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February 2012

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29-02-12:

  • Reading Transport Fleet List: Solos 109, 111, 115 and 122 are to be sold once the Streetlites enter service, 123/4 will however be retained for the time being to give extra spare cover for the Purley shuttle and evening driver shunting duties.
  • Courtney Coaches Fleet List: YE52 FGX and YJ05 XNA appear to have left the fleet at some unrecorded point. Loaned MX11 EGE also appears to have departed.
  • Reading Transport Dennis Dart SLFs: Former 607 passed from Ensign (dealer) to NIBS, Wickford, Essex in January.
  • Stewarts of Mortimer Fleet List: A new Volvo / Plaxton Panther 2 is due shortly registered YN12 BSX. Thanks to Mike for this. The company have won the Thames Valley Park contract currently run by Reading Buses commencing from the start of October.
  • Stagecoach in Warwickshire Fleet List: 18199 transferred from reserve at Leamington to Rugby yesterday. Thanks to Steve Buckley for this.

27-02-12:

24-02-12:

21-02-12:

  • Thames Travel Fleet List: New fleet numbers added, the fleet having been renumbered in the Oxford Bus Company sequence over the weekend. Thanks to Ralph Adams for this. 112 has transferred to Oxford Bus Company along with 107 previously reported. The report of 67 returning to service appears incorrect as it is not listed as part of the fleet, and appears to have been sold by Nigel McCree.
  • Oxford Bus Company Fleet List: 112 has returned from Thames Travel along with 107, and both are now in red Oxford Bus Company livery. Thanks to Chris Maxfield for this. 109 remains with Thames Travel, being the only example converted to single door and (partially) repainted.

19-02-12:

  • News Page: Wright Streetlite Preview 2 with photo of 151. Thanks to James Cusworth for this.
  • Reading Transport Fleet List: 153 has arrived. 152/3 are registered RX61 OED/E. MAN EcoCity demonstrator 499 left the fleet for Edinburgh on 17th. Thanks to Brian Coney for this. 154/5 appear to be at Heysham Docks this weekend pending delivery. Thanks to Gerald Nicholls for this.
  • Thames Travel Fleet List: WX61 HSL was still in use on 17th.
  • Oxford Bus Company Fleet List: Volvo B7TLs W458/91 WGH and Y801/11 TGH are reported by LOTS as being expected on loan from London. Thanks to Ralph Adams for this.

17-02-12:

  • Reading Transport Fleet List: 152 arrived on 9th. Thanks to John Wheeler for this. 1-5 returned to service on 13th, with 1110-2 gaining Reading Buses branding in place of Thames Valley Park logos.
  • Reading Transport Wright Streetlites: New page
  • Stagecoach in Oxfordshire Fleet List: 20933/6 have been repainted into a new white and green training bus livery after spending six months in reserve. The final branding will be applied on 18th, but they will remain in reserve for a little longer pending final completion of the conversion work. 33822 is now in reserve at Oxford, whilst a reserve S-reg MAN is to be reinstated at Oxford this weekend for use on route 9 following timetable changes.
  • Stagecoach in Warwickshire Fleet List: 16619 has been repainted into standard livery from pink Unibus livery (the last to year this livery). 18399 has received a new MegaRear for Heritage Property. Thanks to Keith Wood for this.

13-02-12:

  • News Page: Wright Streetlite Preview with photo of 153. Thanks to Gerald Nicholls for this.
  • Oxford Bus Company Fleet List: 107 has transferred back from Thames Travel and been repainted into Oxford Bus Company red, retaining its MegaRear for Oxford Brookes. Thanks to Chris Maxfield for this. 6-18 should all now be in service.
  • Thames Travel Fleet List: 107 has transferred back to Oxford Bus Company. Thanks to Chris Maxfield for this. 67 appears to have been reinstated, having been back in service today. Thanks to Barnaby Frowen for this.

12-02-12:

  • Reading Transport Fleet List: The first Streetlite 151 arrived unregistered on 3rd, received registration RX61 HTJ sometime between 8th and 9th, and was in use on driver training duties by first thing on 10th. The fleet are to be officially launched on 27th. All six will carry the same basic livery green livery, with different lettering for the different routes involved.
  • Reading Transport Fleet List (2): A shortage of Solos on 11th led to 151 being pressed into service earlier than planned, operating the free Purley shuttle for the day. Thanks to James Cusworth for this. A further Streetlite was at Heysham Docks yesterday and today on delivery from Ireland. Thanks to Paul Jenkinson for this. 1026 went on loan to Weavaway Travel on 2nd for use on routes 6/6A. Thanks to David Wilder for this. The MAN demonstrator is now confirmed as fleet number 499. Thanks to Tony Atkins for this. Solo 125 was officially sold to Weavaway on 16th January. Thanks to Brian Coney for this.
  • Reading Transport MCW Metrobuses: Correction that former 460 was not scrapped by The Green Bus in January 2010 following an accident on 18th December 2009, it was repaired and re-entered service. Thanks to Matt Bateman for this.
  • Reading Transport VanHool Alizées: Former 241 was with Silver Star Holidays by 2007 where it was reregistered N22 EDW, passing to Grindles Coaches in October 2010 where it was reregistered ODG 236. Between 2004 and 2007 it has been reregistered YRT240, Y241 KJM, 12 RED and Y241 KJM.
  • Reading Transport Wright Solars: New photo of 1018 with Rossendale Bus added. Thanks to Warren Hawkins for this.
  • Baileys of Newbury Fleet List: Former YX05 DJE passed from EVM (dealer) to Wade, Goffs Oak in February 2011. Thanks to Bus Fare magazine for this.
  • Burghfield Minicoaches Fleet List: V149 GTP, V916 FHL and W635 RBN were withdrawn in December. Thanks to Bus Fare magazine for this.
  • Courtney Buses Fleet List: Former GU52 HXM and YG52 DHK passed from TM Travel to Checkmate Transport Ltd in 2009. YG52 DHJ has since joined them from Cox, Mossley.
  • Fleet Buzz Fleet List: 32623 arrived on loan on 18th January to replace 42055 which was withdrawn for disposal. Mercedes-Benz 709D / Alexander AM Sprint 40907 transferred from Stagecoach South to reserve at Fleet Buzz on 26th January, although 32623 also remains on loan. Ancillary vehicle 93026 has also been allocated to Fleet Buzz.
  • Stewarts of Mortimer Fleet List: New are Ford Transits YC11 YWO/R and HY61 NVA. Thanks to Bus Fare magazine for this. YN61 AYC was delivered on 22nd December. Thanks to CBW magazine for this.
  • Thames Travel Fleet List: 916 was in service by 8th. Thanks to Barnaby Frowen for this.
  • Weavaway Travel Fleet List: Loaned SG03 ZHS returned to Plaxton (dealer) in November. Thanks to Buses magazine for this. The registration of the Metrobus is A20 NOA, not AOA as previously reported.
  • Stagecoach in Oxfordshire Fleet List: 33655 returned to Oxford from loan to Banbury on 1st. Thanks to Martin Townsend for this.
  • Stagecoach in Warwickshire Fleet List: Leamington 16076 has been withdrawn for disposal and 16517 & 16872 put into reserve. Recent arrival 18199 went into reserve rather than entering service. Stratford 16537 has gone into reserve with accident damage.

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