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January 2009

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31-01-09:

  • Reading Transport Fleet List: 1023 has been repainted into red quality travel livery from maroon. Similar 1024 is now away for repaint. 234 has been sold and is awaiting collection from Great Knollys Street. 473 and 475 had lost their MegaRears in favour of fleet livery by 27th. The similar rears on 471/6 were still present on that day.
  • Reading Transport ColourBuses: New photo of 605 added
  • Reading Transport MegaRears: New photo of the rear on 476 added
  • Stagecoach in Oxfordshire Fleet List: Witney 18128/30/32/33/36/37 and 18393/4/7 received branding for routes S1/S2 on 24th, 25th and 26th. 15434 received branding for route S3 on or around 26th. 18134 will be branded for S1/S2 and 18399 for S5 in a couple of weeks time.
  • Stagecoach in Warwickshire Fleet List: Leamington 20220/20808, Rugby 33351/5 and Stratford 20223, 32001, 32629/30 have gone into reserve. 34398 has transferred from Rugby to Nuneaton and 47026 from Nuneaton to Stratford. Meanwhile 52622 is also in reserve following an engine failure.

28-01-09:

27-01-09:

  • Reading Transport Fleet List: 101 has been sold to Silverline, Solihull. Thanks to Andrew Williams for this. 1024 is being prepared for repaint, with 1023 away. Newbury 109 and 125 are currently out of service at Reading - 109 to assist with length trials compared to the shorter Reading examples, and 125 pending repaint out of Greenham Park livery.
  • Stagecoach in Warwickshire Fleet List: 52031 is also still in use at Nuneaton, but remains for sale. 31043 is now in service at Rugby. Thanks to Keith Wood for this.

26-01-09:

  • News Page: White Bus Services re-launch Windsor Great Park Service. Thanks to Mac Head and Geoff Lovejoy for this.
  • Stagecoach in Warwickshire Fleet List: 47028 has transferred from Nuneaton to Stratford. Thanks to Keith Wood for this. Registrations for 31045/6 corrected. "Reserve" 40147 is heavily dismantled at Rugby, so should more correctly be classed as withdrawn. 33910/1 are in reserve at Leamington along with further new arrivals 33913/4. Trainer 52020 remains in use at Rugby, and has not yet been sold as previously reported. Thanks to Mike Lane for this.

25-01-09:

  • Reading Transport Fleet List: Scania OmniLink demonstrator YR58 SUA has arrived and should be in service tomorrow after being used to train drivers on 23rd. Thanks to Tim Moss and Keith Pauline for this.
  • Courtney Coaches Fleet List: RX57 MDX has received Borough bus logos. Thanks to Ian Mihell for this.

23-01-09:

21-01-09:

20-01-09:

  • News Page: Repaints Commence Ahead of Service Revamp with photos of 1013 and 1021
  • News Page: Newbury Buses and Stagecoach launch "The Link"
  • Reading Transport Fleet List: 1022 has returned from repaint into red quality travel livery from maroon, and should return to service shortly.
  • Courtney Coaches Fleet List: S847 DGX and SN55 DVA are both confirmed back in service. KX58 BGY has replaced GU52 HXM which will return to Dawson Rentals shortly. Thanks to Derek Bradfield for this. The trade press confirms that RX58 HVJ runs on vegetable oil, and that a second example has been ordered to join it on the Milton Park shuttle later in the year.
  • Oxford Bus Company Fleet List: Van 986/7 have been reregistered Y25/6 OXF. Thanks to Malcolm Crowe for this.
  • Stagecoach in Oxfordshire Fleet List: Yesterday 18131 received branding for route S1/S2 with Brookesbus 18199 covering at Witney. 18198 went on short term loan to Witney this evening in exchange for 18393 which is to have its Oxford Tube MegaRear removed ahead of receiving route S1/S2 branding on Friday. Thanks to Chris Maxfield for this.

18-01-09:

  • Reading Transport Fleet List: A tri-axle Scania OmniLink demonstrator was expected to arrive on 16th, and is to spend 4-5 days on Thames Valley Park this week, followed by Vodafone services in Newbury.
  • Reading Area Bus Routes: Details of proposed changes to the Reading rural services are expected appear for consultation this week, ahead of service changes in Reading and Newbury from 20th April.
  • Stagecoach in Oxfordshire Fleet List: Yesterday 15440-3 and 18398 received branding for route S5 and 18396 for route S1/S2. Today 15431-3/5-7 received branding for route S3, of which their existing WiFi logos form part. Thanks to Chris Maxfield for this.

16-01-09:

  • Stagecoach in Oxfordshire Fleet List: 18127 and 18395 received new branding for route S1/S2 today ahead of service changes and route renumbering from 25th. 18395 re-entered service in the new branding at 1600 in exchange for 18127, meanwhile Brookesbus 18198 (spare during the University's long post Christmas vacation) was on loan from Oxford to Witney for the whole day. Further branding work for routes S1/S2, S3 and S5 is to take place both this weekend and next weekend covering most of the double deck fleet. 22936 has recently returned from repaint and was the first to receive updated branding for route 3 today. 22935/7-8 will follow over the next few weeks.

15-01-09:

  • Reading Transport Fleet List: 1021 has been repainted into red quality travel livery from dark green. Thanks to Andrew Millwood for this.
  • Courtney Coaches Fleet List: S847 DGX and SN55 DVA have been for sale, but have not (yet) been sold. Thanks to Derek Bradfield for this.
  • Stagecoach in Oxfordshire Fleet List: DAF / VanHool T9 Alizée L99 SGB arrived in Oxford yesterday on short term loan from South Gloucestershire Bus & Coach to cover for maintenance work on the National Express Scania / Levante fleet. It entered service on the 737 today, and was previously registered YJ53 VHF and NJZ 4124.

13-01-09:

11-01-09:

  • Reading Transport Fleet List: 630-2 have passed to Ensignbus (dealer). Thanks to Bob Stanger for this. 501 is due to enter service with "The Link" branding tomorrow.

09-01-09:

  • Reading Transport Fleet List: 1037 entered service by 7th. Thanks to Michael for this. 1020 has been repainted into red quality travel livery from maroon. Thanks to James Cusworth for this. Meanwhile a MetroRider was noted on the move near the M25 today in full livery with fleet names. Thanks to Malcolm Crowe for this.
  • Stagecoach in Warwickshire Fleet List: 16076 has a new ColourBus advert for Guide Dogs. 20808 has a new MegaRear for Ragley Hall. 47420 has transferred from Nuneaton to Stratford. Stratford 27542-4 are to pass to Johnsons Coaches from 26th along with route X20, meanwhile a fleet of Warwickshire County Council owned Optare Versas are on order for Leamington route 69. Thanks to Keith Wood for this.

06-01-09:

  • Reading Transport Fleet List: 105 is confirmed at Central Buses today. Thanks to Tony Hunter for this. 1037 was at Newbury depot by 2nd, but does not yet appear to have entered service. Thanks to Richard Aldous for this.
  • Stagecoach in Warwickshire Fleet List: New is Vauxhall Corsa 91542 replacing 91719, whilst BMW 90134 transferred to East Kent from November. Training vehicles 52020 and 52031 have been sold.

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