Go South Coast fleets (More, Bluestar, Southern Vectis etc)

[gka472l]

Seems some new stuff is on the way here imminently from Andrew Whickham's Twitter......

E200's for Bluestar https://twitter.com/AndrewWickhamGo/status/1166750601679708162/photo/1

What looks like an E400MMC for More https://twitter.com/AndrewWickhamGo/status/1166750806420406278

And a new Unibus for Bournemouth Uni routes, 1253 https://twitter.com/AndrewWickhamGo/status/1166724706592014336

HTH

 

[cnjb8]

The E200 MMCs are for the new 19 service.

 

[Mills444]

Seems some new stuff is on the way here imminently from Andrew Whickham's Twitter......

And a new Unibus for Bournemouth Uni routes, 1253 https://twitter.com/AndrewWickhamGo/status/1166724706592014336
HTH

Just the one or a full replacement for the "66"s.

 

[Anthony ross]

I always seem to get confused about what go south coast fleet operates from what depot apart from southern vectors obviously lol

 

[njlawley]

Just the one, for service increases due to new student beds opening in the vicinity of Bournemouth Rail Station.

 

[njlawley]

I always seem to get confused about what go south coast fleet operates from what depot apart from southern vectors obviously lol

More = Poole, Bournemouth, Swanage, Ringwood, Lymington, Pimperne (allocation for X8)
Excelsior = Bournemouth (some temporarily at Pimperne)
Bluestar = Totton, Eastleigh, Lymington (allocation for Bluestar 6)
Unilink = Eastleigh
Salisbury = Salisbury (includes outstations at Pewsey, Swallowcliffe, Hindon and Devizes)
Tourist Coaches = Salisbury
Damory = Pimperne (Blandford) and Dorchester
Swindon Bus Co = Swindon
Southern Vectis = Newport (plus outstations)
National Express = Poole, Eastleigh

 

[TheGrandWazoo]

I always seem to get confused about what go south coast fleet operates from what depot apart from southern vectors obviously lol

It’s....

Morebus - Poole, Swanage, Blandford, Lymington, Ringwood
Salisbury Reds - Salisbury
Bluestar - Eastleigh, Totton
Damory - Blandford
Excelsior - Bournemouth
Thamesdown - Swindon

Lots of Outstations too

 

[Mills444]

A full fleet lish can be found here http://www.ukbuses.co.uk/fleet/gsc.pdf

 

[DaveHarries]

Good to see more new vehicles for Bluestar but a pity that First are about to outdo (albeit in terms of frequency rather than vehicles IMO) Bluestar by running a Service 1 as a direct copy of the route of Bluestar's 12.

Dave

 

[cnjb8]

Does anyone know of a GSC fleet news page?

 

[Stan Drews]

Good to see more new vehicles for Bluestar but a pity that First are about to outdo (albeit in terms of frequency rather than vehicles IMO) Bluestar by running a Service 1 as a direct copy of the route of Bluestar's 12.

Have Bluestar not been largely copying First routes for years?
Interesting that First have actually decided to hit back this time. It’ll be interesting to see how they fair.

 

[Mills444]

Have Bluestar not been largely copying First routes for years?
Interesting that First have actually decided to hit back this time. It’ll be interesting to see how they fair.

Yep they have been quite interesting to see the changes over even just the last 5 years.

 

[cnjb8]

New buses in service
HF69 CRK Bluestar E400 MMC
HF69 CRV CRX Morebus E400 MMC
HF69 CMX CNC Bluestar E200 MMC
On delivery
HF69 CRU E400 MMC
YN56 FFE FFK EL OmniDekka from B&H
In Building
110/11/12/13/14 the Solo SR
More details on Flickr and UK Buses

 

[gka472l]

New buses in service
HF69 CRK Bluestar E400 MMC
HF69 CRV CRX Morebus E400 MMC
HF69 CMX CNC Bluestar E200 MMC
On delivery
HF69 CRU E400 MMC
YN56 FFE FFK EL OmniDekka from B&H
In Building
110/11/12/13/14 the Solo SR
More details on Flickr and UK Buses

UK Buses has the MMC's as 1253-1260 and there are pics carrying those numbers, but it seems the two Bluestar examples may have been very quickly renumbered 1678/9.....

 

[njlawley]

Yes, the 12xx numbers are incorrect, the Unibus one has been renumbered 1672, with the Morebus 13 batch to sit in between.

12xx is for full height buses, whilst standard height will sit in the main sequence.

The Solo SR numbers are technically tbc.

More OmniDekkas are due in a few weeks from B&H.

 

[Mills444]

Who are the Solos and dekkas going to?

 

[Lynford1976]

Solos are for Salisbury.

The Omnidekkas are for recently-gained school contracts in the Southampton area.

 

[rj246]

The E200 MMCs are for the new 19 service.

Given that the new 19 largely replicated the first service 3,
wonder is there such a demand for two frequent routes...

 

[Mills444]

Solos are for Salisbury.

The Omnidekkas are for recently-gained school contracts in the Southampton area.

Ah thank you

 

[DaveHarries]

Looks as if Salisbury is getting 3x BYD/ADL Enviro200 MMC Electrics in the new year as confirmed here:
https://twitter.com/AndrewWickhamGo/status/1197093809156440064?s=20

Despite all the places I get sent to in my job I still have never travelled on a fully electric bus so I will take a ride on one of these Salisbury ones I get a chance.

Dave

 

[njlawley]

They will be used on the Salisbury Park and Ride.

 

[DaveHarries]

They will be used on the Salisbury Park and Ride.

Thanks for that. I wonder what the range is for them in terms of mileage.

Dave

 

[themeone]

Have Bluestar not been largely copying First routes for years?
Interesting that First have actually decided to hit back this time. It’ll be interesting to see how they fair.

It's not a direct copy as the 1 uses Millbrook Flyover, rather than the roundabout thereby making it usually the faster route into town from Totton. Bearing in mind the loss of passengers from Millbrook Roundabout it'll be interesting to see if there's sufficient demand from Totton for this to pay off. First also have some pretty competitive fare offerings compared with Bluestar.

 

[83G/84D]

When are the Solos for Salisbury expected to enter service?

 

[Mills444]

I believe February or Mid January, btw are they supposed to be fully electric?

 

[83G/84D]

There was an article back in June in Route One magazine (online) saying that some Euro 6 diesel Solos were due for delivery in September. Not quite sure of the reasons for the delay assuming they are the same vehicles. To my knowledge Salisbury Reds haven’t had any new Solos delivered this year so far.

 

[aswilliamsuk]

A recent article in Buses mag (interview with Reading Buses people) reported that Optare have had issues recently due to a number of smaller suppliers going under, as a knock-on effect of Wrightbus failing.

This would seem to be a good reason why deliveries out of Optare in the past couple of months have all been delayed.

 

[njlawley]

When are the Solos for Salisbury expected to enter service?

They are currently in build.

I believe February or Mid January, btw are they supposed to be fully electric?

No, these will be diesels - the three E200 BYDs for the Park and Ride are the electrics.

 

[cnjb8]

Have GoSouth Coast management noticed that their former Brighton Bluestar Scania OmniDekkas have Alexander-Dennis badges? I know it doesn't affect the random passenger but it's a bit strange.

 

[TheWalrus]

Have GoSouth Coast management noticed that their former Brighton Bluestar Scania OmniDekkas have Alexander-Dennis badges? I know it doesn't affect the random passenger but it's a bit strange.

Some buses have ADL bodies but Scania engines, it could be for this reason or vice versa? Or are they Scania engine and body?