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Certainly most of the Stagecoach bids were clear that Enviro 400EVs - the new design currently starting to be delivered to Oxford - were first choice (with BZLs as the second option).

The key bit of the guidance (from the link above): "To be eligible to apply for funding for ZEBs in rural areas: LTAs must not have received funding from the ZEBRA scheme already if a unitary authority, the LTA must be classified as ‘Mainly Rural’, ‘Largely Rural’ or ‘Urban with Significant...

I also seem to recall that there was quite a bit of dissatisfaction with the build quality of the Panorama double-decks - my understanding was that the floors needed quite a bit of work. Stagecoach in particular has always been pretty ruthless if a product isn't up to scratch - there have been...

There's 82 E400 MMC coming, as well as smaller numbers of Volvo B8RLE/MCV, and a handful of E200 MMC and Merc/Mellor Stratas (I can't recall numbers offhand). Then there are of course the 50 BYD/ADL 'deckers that TfGM have purchased and allocated to Stagecoach operations in Oldham.

It would appear so - certainly most of the short StreetLites and Solos have now left the fleet (Preston have gained quite a number of the former) with all of the 25 shorter E200 MMC now in service.

TfGM have taken several ADL E40H (hybrids) from Stagecoach NE that are gradually appearing in Bee Network colours - I suspect these are some of them at least.

The Norfolk order is 59 StreetDeck and 11 GB Kite. The other interesting bit is West Yorkshire CA. The 47 unknown orders should be for Arriva Yorkshire - who going on other orders within the group recently, I'd expect to be Wright StreetDeck Electroliners, but who knows! There are also 17...

Just out of interest, were the MCV eVoRas white or in another scheme?

They were very close to doing so last year, but had to re-do the process (for reasons I cannot recall). Recent council papers suggested the order was in the process of being approved, but the details were redacted. Also interesting is that Kent have apparently ordered 33 buses - 28 are of...

That number is interesting, seeing as recent reports (and the recent fleetbooks) have suggested: Stagecoach - 82 E40D - 16 Volvo B8RLE/MCV eVoRa - 4 Merc/Mellor Strata - 50 BYD/ADL E400 City First - 16 Volvo B8RLE/MCV eVoRa - 17 Merc/Mellor Strata I make that a total of 135 Euro 6 buses and...

Going on the Navy blue rear, I'd presume that is 80001 of Stagecoach Oxford - I believe their batch of 55 will carry the same navy/blue/lime/yellow scheme that most of Oxford Bus Company's StreetDeck Electroliners will wear (722-792, anyway).

Go South Coast have a large number of new E400 MMCs either delivered or on order - 35 already received (28 to Bournemouth/Poole, 7 to Southern Vectis) with another 44 or so (as I recall, 20 to Bournemouth/Poole and 24 to Southampton - the numbers may not quite be correct) due this spring. The...

Going on that launch photo, the Stagecoach vehicle at the launch was actually one of the prototypes/demonstrators.

Suffolk County Council have teamed up with both First and Go-Ahead - to bid for a fairly significant number of vehicles. First routes covered (basically the entire Lowestoft allocation, it appears) are 99, 101/102/105/106/109 and X2, X21, X22. Go-Ahead routes covered (basically the entire...

Here's the next one (and another from Go South Coast): 10 electric 'deckers for the 40 and 50 at Swanage. https://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/24011641.morebus-dorset-council-apply-electric-bus-funding/