First South West (Kernow & Buses of Somerset)

[Dfatcontroller]

Remembered this from a while ago - will some of the Streelites currently coming off the Bee Network be joining the BOS fleet?

Some are heading to Worcester and Lawrence Hill. Very short term use of yellow paint!

 

[Goldfish62]

Maybe it's been around and I just haven't seen it, but a Sunseeker branded bus was optimistically allocated to the Atlantic Coaster service today, May Day.

It's a regular on the Land's End Coaster.

Cormac, the council's commercial division, has submitted the planning application for the new multi-operator depot at Penzance replacing the current inadequate First and GoAhead facilities. It is being partly paid for through BSIP funding.

The location is on the site of the two current depots, plus the yard next to the First depot that has been used for bus storage in the past. There is parking for 50 buses and a generous amount of staff parking. There will be shared a shared fuel and adblue bay and bus wash. Staff buildings will be separate. There will also be ducting for future electrification.

PA24/02306 | Improvements to Longrock bus depot facilities to provide bus and staff car parking, bus washing & fuelling and relocation of existing welfare and offices portable buildings and provision of new toilet cabin facilities

Online planning registers for Cornwall. View and comment on planning applications and documents online.

planning.cornwall.gov.uk

Here's the site plan:

 

[vla50]

Some are heading to Worcester and Lawrence Hill. Very short term use of yellow paint!

I don’t think all are moving though

 

[Goldfish62]

I assume there's been a ticket machine swap because yellow open topper 37736 is tracking on The Mousehole today! Whatever it is it must still be a big bus, because it's not tracking at the harbour.

Also on the route is a Solo SR.

The last of the former Regal Busways Solos, 53505, is now SORN.