Stagecoach in Oxfordshire and Warwickshire Fleet
List: 15432/3 arrived at Oxford yesterday and 15434/5 today
registered KX08 KZB-E. The rest of the batch are to be KZA/F-H/J-N, with
two further examples expected to arrive tomorrow.
Reading Transport Fleet List: 468
has been transferred from Reading to Newbury (in full Newbury livery) to
temporarily replace 455 until the rest of the Reading Scanias arrive and
a further Spectra can be released. Two Dennis Dart SLFs have been
acquired to become dedicated training vehicles. They will be going to
Alexander Dennis at Bristol for modifications, and will then return to
Reading for the interior conversion, followed by a repaint into a
dedicated livery. 234 and 238 will then be sold. 51/2 are expected to
arrive w/c 24th March.
Reading Transport MCW Metrobuses:
455 and 459 have also been sold to VisiBuzz in Onoz (455 being selected
due to having a longer MOT).
26-02-08:
Reading Transport Fleet List: 455
appears to have been withdrawn and transferred to Reading today. Thanks
to Michael for this.
First Berkshire Fleet List:
46918/19/20/22 have gone to Erith Commercial for scrap, 46919/22 on 21st
and 46918/20 on 22nd. Thanks to Mat Wooll for this.
Reading Transport Fleet List:
845-51 entered service today with full route branding. 1022/5 have
returned from repaint and re-entered service today. 841-4 have received
their branding for routes 15/16 and 1020, 1022, 1023, 1025 have received
their branding for route 20/21.
Reading Transport Vehicle Types:
Page updated for March giving an expected 196 vehicles (136 Reading, 35 Newbury, 25 Goldline)
from 195 vehicles (131 Reading, 35 Newbury, 29 Goldline).
Courtney Coaches Fleet List:
YE52 KPP has gone to HTL Buses not Hattons. Thanks to Derek Bradfield
for this.
Oxford Bus Company Fleet List:
826/7 have received City 2 branding. 828-34 have had their City
13/X3/X13 branding replaced by City branding, and 849-859 their City
branding replaced by City 4 branding. 643 has been repainted into red
Oxford Bus Company livery.
Woodley Travel Fleet List:
WIB 7190, L289 MJH, G143 MNH, W401 HOB, W234 KDO, X372 HCT and BU53 AKY
departed the fleet during January and February. Thanks to Derek
Bradfield for this.
24-02-08:
Reading Transport Fleet List: 849
arrived on 22nd and 850 on 23rd, both in orange. The last of the light
blue examples 847 has also arrived. 933 is confirmed as having returned
from repaint into £3 Busabout livery, but has yet to return to service
following mechanical difficulties.
Reading Transport Fleet List: Dart
610 is to be MX56 HYB from SM Coaches of Harlow. The two Wright
Meridans for Vodafone are to be numbered 51/2. Thanks to Brian Coney for
this.
First Berkshire Fleet List:
New at Slough in January and February respectively were Dennis Dart SLF
/ Marshall Capital 41262 (T262 JLD) and 41353 (V353 DLH) from
First London to provide additional spares whilst the first batch of
Citaros go away for repainting. Thanks to Brian Coney for this.
Courtney Coaches Fleet List:
YE52 KPP has been returned to Dawson Rentals and is reported in
operation with HTL Buses.
Reading Transport Fleet List: 458
has been sold to The Green Transport Company, Birmingham, arriving with
them on 16th. 101 was back in service at Reading today.
Stagecoach in Oxfordshire and Warwickshire Fleet
List: The fleet numbers for the new Scanias at Oxford are
reported to be 15431-43. Thanks to Buses magazine for this. The first
are expected to arrive by the end of this week for gradual entry into
service from March.
18-02-08:
Reading Transport Fleet List: 848
has arrived in orange livery. Thanks to Derek Bradfield for this. 101
has gone on loan to Newbury.
Weavaway Travel Fleet List: NIB
7625 has gone to Vale (dealer) for sale, meanwhile LUI 9693 wasn't sold in October 2007 as
previously reported, returning from Vale (dealer) for sale by Weavaway
directly.
17-02-08:
News Page: Olympuses Enter
Service and Metrobus Farewell News with photo of 844
Reading Transport Fleet List:
841-4 entered service yesterday. 471 has returned to service after
repaint into generic silver livery loosing its MegaRear for Chatham
Place (cross dressing pink shoes).
First Berkshire Fleet List: 64014 has been repainted
into '7 series' blue.
Thanks to Stephen Le-Bras for this.
Courtney Coaches Fleet List:
KX53 SCV/SDO have had their Maidenhead services branding removed. Thanks
to Ian Mihell for this.
13-02-08:
Reading Transport Fleet List: A
further two Olympuses were expected to arrive today, with ten of the
batch expected to be operational by 25th. The remaining Metrobuses will
be withdrawn on 24th, and the step entrance Spectras confined to school
workings until the rest of the vehicles enter service. Use of generic
liveried vehicles will allow all normal services to be low floor from
the start of the new timetables. Meanwhile a tenth Dart for Newbury has
finally been acquired, and is expected to arrive on 22nd before going
for repaint.
12-02-08:
Reading Transport Fleet List:
841-4 are all confirmed as having arrived in Reading sometime between
1700 on 8th and 0915 on 11th, putting the likely delivery of 842/3 on
Sunday 10th.
11-02-08:
Reading Transport Fleet List: 1022
has gone away to North West Bus and Coach for repaint into maroon.
Thanks to "Bunny" for this. Meanwhile 841/3 have been delivered to
Reading. Thanks to Derek Bradfield for this. 842/3 were present outside
the East Lancs factory yesterday. Thanks to Paul Jenkinson for this.
10-02-08:
Stagecoach in Oxfordshire and Warwickshire Fleet
List: It appears that 18302 was used in Oxford on loan from
Devon on 16th June last year. The native examples 18054, 18055 and 18195
which were on loan to Devon for the summer should have been returned for
the Brookes University Open Day that day, but now it appears that 18302
was substituted in one of their places. Thanks to Chris Maxfield for
this.
08-02-08:
News Page: Olympus Preview 2,
with photo of 844. Thanks to "Bunny"
for this.
07-02-08:
Reading Transport Fleet List: 1023
has been repainted into maroon ready for use on routes 20/21. Thanks to
James Lamb for this.
Thames Travel Fleet List:
New is AE57 LYS, numbered 1157. AE57 LYH/J/K/P have been numbered 5-857,
and AE57 LYR is 1057. Meanwhile the report of a Dart registered OU57 FGY
appears to have been incorrect. Thanks to Derek Bradfield for this.
Stagecoach in Oxfordshire and Warwickshire Fleet
List: Thirteen Scania / ADL Enviro 400s are on order for
delivery in February / March for Oxford. 18393 and four others from that
batch will transfer from Oxford to Witney, whilst 20007-11, 34466 and
16526 will transfer from Witney to Oxford to allow a total of six
Olympians and seven B10Ms to be withdrawn as a result.
06-02-08:
Reading Transport Fleet List: Two
MAN / Wright Meridans and a Mercedes executive minibus are on order to
enlarge the Newbury Vodafone fleet. The MANs are expected to arrive in
mid-March, and the Mercedes later in the spring.
Reading Transport Newbury Buses
Vodafone Services: The network will be revised from 11th
February, increasing the vehicle requirement from 7 to 10. The Theale
service was withdrawn on 21st December.
First Berkshire Fleet List: 64017 has been repainted
into '7 series' blue.
Thanks to Stephen Le-Bras for this.
Thames Travel Fleet List:
PL06 TFZ is on Dart SLF chassis rather than MAN. Thanks to Andrew Huggon
for this. The next new MAN to arrive and enter service is AE57 LYR in
base livery without vinyls.
05-02-08:
Courtney Coaches Fleet List: YE52 KPU has been returned to
Dawson Rentals, and is now with HTL. Thanks to Andy Rigby for this.
Thames Travel Fleet List:
Another addition to the fleet is MAN / MCV Evolution PL06 TFZ in plain
white. A further new MAN in unbranded fleet livery has also entered
service.
Stagecoach in Oxfordshire and Warwickshire Fleet
List: Training vehicles 29127 and 29615 were withdrawn for
disposal in early January following the arrival and repaint of 52424
into training livery. Ford Mondeo 90962 has been replaced by new Ford
Mondeo 90110.
04-02-08:
Stagecoach in Oxfordshire and Warwickshire Fleet
List: 20220 went on loan from Leamington to Oxford on 2nd
to cover Staff Transport duties whilst Oxford 42624 undergoes an
overhaul. Stratford 16539 has gone from reserve into service. 52649 has
returned to the fleet at Rugby from Exeter for Megabus. New at Nuneaton
is Ford Fiesta 92954 replacing 90742. Reserve 14516/7 and 20208 have all
moved to reserve at Leamington.
03-02-08:
Reading Transport Fleet List: 933
is thought to have returned from repaint into plain white with £3
Busabout lettering.
Courtney Coaches Fleet List: YJ05
XMT and XNA have branding for the Nortel Office Park shuttle, and RX55
AOT is in a livery for Foundation Park. Meanwhile RO03 JVA has been
repainted into plain white, formerly having been in Twyford Link &
BoroughBus Livery. Thanks to James Cusworth for this.