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February 2007

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27-02-07:

  • Reading Transport Fleet List: 726 has been repainted into generic silver livery. Thanks to James Cusworth for this.
  • First Berkshire Fleet List: 68511 transferred to First Hampshire on 6th January not First Bristol. Withdrawn 41171/3 transferred to First Cymru on 26th January. 64793 was withdrawn on 8th January and 64812/9 on 31st January. 68006 entered service on 29th January, whilst 64798 returned to service on 11th rather than 5th February. Thanks to Mat Wooll for this.
  • Stagecoach in Oxfordshire and Warwickshire Fleet List: 14028 has transferred from Rugby to Leamington and 31333 from Nuneaton to Rugby. Thanks to Keith Wood for this.

25-02-07:

  • Reading Transport Fleet List: 600 is expected to spend two weeks at Reading and then two weeks at Newbury before departing on around 16th March. In around May/June an ethanol powered Scania CN94UD OmniCity Double Deck is expected for a 12 week evaluation on service 17. Thanks to Brian Coney for this.
  • Reading Transport MegaRears: 475 has lost its MegaRear for Ikea. Thanks to Brian Coney for this.
  • First Berkshire Fleet List: 68006 returned to the fleet at Bracknell from First Bristol during January in exchange for Chertsey 68511. 64819 is on loan to Hampshire along with 64812. Thanks to Brian Coney for this.
  • Stagecoach in Oxfordshire and Warwickshire Fleet List: The remaining four Caetano Levantes are to be FJ56 OBZ / OCA / OCB / OCC and fleet numbers 59211-5 are confirmed for the batch. Thanks to Ralph Adams for this.

24-02-07:

  • News Page: Additional photo of the MAN demonstrator in Swindon added. Thanks to Stuart Curwen for this.

23-02-07:

  • News Page: MAN A69 - 18.240 / East Lancs Kinetec Demonstrator
  • Reading Transport Fleet List: 729 has been repainted into generic silver livery. 926 has lost its MegaRear for The Wedding Centre and its MegaPanel for Tour de Reading in favour of LowRider livery, most of which has survived underneath.
  • Reading Transport Fleet List: 237 has been sold today to an operator in the Harlow area. Further VanHools may also be sold shortly depending on demand. Thanks to Mac Head for this.

22-02-07:

  • Stagecoach in Oxfordshire and Warwickshire Fleet List: 14517 has transferred from Leamington to Stratford. The vehicles from Stratford Blue have now been given national fleet numbers as follows 12565 JJD 565D (unusually the same number as applied when previously owned), 27542 SN04 EFM, 27543 SN04 EFP, 27544 SN04 EFR, 33185 KN04 XCU. 16527/39 are confirmed as being for open top conversion. Thanks to Richard Sharman for this. The likely fleet numbers for the Caetano Levantes at Oxford are 59211-5 following on from recent examples at East Kent. The first FJ56 OBY was delivered last week, and the others are due shortly. Accident damaged 20004 has returned to service.

19-02-07:

  • Stagecoach in Oxfordshire and Warwickshire Fleet List: All 11 Solos are now at Witney whilst three Varios remain there withdrawn. Meanwhile Richard Sharman reports that 32575 arrived at Stratford from Bedford today, and Leamington 14517 is expected to transfer there as well to join 14516 on rail replacement duties. 16527 is also at Leamington in reserve, most likely for open top conversion for use on Stratford tours along with 16539.

18-02-07:

  • Stagecoach in Oxfordshire and Warwickshire Fleet List: 47373/74/77/81 have transferred to Stagecoach East Kent, with the rest of the Witney examples to follow shortly. 47373/74/81 have been allocated to Folkestone and 47377 to Dover. Meanwhile 42371/72/79/80 are withdrawn at Oxford pending transfer suggesting that all but three Solos are now in service at Witney. Thanks to Ralph Adams for this.

17-02-07:

  • Stagecoach in Oxfordshire and Warwickshire Fleet List: Nuneaton 20217 has transferred to Northampton. Thanks to the Anglia Bus News page for this. Rugby 14382 appears to be in reserve at Leamington, meanwhile 16539 P539 EFL appears to have transferred from Northampton to reserve at Leamington. Thanks to Keith Wood for this. It is suggested that this along with others from 16527/28/37-39 may be converted to open top for Stratford (16528 is said to be for Cambridge). Former 14937 has passed from Ensign (dealer) to Charlton Services.

16-02-07:

  • Stagecoach in Oxfordshire and Warwickshire Fleet List: 28501-5 are B41F and have branding for routes 717/777. Nuneaton 31333 is in use at Rugby whilst Rugby 14028 appears to be in use at Leamington. 16617 and 20821 have new MegaRears for Warwickshire College. Thanks to Keith Wood for this. 32575 is reported to be expected at Stratford from Bedford this week. Thanks to Richard Sharman for this.

14-02-07:

  • Stagecoach in Oxfordshire and Warwickshire Fleet List: The new Solos started to enter service at Witney from 9th, with four in service and one (nominally 47454) still on training duties by 12th. They have been swapped for Varios (one confirmed as being 42377) which have been temporarily moved to Oxford before transfer elsewhere within Stagecoach. The other seven Solos will be swapped over during the coming weeks.
  • Stagecoach in Oxfordshire and Warwickshire Fleet List: 13608 has transferred from Rugby to Manchester. 14371 has been withdrawn from Rugby and transferred to Leamington for storage/disposal, reducing the number of ex London Leyland Olympians in service to just three. 20401 was returned from loan to Oxford back to Leamington around the end of January. 32001 spent a short period in reserve before being transferred to Stratford. 92925 is a new Ford Transit van at Rugby for engineering purposes, meanwhile 90923 left the Oxford fleet around 12 months ago.

12-02-07:

  • Thames Travel Fleet List: Loaned PL06 TGE appears to have returned to the lender around the time that 256 and 356 arrived. To correct previous reports 256/356 are on MAN chassis unlike the loan vehicle which was on Dart chassis.

11-02-07:

  • Stagecoach in Oxfordshire and Warwickshire Fleet List: The new Scania OmniCitys at Nuneaton have been numbered 28501-5 and should enter service tomorrow. Thanks to Simon Langley for this. Meanwhile Leyland Olympian 14516 has transferred from reserve at Nuneaton to Stratford yesterday. Thanks to Richard Sharman for this.

09-02-07:

  • First Berkshire Fleet List: 64797 has now gone to Hayes as a result of accident damage to its nearside luggage lockers which is pending repair. In its place 64798 has returned to the fleet. Thanks to Brian Coney for this. 65621 is another with the Shopping @ Bracknell MegaRear.

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04-02-07:

  • Weavaway Travel Fleet List: C1-4 OXF have been advertised for sale, and may have been reregistered back to L550/1/3/4 EHD. Thanks to Derek Bradfield for this.
  • Stagecoach in Oxfordshire and Warwickshire Fleet List: It is confirmed that a fifth Warwickshire County Council Scania OmniCity for Nuneaton is YN56 NNC, with four of the five now delivered. All five are expected to enter service on 11th.

03-02-07:

  • First Berkshire Fleet List: 43922-7 are confirmed as Dart and not Enviro200 chassis, and are B40F. Thanks to Brian Coney for this.
  • Reading Transport MCW Metrobuses: Following the sale of Ensign's Cambridge Blue operation (but not vehicles) to Stagecoach, former 144 was sold to Halls Coaches, Kennoway during January.
  • Weavaway Travel Fleet List: Mercedes minibus OO02 TEN has been reregistered back to SF05 FNW prior to sale to Bodman, Worton. Thanks to Brian Coney for this. S222 AJW passed to Southdown PSV sometime during 2006 and is now operating in the Redhill / Croydon area with its original registration S160 JUA. Thanks to David Nutton for this. YN53 EHZ, YN04 WTC/D have been sold to Evans, Aberystwyth. Thanks to Derek Bradfield for this.
  • Stagecoach in Oxfordshire and Warwickshire Fleet List: Stratford Blue were taken over by Stagecoach in Warwickshire as of 1st February. No vehicles have been included with the sale except Warwickshire County Council owned KN04 XCU, SN04 EFM/P/R for route X20 and ex-Ensign RML2565. 32629/30 transferred from Witney to Stratford yesterday for Stratford town service 19. Stratford Blue / Ensignbus vehicles will be used on loan until Stagecoach vehicles can be drafted in for everything else.
  • Stagecoach in Oxfordshire and Warwickshire Fleet List: All 11 Witney Solos have now been delivered to Oxford, and work is progressing preparing them for service. During recent repaints 33650-5 have lost their light blue branding for route 10, however both these and 33763 are shortly to receive new yellow branding for the route, with 33650-4 to be treated tomorrow. 22927-9 lost their specific route 7B branding in favour of ordinary route 7 branding upon repaint early in 2006. Sold 14937, 40143 and 40153 were to Ensign (dealer) during January.

01-02-07:

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