Stagecoach Scottish Imports

Stagecoach seem to be gaining a few single deckers from Scotland at the moment:

36324 LX58CCF Alexander Dennis Dart Enviro 200 B26F from Stagecoach Bluebird [Flickr Photo] arrived at Exeter

27602 SV59DVU Alexander Dennis Enviro 300 B42F from Stagecoach Bluebird [Flickr Photo] arrived at Plymouth

27533 SV57BYN Alexander Dennis Enviro 300 B42F from Stagecoach Bluebird [Flickr Photo] also at Plymouth

36034 SV07FCF Alexander Dennis Enviro 200 B37F from Stagecoach Bluebird [David has a photos of the bus at Exeter being prepped for repaint here]

The two Enviro 300s are a new type for Devon. It remains to be seen where they end up in service.

27602 seen back in 2012 © Eddie (cc)

Fleet News: Plymouth Citybus

Just when it looked like the Volvo double deckers were due to be eliminated from the fleet, Citybus go and get some more!]

GNE No.	Reg	Chassis	Body	Seat	New
6922	LX54GYY	Volvo B7TL	Plaxton President	H41/21D	Jan-2005
6923	LX54GYZ	Volvo B7TL	Plaxton President	H41/21D	Jan-2005
6926	LX54GZD	Volvo B7TL	Plaxton President	H41/21D	Jan-2005
6927	LX54GZE	Volvo B7TL	Plaxton President	H41/21D	Jan-2005
6928	LX54GZF	Volvo B7TL	Plaxton President	H41/21D	Jan-2005

I believe the original plan was for 6922-6927 but 6924 and 6925 are still up North whilst 6928 was sent instead. It remains to be seen what their Plymouth fleet numbers will be, but there is a gap between the last Volvos and the ex London Enviros - 454-459 so that would fit! All being red already is very handy indeed!

© Jason Beverley

Meanwhile in the other direction 375 headed back North East for eventual preservation

PCB No	Reg	Chassis	Body	Seats	New
375	NK55OLM	Scania L94UB	Wright Solar	B43F	Feb-2006

© Jason Beverely – with thanks!

Fleet News and Fleet Lists

A few bits of note as I have been updating fleet lists over the last day or so

Plymouth Citybus has seen the departure unused of the Volvo double deckers back to East Yorkshire.

In return we have received 5 Scania L94UB

374	NK54NVW	Scania L94UB	YS2L4X20001849580	Wright Solar	J289	B43F	Jan-2005
375	NK55OLM	Scania L94UB	YS2L4X20001853156	Wright Solar	K111	B43F	Feb-2006
376	NK54NVZ	Scania L94UB	YS2L4X20001849577	Wright Solar	J292	B43F	Jan-2005
377	NK55OLJ	Scania L94UB	YS2L4X20001853109	Wright Solar	K110	B43F	Feb-2006
378	NK54NVF	Scania L94UB	YS2L4X20001849454	Wright Solar	J277	B43F	Jan-2005

Note that they have been numbered after the other Scanias and not in the 1000’s which suggests these are staying around a bit longer?

I have not seen any reports of them being used here yet.

NK54NVF seen in 2011 ©Eddie (creative commons))

I have updated other fleet lists including OTS and Travel Cornwall. The full listing online is as follows – with the local fleets all up to date to the latest PSV Circle News Sheet (July 2020) The main Go Ahead and First Group fleets are still a few months out of date…

• Go Ahead Group Fleet List - all operators
• First Group Fleet List - all operators
• Plymouth Citybus Fleet List
• First South West Ltd
• Alansway Coaches Ltd - Country Bus Fleet List
• Tamar Coaches Ltd (new 2nd July 2020)
• Office & Transport Services - OTS (New 2rd July)
• Summercourt Travel Ltd - Travel Cornwall (new July 2020)

Fleet Lists are back!

I may have been quiet on here recently due to not being out and being extra busy with other things at the moment but I have been able to make a start at sorting out my fleet lists and bringing things up to date, something which I have had several requests for!

I can now bring you the first results of this catch up with a couple of local listings

• Plymouth Citybus
• Alansway Coaches Ltd – Country Bus

Other local listings will be made available over the coming week or so as I update my records. The up to date details will always be found here 

I hope to get First South West listing up next. Eventually Stagecoach Devon will be available but I am a lot more behind with them!

Also on line at the moment I have

• Go Ahead Group List
• First Group Fleet Lists

These last two are not up to date yet (psvc area 3 is, but the other areas are a few months behind)

As always if anyone notices any errors or updates please let me know and I will correct them. (dbg@plymothiantransit.com)

Plymouth Citybus Fleet News Part 2

Catching up on the other buses withdrawn by Plymouth Citybus:

480 PK02RFF

482 PK02RDU

483 PK02RDV

484 PK02RDZ

486 PJ02RFJ

I for one will miss these buses as they were by far the best of the second hand buses that have joined the Citybus fleet.

It seems likely that some of these buses will send up with Roselyn Coaches.

Following on from this mornings post – it can be confirmed that 434 X546EGK was withdrawn a good while back. This means that the front line DD fleet is now all Enviros.

Other news – is that the 4 Enviro 200s recently acquired from Yorkshire are now being prepped for repaint. It is expected they will receive the new Citybus livery – but this has not been confirmed.

Finally for now it is rumoured that some of the older coaches in the fleet are being replaced shortly. It remains to be seen what with!

Have a very Happy Christmas Everybody!

Plymouth Citybus Fleet News

Volvos Out…

Thanks to Jason Beverley I am able to bring a fleet update for Plymouth Citybus:

Two more Volvo B7RLEs have now departed to Manchester with Go North West

103 WA12ACV and 106 WA12ACZ

With the new E400 Citys now in service the older double deckers have been withdrawn including the Volvo B7TLs

405 PN02XCH

433 X501EGK

440 X504EGK

442 Y814TGH

I believe this just leaves 434 X546EGK in service – unless I have missed this one.

The last East Lancs Volvo is trainer 418 PL51LGW which is expected to be replaced by a Citaro shortly (probably 82)

Fleet News: Plymouth Citybus

A few more updates to the Plymouth Citybus Fleetlisting:
Quite a few of the T registered Dennis Darts which were withdrawn at the end of last year are now back on the road having been brought up to DDA standards including 30 T130EFJ, 36 T136EFJ, 38 T137EFJ, 39 T139EFJ, 40 T140EFJ (NOT 40!)

59 WA51ACY  and 438 Y735TGH are confirmed as still being on site at Milehouse being canablised for spares.
Back in service after accident repairs is Citycoach 318 BK61DKV

Richard Smith

The Training fleet has been renewed with Volvo East Lancs 416 PL51LGO, 417 PL51LGU A and 418 PL51LGW now converetd to  full time trainers
© Richard Smith
The highlight this week though is the emergence of 108 WA12ADU in full swoops, the first of this type to get the scheme. Interestingly it has recieved full Citybus names rather than Go Cornwall.
Richard Smith
Ian Harris

Fleet News: Plymouth Citybus

Previous Fleet News for Plymouth Citybus: 2 February 2016

New buses to enter service:

537 WJ65BZD and 538 WJ65BZE have now entered service in full Green Flash livery, and look stunning!

© Richard Smith 538 was out elsewhere so yet to get photos of that one!

© Richard Smith: The same bus prior to full Flash branding

The new Go Cornwall Enviros are being launched over at Torpoint this morning (18th February) so more photos when they hit the road…

© Richard Smith

If you do get any of the new Enviros out and about today then please feel free to send some in as its always nice to get different views from across the City and different photographers…

Dennis Darts

Many of the older Dennnis Darts are currently VOR at Milehouse with many of them due to visit Hants & Dorste at Eastleigh for DDA conversion when they should re-enter service.

Back on 6th February the position was as follows:

29, 31, 32, 33, 34, 38, 39, 40 in the line up at bottom of lower yard. All VOR. 35 with withdrawn buses behind the old tram sheds. VOR. 36 in rear workshops behind door 7.  37 in front workshops over the pits. 41 and 43 in engineering line. both VOR 42 engine repairs over pits in raised depot. 29 back from Hants and Dorset trim, a quick look through the open doors didn't reveal anything that might have been done to it. 30 was noted in service on the 8th February at least.

Volvo DD Fleet

The double deck Volvo fleet: 420 W509WGH has been sold and appears to have left Milehouse. 441 has also finally left Milehouse and arrived with Target Travel. 416 has now been lettered up as a DRIVER TRAINER

Fleet News: Stagecoach

Quite a few of the new buses and coaches are now out in service. The lastest ones to appear are:

10457 SN65NZP Alexander Dennis E40D Alexander Dennis Enviro 400MMC P & R

© did by graham

10458 SN65NZR Alexander Dennis E40D Alexander Dennis Enviro 400MMC (Not yet in service) P&R

10459 SN65NZS Alexander Dennis E40D Alexander Dennis Enviro 400MMC (Not yet in service) P&R

10460 SN65NZT Alexander Dennis E40D Alexander Dennis Enviro 400MMC (Not yet in service) P&R

10461 SN65NZU Alexander Dennis E40D Alexander Dennis Enviro 400MMC (Not yet in service) P&R

10488 SN65ZHB Alexander Dennis E40D Alexander Dennis Enviro 400MMC

© Richard Smith

10493 SN65ZHH Alexander Dennis E40D Alexander Dennis Enviro 400MMC (Not yet in service) Stagecoach

10495 SN65ZHK Alexander Dennis E40D Alexander Dennis Enviro 400MMC (Not yet in service) Stagecoach

10497 SN65ZHM Alexander Dennis E40D Alexander Dennis Enviro 400MMC (Not yet in service) Stagecoach

26034 YX65RCV Alexander Dennis E20D Alexander Dennis Enviro 200MMC P & R

© did by graham

26035 YX65RCY Alexander Dennis E20D Alexander Dennis Enviro 200MMC P & R

© Richard Smith

26036 YX65RCZ Alexander Dennis E20D Alexander Dennis Enviro 200MMC P & R

© Richard Smith

26037 YX65RDO Alexander Dennis E20D Alexander Dennis Enviro 200MMC P & R

© Lauren King

26038 YX65RDU Alexander Dennis E20D Alexander Dennis Enviro 200MMC Stagecoach

© Ben Beaver

Thanks as ever to all who have supplied photos. It always more interesting to see photos from different photographers!

Previous Stagecoach Fleet News 28 January 2016

Fleet News: Stagecoach

Previous Stagecoach Fleet News: 14 January 2016

Although the official launch date for the new buses in Plymouth is Friday 29th January, a few have found their way into service already:

10489 SN65ZHD

© Nick Rice (cc)

© did by graham

10490 SN65ZHE

© Richard Smith

10491 SN65ZHF

© did by graham

© Richard Smith

10492 SN65ZHG

© did by graham

Expect a lot more like this over the coming few weeks as Plymouth has a lot of new buses entering service!

Fleet News: First South West

Previous Fleet News 7th January 2016

Incoming

More Dennis Tridents are on their way from South Yorkshire:

33079 LN51GNK

33082 LN51GNV

33083 LN51GNX

33084 LN51GME

33099 LN51GLX Has made it as far as Taunton and is currently waiting there having broken down enroute

More Dennis Dart Caetanos from Eastern Counties are also on their way

43859 EG52FHD

43860 EG52FGF

43867 EG52FHC

43868 EG52FGX

All are currently at Taunton where they are currently working on loan

Several vehciles have been acquired from Webbers, Bodmin One 57 seat Plaxton Javelin, one short 57 seat UVG Javelin and one 70 seat UVG Javelin. plus a Dennis Dart MPD

 

Disposals

Thanks to Robert Hawken who Can confirm that Volvo Citybus 38002 went from Truro in September. It went on the 23rd September behind an Alpha Recovery Truck.

Sadly off for scrap, 38002 seen way back in 2009!

Fleet News: Stagecoach

Previous Stagecoach Fleet News: 6th January 2016

New Coaches

There has been some confusion with a batch of new Volvo B11RT / Plaxton Elite Interdeck coaches for Megabus. It has been well known that Plymouth was to become a major base for Megabus work and a few of these new coaches were recently placed into service with Stagecoach Devon legal lettering.

54263 YY65VXE [Photo]

54264 YY65VXF [Photo]

54265 YY65VXG [Photo]

54266 YY65VXH [Photo]

54267 YY65VXJ [Photo - a stunning one too!]

54268 YY65VXK [Photo]

54269 YY65VXL [Photo]

54270 YY65XVM [Photo]

54271 YY65VXN [Photo]

Since then the batch has continued up to 54276. The whole batch now seem to run under Midland Red South control. It is believed that some of these may come back under Devon control eventually but there have been conflicting reports! These coaches are now regular visitors to Plymouth on Megabus work and do look very smart even if the Megabus livery is a bit cartoony for some!

© Richard Smith 7 January 2016

Also Delivered this week, was the first of the Plaxton Elite Volvo B11R's, for the new service to Bristol, 54319 YY65VXU, the second One 54320 YY65VXV should be delivered this evening (10th)

New Double Deckers

The first of the Standard Enviro 400MMC's 10488 SN65ZHB has arrived  10th January. This batch 10488-503 are to be in Standard MMC style Fleet livery, whilst also due soon are 10457-62, which have been diverted from an Order for Manchester, These are to Carry Park & Ride Livery and will be fitted with Leather Seats and Wifi.

Liveries

Repainted into the Matford Park & Ride Green livery

24144 WA59FWZ MAN 18.240 / ADL Enviro 300

© Ben Beaver

Repainted into Sowton Park & Ride Blue livery:

24142 WA59FWX MAN 18.240 ASL Enviro 300 [Photo Link]

Its clear that Stagecoach Plymouth will be looking very different in the next few weeks. Get those early Tridents while you can!

Fleet News: First South West Ltd

Catching up on some fleet news from First South West Ltd

More buses have arrived into the fleet over the last couple of months:

32854 T854KLF Dennis Trident / Plaxton from First Midland Red (broke down on the way so stores at Taunton)

42358 EY05FYP Dennis Dart SLF / SCC From First Eastern Counties

43855 EG52FGC Dennis Dart SLF / SCC from First Essex.

43856 EG53FGD Dennis Dart SLF / SCC from First Essex

43857 EG52FGE Dennis Dart SLF / SCC from First Essex

43861 EG52FGJ Dennis Dart SLF / SCC from First Eastern Counties

43863 EG52FFK Dennis Dart SLF / SCC from First Eastern Counties

43865 EG52FGU Dennis Dart SLF/ SCC from First Eastern Counties

Buses Out

42943 WA56OAS Dennis Dart SLF / Alexander Pointer is now with First Eastern Counties (Photo Link)

Down as For Sale on Ebay in December were 40034 41132 42724 42725 48229 48233 48262 48267 48269.

Optare Solos 50277 W308DWX 50279 W329DWX have been sold to Bullocks of Cheadle with 50279 now carrying registration L10BUL (Photo link)

Repaints into the standard livery

43878 KN52NFU (Ex Western Greyhound) Dennis Dart back in November (Photo link) full KERNOW names anad black bands

42358 EY05FYP Dennis Dart SLF / SCC From First Eastern Counties full KERNOW names anad black bands

42876 SN53KJZ Dennis Dart SLF / Alexander Pointer

43861 EG52FGJ Dennis Dart SLF / SCC from First Eastern Counties full KERNOW names anad black bands

43865 EG52FGU Dennis Dart SLF/ SCC from First Eastern Counties full KERNOW names anad black bands

Peter Heath has supplied some observations from a trip into Cornwall:

Summercourt depot:

In the car park are 'preserved' (not by First) 1200, 34003 and 34198 but 34198 has a long list of defects and a smashed front upper deck window.  42825 also believed to be preserved at rear of parking.

34091, 42832 and 53009 withdrawn, 23318 ( f sw legals) Greyhound livery , 30876, 32715 all vor with major defects.  23324, (Could not see legals?) Greyhound livery in workshop.  But the main vehicle of interest was N765PAE (photo) with f SW legals on Contract.

 

Camborne

33174/33175 in depot branding removed 32851, 32853 back from TN , 32802 in full First Kernow looking very smart (photo). Note 23316/7 still in Greyhound livery.

Penzance:

42430, 42470, 42473, 52013 withdrawn.  Open tops 38000/1/4/5/6 and another maybe 34137 parked with no covers.  Also at the rear was an unidentified red coach.

Helston:

53107 repaired and in Full Kernow livery.

Truro:

Withdrawn 38002 has gone from it's long term position in the yard. Photos of 43871 and 42871 in full Kernow livery attached.

Thanks once again to Peter for the update and the photos. I am always more than happy to receive photos and updates from Kernowland as its not an area I get to much myself, although I hope to some time soon…

Fleet News: Stagecoach

I am trying to organise my posts a bit better now that I am covering a larger area to make things a bit easier to find and also for me to keep track of! Generally I will prefix any posts with fleet developments with the Fleet News prefix followed by the company name.

New Buses

Delivered to Exeter just before Christmas

10452 SN65NZH

10453 SN65NZJ

10454 SN65NZK

10455 SN65NZM

Alexander Dennis E20D Enviro 400MMC in a plain dark red livery. These have now been finished in the new red Park & Ride livery:

©Nick Rice

10456 SN65NZO

Alexander Dennis E20D Enviro 400MMC in standard Stagecoach livery

The dark red ones will be for the Honiton Road Park & Ride.

The other Park & Ride services are in for a rebranding too with Alexander Dennis Enviro 300 24144 currently in a base blue livery.

© Ben Beaver

© Ben Beaver

24142 in the new Blue Park & Ride livery

Still to come

The new buses for Park & Ride in Plymouth will also feature a new livery. It wont be too long before we get to see them either!