6117
Trident/ALX400 4382 has been withdrawn at Yardley Wood, and remains there being stripped for spares. Similar recently withdrawn 4390 has been reinstated into service at Yardley Wood, after gaining a replacement engine.
Acocks Green Enviro 400 MMCs 6143, 6144, and 6145 have all received contactless side branding, having had their Outer Circle branding removed.
Recently withdrawn Trident/ALX400 4382 is pictured. © Dylan Jones.
Red Eagle Buses
Now withdrawn from this fleet is Caetano Nimbus SF54 KHV.
Repainted into the new Red Eagle Buses livery is Enviro 200 YX60 BZD.
Red Rose Travel
Now sold out of this fleet is Fiat Ducato YX12 CGV.
Roberts Coaches
Although the new Yutong electrics have taken over on Leicester P&R duties, at least 4 of the Volvo B8RLE/MCV Evolutions remain here - BU16UWL/M/S/P. Of these BU16 UWS has become devoid of its branding. All have been use on Rail Replacement for West Midlands Railway recently.
Volvo B8RLE/MCV Evolution BU16 UWS is pictured on rail replacement duties. © Dylan Jones.
Select Bus Services
DAF SB200/Commander FJ06ZTM/31 has now entered service here, the last of the buses to transfer from D&G Bus to do so.
Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire
Now repainted here into Stagecoach ‘Local’ livery is Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 44009. Now waiting its turn in the paint shop is newly open top converted Enviro 400 19161. Enviro 400 MMC 11158 has also received Stagecoach ‘Local’ livery, being spray painted at Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire’s Gilmoss paint shop, with similar 11157 to follow.
With the ‘SchoolRunner' brand due to be discontinued here, Volvo B10M 20710 has been repainted all over red. Similar 20711 is due to be retained, whilst 20712 is now awaiting disposal. Also due to be released for disposal are Volvo Olympian 16640, Trident/ALX400s 17017/196/198/199, and Volvo B12B 53029.
Now in the Reserve Fleet here are Enviro 400 19569, Optare Versas 25213, 25224, 25226 and 25227, and Dart SLFs 34708 and 34709. For disposal here are Trident/ALX400 18143, Dart SLFs 34567, 34713, 34719, 34801, 35246, and Optare Solo 47010.
Transferred from Stagecoach West are Scania/Enviro 400s 15846, 15847, 15848 and 15849, which are currently at Carlisle.
Stagecoach East
Now in Stagecoach 'Local' livery here are Enviro 200 36301 and Enviro 200MMC 37435, whilst Enviro 300 27645 is now in the paint shop. Following its repaint, Enviro 300 27852 has returned to service at Cambridge.
Dart SLF 34827, now a vaccine bus here, has transferred to Fenstanton from Bedford and has been named Mick ‘Captain’ Capper after the Busway Controller who lost his life to COVID earlier this year.
Now on loan at Stagecoach London is Open Top Volvo B5TL/Wright Eclipse-Gemini 13808. It is understood Open Top Bristol FLF 19952 is due to be used as a Cambridge Sightseeing ticket selling vehicle…
Enviro 200 36306 is pictured in Bedford. © Graham Kiddle.
Stagecoach East Midlands
Further repaints previously not mentioned are of Enviro 400 19014, MAN/Enviro 300 24205, Enviro 300 27795, and Enviro 200 MMC 26264 and 26270 into Stagecoach ‘Local’ livery.
Transferred from Skegness to Grimsby are open top Volvo B7TL/Wright Eclipse-Geminis 16962 and 16965. Open top Trident/ALX400 17676 and 17677 are now back in service at Skegness, which have enabled similar 17013 and 17673, along with Scania/Enviro 400 15616 and Enviro 400 19210 to be delicensed. Enviro 300s 27195 and 27196 are being transferred from Scunthorpe to Skegness. Scania/Enviro 400s 15510 and 15511 and Enviro 300 27757 have transferred from Worksop to Reserve Fleet at Skegness. Back in main fleet, from the reserve fleet, is Volvo B7RLE/Wright Eclipse-Urban 21216 at Skegness.
A number of vehicles have moved from the main to reserve fleet here, including Dart SLF 35129 at Gainsborough, Trident/Plaxton Presidents 18033 and 18035 at Worksop, and MAN/Enviro 200s 39678 and 39679 at Hull.
Scania/Enviro 400 15511 is pictured in Lincoln on 24th July 2021. © EY Spotter.
Pictured whilst operating on loan to Hull depot during July, Scania/Enviro 400 15176 is captured in Hull on 17th July 2021. © Lewis Welham.
Stagecoach East Scotland
Now back in service at Aberhill following refurbishment are Volvo B9R 53737 and Volvo B11R 53806, with Volvo B13R 54117 now away for refurbishment. Volvo B13R 54145 is back at Glenrothes following engine upgrade at HJS in Germany.
Volvo B12M 54075 has been sold to Ensign Bus.
Stagecoach London
Further Scania OmniCitys released for single door conversion and cascade within Stagecoach UK Bus are 15024/026/027/030/033. They join similar 15025/028/029/031/032/034/035/048/073. Confirmation is awaited on where they will go but the most likely destination is Stagecoach East Scotland.
Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire
Now sold out of this fleet are Trident/ALX400 18328, Dart SLFs 34793, 34813 and 34819, and Optare Solos 47081, 47515 and 47710.
Reallocated from Preston to Chester is Optare Solo 47335.
Stagecoach Manchester
Transferred into the Reserve Fleet are Trident/ALX400 18385 and Enviro 400s 19177/178/180/191/192/199/220/227/229/239/242/243/263, whilst now withdrawn is Enviro 200 36074.
Former Stagecoach East Optare Solo SRs 48023, 48024, 48025 and 48031, which are currently on loan at Stagecoach London, are to be transferred to this fleet once released.
Stagecoach Midlands
Now transferred to Nuneaton from Leamington are Enviro 200s 37059 and 37063. Placed into storage at Rugby are former Nuneaton allocated Optare Solos 47510, 47518, 47651 and 47652, meaning no ‘Solos’ are in active service in this fleet.
The final two Scania/Enviro 400s due here from Stagecoach West have been received at Northampton with 15523 arriving on 20th July 2021 and 15524 on 21st July 2021.
Enviro 200s 37171/173/175/176/178/179 are being prepared for transfer from Leamington to Rugby suggesting they will replace the Dart SLFs there. MAN/Enviro 300 22836 is also pending transfer from Nuneaton to Kettering.
Returned to service after RTC repairs have been completed are Trident/ALX400 18400 at Northampton, and Enviro 200 MMC 26216 at Nuneaton. Now undergoing repairs are Trident/ALX400 18104, Open Top Trident/ALX400 18471, and Enviro 200 36941.
Now here from Stagecoach West are Scania/Enviro 400s 15523 and 15524.
Stagecoach North East
Sold to Alpha Recovery are MAN/East Lancs Kinetics 22508/509/511/514/515.
Enviro 400s 19440 and 19441 have transferred from Walkergate to Sunderland whilst Enviro 200 36980 has moved from Sunderland to South Shields.
A number of vehicles were transferred to the Reserve Fleet at the end of July 2021 including: Scania Onmilink 24003; MAN/Enviro 200s 39658-664; Enviro 400 19647 and MAN/AlX300s 22018/024/026/080/082/341-345/347.
Stagecoach North Scotland (Bluebird)
On loan here from Stagecoach East Scotland is Volvo B13R 54103, which is allocated to Peterhead as a Paint Float vehicle. The previous Paint Float vehicle at Peterhead, Volvo B9R 53634, is now allocated to Elgin.
Stagecoach North Scotland (Highlands)
Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 44026 has transferred from Caithness to Skye. Moving into the Reserve Fleet are Trident/ALX400 18119 and Enviro 300 27590 from Inverness, along with Volvo B13R 54122 from Skye.
Stagecoach South
Now repainted into ‘Coastliner 700’ branded Stagecoach ‘Distance’ livery are Scania/Enviro 400 15993, and Enviro 300 27662 and 27663, and repainted into Stagecoach ‘Local’ livery are Enviro 400 19193 and Dart SLF 34631.
Transferred from Winchester to Guildford is Enviro 400 MMC 10891.
Now for disposal here are Volvo B7TL/East Lancs Vyking 16933 and 16935, and Trident/ALX400 18502. It is understood that Volvo B7TL/East Lancs Vyking 16934, Trident/ALX400s 17736 and 18386, and Optare Solos 47309, 47537 and 47648 have been sold out of this fleet.
Stagecoach South East
Joining this fleet from Stagecoach London are Enviro 200s 36365 and 36366, whilst departing this fleet are Volvo B9Rs 53703, 53706 and 53708 to Stagecoach North Scotland (Highlands).
Now in the Strategic Reserve Fleet are Open Top Trident/ALX400 18477 and Dart SLF 34410, whilst Enviro 300s 27919, 27920 and 27924 are now in the operational reserve fleet at Dover. Now for disposal are training fleet Enviro 300 27516 and Dart SLF 34657.
Noted operating here on loan during the week of 11th to 18th July for The Open Golf at Sandwich were,
From Stagecoach South: Enviro 400 10008 and 19881/882, Enviro 400 MMC 10769/889/892/945/949/959/963, Scania/Enviro 400 15985/987/989-993, and Trident/ALX400 18130/510/523.
From Stagecoach South West: Enviro 400 MMC 10453/455/459/501/503/688/691, and Scania/Enviro 400 MMC 15311/318/324.
From Stagecoach East Scotland: Enviro 400 MMC 11176/177/179-181/560-562/564/565.
From Stagecoach London: Enviro 400 MMC Hybrid 12382/395/398, and Enviro 400 19846.
From Stagecoach Manchester: Enviro 400 MMC 11508/524/543.
Noted operating there from the local allocations were Enviro 400 10063-066, Enviro 400 MMC 10708/711/714/716-718, Scania/Enviro 400 MMC 15261/262/265/272/285/337/339, Scania/Enviro 400 15443/479/541/562/918/919, Trident/ALX400 18167.
Stagecoach South West
Now repainted into Stagecoach ‘Local’ livery is Enviro 400 19102, pictured (© David Growns).
Stagecoach South Wales
Optare Solos 47204 and 47206 have transferred from Merthyr to Aberdare, in exchange for similar 47431 and 47432. Now at Blackwood, from Porth, is Scania/Enviro 300 28723.
Repainted into Stagecoach ‘Local’ livery is Optare Solo 47639, and now in the new training livery are Dart SLFs 34389, 34500 and 34673.
Stagecoach West
Scania/Enviro 400 15735 has now been repainted into Stagecoach ‘Distance’ livery, with similar 15856 next in line for repaint.
Now transferred out of this fleet to Stagecoach Midlands are Scania/Enviro 400s 15523 and 15524, and transferred to Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire are similar 15846, 15847, 15848 and 15849.
Freshly repainted Scania/Enviro 400 15735 is pictured. © GlosBusSpotter.
Stagecoach West Scotland
Now allocated to Arran is Optare Solo 47002. There has been no movement of the transfer of Optare Solos 47475 and 47498 to Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire and it is understood it is no longer expected to take place.
Reserve Fleet vehicles back in main fleet here are Enviro 300 27716 at Ayr, and Volvo B13R 54107 at Stranraer. Van Hool Astromega 50243 has been returned to service and allocated to Ayr. Optare Solo 47627 has transferred from Kilmarnock to Ayr, whilst at Kilmarnock Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 44012 is now in the Reserve Fleet.
Stagecoach Yorkshire
Now in the reserve fleet here are Scania Omnidekka 15414 and MAN/Enviro 300s 22543, 22544, 22559 and 22561 at Barnsley, Dart SLFs 35110 and 35230 at Chesterfield, Dart SLF 35262 at Holbrook, and Dart SLFs 35111, 35231-234 and 35263 at Ecclesfield.
Wright Streetlite 39104 has returned to service at Ecclesfield, whilst Optare Solo 47469 has been delicensed. Transferred from Barnsley to Chesterfield are Enviro 200s 36177 and 36178, with Enviro 200 MMCs 37451 and 37452 transferring from Barnsley to Ecclesfield, and Enviro 200 MMC 37456 moving from Barnsley to Holbrook.
Pictured at Whittlesey Bus Fest on 25th July 2021, are Stagecoach East BYD/Enviro 400 City 14033 and Bristol FLF open top 19952 (left - © John Abbott), and preserved Volvo B10M M202 LHP (right - © Jacob Tuson).
Preserved Leyland Olympian H654 VVV is pictured in Peterborough during the Whittlesey Bus Fest on 25th July 2021. © Luke Fisher.
