Reading Transport Vehicle Types

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This page is a kind of generalised fleet list showing the different types of bus operating in the fleet as at January 2010. Click on a type of bus to get more information about them and a few pictures.

Current Fleet

Optare Solo (17711 bytes)

 Dennis Dart SLF
10 Optare Solos 4 Dennis Dart SLFs
Optare Excel (23726 bytes) 974 on 23 February 2008

2 Optare Excels

(Mk 2)

 1 Transbus Enviro 300
Scania L94UB / Wright Solar (46197 bytes) 52 on 30 May 2008
37 Scania L94UB / Wright Solars 2 MAN A22 / Wright Meridians
9 on 23 October 2006 (92106 bytes) Optare Spectra
12 Scania OmniCitys 17 Optare Spectras
Scania OmniDekka (72581 bytes) Scania OmniCity Double Deck
34 Scania OmniDekkas 15 Scania OmniCity Double Decks
Scania N230UD / East Lancs Olympus 501 on 16 August 2007
 27 Scania N230UDs 1 East Lancs Kinetec+
   
11 Ancillary Vehicles  
Total: 162 vehicles (129 Reading, 19 Newbury, 14 Goldline)
The next table has information about most of the types of bus that have been operated since the use of the Reading Buses trading name, but can no-longer be seen on the streets:
Former Vehicles
Optare City Pacer (28774 bytes) Mercedes-Benz 0609D / Robin Hood (36225 bytes)
10 Optare City Pacers 3 Mercedes-Benz 609D / Robin Hoods
Optare StarRider (12987 bytes) MCW Metrorider (17770 bytes)
12 Optare StarRiders 10 MCW Metroriders

Optare MetroRider (18517 bytes)

 Autobus Nouvelle 2 (33343 bytes)

37 Optare MetroRiders

(Mks 1, 2 & 4)

 1 Autobus Nouvelle 2

Optare Solo (17711 bytes)

 Optare Vecta (19403 bytes)
10 Optare Solo 14 Optare Vectas
603 on 21 July 2007 (107973 bytes)

Leyland National (14185 bytes)
6 Dennis Dart SLFs

25 Leyland Nationals

(Mk 1)
Optare Delta (18953 bytes) Optare Excel (23726 bytes)
20 Optare Deltas

62 Optare Excels

(Mk 1 & 2)
Transbus Enviro 300 (49326 bytes) AEC Routemaster (15871 bytes)
4 Transbus Enviro 300s 44 AEC Routemasters
101^rt.jpg (21641 bytes) MCW Metrobus (24412 bytes)
61 MCW Metropolitans

66 MCW Metrobuses

(Mks 1 & 2)
Leyland Titan (20490 bytes) Leyland Olympian (22664 bytes)
12 Leyland Titans 15 Leyland Olympians
Optare Spectra (14411 bytes) Dennis Trident / Plaxton President
9 Optare Spectras 6 Dennis Tridents
Hestair Duple 425 Plaxton Paramount (14912 bytes)
11 Hestair Duple 425s 10 Plaxton Paramounts
VanHool Alizee (17747 bytes) Jonkheere Jubilee (14420 bytes)
9 VanHool Alizees 3 Jonckheere Jubilees
Bova Futura (16816 bytes) Scania Irizar (83647 bytes)
4 Bova Futuras 4 Scania / Irizar Centurys
   
Various Ancillary Vehicles  

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.