Sunday 8 June 2014

Lincolnshire Bus Fleet Update 8-6-14

Fishers of Skegness
Operating on the Beach Ferry Service are Q458PTL Aec Militant Ferry, Q220PFE Bedford Ferry and VEX212S Ford R1114 Plaxton Supreme Ferry.

Also operated on normal work are WJI5152 Bedford YMP Plaxton Paramount 3200 II and N8NEF Dennis Javelin Plaxton Premiere 320.

Sleafordian, Sleaford
PJ02UNG (NTL939) Dennis R410 Plaxton Paragon has been sold to Taff Vale Coaches, Pontypridd.

Dickinson, Wrangle
Acquired is Y966DRC Dennis Trident East Lancs Lloyne from Nottingham City Transport.

Hunt, Alford
Reregistered are GX58APF Volvo B7RLE Wright Eclipse Urban to FH58BUS. LG02FGP Dennis Dart SPD Plaxton Pointer to FH02BUS.

Sold to Sid Dennis, Skegness for scrap are:
E217JJF (3272FH) Volvo B10M Vanhool Alizee, C529DND (4066FH) Volvo B10M Vanhool Alizee, V198DRC Optare L1150 Optare Excel and NDZ7920 Mercedes 811D Wrightbus.

Fowler's Travel, Holbeach Drove
M988NAA Volvo B10M-62 Plaxton Premiere 320 has been sold to Harrod Coaches, Downham Market.

Stagecoach East Midlands
Transferred from Stagecoach Teeside to Lincoln is 22174 T174MVM Man 18.220 Alexander ALX300. 22174 entered service in Lincoln on 3-6-14. Following 22174 Mans 22453 S453OFT and 22463 T463BNL have arrived in Lincoln. These are the first three of eight due to Lincoln from Teeside.

Also due to Lincoln are 33434 X434NSE & 33436 X436NSE Dennis Dart SLF Alexander ALX200's from Stagecoach Perth. The Man's and Darts will replace Lincolns remaining Volvo Olympians, the exceptions being 16168 (Lincoln Tour Spare), 16807/8 Rail Replacement and 16314 (Lincoln Tour Open Top Bus)

Lincoln are still due to recieve Enviro 400's 19077-82 from Stagecoach Manchester pending completion of the Sheffield Supertram Works.

Volvo B10M Jonckheere 52622 and Volvo Olympians 16498,16134 and 16656 have been sold Trevor Wigley Barnsley, and departed to Barnsley behind Wigleys wrecker a few weeks ago.

Pulfrey, Grantham
Acquired is T673KPU Dennis Trident II Alexander ALX400