Reading Transport Fleet List: 1031-6 are expected to arrive during
October for entry into service in early November, and will wear a leafy
green livery with a yellow front. 731-7 have been sold to Ensign
(dealer) and will depart upon arrival of the new Solars. Meanwhile 841-61 have
been delayed until January 2008 with the associated service changes rescheduled
for 11th February. 511/20 were withdrawn on 20th and 513 was the last on
24th. 607 was in service by 21st September. 631/2 did not go on loan to Newbury as
previously reported, but 630 remains on loan there. OmniLink
demonstrator 600 moved from Reading to Newbury on 27th. Thanks to Brian
Coney for this.
Reading Transport Optare Deltas:
511/13/15/20 departed for
Hull docks on
25th to travel onboard the mv Tikeibank on 27th. Thanks to Brian Coney
for this.
Reading Transport East Lancs Kinetec
Plus: 501 was displayed at the Neoman launch of the new MAN A22
/ Wright Meridan
at Millbrook Proving Ground on 26th. Thanks to Brian Coney for this.
First Berkshire Fleet List:
41165/6 have been transferred to First Hampshire. Thanks to Brian Coney
for this.
Reading Transport Fleet List: 930
has lost its MegaRear for Reading Borough Council RACC and TEA Shop in
favour of fleet livery.
Stagecoach in Oxfordshire and Warwickshire Fleet
List: 34122 has route branding for Rugby route 3. Thanks to
Keith Wood for this. 52251 went into active use on driver training duties
yesterday, whilst 52211 has now gone away for repaint into training
livery.
22-09-07:
Reading Transport Fleet List: 607
was in service today, whilst 608 may have been in service on 14th as
well as 15th. Also new at Newbury is a Ford Transit service van WL03 JZN
which has been named Thunderbird 1.
Reading Area Bus Routes: August
changes to Reading football services and Newbury school services added
Reading Bus Fares: FastTrack
(Loddon Bridge) and DayTrack / FastTrack (Madejski Stadium) Fastsavers
were separated from 10th September
Oxford Area Bus Routes: Service
changes from 2nd September, 15th September and 1st October added
21-09-07:
Reading Transport Fleet List: 609
is confirmed as AE06 ZBT from Cavalier Travel, and was in service today.
Thanks to James Cusworth for this. 121, 475 and possibly a second
Trdient are at North West Bus and Coach for repaint. 121 was dropped off
when the two latest Darts were collected. Thanks to Mac Head and
Alistair Liddle for this.
First Berkshire Fleet List:
64795 and 64797 have also been converted into training vehicles. Thanks
to Mac Head for this. 64796/8 should also now have been dispatched for
conversion to complete the batch. The conversions are being done at
Hants and Dorset. Thanks to Keith Nason for this.
Stagecoach in Oxfordshire and Warwickshire Fleet
List: New arrivals in reserve at Leamington are Dennis
Tridents 17054, 17059 and 17076 from Cambridge. They will go for centre
door conversion and repaint before entering service at Stratford. Also
52358 has arrived from Stagecoach Bluebird for conversion into a
training vehicle. 16538 has now entered service at Stratford and 20224
has transferred to Stratford following a short period in reserve at
Leamington. 20225 has returned to service at Rugby after a period in
reserve there. 31352 has returned to service at Nuneaton. 31325/6 have
received new route branding for Rugby route 3, along with two of the
Pointer Darts. Rugby 40155/6 have been withdrawn, and are in store at
Leamington pending disposal.
18-09-07:
First Berkshire Fleet List:
23008 was back at Bracknell in Greenline livery today, whilst 64792 is
also now in training livery. Thanks to Ian Mihell for this.
Reading Transport Fleet List: The
first of the three new Darts to arrive is 608 AE06 ZBR from Cavalier,
Long Sutton with 609 potentially being its sister AE06 ZBT (but not
confirmed). 515 was withdrawn on 10th. Thanks to Brian Coney for this.
12-09-07:
Reading Transport Fleet List: The
first of the latest Darts arrived on 10th. The Deltas are likely to stay
for a further week as they cannot sail on the boat departing on 17th,
although 515 is currently off the road with a defect and may not return
to service. 630 went on loan to Newbury on 11th, with 631/2 expected to
follow shortly. They are to act as strategic spares during the Newbury
show this weekend in case of breakdowns or severe delays. Thanks to
Brian Coney for this.
09-09-07:
Reading Transport Fleet List:
511/13/15/20 are to be withdrawn by 13th and driven to Portsmouth on
14th for shipment to New Zealand on 17th. Three further second hand Dart
SLFs have been acquired and are away for repaint.
The first one was expected to arrive in Newbury on 7th.
First Berkshire Fleet List: 20601-3
have been incorrectly numbered, and are shortly to receive corrected
numbers 20611-3. Meanwhile 23013 entered service on Greenline duties
today. Thanks to Mac Head for this.