News Page: New Silver Livery Completed,
with photos of 723 and 961 by Mark Lyons.
Reading Transport Fleet List: A Scania N230
/ East Lancs Esteem single decker is on demonstration until 4th January, the registration
is thought to be YN06 TGE. Thanks to Brian Coney for this. 964 and probably 963 have now
been repainted into silver generic livery. Thanks to James Cusworth for this.
First Berkshire Fleet List: Further
additional coaches 20369 and 20372 arrived from Port Talbot on 21st, with a further two
also expected. 64792, 64794, 64795, 64798 transferred to Hayes on 20th.
Oxford Area Bus Routes: Service changes
from 10th December, 2nd January, 15th January and 25th January
19-12-06:
Reading Transport Fleet List: A new
acquisition for the ancillary fleet is 354, a V-reg Ford Transit Pickup which presumably
replaces former 306. Meanwhile 336 has received a new style Reading Buses logo on the
front bonnet, but remains in the old livery.
Stagecoach in Oxfordshire and Warwickshire Fleet
List: 42624 has been transferred back from Oxford to Banbury to allow Banbury
42383 to go on loan to Witney to provide temporary additional minibus cover whilst the new
services settle down. 32626 has moved from Witney to Oxford to cover for 42624 on the
Kidlington roadworks shuttle. 42624 and 32626 will be put back into reserve once
everything has settled down, and 42383 will move back to Banbury. Meanwhile 32625 has been
in use at Banbury instead of Witney because Banbury 20004 has been off the road with
accident damage. Either 20008 or 20009 returned to Witney from loan to Oxford a few weeks
ago.
Stagecoach in Oxfordshire and Warwickshire Fleet
List: The first of the new Optare Solos for Witney are to arrive earlier than
expected. The first is to arrive in Oxford tomorrow, and then in small batches through
January. The first two may see service in Oxford whilst Darts 33650-6, 33763 and 33821/2
are being refurbished for use on an enhanced route 10 from 2nd January, and during major
roadworks in Oxford High Street from 15th January.
Stagecoach in Oxfordshire and Warwickshire Fleet
List: 20201, 20206, 20809, 20814 and 20816 have been withdrawn from Nuneaton
and are to transfer to Northampton. Warwickshire County Council Solo YG52 DFY has been
allocated a new fleet number for its second period with Stagecoach, so is now numbered
47420 instead of 47027. 91041 is now used as a pool car, rather than the Revenue
Protection Inspector.
17-12-06:
Weavaway Travel Fleet List:
YN55 PZB/K/S/T are named Buzz, Knightrider, Skywalker and Terminator and LUI
9691/3/4/5 are named Pacific Surfliner, California Zepher, Empire Builder, Texas Eagle.
S378 TMB has been returned to the loan company upon return of RX06 WPT from Volvo. Thanks
to Derek Bradfield for this.
Oxford Bus Company Fleet List: 403-7, 409-11
and 604 have been transferred to Go West Midlands, whilst 898/9 have been returned to
Wilts & Dorset and 70 is for sale. Coaches 9 and 12 appear to have returned from
Go West Midlands, still in plain white and not in service.
Reading Transport Fleet List: 961 has
returned from repaint into silver generic livery. 961/2 and 723 all still await the final
vinyls.
Reading Optare Excels: Sometime since October
916 has received Hanover LED displays, previously having had Bright-Tech units
Oxford Bus Company Fleet List: The complete
set of registrations for new Citaros 849-59 is LF/MF/OF/PF/RF-WF/YF 56 OXF. The batch
entered service yesterday. 828-34 have had their Oxford Abingdon direct branding replaced
with City branding as per 849-59. Thanks to Malcolm Crowe for this.
First Berkshire Fleet List: 60162 has a new
MegaRear for Oracle (Winter Fashion & Taste). Thanks to Mac Head for this.
Weavaway Travel Fleet List: To correct the
report from 7th, the Bovas WA56 ENV/W were originally to be registered WA06 GSW/X - not
the other way around. To add to the confusion they were originally plated ENU/W whilst at
the dealership, but were corrected to ENV/W. LUI 9693/4 are confirmed as being in Southern
Railroad livery and LUI 9693 has also been named California Zepher. On loan is Dennis Dart
S378 TMB whilst two of the B7RLEs have been returned to Volvo for modification work.
Thanks to Derek Bradfield for this.
07-12-06:
First Berkshire Fleet List: 60756 and 60758
were in service on the 41/43 yesterday. Thanks to Stephen Le-Bras for this.
Weavaway Travel Fleet List: OIL 4201 has been
reregistered LUI 9691, and has received Southern Railway Company fleetnames. Dominators
LUI 9693-5 are to be treated similarly. X70 OXF is to be reregistered back to YN53 EHZ and
sold. NBZ 70 and NDZ 70 have been converted from C53F to C70F. The registrations on the
latest Bovas WA56 ENV/W (also reported ENU/V) have been cancelled in favour of WA06 GSW/X
because their expected 1st September delivery date was not met. Thanks to Bus Fare
magazine for this. C1 OXF is confirmed in service, probably arriving along with the others
some time ago but not noted.
Reading Transport Fleet List: 630 was back
in use at Newbury by 28th November in base Newbury livery, but with a Reading Buses logo
on the front and a cash vault fitted inside. Thanks to David Wilder for this.
03-12-06:
Oxford Bus Company Fleet List: A correction
is that 817 is in a maroon heritage livery, not blue. Thanks to Chris Maxfield for this.
The first of the latest batch of new Citaros is 852 registered PF56 OXF. Both it and 904
have 'city' branding without a route number.
02-12-06:
Reading Transport Fleet List: 963 is
confirmed in use at Reading pending repaint. 704 and 706 have new MegaRears for the Oracle
(Winter Fashion & Taste) replacing their rears for the Oracle (Fashion & Taste).
Oxford Bus Company Fleet List: To celebrate
125 years of service, 816 has been repainted into heritage duck egg and red livery, and
817 into original tramways blue and white. Thanks to Chris Maxfield for this.
Stagecoach in Oxfordshire and Warwickshire Fleet
List: Following the loss of the remaining National Express work, the coaches
at Nuneaton are to transfer away. The first were 52641/52642/52643 which moved to
Winchester on 30th November for Megabus work and then 52647/52657 on 1st. Megabus liveried
52446 transferred from Rugby to Barnsley by 2nd December along with workings on the
Liverpool - London Megabus service, and 52490 and 52617 have moved to Cheltenham.
01-12-06:
Reading Transport Fleet List: 631 is in use
at Reading in Newbury livery but without fleetnames. Thanks to James Cusworth for this. 12
is now confirmed in service. Thanks to Stuart Curwen for this.
Reading Transport MegaSides: 455 has a new
MegaSide for the Oracle (Winter Fashion & Taste) replacing one for the Oracle (Fashion
& Taste).
First Berkshire Fleet List: Three new coaches
are on order for Berkshire as part of First's 2007/8 new vehicle order. Thanks to CBW
magazine for this. They are rumoured to be for use on the RailAir service. 46924 was
withdrawn from Slough on 20th November. 34106 also transferred from Slough to South
Yorkshire on the same date, whilst 64815 was withdrawn from Bracknell on 22nd. Thanks to
Mat Wooll for this. 61258 was in service at Bracknell today, whilst 60756 is in use at
Slough on training duties. Thanks to Stephen Le-Bras for this.