Lincolnshire Bus Fleets Update 25/4/14

2 Way Travel, Scunthorpe

Former Stagecoach North West 20707 K707DAO Volvo B10M-55 Alexander PS has been acquired from P&O Lloyd and is reregistered RUI5629.

London Transport RT2420 KLB799 Aec Regent III Weymann is owned by 2 Way. RT2420 is being restored as a heritage vehicle in the fleet.

Dickinson, Wrangle

New here is DD63DJD a Mercedes Benz 0816 Sitcar.

Centrebus, Grantham

Ford Transit Y512DAT is the Engineers Support Vehicle here.

Sleafordian, Sleaford 

Leyland Olympian Ecw C537DAT has being sold into preservation. It is now owned by Hull Bus Restorers who are restoring the bus to Dual Purpose Spec.

Fowlers Travel, Holbeach

Acquired is YN57OUU Volvo B7R Plaxton Profile from Stanley Coaches.  Also acquired from Yellow Buses Bournemouth are E207,8GCG Volvo D10M Citybus Alexander RV.

Sold are 966RVO Bedford VAL14 Yeates C50D to Dave Wheatley, Trowell, Notts, 618KRA Bedford SB1 Yeates Europa to Notts & Derby Bus Preservation Group and FCD286D Leyland Titan PD3/4 Northern Counties to Seaford and District, Seaford, East Sussex. All are for further preservation.

Barnard, Kirton Lindsey

Acquired is NB06VGD Volvo B12B Vanhool Alizee T9. Also acquired here is N647FSR Bova FHD127.365 Bova Futura S70F from D&E Coaches.

Stagecoach in Lincoln

Bio Solos 47271-6, 47295 & 47396-9 are starting to arrive back here from Smiles Engineering and are being prepared for service.

Step 1 Travel, Horncastle

Acquired here is F10PMH Mercedes Benz 0816 ?

Pc Coaches, Lincoln 

Scania Izrair PB YN05GYX is reregistered to Y2PCC. Scania Izrair PB YN54OAY is reregistered to T7PCC. Scania Izrair YN08DGE has been reregistered J1PCC. The previous J1PCC Scania N113 E L Cityzen has reverted to its original registration R880HCD. Withdrawn is K412MSL a Scania N113 East Lancs.

Brylaine, Boston

Optare Solos YJ05JXD,G,H,K&L and BMC Falcon BU05EEO are the last vehicles remaining in the old Blue & White livery here.

Fleet News Update

Brylaine Travel:

2005 Solos YJ05JXE & JXF are the first two of this batch of Solos to receive new fleet livery.

Ac Williams, Ancaster:

Acquired is A14VUE Neoplan N122/3 Neoplan Skyliner from Belle Vue Coaches. Also aquired is R383LGH Volvo Olympian Northern Counties from Tourist Coaches.

Hornsby, Ashby

New here is NH14BUS ADL Dart ADL Enviro 200. Also here is GWN432 Dennis Lancet III Thurgood from Isle Coaches.

Pc Coaches, Lincoln

 New for 2014 are the following coaches

LC14PCC Scania K400EB4 Izrair PB C49FTL
EC14PCC Scania K400EB4 Izrair PB C49FTL
PC14PCC Scania K400EB6 Lahdon Omniexpress

PC14PCC is the third tri axle coach to join this fleet, joining sister Omniexpress PC13PCC and Izrair PB bodied YS10BCL.

Also here is ET03LCT Scania K114IB4 Izrair Century C49FT from Milestone, Canvey Island.

Stagecoach in Skegness

The open toppers are to be launched on Monday 7th April  in Skegness. The open top buses have been rebranded for the 2014 season.

The new branding for the Open toppers is called Skegness Seasiders. Each bus has its own name and unique livery. The buses are named as follows

17673 BLZ1423 is Candy
17674 TIL7901 is Rocky
17675 WOI3001 is Pierre
17676 PIW4456 is Sandy
17677 WOI3002 is Shelly

 Stagecoach in Skegness are running a competition to find the new livery and name for 17678 PSU443. The winners livery design and name will appear on the bus.

More information is available at www.skegnessseasiders.co.uk

Sleafordian Sleaford

Leyland Olympian Alexander BBM47A (K884CSF) has been reregistered K12JPB.

A third ex National Holidays Volvo B12m Transbus Paragon here is YJ03VMY, joining sister coaches YJ03VNG, VMH.

Volvo Olympian East Lancs S5OCT is here from Delaine Bourne, rejoining sister T6OCT.
Reregistered are Volvo B10M Vanhool Alizee KVL261 to G216TGF, VTL627 to F554TMH and HCT990 to RNH311Y. Volvo B10M Plaxton Premiere YCT463 was reregistered M514NCG before being sold.

Volvo B12M Transbus Paragon YJ03VNG, VMH are the new YCT463 and VTL627.
Mercedes vario Plaxton Cheetah YN03NJV is reregistered KVL261.

Cherished Registerations SCT330 & HCT990 are on company / private cars.