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February 2011

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28-02-11:

27-02-11:

  • Reading Transport Fleet List: 1028's loan to Weavaway was for 22nd and 23rd only. Thanks to Derek Bradfield for this. 1029 returned from repaint into red by 24th. Thanks to Steve Wickens for this. Fire damaged 126 was sold to A1 Dismantlers, Arborfield for scrap in January. Thanks to Brain Coney for this.
  • Reading Transport Former Vehicle Fleet List: An unregistered Optare Solo SR demonstrator visited Great Knollys Street depot and tested out of service on route 142 on 16th.
  • First Berkshire Fleet List: 42412 transferred from Bracknell to Slough earlier in the month. Withdrawn 60754 is now in store at Slough having returned from Hayes. Thanks to Brain Coney for this.

22-02-11:

  • Reading Transport Fleet List: 1030 has entered service on Vodafone routes at Newbury, whilst 1028 has gone on loan to Weavaway. Thanks to David Wilder for this.

20-02-11:

17-02-11:

  • Reading Transport Fleet List: 1030 has been repainted into Vodafone red, to be followed by 1029 next week. 501 returned to reserve at Reading from loan to Weavaway on 4th February having been there since 6th January. Thanks to Brian Coney for this. 599 has returned from loan to Weavaway with 822-4 and 1001-5 continuing on loan, 1001 being based at Reading as a spare and the rest at Greenham. Thanks to Derek Bradfield for this. 501 is thought to only have been used on the 101/4/5 group of routes rather than Vitality 1.
  • Reading Transport Optare Solos: New photos of YJ59 GGO (and rear) added. Thanks to Brian Coney for this.
  • First Berkshire Fleet List: 32900 has lost its MegaRear for The Oracle in the last week and Bracknell 42412 has been in use at Slough. Thanks to Ricky Barnes for this.

15-02-11:

  • Reading Transport MegaRears: New photo of the rear on 117 added. Thanks to Brian Coney for this.
  • Reading Transport Optare Spectras: 711 appears to have been on loan to The Green Bus, Birmingham from approx 27th November and returned on approx 18th December, and again from approx 4th January  and had returned by 31st January.
  • Stagecoach in Warwickshire Fleet List: 20227 is confirmed back at Leamington. Thanks to Gez Nicholls for this. Rugby 34491-3 have received branding for route 3. 16492 never went to Northampton, but went straight into service at Kettering. Loaned 52436 from Stagecoach East has just returned to service at Rugby from it's period in reserve. Thanks to Steve Buckley for this. 34641 is definitely in use at Leamington. Thanks to Keith Wood for this. 34498 is allocated to Leamington rather than Rugby.

14-02-11:

  • Stagecoach in Warwickshire Fleet List: A new addition for Megabus from West Scotland is 53020. 33323 has transferred from reserve at Northampton to Rugby whilst recently repainted 34641 may be at Nuneaton rather than Leamington. Nuneaton 31328/55 have been withdrawn for disposal. Recent arrival at Leamington 16487 has been withdrawn for disposal and 16494 has gone directly to reserve at Kettering like 16492. 16484/9 will not enter service until next month. Reserve 31321 has been withdrawn for disposal and 31322/25/29/32/50/57/63/64 have been sold pending collection. Withdrawn 16079 has been sold to Ensignbus and 33914 to AH Hardwick. Loaned 52436 has gone into reserve. 20224 has been reinstated at Leamington, whilst 20227 is likely to have returned from loan to Stratford. Rugby 20214 is officially in reserve.

12-02-11:

  • Reading Transport Fleet List: 823 was back at Weavaway by yesterday. Thanks to James Cusworth for this. 822/4 also remain in use there.
  • Stagecoach in Warwickshire Fleet List: 36207/12-4 entered service in Rugby yesterday. Thanks to Darren young for this. 36208/11 are also now available for use at Rugby. 36209-11 have route 86 branding and 36220 route 4 branding in addition to those previously reported. 16492 has transferred from Rugby to Northampton, having not been used at Rugby. Withdrawn Rugby 31052, 31322/23/33 have been moved to storage at Northampton (31052 moving from storage at Leamington and 31322/23/33 from storage at Nuneaton). Thanks to Steve Buckley for this.

10-02-11:

  • Stagecoach in Warwickshire Fleet List: The Enviro 200s will enter service on route 86 tomorrow following a launch in Coventry City Centre today, and the ones for the 4 are next Wednesday following a press launch in Rugby Town Centre on Tuesday. Thanks to Steve Buckley for this.

09-02-11:

07-02-11:

  • News Page: Closure of Station Road with photos of 206 and 1006
  • Reading Transport Fleet List: 711 has returned from loan to The Green Bus, Birmingham. 824 has gone on loan to Weavaway Travel, indicating that 822 or 823 may have returned.
  • Stagecoach in Warwickshire Fleet List: 34492/6 have lost their branding for route 4, indicating that 34491/3/5 may also have lost theirs. Thanks to Darren Young for this.

06-02-11:

  • Reading Transport Optare Solos: Former 114 has been reregistered 2779 UE with Heyfordian Travel
  • Stagecoach in Oxfordshire Fleet List: 53703/4 has the new MegaRear for Save 30% aged 16 to 26. SN59 AWX is using fleet number 80015. BMW MT60 YZK has replaced 91100.
  • Stagecoach in Warwickshire Fleet List: Further transfers from Yorkshire are 16484 and 16489. Thanks to Ian for this. 16483 has now entered service at Leamington with 20224 returning to reserve. Leamington 16492 has been on loan to Rugby for a few days. Thanks to Keith Wood for this.

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