First South West (Kernow & Buses of Somerset)

[TheGrandWazoo]

2813 started its life in Cornwall before moving on to else where .

I can only recall it being at Weymouth (hence “I think”) who had many 36’ saloons; I stand corrected.

 

[busKernow]

I can only recall it being at Weymouth (hence “I think”) who had many 36’ saloons; I stand corrected.

It started of at the St Austell Depot For driver Training , there were Black & White Pics of it New in Service in Cornwall on The Flickr Site .

 

[gka472l]

Down in Cornwall for a couple of days..Green MMC'S noted so far in Truro yesterday afternoon are as follows..

33307 on the 87, 33309 on the 93 and 33304 on the 87. Also noted was blue 33421 on one of the T routes....full day around West Cornwall today so hopefully a lot more to see today.

 

[83G/84D]

Tridents 32761 & 32853 plus E400 33422 all on "Tinner" duties today. Catching on recent arrivals and Tridents 33141 & 33142 were both seen in Truro today.

 

[TheGrandWazoo]

It started of at the St Austell Depot For driver Training , there were Black & White Pics of it New in Service in Cornwall on The Flickr Site .

Not the photo you mentioned but it was obviously a Cornwall car for a while https://flic.kr/p/f9CBQd - never stop learning on this board

 

[ClawzOneThirty]

Apparently 33145 has left us, is this true??

 

[gka472l]

Tridents 32761 & 32853 plus E400 33422 all on "Tinner" duties today. Catching on recent arrivals and Tridents 33141 & 33142 were both seen in Truro today.

Was also in Truro, and got shots of 33142 & 33422, 33165 also out and when I was in Penzance, 33462 went out on a A17. Noted 33312 parked in Camborne depot too.

 

[busKernow]

Not the photo you mentioned but it was obviously a Cornwall car for a while https://flic.kr/p/f9CBQd - never stop learning on this board

 

[busKernow]

Found a Pic of it at St Austell in Service when new
https://www.flickr.com/photos/a_griffin_park_boy/5571161465/in/photolist-9Tkkaz-9uiEd2

it was in Cornwall for a while after terry had it with one of my Flickr Contacts Retrobus had it .

 

[ClawzOneThirty]

32757 was on the 21 with 32853 today apparently, while I saw 32762 on the 27 again along with 33304, 33002, & 33068

I did see 30872 out with a NIS dest, no idea where it went after leaving St Austell.

Still waiting to see a E200MMC, any ideas on when they'll enter service?

 

[henairs]

Not the photo you mentioned but it was obviously a Cornwall car for a while https://flic.kr/p/f9CBQd - never stop learning on this board

We had 2813 in Yeovil for a time as well. If I remember right it had Green plastic seating whilst most had Brown plastic seating with some later examples having moquette fabric seat covering
Cheers, Mike R

 

[Scott mac]

Has the 52 plate darts left for glasgow yet?

 

[ClawzOneThirty]

I'm thinking that they'll head off to Glasgow once the E200s enter service, though fleet numbers need to be applied first

 

[Busaholic]

An Optare on the A17 this afternoon got me to thinking - isn't that rather rare? I don't pay an awful lot of attention to these things, but Darts usually seem to make up any single deck composition.

 

[ClawzOneThirty]

Speaking of Optares, apparently 40322 was scrapped a while ago now, though citation is needed.

 

[83G/84D]

Tridents 33031 & 33151 along with Uni E400MMC 33473 on Tinner workings this morning.

Trident 33168 seen at Camborne having arrived from Norwich.

 

[Goldfish62]

An Optare on the A17 this afternoon got me to thinking - isn't that rather rare? I don't pay an awful lot of attention to these things, but Darts usually seem to make up any single deck composition.

It is unusual. The allocated single deck contingent is the branded ex Reading Scanias but I rarely see more than one on the route.

 

[Busaholic]

It is unusual. The allocated single deck contingent is the branded ex Reading Scanias but I rarely see more than one on the route.

I saw two of the Scanias out one day last week, one on the A1 and the other on the A17, but that was unusual too, since last autumn at least.

 

[ClawzOneThirty]

Referring to Scania stuff, Is 36800 still with us or no?

 

[LAIRA]

Referring to Scania stuff, Is 36800 still with us or no?

Last reported with Somerset Passenger Soulitions

 

[Goldfish62]

I saw two of the Scanias out one day last week, one on the A1 and the other on the A17, but that was unusual too, since last autumn at least.

On the A1?! That really is an unsuitable route for a 12m bus!

 

[MB162435]

Ex- Buses of Somerset Dennis Trident 32872 was on the 14:10 U1 service from Falmouth Moor to Truro, Lemon Quay and the 15:05 return service. This is due to Falmouth depot being a bus short after the 23:04 U2 service from Redruth to Falmouth failed last night.
I belive the two '18' plate Uni buses 33301 or 33302 have only worked on the U4 route and have yet to make an appearance on U1/U2/U3 and 231 services

 

[Goldfish62]

Ex- Buses of Somerset Dennis Trident 32872 was on the 14:10 U1 service from Falmouth Moor to Truro, Lemon Quay and the 15:05 return service. This is due to Falmouth depot being a bus short after the 23:04 U2 service from Redruth to Falmouth failed last night.

Don't belive the two '18' plate Uni buses 33301 or 33302 have only worked on the U4 route and have yet to make an appearance on U1/U2/U3 and 231 services, the U3 service is still reliant on B7s and Tridents despite the Uni fleet now having 15 vehicles

Perhaps the 18 plate buses are nominally allocated to Penzance, thus wouldn't automatically appear on the other U routes.

 

[TheGrandWazoo]

Two more e200 on delivery this morning heading south over Avonmouth

 

[MB162435]

Perhaps the 18 plate buses are nominally allocated to Penzance, thus wouldn't automatically appear on the other U routes.

Think that was the case with the Scania and Optare demonstrator buses when they were down here, belive they were also based at Penzance and appeared nearly completely on the U4 services, although I believe the Optare demonstrator did appear on U3 and A17 services a couple of times

 

[ClawzOneThirty]

Big news!

34258 is coming to Cornwall!

Another great addition to the fleet down here!

--edit: Apparently going into the atlantic coasters livery, citation needed

 

[Busaholic]

Perhaps the 18 plate buses are nominally allocated to Penzance, thus wouldn't automatically appear on the other U routes.

If you want to see/travel on one of these, the duty that continues through Penzance to the College weekday p.m. is a very good bet for an appearance.
The demise of the Marshall Dart with FK seems to have been exaggerated, as one appeared on the 39A this afternoon.

 

[ClawzOneThirty]

Sisters 41489 & 91 are both withdrawn in Ravenhill, both require maintenance, so I'm thinking Kernow could request them & do them up for the mousehole route with 41490, it'd give them quite a few more years in service that's for sure!

 

[TheGrandWazoo]

Sisters 41489 & 91 are both withdrawn in Ravenhill, both require maintenance, so I'm thinking Kernow could request them & do them up for the mousehole route with 41490, it'd give them quite a few more years in service that's for sure!

Pretty certain that they wouldn’t fit into Mousehole.

 

[Goldfish62]

Pretty certain that they wouldn’t fit into Mousehole.

Absolutely no way they'd fit. Far too big.

Anyway, why replace what's already there with older buses?