Go Cornwall Fleet Plans

Thanks to Mike Hudson I can bring you the plans for the incoming fleet' for the new work in Cornwall from Mid February. Note that this is the plan, but things can and often do change!

We are planning for all Double Deckers to be single door, but as we are against a deadline of the 14th February to launch additional services in Cornwall so some will go into service as two door buses and when slots becomes free at either Thorntons body builders in Newcastle or ADL Harlow which are the two firms we are using to convert the two door buses to single door buses, this normally takes 45 days as it also involves a full repaint, we are looking for a mobilization fleet of roughly 40 vehicles out of 70 vehicles or the 14th Feb, the vehicles will keep coming in over the next three months, so we do not have the luxury of having all that we want and need from day one,

The current 7 x single deck E200s are not being converted to single door buses as these are only here for a short length of time, that’s the current thought, these will eventually get swapped out for newer E200s also coming out of London, it is my understanding that these will be converted to single door in due course.

Where will these cascaded buses operate? well there is a plan that sees the majority going into Cornwall, I do not have the full info of the operation plan, just the view from an Engineering perspective,

All buses released from the cascade plan will have a week’s shakedown in operation in Plymouth, this is so we can see if there are any gremlins, before going off to their final destinations

20 x Volvo B9TLs with Gemini bodies, these will modified at Thorntons Newcastle

20 ADL E400s with std ADL E400 Bodies these will be modified by ADL Harlow

20 E400s from Ensign Bus as a straight purchase, these will come single door conversions already done (just like 4047 & 4048)

7 x E200 twin doors singles from Go Ahead London with a further batch later in the year

4 x Mercedes 516 sprinters minibuses with Mellor bodies

1 x Hybrid E400 for the training fleet

The planned list:

GSW Fleet Number	Registration Number	Bus Make and Model	Body Type	Previous Operator(s)	Previous Fleet Number(s)	Door Configuration (Inferred)
175	YX60FCF	ADL E200	Single Deck	Go Ahead London	SE76	Twin-door
177	YX60FCL	ADL E200	Single Deck	Go Ahead London	SE78	Twin-door
178	YX60FCM	ADL E200	Single Deck	Go Ahead London	SE79	Twin-door
180	YX60FCU	ADL E200	Single Deck	Go Ahead London	SE82	Twin-door
181	YX60FCV	ADL E200	Single Deck	Go Ahead London	SE83	Twin-door
182	YX60FCY	ADL E200	Single Deck	Go Ahead London	SE84	Twin-door
1321	LS68FOH	Mercedes 516	Mellor	Preston Bus	21206	Single-door
1322	LS68FOK	Mercedes 516	Mellor	Preston Bus	21208	Single-door
1323	LO19VXB	Mercedes 516	Mellor	Preston Bus	21231	Single-door
1324	LL69PXK	Mercedes 516	Mellor	Diamond Bus N/W	21238	Single-door
2200	YX11CPZ	ADL E200	Single Deck	Go Ahead London	SE93	Twin-door
4015	LX09FBZ	ADL E400	ADL E400 Body	Not in source	124	Single-door (Converted)
4016	LX09FCC	ADL E400	ADL E400 Body	Not in source	E126	Single-door (Converted)
4017	SN60BZK	ADL E400	ADL E400 Body	Not in source	E138	Single-door (Converted)
4018	SN60BZL	ADL E400	ADL E400 Body	Not in source	E139	Single-door (Converted)
4019	SN60BZM	ADL E400	ADL E400 Body	Not in source	E140	Single-door (Converted)
4020	SN60BZO	ADL E400	ADL E400 Body	Not in source	E141	Single-door (Converted)
4021	SN60BZP	ADL E400	ADL E400 Body	Not in source	E142	Single-door (Converted)
4022	SN60BZR	ADL E400	ADL E400 Body	Not in source	E143	Single-door (Converted)
4023	SN60BZS	ADL E400	ADL E400 Body	Not in source	E144	Single-door (Converted)
4024	SN60BZV	ADL E400	ADL E400 Body	Not in source	E147	Single-door (Converted)
4025	SN60BZW	ADL E400	ADL E400 Body	Not in source	E148	Single-door (Converted)
4026	SN60BZX	ADL E400	ADL E400 Body	Not in source	E149	Single-door (Converted)
4027	SN60BZY	ADL E400	ADL E400 Body	Not in source	E150	Single-door (Converted)
4028	SN11BUV	ADL E400	ADL E400 Body	Not in source	E161	Single-door (Converted)
4029	SN11BUW	ADL E400	ADL E400 Body	Not in source	E162	Single-door (Converted)
4030	SN61BHD	ADL E400	ADL E400 Body	Not in source	E172	Single-door (Converted)
4031	SN61BGE	ADL E400	ADL E400 Body	Not in source	E173	Single-door (Converted)
4032	SN61DDL	ADL E400	ADL E400 Body	Not in source	E214	Single-door (Converted)
4033	SN13CJU	ADL E400	ADL E400 Body	Not in source	E280	Single-door (Converted)
4034	LX11BBO	ADL E400	ADL E400 Body	Stagecoach London	19744	Single-door (Converted)
4035	LX11BBV	ADL E400	ADL E400 Body	Stagecoach London	19745	Single-door (Converted)
4036	LX11BCE	ADL E400	ADL E400 Body	Stagecoach London	19747	Single-door (Converted)
4037	LX11BCU	ADL E400	ADL E400 Body	Stagecoach London	19751	Single-door (Converted)
4038	LX11BCV	ADL E400	ADL E400 Body	Stagecoach London	19752	Single-door (Converted)
4039	LX11BCZ	ADL E400	ADL E400 Body	Stagecoach London	19754	Single-door (Converted)
4040	LX11BDF	ADL E400	ADL E400 Body	Stagecoach London	19756	Single-door (Converted)
4041	LX11BHZ	ADL E400	ADL E400 Body	Stagecoach London	19801	Single-door (Converted)
4042	LX11BJU	ADL E400	ADL E400 Body	Stagecoach London	19807	Single-door (Converted)
4043	LX11BKD	ADL E400	ADL E400 Body	Stagecoach London	19812	Single-door (Converted)
4044	LX11BKN	ADL E400	ADL E400 Body	Stagecoach London	19819	Single-door (Converted)
4045	LX12CZL	ADL E400	ADL E400 Body	Stagecoach London	19857	Single-door (Converted)
4046	SN12AVZ	ADL E400	ADL E400 Body	First, RATP	DN33783, ADE40481	Single-door (Converted)
4047	YX12FOH	ADL E400	ADL E400 Body	London United, RATP	ADE22, ADE40422	Single-door (Converted)
4048	YX12FOJ	ADL E400	ADL E400 Body	London United	ADE40423	Single-door (Converted)
4049	YX12GHO	ADL E400	ADL E400 Body	London United, RATP	ADE31, ADE40431	Single-door (Converted)
4050	YX12GHU	ADL E400	ADL E400 Body	London United, RATP	ADE40432	Single-door (Converted)
4051	YX62AEW	ADL E400	ADL E400 Body	London United, RATP	ADE40424	Single-door (Converted)
4052	YX62BXF	ADL E400	ADL E400 Body	London United, RATP	ADE36, ADE40436	Single-door (Converted)
4053	YX62BYK	ADL E400	ADL E400 Body	London United	ADE43, ADE40443	Single-door (Converted)
4100	SN61BLV	ADL E400	ADL E400 Body	Not in source	EH8	Single-door (Converted)
8001	LK59FDE	Volvo B9TL	Wrightbus Gemini	Not in source	WVN15	Single-door (Converted)
8002	LK59FDF	Volvo B9TL	Wrightbus Gemini	Not in source	VN37818, WVN16	Single-door (Converted)
8003	LK59FDG	Volvo B9TL	Wrightbus Gemini	Not in source	WVN12	Single-door (Converted)
8004	LK59FDJ	Volvo B9TL	Wrightbus Gemini	Not in source	VN37820, WVN17	Single-door (Converted)
8005	LK59FDV	Volvo B9TL	Wrightbus Gemini	Not in source	37807, WVN4	Single-door (Converted)
8006	LK59FDX	Volvo B9TL	Wrightbus Gemini	Not in source	WVN5	Single-door (Converted)
8007	LK59FDZ	Volvo B9TL	Wrightbus Gemini	Not in source	VWN7, WVN7	Single-door (Converted)
8008	LK59FEF	Volvo B9TL	Wrightbus Gemini	Not in source	VN37811, WVN8	Single-door (Converted)
8009	LK59FEJ	Volvo B9TL	Wrightbus Gemini	Not in source	WVN13	Single-door (Converted)
8010	LK59FEM	Volvo B9TL	Wrightbus Gemini	Not in source	37815, WVN14	Single-door (Converted)
8011	LK59FEU	Volvo B9TL	Wrightbus Gemini	Not in source	VN37806, WVN3	Single-door (Converted)
8012	LX59CZL	Volvo B9TL	Wrightbus Gemini	Not in source	WVL293	Single-door (Converted)
8013	LX59CZM	Volvo B9TL	Wrightbus Gemini	Not in source	WVL294	Single-door (Converted)
8014	BV10WWO	Volvo B9TL	Wrightbus Gemini	Not in source	VN37856, WVN43	Single-door (Converted)
8015	BV10WWP	Volvo B9TL	Wrightbus Gemini	Not in source	WVN44	Single-door (Converted)
8016	BV10WWR	Volvo B9TL	Wrightbus Gemini	Not in source	WVN45	Single-door (Converted)
8017	LX11FHZ	Volvo B9TL	Wrightbus Gemini	Not in source	WVL425	Single-door (Converted)
8018	LX11FJE	Volvo B9TL	Wrightbus Gemini	Not in source	WVL429	Single-door (Converted)
8019	LX11FJF	Volvo B9TL	Wrightbus Gemini	Not in source	WVL430	Single-door (Converted)
8020	LJ61GWU	Volvo B9TL	Wrightbus Gemini	Not in source	WVL435	Single-door (Converted)

 

keep an eye out in Plymouth over the next few weeks as any of these could turn up!