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February 2003
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26-02-03
- News Page: Shock Again! Reading order four new Transbus Enviro 300s for Newbury Vodafone work, and all fourteen Optare Vectas are to be sold!
- First in Berkshire Fleet List: New Mercedes-Benz Citaros LT52 WXA/B/L-P/R added, fleet numbers unknown
- Reading Transport Fleet List: 726 entered service on 25-02-03
- Reading Spectras: Page updated with news of 726-9
- Reading Tridents: Updated with current details
- Countywide Travel: Link to Steve Oxbrow's Countywide Travel Fotopic site added
- Reading Area Routes: Change to Newbury route 107 from 13-04-03 added
25-02-03
- Reading Buses Fares: FastTrack fares increased from 13-01-03
- First BeeLine: Company name changed to First in Berkshire
- Reading Area Operators: Link to 1st Bus Stop Minibus added
- Thames Travel Fleet List: The four new MPDs are numbered alphabetically
- Weavaway Travel Fleet List: New is Dennis Condor G859 FVX. F330 UJN is reregistered B10M WT and G807 FVX is B10M WC.
- Stagecoach in Warwickshire Fleet List: 41504 in new livery. New is L327 YKV at Leamington, fleet number 40127, previously allocated to Oxford and new to Nuneaton. Thanks to Keith Wood for this. New fleet numbers for more vehicles added (numbers are being added as noted by Keith Wood and your webmaster)
17-02-03
- Reading Transport Fleet List: New are Optare Spectras 726-7, YE52 FHF & FHG. 728-9 are expected to carry 03 registrations. The Pete's Tridents have been given numbers 471-6 alphabetically but are not expected to enter service before April. Thanks to Brian Coney / Mac Head for this.
- First BeeLine Fleet List: New are Plaxton Premiere M1 GRT, fleet number 98 and Mercedes-Benz LT52 WXA, fleet number unknown. 405 transferred from Slough to Bracknell in 01-03. Thanks to Brian Coney / Mac Head for this.
- Thames Travel Fleet List: The four new MPDs are confirmed to be KU52 RXF, RXG, RXR and RXS. RXS has fleet number 452, the other three are still unknown. 452 is the only one of the four with its number shown on the vehicle! Thanks to Ralph Adams for this.
16-02-03
- Reading Transport Fleet List: Tridents allocated fleet numbers 471-6, order unconfirmed
- Reading Transport Former Fleet List: 178 withdrawn on 10-02-03
- Reading Transport: All links throughout site to the Sandtoft Trolleybus Centre updated to read 'The Trolleybus Centre at Sandtoft' and all links to their original website removed
12-02-03
- News Page: Shock! Reading acquires six Dennis Trident / Plaxton Presidents from Pete's Travel
- Reading Transport Fleet List: New Tridents PO51 WNF, WNG, WNJ, WNK, WNL, WNM added, 615 and 619 removed
- Reading Tridents: NEW PAGE! for Reading's Dennis Tridents
- Reading Vehicle Types: updated with recent fleet changes
- Other Warwickshire Operators: Pete's Travel - photo of PO51 WNK improved and caption updated
- Weavaway Travel Fleet List: Two new Olympians added, one registered B10M LT
- Reading Area Routes: Corrections made to route details of Thames Travel routes 140, 142 and 145, and the Newbury Monday-Thursday evening service operated by Weavaway is numbered 10, not 11/12
10-02-03
- Reading Area Routes: Changes to a number of Thames Travel services from today and BeeLine school route W128 added
- Reading Transport Fleet List: 190 and 627 are on loan to Newbury, 178 is withdrawn and 186 is off the road. 190-3 will transfer to Newbury upon arrival of the 4 new Spectras to replace older Metrobuses. 77 has been repainted into Goldline livery.
- Thames Travel Fleet List: 651 has branding for the Oxford Science Park
- Stagecoach in Warwickshire Fleet List: New fleet numbers for more vehicles added (numbers are being added as noted by Keith Wood and your webmaster)
06-02-03
- Reading Transport Fleet List: Error corrected: 516-20 entered service in 1996 not 1986! Thanks to Peter Crew for spotting this.
05-02-03
- Stagecoach in Warwickshire Fleet List: 14936 (963) transferred to Leamington from Banbury. New fleet numbers for more vehicles added (numbers are being added as noted by Keith Wood and your webmaster)
04-02-03
- Reading Transport MegaPanels: MegaPanel adverts removed from 921, 939 and 948
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