Fleet News

Bus Fleet News

December 2010

Latest News

***trent barton: ONE and 409 routes to be branded as "Swift" - every hour Derby to Uttoxeter*** ***Kinch: Route 9 to start to compete with Premiere X9*** ***trent barton: Go back to Optare with new order over the next 3 years*** ***Stagecoach: New Enviro 400s arrive.*** ***Midland Classic: Lichfield Flyer launched***

Here you will find all the latest bus fleet news for many bus operators in and around the Derbyshire area. If you have anything to report please contact me by clicking here.

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Andrews of Tideswell

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Arriva Derby

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17th Nov:
MPD 2221 has moved to Stafford.

Almost all services in Derby are being revised from Sunday 9th January. The changes include routes 33 and 36 being merged into circulars, with every other journey serving the Royal Hospital. The routes will be numbered 33/33A/36/36A. Evening services are expected to be changed on most routes.

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Bowers Coaches

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3rd Nov

Solo (CE52 UXF) now carries this new "centrebus style" livery. Seen here in Buxton.
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Mercerdes 0814 Vario/Alexander 436 (R154 UAL) is a recent transfer here from Centrebus, Hinkley.
Another recent arrival is (L108 VDM), a Scania N113CRB/Alexander (B48F) in all over yellow. This was previously with Avon, Prenton.

Mercedes minibus 436 (R154 UAL) in Buxton.
(C) Nick Mannion

9th May
Former Fox Vario (R154UAL) is in use here in Centrebus livery. 2 white Tempos have also been in use.

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D & G

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Doyles

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17th Nov
Varios (R167 UAL), (R183 OCW), (S279 LGA) and (S287 UAL) were delicenced during September.
Darts (R556 UOT), (P301 HDP), and (P308 HDP) have been advertised for sale.

(P301/4 HDP) remain in use, however the 8 newer Darts and 6 Solos make up the core service fleet.

Vecta 801 remains stored.

2nd August
Vecta (M801 PRA) has been withdrawn. Merc (S750 RNE) has also been withdrawn for the last few months, and may have already gone for scrap.

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Felix

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31st March
The new Volvo Centro is (FJ10 NFV),and is expected to be in service on the black cat service tomorrow.

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Gills Travel

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G&J Holmes

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Glovers of Ashbourne

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5th Nov
Primo (YN55 KMV) has been re-registered (AIG 4698).

Former TM Travel Plaxton Primo (YN55 KMV) seen here in Belper on service 113 to Ashbourne.
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New arrivals here are former TM Travel Plaxton Primos (YN55 KMV) and (YN55 YSC).
Dart (AIG 4698) now carries its former reg (J506 GCD), and was for sale on ebay a few weeks ago.

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Harpurs Coaches

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2nd October
2 more ex Dublin B6's have arrived via ensign. (99-D-60001/8) are now (V736/5 PHJ).

A new arrival here is ex Dublin Wright bodied Volvo B6 (V728 PHJ), which is in use in a yellow blue and brown livery. It has arrived via Ensign, and was previously (99-D-60007) - or was it (99 - D - 6002)???.

Former Dublin B6 (V728 PHJ) seen here in Weston on Trent on its way to Derby.
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Hawkes Coaches

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Hulleys of Baslow

NEWS + SIGHTINGS
16th June
The new number 2 in the fleet is MAN / MCV EVOLUTION (AE05 EVC) from Alliance and Leicester (dealers rental fleet). It replaces (P881 PWW) which was written off in an rta last month.

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Johnson Bros / Redferns

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25th November
Johnson Bros have acquired 2 Dennis Tridents from Stagecoach Manchester, replacing 2 of the Scania/Northern Counties deckers, one of these withdrawn with fire damage and the other has been dispatched for scrap.

The Redfern Excel also reported off and delicenced.

The Enviro 400 that was here was on loan, and has now been returned.

14th September

A new addition to the fleet is Enviro 400 (SN59 AWX), seen here in Chesterfield on the Bingo bus.
(C) John Moore

Cracking photo of (P1 JBT) in Matlock.
(C) Ian Moorcroft

26th May
Two new plaxton Panther bodied coaches to arrive here are (YN10 AAE) and (YN10 AAF). Both are in white and carry coachholiday.com branding.

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Linburg

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Littles Travel

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Thurs 14th October
Two Metrobuses have arrived here from Skills, one of which is ex Harrow (E476 SON).

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Midland Classic

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10th September:
Dennis Falcon (K212 UHA) has now been painted into Midland Classic livery, and is in use.

4th September:
A new direct service numbered X12 (Burton - Lichfield) starts on 6th September.
Former East London Dennis Trident 91 (V118 MEV) has arrived here via Southdown PSV.
Dennis Dart SLF / Plaxton Pointer 24 (P409 BNR) has been repainted and re-trimmed, and gained fleet number 24.

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Premiere, Nottingham

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15th December
The first of 3 brand new Scania Irizars has arrived in the form of (YT60 OTE). It is currently in plain white livery.

4 Wright bodied Scania Saloons are on there way. 3347 (Y47 HHE) was the first to arrive and is now in use. The others are 3346 (Y46 HHE) and two X reg examples. More to follow.

Red 4 is being withdrawn from the end of January. Buses currently branded for the service are Enviro 300s 3352 (KW02 DRO), 3353 (KW02 DRZ), 3354 (KX54 NKF) and Dart 3387 (KP54 BYL). These are set to be used elsewhere once the route is withdrawn.

White Solos 2217/8 (KX54 NLC/D) are currently on loan.

8th September
Last Monday saw the introduction of Premieres latest Red route in Nottingham, the Red 2 to Cotgrave. 3 Solos have been branded for the service.

Solo (MX03 EHD) is seen on Friar Lane last Saturday, when passengers had the opportunity to try Red 2 for free before the service began the following day.
(C) Alf Cundy

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Stagecoach East Midlands
Chesterfield, Mansfield, Worksop

NEWS To keep up to date with Stagecoach in Chesterfield, and many other operators in the area, take a look at the excellent Transpire website.

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TM Travel

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See Wellglade section.

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Translinc

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The Wellglade group
trent barton, kinchbus, notts+derby and T M Travel.

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27th December:
Varios 290 and 297 reported with the S&A Coaches (City Sprinter) in the Glasgow area (home of many former Derby minibus).

Darts 896 and 924 have been branded for the new route 9 service between Nottingham and Loughborough. The service competes with Premieres X9 service. 896 is seen here approaching Broadmarsh bus station in Nottingham.
(C) John Carnell

Dart 918 is now numbered 2005 in Midland Generals bargain bus fleet. Seen here in Nottingham near QMC.
(C) Geoff Girling

Former notts + derby Dart 892 seen here with GRS Travel. 891 is now owned by the same company.
(C) Mark Cufflin

9th December:
Dart 924 now carries branding for Kinchbus route 9 (on standard Kinch livery), which has been introduced to compete with Premieres Nottingham to Loughborough service. Dart 896 is expected to be branded too.

Services ONE and the 409 are to be combined from the end of Jan, to form a new service: "swift". The service will be hourly between Derby - Ashbourne - Mayfield and Uttoxeter.

4th December:
Darts 911, 918, 932 are now renumbered 2004-7 and are additions to the Midland General fleet.

2004 (P911 CTO),
2005 (R918 RAU),
2006 (R921 RAU),
2007 (R932 RAU).

Darts 921/3, 924/8 have been withdrawn at TM Travel.

Varios (YN53EJX, MX04VMK, YN54WWU/V) have been withdrawn. (T455 HNH) remains in use.

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Yourbus, Nottingham

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27th December:
Yourbus start operating National Express contracts from mid January. One of the main services in this area will be the 230 (Derby) Nottingham - Leicester - Heathrow - Gatwick, amongst others. More details to follow.

25th November:
A correction to the below, 1108 is (S838 VAG). All the below are ex Thamesdown and were new in 1998. 1108 was a demo bus for two years, joining Thamesdown in 2000.

September 8th :
The following Plaxton Pointer Darts have arrived here in the last month or so:
1104 (S184 BMR),
1105 (S185 BMR),
1106 (S186 BMR),
1107 (S181 BMR),
1108 (S838 BMR).

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