Reading Transport Route Allocations

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Here are details of the types of bus usually to be found on each Reading Transport bus route. From time to time other types are used in their place, this table aims to give an idea of what can usually be expected during the day.

Decker means any of the following types are used: Optare Spectra or MCW Metrobus Mk 2. Low Floor Decker means that either Low Floor Optare Spectras, Dennis Trident / Plaxton Presidents or grey Scania OmniDekkas are used.

Route Vehicle Type
   
READING TOWN SERVICES
   
4 Wright Solar
5 Wright Solar
6 Wright Solar
9 Wright Solar
12 Optare Excel / Wright Solar / Decker
17 Scania OmniDekka
18 Optare Excel / Wright Solar (Decker at peaks)
19 Optare Excel / Wright Solar
20 Optare Excel / Wright Solar / Decker
23 Scania OmniDekka
24 Scania OmniDekka
25 Scania OmniDekka
26 Scania OmniDekka
27 Optare Solo
28 Optare Solo
30 Low Floor Decker
31 Low Floor Decker / Wright Solar / Optare Excel
33 Low Floor Decker / Wright Solar / Optare Excel
37 Wright Solar
38 Wright Solar
42 Optare Solo
51 GL Optare Spectra Low Floor 731-7
63 Optare Spectra / Low Floor Decker
65 Optare Spectra / Low Floor Decker
N1 GL Optare Spectra Low Floor 731-7
N1A GL Optare Spectra Low Floor 731-7
N2 GL Optare Spectra Low Floor 731-7
N3 GL Optare Spectra Low Floor 731-7
N3A GL Optare Spectra Low Floor 731-7
N4 GL Optare Spectra Low Floor 731-7
N5 GL Optare Spectra Low Floor 731-7
N6 GL Optare Spectra Low Floor 731-7
N7 GL Optare Spectra Low Floor 731-7
N8 GL Optare Spectra Low Floor 731-7
N9 GL Optare Spectra Low Floor 731-7
N9A GL Optare Spectra Low Floor 731-7
   
NEWBURY TOWN SERVICES
   
1 Optare Solo
2 Optare Solo
3 Optare Solo 125
4 Optare Delta
6 Optare Solo / Optare MetroRider
9 Optare Solo / Optare MetroRider
12 Optare Solo
13 Optare Solo
14 Sch Optare Delta
22 Sch MCW Metrobus Mk 2
23 Sch MCW Metrobus Mk 2
24 Sch MCW Metrobus Mk 2
25 Sch MCW Metrobus Mk 2
32/32A Optare Delta / Optare Solo
   
RURAL ROUTES
   
101 NB Optare Delta / Optare Solo / Optare MetroRider
102 NB Optare Delta / MCW Metrobus Mk 2 / Optare Solo
103 NB Optare Delta / MCW Metrobus Mk 2
104 NB Optare Solo / Optare MetroRider
105 NB Optare Solo / Optare MetroRider
111 RB Optare Solo (Decker for schools)
112 RB Optare Solo (Decker for schools)
126 RB Optare Solo
127 RB Optare Solo
128 RB Optare Solo
129 RB Optare Solo
137 RB Optare Excel
138 RB Optare Excel
143 RB Optare Excel
148 RB Optare Excel
149 RB Optare Excel
500 GL Optare Excel 931-6
620 GL Optare Excel 2 961-4

See the separate Newbury Buses Vodafone Services page for details on the usual allocations for these routes.

RB = Reading Buses
NB = Newbury Buses
GL = Goldline (specially branded vehicles)
Sch = Schools service
Here are my recommendations for the best routes to find each type of bus in the fleet. I have tried to select routes which have a reasonably high frequency for the type of bus they are, and also routes that cover various areas of the town. All of these routes can be picked up in Reading Town Centre, but vehicle types aren't guaranteed!

 

Type of Vehicle Route
Optare MetroRider Mk 4 Newbury
Optare Solo 27, 42
Optare Delta 102
Optare Excel 143, 148, 149
Optare Excel 2 620
Wright Solar 5, 9, 37
Transbus Enviro 300 ANT, CLK (Vodafone)
MCW Metrobus Mk 2 Schools
Optare Spectra 63, 65
Optare Spectra Low Floor 31, 33
Dennis Trident 31, 33
Scania OmniDekka 17, 23, 24, 25, 26

If you think that there is anything about the company that has been missed, please feel free to email. All contributions for the site are welcome.