Lincolnshire Independent Operators News - April 2015

Phillips of Ruskington
The current fleet here is :
YP52KAE Volvo B12M Berkhof Axial C53F ex LL Travel, Mexborough
FDZ4731 (A178MNE) Volvo B10M-61 Vanhool Alizee T8 C53F Ex Carnells Travel, Boston
M359LFX Scania K113 Vanhool Alizee HE C49ft ex Dealtop Plymouth
LDO170 (A192MNE) Volvo B10M-61 Vanhool Alizee T8 C53F ex Smith, Wigan
NVL195 (D788SGB) Volvo B10M-61 Vanhool Alizee T8 C53F  ex Park, Hamilton
UCT105 (F750ENE) Volvo B10M-61 Vanhool Alizee T8 C53F ex Smith, Shearing

Ac Williams, Ancaster
Acquired is P428UUG Volvo Olympian Alexander Royale from Ensign, Purfleet. New here are YN15YTL a Scania K410EB4 Izrair i6 in standard Ac Williams livery and YN15YTM Scania K410EB4 Izrair i6 in Just Go Holidays Livery with Ac Williams fleetnames.
Reregistered are Neoplan Skyliner A14VUE to V13ACW and former Johnson Worksop Ayats Bravo YN59EYW to V17ACW.
Sold are Volvo Vanhools DEZ8804(F758ENE), GIL5979(B748UNB) and F509AAB all passing to Used Coach Sales, Warrington.

Pc Coaches, Lincoln
On loan here are Optare Metrocitys YJ64DWK and YJ15AXF. YJ15AXF is semi branded for the new Castle Shuttle service.
New here are YJ15ARX,Z Optare Solo M995SR Optare both branded for use on the castle shuttle service.
Also branded for use on the Castle Shuttle is Wright Streetlite FX61AAZ. NC06PCC Scania Wright has losts its maroon fleet names and livery and is now white.

Fowlers Travel, Holbeach
PEF6X Bedford VAS 5 Duple Dominant has been sold to Eric Graveling, Bourne for onward sale. Sold are M17/18WAL DAF DB250 Optare Spectra to Decker Bus, Whittlesey. Leyland Lion Alexander D160UGA is now in preservation with Mel Heir, Swansea.

Johnsons Coaches, Caistor
New here are PSU698 (05-D-47695) Scania K124IB4 Izrair PB ex Edinburgh Coach Lines and ONZ1126 Scania K124IB4 Izrair PB also from Edinburgh Coach Lines.

Dents Coaches, Holton Le Moor
P137TDL Dennis Dart UVG has been sold to Stanways Coaches, Stoke on Trent.

Sleafordian, Sleaford
New here is HCT990 Volvo B12M Transbus Paragon.
Volvo Olympian R314LHK is now reregistered RJI4793, Volvo Olympian R252LHK is now reregistered BBM47A. Leyland Olympians UIB2948 and RKZ8575 reverted to their original registrations K889CSF and G368YUR before disposal.
Former Delaine Volvo Olympian R4OCT has now joined its sisters S5OCT & T6OCT here and is now in full Sleafordian livery. Gone from the fleet now are Leyland Olympians K889CSF, J856TSC, F365WSC and G368YUR along with Volvo Olympian L673HNV. Also gone are Volvo Vanhools RNH311Y and F554TMH. G216TGF is now last Volvo Vanhool in the Sleafordian Fleet.

Black Cat Travel, Lincoln
OJZ7085 (L542XUT) Volvo B10M-62 Plaxton Premiere C49FT has been sold.

Dickinson, Wrangle
Sold is W222DJD a Dennis Javelin Plaxton Premiere passing to Ridler, Dulverton. Also sold is L349MRR a Scania N113 East Lancs H49/35F passing to Garrett & Sanders, Groby.

Keir FPS, Lincoln
Acquired are MX08VWO,XJ,XUT,VN Iveco 50C15 Minibus Options from Bolton Borough Council.

Millman, Humberston
Sold is L2CTT a Volvo B10M-62 Jonckheere. Acquired is SF05XDO a Volvo B12M Jonckheere Mistral C49FT from Go Goodwins, Eccles. Also acquired is Y647HWY Mercedes benz 0815D Sitcar C27F ex Longstaff, Ambleside. Y647HWY has now been reregistered MIL6974. Sold is VJZ8947 (MIL6974) a Volvo B6 Jonckheere to Forward, Sampford Peverell.

Brylaine, Boston
Acquired from Ensign, Purfleet are LX03BUA,E Dennis Trident Alexander ALX400 both now converted to single door. Also here from Ensign are LX03BVV & BWZ Dennis Trident Alexander ALX400.