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Perhaps wishful thinking but they would seem ideal for the 843 short journeys and could be liveried up rather than the current grey vehicles used?

Have not heard anything concrete as to what has been ordered, although familiarisation would make most sense.

He may have slightly misinterpreted, last I heard a demonstrator is arriving next month. This was from an internal source however looking at neighbouring Leicester’s fleet should provide some hints…

There has been a few exceptions with Yutong with different seats. Newport Bus have theirs with Civics and TrawsCymru have some with coach style seating. I was under the impression seats were installed here in the UK at the Pelican facility too.

From what I can tell it was repainted because it had to be, to be used again. 18376 like many others had been planned for disposal, in typical group fashion they were defaced with spray painted markings over the logos, to deter resale/further service in Stagecoach livery. But with Torquay...

Quite ironic how this could’ve all been avoided had First stepped in to operate all 271/2 journeys anyway. Being the larger operator in the area alongside Stagecoach it’s not a huge ask for a few more buses and drivers for a route they already operate.

I seem to recall for the 2019 season they had a healthy number of spares which kept things open top, but since then have never managed it owing to gradual withdrawal of said vehicles without replacement! Lilyhall needs 2 for the 78, previously made up by Trident ALX400s 17277, 17489, 17490 and...

Any idea whether McGills are selling more of the Dundee Volvo B7RLEs then?

Portland Coaster has been quietly ‘renumbered’ to route 11 and is now operating again. Again they must be allergic to the word Coaster, or something that doesn’t fit in with their rebrand’s one size fits all narrative.

I would assume they will be making use of closed top Enviro 400s freed up from Taunton’s Yutong U11DDs entering service in a few weeks. The incompetence at First nowadays can never be underestimated, as others have said, they withdrew them all in Cornwall on cost grounds but can justify just...

Being a West Midlands local I’m inclined to advise a trip to these parts for the older buses. There’s a good sum (around 20-30 each) of the outgoing Dennis Tridents and Volvo/Wright Eclipse Geminis remaining in service for now, Walsall and West Bromwich areas will be your best options. Just...

Considering these were due to be scrapped before being deemed needed elsewhere, and are some of the oldest buses Arriva have in the region I highly doubt it. A deep clean wouldn’t go amiss mind.

All new vehicles have teething issues, exactly why they’re being tested and familiarised before entering mainstream service.

One vehicle combination that hasn’t been mentioned in all this talk of Plaxton’s innovative Panther LE, is the similar Sunsundegui SB3 taken in significant numbers by Transport for Ireland. Like the Panther LE they’re built on the Volvo B8RLE chassis but are standard two axle variants instead...

Hi there, just had a quick check on the website to confirm my recollections. The Central Lakes dayrider, shown by the blue bordered area in the map linked below is just for around Windermere and Grasmere, so being based in Braithwaite you would need to buy a North West Explorer instead. This...

Steven Knight Media (Trident the Bear on X) has reported they are destined for Skegness’ Long Sutton outstation. So they will be returning home to Norfolk and the 505! (I would provide a link for this however their account is now private)

More new Evoras have been mooted for the wider Centrebus group, and looking at the fleetlist I suspect 6011/6012 are still outstanding for the Orange One. High Peak’s Skyline 199, as well as Chaserider and Centrebus Leicester have been rumoured to be getting more, which will no doubt result in...

I also recall it was stated via Facebook by the fleet manager these late survivors from Blackburn would be offered to sale should anyone want them for preservation or further school service use etc. One would assume it makes more sense to do this once all have been withdrawn, with 1103 due to...

MetroDecker 40844 had been off the road for many months before their transfer to North West, having suffered engine failure. Not sure whether either have made it north yet, but from what I can tell Rotala are placing these troublesome vehicles where they will see minimal usage. A slight shame...

I recall it was stated Gainsborough wanted rid of said MMCs as they were having reliability issues there, hence gained some newer ones from Manchester. They must have amassed some significant miles having spent 7 years on the 100.