Reading Transport Photo Gallery

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Here are a few pictures for you to enjoy! There are more on the pages about the specific bus types found via the Vehicle Types page.

101 on 6 August 2002 (46184 bytes)

101 on former service 13 at Reading Station on 6th August 2002.

951 & 947 in September 2000 (32821 bytes)

Former Cardiff Excels 951(left) and 947(right) at Reading Station in September 2000. 951 has since been sold to Eastbourne Buses.

2 on 2 october 2006 (80131 bytes)

2 arriving at Reading Station from Thames Valley Park on 2nd October 2006.

70 & 73 on 8 August 2002 (36796 bytes)

70 (left) and 73 (right) preparing to enter service from the Great Knollys Street depot on 8th August 2002.

83 in August 1997 (33906 bytes)

83 travelling along Friar Street in August 1998.

464 on 23 August 2002 (45786 bytes)

464 operating special Rock Festival service 98 at Reading Station on 23rd August 2002.

708 on 12 September 2002 (44013 bytes)

Former Eastbourne Spectra 708 at the Addington Road terminus of former route 31 on 12th September 2002.

725 on 3 July 2002 (43676 bytes)

Low Floor Spectra 725 on Friar Street on 3rd July 2002.

353 on 29 October 2005 (36835 bytes)

Peugeot Van 353 at Reading Station on 29th October 2005 just after joining the fleet.

108 on 22 July 2002 (34180 bytes)

108 at Newbury Bus Station on route 4 on 22nd July 2002. When the DayTrack/NightTrack Spectras first arrived they were programmed with all of Reading and Newbury routes, and drivers would take great delight in going back to the depot showing 'Pigeon Farm' on their displays!

805 & 806 on 6th August 2002 (34240 bytes)

805 and 806 waiting at Reading Station to take up journeys on the 101 and 102 to Newbury which are specially timed to arrive at Theale Green School at 3.05pm for the final bell. This is usually the only time you can find two Newbury vehicles lined up in Reading, and entails the two buses following each other in service all of the way through Reading to Theale before the two routes actually split. This photo was taken on 6th August 2002.

186 on 22 July 2002 (42187 bytes)

186 at Newbury Bus Station on 22nd July 2002.

Newbury buses burgundy logo (7405 bytes)

This livery was originally used on vehicles dedicated to Vodafone contract services, carrying an altered LowRider / SoloRider livery with Vodafone logos applied to the rear side windows. It seems now that the maroon Newbury logos were just misprints because later additions to the fleet received ordinary Newbury logos.

MetroRiders 630-2 were the original fleet members, carrying all over white Vodafone livery and fleet numbers 1-3 before being replaced by Solos 109-11. The fleet then grew eventually adding Excels 941-2 and Solos 116-7, 119-21. Of these 109-11, 116-7 and 941-2 carried the maroon Newbury logos. Enviros 970-3 replaced 111, 116-7 and 119 and are painted in standard Newbury Buses livery with Vodafone logos on the front panels.

The Vodaphone fleet currently contains Solos 109-10, 120-21, Excels 941-2, and Enviros 970-3.

120 on 22 July 2002 (43519 bytes)

120 laying over at Newbury Bus Station after the morning peak Vodafone park and ride service on 22nd July 2002. It will wait here until going back into service for the afternoon peak.

Goldline Logo (13929 bytes)

234 on 17 April 2002 (42151 bytes)

234 on Minster Street on 17th April 2002.

272 on 24 July 2002 (50160 bytes)

272 at St.Marys Butts on 24th July 2002.

078 on 13 August 2002 (47899 bytes)

78 looking immaculate at Reading Station on 13th August 2002.
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