Stagecoach plan £80m investment in new buses

Class 466 · 1 Jul 2019

SeveerYeliab said:
Those Thanet loop buses surprise me. Loads of other buses need replacing in east Kent. Does make sense now why all the existing enviro 200s are being painted into plain livery. Don’t know where there going though?

Also, ashford and Herne Bay really need to get rid of those alx400s but can’t see them going any time soon some from 2002 I think!

Ex Loop E200 GN13 EYF is now in Ashford on the 10X today. I believe a number are transferring to Ashford to release the older Darts & some Solos. (Unfortunately not all Solos!)

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SeveerYeliab · 1 Jul 2019

Class 466 said:
Ex Loop E200 GN13 EYF is now in Ashford on the 10X today. I believe a number are transferring to Ashford to release the older Darts & some Solos. (Unfortunately not all Solos!)

There are 7 (I think) ex loop buses in Folkestone now - replacing most of the solos,darts and at last the knackered 33305. Their work will be mainly on the 71/73 I believe

TheGrandWazoo · 15 Nov 2019

Noticed some e200s on delivery on the A34 near Oxford (SN69XKJ?) in the beachball livery and IrnBru interior destined possibly for Basingstoke; so rumours of certain vehicles being the last in those colours are premature for the moment.

NewcastleOne · 21 Nov 2019

According to Steven Knight there looks to be an add on order for the North East. MMC 400s for the 39/40 (23) at Walkergate to displace older models.

TheGrandWazoo · 21 Nov 2019

NewcastleOne said:
According to Steven Knight there looks to be an add on order for the North East. MMC 400s for the 39/40 (23) at Walkergate to displace older models.

There had been murmurs. Tbf, it’s about time as whilst the rest of SNE has benefitted over recent years, Newcastle hasn’t had much.

SouthEastBuses · 6 Jan 2020

overthewater said:
Who getting what?

131 ADL MMC Enviro400 double-deckers
95 ADL MMC Enviro200 single-deckers
28 ADL MMC Enviro200 midibuses
12 ADL MMC Enviro400 XLB Volvo B8L double deckers
32 ADL MMC City Enviro400 BYD Electric Bus double deckers
12 Optare Metrocity Electric Bus single deckers
4 Optare Solo Electric Bus mini-buses
14 Plaxton Panorama Volvo B11Rle double deck coaches - Megabus
8 Caetano Levante Volvo B11R coaches - Chesterfield and already done.
12 MCV Volco B8RLE single deckers - I take it these are for Cambridge?
3 Optare Solo mini-buses

Maybe the 12 Optare Metrocity electrics are for London TfL route 323, idk. I know the 323 is planning to get electric buses.

SouthEastBuses · 6 Jan 2020

Oops sorry, just read and realised that the Optare Metrocity electrics are actually for Caerphilly, South Wales (not London!)

SouthEastBuses · 6 Jan 2020

What's TfL route 323 getting? BYD E200 MMCs like Guildford Park & Ride?

goldisgood · 6 Jan 2020

SouthEastBuses said:
What's TfL route 323 getting? BYD E200 MMCs like Guildford Park & Ride?

I think that's right.

mbonwick · 6 Jan 2020

323 is getting 10.8m BYD/E200 EVs with high back seats. Also another 59 E400SH for the 25/N25/425.

Surreyman · 6 Jan 2020

mbonwick said:
323 is getting 10.8m BYD/E200 EVs with high back seats. Also another 59 E400SH for the 25/N25/425.

Any idea which Depots(s) will operate the 25/N25/425?

Mwanesh · 6 Jan 2020

More MCV Evoras for Cambridge and another addition for National Express Chesterfield. The Evoras are actually being delivered now.

overthewater · 6 Jan 2020

How many more new coaches are due for Chesterfield?

Mwanesh · 7 Jan 2020

overthewater said:
How many more new coaches are due for Chesterfield?

They have gained a 561 diagram. Only one more was added.

ABB125 · 7 Jan 2020

Stagecoach Cheltenham have got a new fleet of buses. As I'm not particularly familiar with buses, could someone tell me what they are?

Thanks very much

cnjb8 · 7 Jan 2020

ABB125 said:
Stagecoach Cheltenham have got a new fleet of buses. As I'm not particularly familiar with buses, could someone tell me what they are?

Thanks very much

They are Alexander-Dennis Enviro200 MMCs built in Falkirk, Scotland.

ABB125 · 7 Jan 2020

cnjb8 said:
They are Alexander-Dennis Enviro200 MMCs built in Falkirk, Scotland.

Thanks. They don't look anything like another Enviro 200 that I've been on (2016 built). Is there significant variation in the range of buses available?

Ianno87 · 7 Jan 2020

Mwanesh said:
More MCV Evoras for Cambridge and another addition for National Express Chesterfield. The Evoras are actually being delivered now.

What are these vehicles I've seen on driver training duties around Cambridge over the last few weeks? (See attached photo)

GaryMcEwan · 7 Jan 2020

Ianno87 said:
What are these vehicles I've seen on driver training duties around Cambridge over the last few weeks? (See attached photo)

Volvo B8L E400XLB. Lothian was the first operator in the UK to get them.

SouthEastBuses · 7 Jan 2020

Ianno87 said:
What are these vehicles I've seen on driver training duties around Cambridge over the last few weeks? (See attached photo)

Volvo B8L E400XLB for Cambridge Busway routes.

Ianno87 · 7 Jan 2020

GaryMcEwan said:
Volvo B8L E400XLB. Lothian was the first operator in the UK to get them.

SouthEastBuses said:
Volvo B8L E400XLB for Cambridge Busway routes.

Ah, thanks both!

cnjb8 · 8 Jan 2020

ABB125 said:
Thanks. They don't look anything like another Enviro 200 that I've been on (2016 built). Is there significant variation in the range of buses available?

The MMC is the new version of the Enviro. I think the one your talking about is the previous version.

ABB125 · 8 Jan 2020

cnjb8 said:
The MMC is the new version of the Enviro. I think the one your talking about is the previous version.

Ok, thanks.

mbonwick · 8 Jan 2020

Surreyman said:
Any idea which Depots(s) will operate the 25/N25/425?

Bow I think.

Surreyman · 8 Jan 2020

mbonwick said:
Bow I think.

Hmm, reason I asked was because Bow has a current allocation of @98 and according to VOSA a capacity of 110 (Thats discs rather than physical), West Ham, is listed as 255, with a current allocation of @120. Obviously VOSA 'vehicle maxs' can be changed. Leyton, the other obvious site, seems to be at (theoretical) max capacity too.
I don't pretend to know the actual physical parking space available, seem to remember that when it opened, West Ham was described as the largest Bus Depot in UK, probably overtaken by Firsts Caledonia depot in Glasgow at @ the 470 mark!

317 forever · 12 Jan 2020

The 69-reg E400s for Manchester - Hyde Road rather than Sharston - have grey & blue seats similar those on route X2 (Preston - Liverpool) but the E200s for South Yorkshire have typical orange & blue seats.

ANWP Tom · 15 Jan 2020

goldisgood said:
50412-50419 CityLink/Cumbernauld [Stagecoach West Scotland]

These are now in service as well as 9 similar vehicles (651-659 reg plate nos) with Parks of Hamilton. Impressive pieces of kit and look very smart in CityLink Colours

NewcastleOne · 15 Jan 2020

11281-11298 Have all been delivered to Stagecoach Newcastle. 19194/19196/19210 have transferred to Stagecoach East Midlands. 11298 has arrived in plain white dealer stock. 11299/11300/11501-11503 are yet to be delivered.

cnjb8 · 15 Jan 2020

NewcastleOne said:
11281-11298 Have all been delivered to Stagecoach Newcastle. 19194/19196/19210 have transferred to Stagecoach East Midlands. 11298 has arrived in plain white dealer stock. 11299/11300/11501-11503 are yet to be delivered.

11278 is in service at Mansfield while 11274 to 11277 are in storage in Pronto livery as TrentBarton will be withdrawing from the service. 11279 and 11280 are in loan from East Mids to Bedford while X5 Plaxtons undergo mechanical refurb

Stagecoach plan £80m investment in new buses

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