Bus Fleet News

January 2011

Andrews of Tideswell

Arriva Derby

Wright Streetlite demo (BRZ 9662) at Derby.
(C) Richard Woodhead

Former Derby (CRC 245J) and (CRC 248J), Vancouver Island, Canada, May 10th 1998.
(C) John Whittingham

Bowers Coaches

Solo (CE52 UXF) now carries this new "centrebus style" livery. Seen here in Buxton.
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Mercedes minibus 436 (R154 UAL) in Buxton.
(C) Nick Mannion

D & G

Doyles

Felix

Gills Travel

G&J Holmes

Glovers of Ashbourne

Former TM Travel Plaxton Primo (YN55 KMV) seen here in Belper on service 113 to Ashbourne.
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Harpurs Coaches

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

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.

Johnson Bros / Redferns

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

Linburg

NEWS + SIGHTINGS
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Littles Travel

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

NEWS
29th January:
Former Trent Dart 920 (R920 RAU) (now with Arriva Burton) has been written off following an rta last weekend near Burton.

Former Trent Vario 294 has gone from Norfolk Green to Beakman, Airdre.

An addition to the Midland General fleet is minibus 1021 (CN51 BKG).
Service 145 in Mansfield is set to finish in April, leaving MPD 950 free for other duties.

27th January:
Paladin 107 has been withdrawn after recieving accident damage.

265 has been repainted ready for the Swift relaunch. Excels 264/5/6 should all be ready for Monday.

20th January:
Ashbourne garage is set to close within the next year. The land has provisionally been sold to Sainburys. The "Swift" starts in just over a weeks time, Excels 265/6 are currently at Langley Mill for repaint.

Dart 914 is currently off the road. It is likely to be scrapped, with 106 waiting in the wings to replace it.

Can confirm that Centros 501-6 have been re-numbered 761-6.

New buses are expected to arrive for route 15 in the spring, and a Solo is expected soon to replace "old" nines solo 412.

Two more minibuses have joined the Derby Community Transport fleet. More details to follow....

13th January:
The Mercedes Citaros and Kinchbuses Skylink Centros have been re-numbered ahead of the arrival of new vehicles.

Citaros:
801-806 are now 693-8.

Centros: 501-6 are now 761-6?? (need confirming).

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

Yourbus, Nottingham

NEWS
27th January:
3002/3/4 have all left for Ensign. 3001 & 3005 are expectedto remain until the three latest Darts are repainted and retirmmed. 1012 has been repainted.

New to the fleet is Dennis Trident / Plaxton President 2507 (X608 EGK), this has arrived from London General via Ensign.

13th January:
16 brand new Volvo B9R / Caetano Levante II coaches are here for National Express routes (mainly 230 and 240).

4001 (FJ60 EHN),
4002 (FJ60 HXW),
4003 (FJ60 HXZ),
4004 (FJ60 HYA),
4005 (FJ60 HYB),
4006 (FJ60 EGZ),
4007 (FJ60 EFX),
4008 (FJ60 EFY),
4009 (FJ60 EGY),
4010 (FJ60 KVH),
4011 (FJ60 KVK),
4012 (FJ60 KVL),
4013 (FJ60 KVM),
4014 (FJ60 KVO),
4015 (FJ60 KVP),
4016 (FJ60 KVR).

Also three more Dennis Dart / Plaxton Pointer 2's have arrived from Diamond Bus for use on services 140/141/142 to replace Volvo B10B's 3001 - 3005. 1013 is in use in Diamond Bus livery whilst 1011 & 1012 are currently in the paintshop. The three Darts are:
1011 (X630 AKW),
1012 (X631 AKW),
1013 (X641 AKW).

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.