22 June 2016

Fleet News: Plymouth Citybus

Although things are fairly quiet at the moment there have been a few changes to the Citybus fleetlist:

Outgoing

Four of the Volvo B7TL East Lancs fleet have been sold and will leave Milehouse today (22nd June) for pastures new. (No idea as to where just yet though). 410 411 415 and 419 are the buses in question:

PCB 410 411.jpg

PCB415.jpg

PCB419.jpg

The departure of these will almost mark the end of dual door operation only 408 and 409 will remain a bit longer in service

Incoming

A glimpse of the newest aquired but not yet in service and most recently painted Plymouth City Bus Dennis Dart and the only one of the 9 recently aquired former Go Ahead London 05 plates to be painted so far is 253 seen here at Milehouse today (20th June). 250 to 252 are in service those to be 254 to 258 are stored

Plymouth Citybus 253

Thanks to Jason Beverley for the updates and the photos!

16 comments:

  1. Ensign were advertising some of these for sale last week

    http://www.route-one.net/magazines/emag/routeone644/pubData/mobile/index.htm#/53/

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  2. The london mpds are replacing the x reg mpds as they getting a bit tired now

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    1. Is this accurate though? Because tired or not, they are working fine by all accounts? Older stock still in full working order ( such as the 1997 darts)

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    2. They are tired in the sense that they can't get above 5-10 mph up hills, and a couple of them have jerky gearboxes so yes tired.

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  3. Aline coaches in torpoint are now useing a low floor miu dart on there bus routes and are lot busy now go back up Antony road

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  4. 410, 415 & 419 left the depot today, 23rd June, and not on the 22nd.

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    1. To clarify, 410 was still at Milehouse yesterday 25th June.
      406, 411, 415 & 419 are the ones that have gone.

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  5. Are they keeping the Brighton & Hove darts?

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  6. ive been told by a mate who works in milehouse that 209 is in the paint shop being painted blue for the 34 route? this could be interesting if it happens!

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    1. I'm afraid your mate is wrong, the bus repainted blue is 206 (not 209). It has vinyls for route 34 / 34A Royal William Yard.

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    2. that will be nice to see happen, but it makes sense as the solos are on the 34/34A quite a bit now

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  7. Links up with the fact that 34a now goes into RWY. Blue seems an odd choice if its close to blue flash but if its ligher like the coaches it won't be confusing.

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  8. 4 more East Lancs deckers left Milehouse today and were noted heading eastwards on the A38 near Plympton. 407 and 413 were 2 of them. Ex Brighton Dart 54 is in the body shop prior to repainting. Ex London Mini Dart 253 is almost ready for service in swooped livery. Finally silver liveried Wright Streetdeck demonstrator SN64CTU has arrived at Milehouse presumably for trial.

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    1. Here is it when on trail in Leeds
      https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=SN64CTU&espv=2&biw=1920&bih=979&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiEtPLois7NAhVBOMAKHXTwA3sQ_AUIBygC#imgrc=R5P1LqhkfHNnqM%3A

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  9. 206 is in its new Blue and white livery already!

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  10. 253 was working on the 25 today (1st July).

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