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April 2002

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29-04-02

  • Reading Transport fleet list and former fleet updated with 187/8, 68/9 also sold to Mike Nash, Weybridge. 69 now withdrawn, 188 to be withdrawn on 04-05-2002, and 68 to be withdrawn in late May. MetroRiders 615-20 to be sold on by Mike Nash, they have not been purchased by him.
  • Stagecoach in Warwickshire fleet list updated with withdrawal of 846 confirmed and 705 possibly at Rugby
  • Reading Transport index page and MetroRider page updated with photo of MetroRiders in store in Newbury.

29-04-02

  • Reading Transport fleet list and former fleet updated with withdrawal and sale of 175, 177, 185, 189, 615-20 to Nash, Weybridge, withdrawal of 187, delivery of 725 - YG02 FWE, repaint in progress on 723 into a Golden Jubilee livery, a MegaRear applied to 110 and 628 back into service
  • Reading MegaRear page updated with new rear on 110
  • Stagecoach in Warwickshire fleet list updated with errors on ColourBus liveries for 202 and 404 removed and details of 334's MegaRear added

25-04-02

  • Reading Transport fleet list updated with transfer of 186 to Newbury
  • Weavaway Travel fleetlist updated with B10M NX added

20-04-02

  • Reading Transport fleet list updated withdrawal of 175, 615, 621 and 622, 122-4 going into service, withdrawn 615-20, 23, 27 moved for storage at Newbury and 628 going to Newbury for storage but then going back to Reading again for driver training duties
  • Stagecoach in Warwickshire fleet list updated with 334 going back into service and repaint of 854

17-04-02

  • Reading Transport fleet list updated with imminent repaint of 704
  • Reading Solo page updated with delivery of 122-4 and photo of 124
  • Reading Transport page updated with photo of 124
  • Arriva the Shires page updated with another new photo
  • Stagecoach in Warwickshire fleet list updated with repaint of 234

16-04-02

  • News Page updated with news of Chiltern Queens sale to Horseman Coaches
  • Courtney Coaches fleet list updated
  • First in Berks & Thames Valley fleet list updated
  • Thames Travel fleet list updated with fleet numbers of the new Darts corrected and two hire buses withdrawn
  • Weavaway Travel fleet list updated
  • Reading Transport fleet list and former fleet list updated with delivery of 724, improved service entry dates for some Spectras and improved withdrawal dates for some former Cardiff Excels
  • Reading Transport MegaRears page updated with improved dates for application of the rears on 927 and 934
  • Reading Area bus routes page updated with withdrawal of First's route 174 in February and diversion of route 42 from 9th March

15-04-02

  • Stagecoach in Warwickshire fleet list updated with 106-8 confirmed at Banbury and 422 confirmed to have not been transferred there from Oxford

14-04-02

  • News Page updated with news of my trip to Woottens in Chesham and rail replacements in Reading
  • Oxfordshire operators page updated with three new photos of Woottens Luxury Travel vehicles
  • Arriva the Shires page updated with five new photos
  • Reading Transport MegaRears page updated with a photo of the new Oracle MegaRear on 930 and a photo of 927's current rear
  • Other Reading operators page updated with a photo of Arriva London tour buses visiting Reading on rail replacement

12-04-02

  • Reading Transport fleet list updated - registrations of Solos 122-4 corrected
  • News Page updated with a fourth new arrival for Mike DeCourcey Travel
  • Stagecoach in Warwickshire fleet list updated with confirmation of 205 being at Nuneaton

11-04-02

  • News Page updated with overall control of First in Berkshire being passed to First in London, and new arrivals for Mike DeCourcey Travel
  • Stagecoach in Warwickshire page updated with repaint of 354 and transfer of 911 from Leamington to Rugby
  • Reading Transport fleet list and former fleet list updated with more details about ancillary vehicles
  • Reading Autobus Nouvelle 2 page updated with a new photo of 201
  • Reading ColourBus page updated with a photo of 520 (same photo also added to Reading Transport page)
  • Reading Spectra page updated with a photo of 710
  • Horseman Coaches fleet list updated with improved details on the new Plaxton coaches
  • First in Berkshire page updated with a fun picture of 827

06-04-02

  • Stagecoach in Warwickshire page updated with new photo of 931 (same photo also added to X12 page)
  • Thames Travel page updated with new photo of Dart 151
  • Reading Transport fleet list updated with withdrawal of 189
  • Reading Spectra page updated
  • News Page updated with Reading Buses Travel shop moving
  • Model bus page updated with two new Golden Jubilee models

05-04-02

  • Stagecoach in Warwickshire fleet list updated with possible arrival of P530 HMP, fleet number 930
  • Reading Transport fleet list updated with new Solos 122-4 details confirmed

04-04-02

  • Reading Transport fleet list slight error in notes at the bottom corrected
  • Reading Transport MegaRear page updated with new Vodafone ads added to the list

03-04-02

  • News Page updated with news of Reading's first low floor Spectra to enter service in the ordinary town fleet
  • Reading Transport page updated with photo of 722 in LowRider livery
  • Reading Transport fleet list updated with news of the final NightTrack Spectra 739 and the repaint of 722 into LowRider livery
  • Reading Spectra page updated with recent deliveries
  • Stagecoach in Warwickshire fleet list updated with transfers and repaints reported by Keith Wood

02-04-02

  • Reading Transport fleet list updated with news of the third new Solo for Newbury

01-04-02

  • Motts Travel page has been given the new look and a more recent photo of B6R MT has also been added
  • Reading Transport fleet list updated with repaint of 705 and 706 back into town livery

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