Guys, GOOD NEWS!!
K615LAE, K626LAE, V832DYD, S825WYD, & 34198 Have all been bought by Dan Shears!
S825 is being preserved with V832 being the parts donor.
K626 has got K615 as a parts donor and is going back on the road when fully functional!
News says that V832's been used of all of its parts and has now been scrapped.
I do not know what'll happen now with S825WYD, but people are saying it's awaiting collection to be taken to winkleigh.
34198 is in his winkleigh collection (preserved)
In other news:
I do not know the situation with P430ORL or S554RWP, but I know that both have been bought by people and are just awaiting collection. One at penzance, the other at Taunton, though people are saying that S554RWP has already been collected.
P430ORL is still being used as a seat store bus, so idk what's up with that unless one of the depot staff bought it.
L311PWR is in Penzance with a withdrawn state I believe, most likely awaiting the one way trip to death road.
Guys, GOOD NEWS!!
L311PWR is in Penzance with a withdrawn state I believe, most likely awaiting the one way trip to death road.
Sadly the Winkleigh open day in October doesn’t seem to have taken place for the last couple of years. I used to enjoy having a look around there and seeing how the restoration projects were getting on.
The 24 isn’t particularly narrow, western greyhound used normal Short darts. From a passenger point of view those jersey darts are awful. Nowhere to put my knees,
First pulled out of the Bude to Plymouth 27th September 2009, when they cut back to callington albeit with a few extensions to launceston until 2014, which ceased on 1st June 2014.
Western Greyhound took over Plymouth to Bude from First as the 576 with brand new long Solos(WK59***). They later used Citaros as the route outgrew the Solos. PCB now normally use a mix of Citaros and Enviro 400s. Occasionally Enviro 200s get on the route as well but their fuel tanks are too small for a full day’s duty!
Bude to wadebridge is far too long on the discomfort of a Jersey Dart!
Of the vehicles you mention, I hope my 12 will be an Enviro 400. My real bright hope though is an ex-Brighton & Hove Trident!
I have been wanting to do a day trip to Bude by bus for a while. I want to do the 96 between Wadebridge and Camelford and spend some time in Bude. Sadly this is extremely difficult by bus from west Cornwall so it is on hold for now.
In 2009 it took me the best part of all day to travel from Bude to Truro, staying as near to the coast for as long as possible.
I can see from pix on Flickr that at least the Tinner Enviro 400-MMCs have a different red-based moquette. This pic taken in the dark does illustrate it. https://www.flickr.com/photos/drake...R9Z-Rehw3y-Stvva8-RbP9zd-TEuXnn-YMnoWn-VHBGJS
I wonder approximately what percentage of First Kernow buses still have First corporate livery or moquette. I look forward to when these disappear from Cornwall altogether!
The interior of the MMCs (inc the blue ones) is in the FirstBus scheme that seems to be used for premium services, ie grey and white with silver handrails, and bespoke seat moquette with white e leather headrests.In 2009 it took me the best part of all day to travel from Bude to Truro, staying as near to the coast for as long as possible.
I can see from pix on Flickr that at least the Tinner Enviro 400-MMCs have a different red-based moquette. This pic taken in the dark does illustrate it. https://www.flickr.com/photos/drake...R9Z-Rehw3y-Stvva8-RbP9zd-TEuXnn-YMnoWn-VHBGJS
I wonder approximately what percentage of First Kernow buses still have First corporate livery or moquette. I look forward to when these disappear from Cornwall altogether!
I have been wanting to do a day trip to Bude by bus for a while. I want to do the 96 between Wadebridge and Camelford and spend some time in Bude. Sadly this is extremely difficult by bus from west Cornwall so it is on hold for now.
Just wondering, why aren't the TT-- TRU plate coaches all in the green truronian livery (TT05TRU, TT55TRU, and TT07TRU)
The only one that carries the livery is TT04TRU, I'll show some images below (not mine):
Apart from all these coaches, a scania irizar also carries the branding, though only for a short time I think until the old first kernow coaches branding gets put back on it.
56004 was working Bude to Wadebridge but that was a few months ago. Would that be more comfortable than a Jersey Dart?!First pulled out of the Bude to Plymouth 27th September 2009, when they cut back to callington albeit with a few extensions to launceston until 2014, which ceased on 1st June 2014.
Western Greyhound took over Plymouth to Bude from First as the 576 with brand new long Solos(WK59***). They later used Citaros as the route outgrew the Solos. PCB now normally use a mix of Citaros and Enviro 400s. Occasionally Enviro 200s get on the route as well but their fuel tanks are too small for a full day’s duty!
Bude to wadebridge is far too long on the discomfort of a Jersey Dart!
56004 was working Bude to Wadebridge but that was a few months ago. Would that be more comfortable than a Jersey Dart?!
On another topic 38001 is for sale on Ebay by Dan Shears at Winkleigh for a cool £3200. It still has Southbourne Buses in the destination!
44920 (YX09 AHG) And another Enviro 200 have been transferred to Truro depot today
44920 spent a couple of years in Plymouth back around 2010 so full circle coming back to First SW
They’ve been everywhere! New to First Glasgow, then to Plymouth, Swansea, Bristol, Bath, then Portsmouth.
Stated on FHD forum as being 44920/21 sent via Taunton.
Are they unsuitable for everywhere they’ve been? Unpopular vehicles? Being offloaded so much can’t be a good sign? They were new March 2009, so 9 years old and onto their 7th operation
44920 (YX09 AHG) And another Enviro 200 have been transferred to Truro depot today
44920 spent a couple of years in Plymouth back around 2010 so full circle coming back to First SW