Thursday 19 November 2015

Wilbys Coaches stored at 2 Way Depot

The following vehicles stored at 2 Way Transports depot belong to John Wilby who now trades as Wilby's Sales & Repairs.

PPE663R Bristol LHS6L Plaxton Supreme C35F
SNM77R Aec Reliance 6U3ZR Plaxton Supreme IV C53F
C130GHS Man MT8.136 Reeve Burgess C32F
H401ERP Man 10.180 Jonckheere Deauville C34ft
HJF233N Bristol LH6L Duple Dominant C39F
JLZ8894 (A604TGE) Vanhool T818 Vanhool Astromega CH49/11ft
KBW322S Aec Reliance 6U3ZR Duple Dominant II C57F
LCB603G Aec Reliance 6U3ZR Plaxton Panorama Elite C44F
NPP361V Bedford YMT Duple Dominant II C53F
REK925R Aec Reliance 6U3ZR Duple Dominant II C53F
VWS975T Bristol LHS6L Plaxton Supreme IV C35F
PVE785J Aec Reliance 6U3ZR Plaxton Panorama Elite C53F
MKH39A Aec Reliance 6U3ZR Duple Dominant II C53F
BGG166S Volvo B58-61 Plaxton Supreme IV C57F
8093TE Aec Reliance 2U3RA Plaxton Highway DP45F
WAA555R Aec Reliance 6U3ZR Plaxton Supreme III  C44ft
WCW32R Bedford YMT Plaxton Supreme IV C53F
C384KGG Scania K112TRS Jonckheere P99 Monaco CH59/19CT
C464GKK Bedford YNT Duple Laser C53F
SBR159P Bedford YMT Plaxton Supreme III C53F

Tuesday 10 November 2015

Lincolnshire Independent Operators Fleet News - October 2015

Fowler's Travel
Acquired are:
G14DJD Volvo B12B Plaxton Panther from Dickinson, Wrangle.
X648LLX Volvo B7TL Plaxton President from Holloway Scunthorpe via Ensign.
X654LLX Volvo B7TL Plaxton President from Holloways Scunthorpe via Ensign.
X665LLX Volvo B7TL Plaxton President from Herberts Travel via Ensign.
JG04RAM Volvo B7R Transbus Profile from Rambler, Hastings.
G276YEY Leyland Olympian Alexander Belfast RL from P&O Lloyd
S624/33MKH Volvo Olympian Northern Counties from East Yorkshire MS

Acquired for the Heritage fleet are:
D72HRU Bedford YNT Plaxton Paramount 3200 from Banstead Coaches.
A475TBX Volvo B10M Plaxton Paramount 3200 from Ffoshelig Coaches.

Volvo B12B G14DJD has been reregistered 836FOW and now wears fleet livery.
Volvo B7R JG04RAM carries fleetnames Lukes and Fowlers
Leyland Tiger G601XMD carries fleetnames Ambers and Fowlers

Volvo B10M H575DVM has been scrapped.

Barnard's Coaches
Acquired are:
FN54AVX Volco B12B VDL Berkhof Axial ex Quantom Coaches, Swadlincote.
YSL975 Volvo B10M-62 Jonckheere Deauville from Garys, Bestwood.
GT03CCC Volvo B12M VDL Jonckheere Mistral 70 ex Deveren Coaches, Buckie

Sold are:
YJ07JWN Temsa Safari to York Pullman, York
NB06VGD VDL SB4000 Vanhool Alizee T9 to Coach Services, Thetford
ANZ3067 (N896KFA) Volvo B10M-62 Plaxton Excalibur to Hardwick, Sutton

2 Way, Scunthorpe
Acquired are:
H479PVW Leyland Olympian Alexander Belfast RL from Hornsby, Ashby
T208KJV Dennis Javelin Plaxton Premiere from Hornsby, Ashby.
CW02UHY Neoplan N122/3 Neoplan Skyliner from Express Motors, Penygroes.
FE51RFL Iveco Euromidi Indicar Maxim 2 from Avacab, Leyland
SKY31Y Volvo B10M-62 Vanhool Alizee HE from JM Coaches, Barnsley
XJI8472 (E273OMT) Volvo B10M-60 Vamhool Alizee HE from Phoenix Travel, Heywood
R829FWW Mercedes Benz Atega Optare Solera from Hills Coach Sales
T502OHE Mercedes Benz Atega Optare Solera from Hills Coach Sales

Withdrawn are:
DDT292V Bedford YMT Duple Dominant
FIL5120 (MTB516W) Volvo B10M Plaxton Supreme IV
TAZ5004 (F947NER) Scania K112 PP3500 II
XIL7870 (C333PEW) Bedford YNT PP3200
TJI4927 (B389DCA) Bedford YNT PP3200
D121YDO Leyland Tiger Waddingham

The following have recieved bus livery:
KIB6474 Leyland Tiger Plaxton
P414KSX Volvo Olympian Alexander Royale
X663LLX Volvo B7TL Plaxton President
H479PVW Leyland Olympian Alexander

Pc Coaches, Lincoln
Scania Izrair Intercentury AC06PCC and KC07PCC have recieved standard coach livery.
Wright Streetlite FX61AAZ is now allover white with PC Coaches logo.
Optare Solo SR YJ15ARX,Z are now allover white with Pc Coaches logos.
Optare Metrocity YJ15AXF is now allover white with Pc Coaches logos
Scania East Lancs E701EFG and F718LFG have both entered preservation with 701 Preservation Group in their home town Brighton.

Delaine, Bourne
159 AD65DBL Volvo B5TL Wright Eclipse Gemini 3 is now in service. Also now in service are 160/1 AD51DLD/E Volvo B7TL Alexander ALX400

Sleafordian, Sleaford
Dennis Dart SK52OHY now wears fleet livery ex lothian livery.

Dickinson, Wrangle
G14DJD Volvo B12B Plaxton Panther has been sold to Fowler's Travel Holbeach Drove. Dennis Trident East Lancs Lloyne Y966DRC is now reregistered G14DJD.

Cropleys Coaches, Fosdyke
FN04JZM(VSK207) Volvo B12M Sunsidegi Sideral and YK12FEY (ONZ2204) Toyota Coaster Caetano Optimo have been sold to Andybus, easton Gery via Moseley dealer.

Lawtons / G&L Coaches, Stickney
Reregistered are:
L14EXE (R123HEV) Kassaboher Setra S250 to R123HEV
P285WAT Mercedes Benz 0405 Optare Prisma to L20EXE
S299PHK Mercedes Benz 0405 Optare Prisma to L18EXE
S330PKH Mercedes Benz 0405 Optare Prisma to L14EXE

Sold for scrap are:
M681TDB Dennis Dragon Duple
N386/90OTY Scania N113 East Lancs Cityzen
GJI5040 (G960PFK) Bova FHD Bova
R123HEV Kassaboher Setra S250
B761GSC Leyland Olympian Ecw

Acquired from East Yorkshire Motor Services are:
R417/782SOY Volvo Olympian Northern Counties
S635&6MKH Volvo Olympian Northern Counties
S630-2MKH Volvo Olympian Northern Counties

Olympians S635&6MKH have been sold to parent company GHP Trading, Ancaster.

 GHP Trading, Ancaster
Acquired from Lawton Stickney are S635/6MKH Volvo Olympian Northern Counties
Reregistered is C6ACW Scania Izrair to BM04ZPE, then passing to Filer Stanton Wick.
Acquired is YN13BXC Izrair i6 Izrair from Mearns Travel, Blantyre. This is now reregistered L17SHL.

Monday 9 November 2015

Stagecoach Lincolnshire fleet news - October 2015

Lincoln
17063 T663KPU Dennis Trident Alexander has transferred from Hull.
18293 X939NBU Dennis Trident East Lancs has entered service.
16066 R166VPU Volvo Olympian Alexander has transferred here from Worksop.
18044 MX53FLK Transbus Trident has transferred here from Mansfield.

Volvo Olympians 16456 P156KWJ and 16148 R148EVX are withdrawn.
Dennis Tridents 18288/9 V128/9DJA are withdrawn due to corrosion.

Man 22658 T658OEF is the last remaining Man at Lincoln and is due to be converted to a Driver Trainer.

18046 MX53FMM Transbus Trident Transbus President has been repainted.
27637 FX10DUJ has lost its Paralympics vinyls and is now in a special remembrance livery and is known as "The Poppy Bus"

Lincoln Tour Bus 16943 FX06AOE has moved to the Seasonal Reserve Fleet following the end of the summer season.

Skegness
Vehicles transferred to the seasonal reserve fleet are:
16964/6 YJ04FZE "Rolly" and YJ04FZG "Milly"
17673 BLZ1423 "Candy"
17674 TIL7901 "Rocky"
17675 WOI3001 "Pierre"
17676 PIW4456 "Sandy"
17677 WOI3002 "Shelly"
17678 PSU443 "Salty"
21212 & 6 FX05GXK & M
16314 IUI5454 "Hattie"
18045 MX53FML

Gainsborough
35150 YN56GZZ has transferred here from Hull.