1st March 2021
East Yorkshire/Go North East: A final look at Volvo B9R 90 (YX14SFZ) at its old home, Anlaby Road depot in Hull, before its transfer north (which has now take place). Pictured on 24th February 2021. © East Yorkshire Spotter.
Delaine Buses
Volvo B7RLE/Wright Eclipse Urban 146 (BX04CKV) has been taken out of service and sold to Fowlers Travel ahead of the entry into service in the Delaine fleet of new ADL Enviro 200 MMC 168 (AD21DBL). 146 was new in August 2004 and joined the Delaine Buses fleet in July 2009 from Perryman of Berwick upon Tweed.
Ensign Bus
With thanks to Ross Newman at the Purfleet dealership we are able to summarise activity during February 2021.
Vehicles in
From Arriva London: Enviro 200s LJ58AVE/AUE, LJ09KPR/KPT/KPU/KPV/KPX/KPY/KPZ/KRD/KRE/KRF/KOX/KPA/KPE/KPF/KPG/KPK/KPL/KPN/KPO, GN08CGO/CGU/CGV/CGX/CGY/CGZ/CHC/CHD/CHF/CHG/CHH, GN58BUP/BUU/BUV/LVA/LVB.
From Bath Bus Co: Volvo B7Ls EU05BZM/VBL/VBO.
From First Essex: Trident LR02LYX.
From First Leicester: Volvo B7Ls KV02VWA/VVY.
From Go-Ahead London: Darts Y986TGH, PO56JFE; Volvo B7TL LX54HAU.
From P Lee Services: Volvo B7TL LK54HYS.
From Stagecoach Midlands: Tridents PX04DOU/DPK.
From Stagecoach North Scotland (Highlands): Volvo B7Rs SP56EBV, SV56BVT, PX59CV; Volvo B12Bs SV08GXM/GXP.
From Tower Transit: Volvo B9TL BF62UYK; Enviro 400s SN12AVZ/AWA/AWC/EHB.
From Wrightbus: Streetdeck SK68TNJ.
Vehicles out
Enviro 400s SN12AVZ/AWA/AWC/EHB: RATP London.
Trident MX54MPV: Weberbus, Bedford.
Volvo B11RT BX16CLV: White Lion Coaches, Addlestone.
Enviro 200s LJ09KPU/KPT/KPR/KRD: Panther Travel, Harwich, Essex.
Enviro 200 LJ09KPG: Galleon Travel, Frating, Essex.
StreetDeck SK68TNJ: CT Plus Yorkshire.
Volvo B7TL LX54HAU: Candy Coaches, London.
Volvo B7R SV56BVT: Seaward Travel, London.
Volvo B7R SP56EBL: THZ Ltd, Heston.
Enviro 200s SN08ABK/AEC/AAV/AAU: Squarepeg Buses, Leeds.
Volvo B7RLE SK07CFY: Kirks Coaches , Coventry.
Volvo B7RLE SK07CFU: Aintree Coaches.
Volvo B7RLEs SN57DCF/DDE/DCV/DCZ/DCU: Als Coaches, Liverpool.
Dart Y986TGH: Bear Buses, Feltham, Middlesex.
Volvo B9TLs BJ11DVN/DVT/DVO/DUH: Faresaver Buses, Chippenham, Wiltshire.
Enviro 200s YX58DWD, LK58CSX/CTE/CSY/LK08FLG: Keepings Coaches, Mountain Ash, Wales.
Optare Versa YJ60KGG: Dreamline Travel, Blackburn.
The following all to Shelton Motors for scrap: Tridents/E400s: LX55EPP, LK56EHD, LT52XAA, LN51GNF, LX56ETF, LX56ETU, PX54DOU; Volvo B7TLs: KP51WCW, LT52WUK, V194OOE; Enviro 200s: LK07BDX, SN57DWX, SK07DXF, SN08ADV, SN08ABX; Optare Versa: YJ60KGP; MANs: LK57EHS, LK07AYC, LK57AYN; Volvo B9TL: FJ58CON.
Ensign Fleet
Volvo B7TL 101: sold to Warwickshire Travel.
Enviro 200 716: sold to Faresaver Buses, Chippenham, Wiltshire.
Volvo B7TL 110: sold to P Lee Services, St Ives, Cambridgeshire.
Seven new Streetdecks are entering service from March 1 as follows :
161 LX21 CHH
162 LX21 CHJ
163 LX21 CHK
164 LX21 CHL
165 LX21 CHN
166 LX21 CHO
167 LX21 CHV
Megabus
Now allocated to Stagecoach East Scotland Perth depot, are recently repainted Van Hool Astromegas 50270 and 50273. The final Van Hool Astromega due to transfer from Stagecoach Oxfordshire’s Oxford Tube fleet, 50271, was received by Stagecoach East Scotland in late February 2021.
Now due as part of the Stagecoach East Scotland fleet at Perth are ten Volvo B11/Plaxton Panorama coaches (50445-454) which were originally ordered for the Oxford Tube fleet. They are all expected to carry Scottish Citylink livery with 50445/46/47 (YX21HHG/H/J) already delivered.
National Express West Midlands: Recently withdrawan Volvo B7TL/ALX400 4273 is pictured back when it was still operational. © Dylan Jones.
Stagecoach East
Of note regarding repaints here, we understand at the moment the company is prioritising the remaining Enviro 200s allocated to Peterborough (36936, 37213/217-225/233) for repainting.
Stagecoach East Midlands
Now returned to Hull, following a period on loan at Skegness, are MAN/Enviro 300s 22757 and 24164. Enviro 400 MMC 10738 remains on loan at Skegness.
Now transferred to Hull are MAN/Enviro 200s 39677 and 39678, whilst at Mansfield both Transbus Enviro 300 27594 and Trident/ALX400 18416 have been noted in traffic.
Now operating out of Hull, from Grimsby depot, are Enviro 200s 37196 and 37208.
Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire
Chester Park & Ride liveried Enviro 200 MMC 26057 was noted at Stagecoach Midlands’ Rugby depot on 21st February 2021 en-route to ADL at Harlow.
Stagecoach Midlands
Now sold out of this fleet to Ensign Bus is Dennis Trident/ALX400 18150.
Stagecoach North Scotland (Highlands): Recently transferred Volvo B9R 53705 is pictured on 17th February 2021. © Henri Towe.
Stagecoach Oxfordshire
A further four Volvo B11/Plaxton Panorama coaches, 50441-444, were received here in mid-February. The balance of the order (50445-454) will not be delivered here and have been diverted to Stagecoach East Scotland.
The final Van Hool Astromega for cascade from the Oxford Tube fleet, 50271, had left the fleet by 19th February 2021 for transfer to Stagecoach East Scotland.
Now back at Oxford, after a period on loan at Witney, is Enviro 400 MMC 10438.
With effect from 28th February 2021 operations from Banbury garage were transferred onto the Thames Transit operators licence. They had previously been on the Midland Red (South) licence.
With Banbury depot joining the rest of the region in being on the Thames Transit license, the only piece of Midland Red left at Banbury depot now is the heritage livery carried by Enviro 200 MMC 37401. It is pictured at the Midland Red Centenary event on 13th October 2019. © Ciaran Bird.
Stagecoach South East
Now repainted into Stagecoach ‘Local’ livery here are Scania/Enviro 400 15750, Dart SLF 34653, and Enviro 200 36902. We understand that of these, 15750 and 36902 have also bee refurbished.
Scania/Enviro 400s 15914-918 have all now received Unibus branding.
Recently repainted and refurbished Scania/Enviro 400 15554 is pictured. © Leon Frampton.
Stagecoach West
Now repainted into Stagecoach ‘Local’ livery is Enviro 200 36131.
Stagecoach West Scotland
Currently at Kilmarnock depot, Enviro 200s 36331/332/337 have all been repainted into Stagecoach ‘Local’ livery.
