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November 2008

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29-11-08:

28-11-08:

  • Stagecoach in Oxfordshire Fleet List: 22934 has lost its MegaRear for Helen & Douglas House following repaint. 22916 and 22931 have received similar new MegaRears in its place. Thanks to Chris Maxfield for this. 22916 has recently been repainted, loosing its branding for route 7.

27-11-08:

  • Reading Transport Fleet List: 1037 arrived today registered YR58 SOU in base red and will probably enter service early in December. 210/1 have returned from Stewarts of Mortimer and are to leave the fleet for Scania (dealer) in December. 501 (along with a Stagecoach Trident) is shortly going to receive "The Link" branding for route 32. Thanks to Brian Coney for this.
  • First Berkshire Fleet List: 64798 has been reregistered 811 DYE. Loaned 20202 departed for First London in October. 34277 has lost its MegaRear for John Nike in favour of First corporate livery. Thanks to Brian Coney for this.
  • Oxford Bus Company Fleet List: 105 and 106 have been repainted into red Oxford Bus Company livery, 106 from from Park & Ride livery. Thanks to Chris Maxfield for this. 62/63 have been repainted into Espress livery and renumbered 40/41 whilst 25/26 have been withdrawn and sold to Crawley Luxury Coaches. Back in September 638/9 were withdrawn and 608/13 were sold to Harris Coaches, Gwent, 615-7 to Edenderry, Ireland and 618 to Go Travel, Swansea.

24-11-08:

23-11-08:

  • Horseman Coaches Fleet List: All of the M and N registered coaches have been withdrawn sometime since last October. This includes Toyotas N669/70/72/73 VJB and Plaxton Excaliburs M659 SBL and N660-5 VJB, although at least three of the Volvos remain in storage. Thanks to Robert Turner for this. List converted to Excel format.

22-11-08:

  • Reading Transport Fleet List: 474 has a new MegaRear for Festival Place, Basingstoke. Thanks to James Cusworth for this
  • Courtney Coaches Fleet List: The Alexander Dennis Enviro 400 / Optare Olympus has now arrived and is registered RX58 HVJ. Thanks to Derek Bradfield for this. It is in Milton Park livery.
  • Oxford Bus Company Fleet List: 25/6 have been reregistered Y954/6 WFC and 35/6 have new MegaRears for the Ashmolian Museum. Thanks to the Oxford and Chilterns Bus Page for this.

15-11-08:

10-11-08:

  • Stagecoach in Warwickshire Fleet List: 14023 has returned from repaint and transferred from Rugby to Leamington, whilst 14028 has gone from reserve at Leamington to service at Rugby. Rugby 20215 has gone into reserve. Reserve 14516/7 moved from storage at Leamington to storage at Stratford some time ago, although 14515 remains in storage at Leamington.

09-11-08:

06-11-08:

05-11-08:

03-11-08:

  • Reading Transport Fleet List: 1037 has been delivered to North West Bus & Coach, Blackburn in plain red. Thanks to Paul Jenkinson for this.
  • Stagecoach in Oxfordshire Fleet List: 34466 transferred from Oxford to Banbury over the weekend to increase capacity on route 488/9. Meanwhile Optare Solo 47236 has lost its branding for route 488 and has gone on loan from Banbury to Oxford until late January.

02-11-08:

  • Reading Transport Fleet List: 476 received a new MegaRear for Michelin as per 475 last month. 630-2 are presumed to have been officially withdrawn on 26th October as planned, however their final day in service is likely to have been some time before this. Thanks to Brian Coney for this.
  • First Berkshire Fleet List: 41299 arrived on loan from London on around 29th September, but may only have entered service yesterday. 64791/3-7 were reregistered 133 CLT, 503 CLT, WLT 659, 676 DYE, 809 DYE and 810 DYE respectively in September. These are slightly out of sequence from to the previous time these vehicles wore former Routemaster registrations. 20366, 20369, 20372-4 have lost their Greenline lettering. Thanks to Brain Coney for this.
  • Stagecoach in Warwickshire Fleet List: 31045 was still being prepared to enter service on 29th, whilst 31044/8 are yet to appear. Thanks to Keith Wood for this.

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