Wednesday, 22 June 2022

Lincolnshire Show 2022

 Your admin visited the Lincolnshire Show today:

Seen on Service 555 were:
E400MMC's 11275 & 10972 from Lincoln
E400MMC's 10898 - 901 from Gainsborough

Visiting Coaches seen :
Dickinsons, Wrangle AA14AZZ, DD68DJD and YN12BUH
Black Cat, Harmston M666BCT, GO13BCT, GO14BCT
Grayscroft, Mablethorpe HIG1667
Sleafordian, Sleaford FM20SLE, BX04BAA
Hunt's Alford 2847FH, DSZ6468, 3613FH
Dents Holton Le Moor ET10MTT & YP12JON
Hough's, Cleethorpes YN69XVK & YN11AXY
Johnson's Caistor J17EEG, J23EEG, J12EEG, J50EEG,
Kings, Stickney YN13EHG
Selwyn, Belton CC55OCT
A & P Travel, Sleaford OO14APT
Black & White, Scunthorpe GRZ4636
If you know of any I didn't see please let me know and I'll add them on.
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Thursday, 16 June 2022

Stagecoach Lincolnshire Fleetnews - May 2022

 Gainsborough
Trident President 18029 is for disposal
E400MMC 10899 went away on loan 7/5 for the day with 27194 being loaned from Lincoln to cover
ADL Dart 35150 is at Hull for MOT
ADL dart 35150 has returned following MOT at Hull

Lincoln
E300 27792 has received red front & rear paint for the next part of its new livery
E300 27637 is in for repaint
Trident ALX400 18122 is on loan to Skegness to cover E400 19208
E300 27194 was loaned to Gainsborough for the day 7/5
E300 27635 is now in local livery
E400 19123 is in for repaint
E400 19123 is now in local livery
Trainer Dart 34475 has transferred from Hull
Trident President 18055 is on loan to Scunthorpe to cover E300 27882

Skegness
O/T Trident 17676 has returned here following repairs
O/T Trident 17676 has received an LED destination board
O/T Trident 18473 is at Lincoln
E400 19208 has retuned from Lincoln
E400 19194 is receiving a new engine
E300 27195 is at Hull for MOT
Volvo B7 16941 has returned to service
Volvo B7 16939 is at Hull
O/T Trident 17015 has retuned here off loan from Grimsby
E400 19302 has returned off loan to Lincoln
E400 19196 has retuned here following repairs

Grimsby
E300's 27189, 91, 92 & 763 are on loan to Hull
Volvo B7 16965 has returned to service here

Scunthorpe
Trident President 18055 is on loan from Lincoln to cover E300 27882

Friday, 10 June 2022

Lincolnshire Independent Operators Fleetnews - May 2022

 Blands, Essendine
Volvo B13R YX14SGo is reregistered to VB14NDS

Hunts Coaches, Alford
Mercedes Benz Atego FX51BUU continues for sale on ebay

Fowler's Travel, Holbeach Drove
Volvo B7RLE SF54JUO is repainted into cream base livery
Acquired is LF52ZPP a Volvo B7 Wright Eclipse Gemini ex Ensign, Purfleet
Volvo B7RLE SF54JUO has now received the final part of its livery and is now in full fleet livery
Acquired is LL05LAE a VDL SB4000 Vanhool Alizee T9 ex Richmonds Coaches
VDL SB4000 LL05LAE has received cream base livery colour
Volvo Plaxton P350VWR has been sold to Wigley, Carlton

Marshalls of Sutton on Trent
Transbus Trident LX03BVG is numbered DD125
Transbus Trident LX05LLP is numbered DD126 
Transbus Trident LX53JYH is numbered DD127
Optare Solo YJ60LRX is numbered OP128
Optare Solo YJ61JGZ is numbered OP129
On contract here is YT22EWN a DAF Irizar i6
Optare Solo OP81 MX54WMK is for sale
Optare Solo OP129 is in allover white livery
Optare Solo OP128 has received full fleet livery minus fleetnames
Here is YR62AEC a Ford Transit ex Wright, Newark
Bova Futura W3YRR is for sale via Oydessy Coach Sales

Centrebus, Grantham
Volvo B7 952 has returned to Grantham following maintinence
Optare Solo 377 YJ05XWU is withdrawn
E20D 520 YX65RHV is on loan from Luton
Optare Solo 260 YJ05WDE has transferred from Luton

Sleafordian, Sleaford
Volvo Olympian RJI4793 is being used as a spares source
Volvo B9 SN08BYM has received the new fleet livery
Volvo B9 SN08BYK has received the new fleet livery
Volvo B7 LJ54BCY is in all-over white with fleet name on the front centre panel
Trident X319HLL has returned off loan from Ac Williams
Optare Solo MX09HJD is now in new fleet livery

Johnsons Coaches, Caistor
VDL SB4000 VDL Berkhof YJ58FDM has been sold to Base Coach Sales
VDL Futura 2 WA14DVH is reregistered to J33EEG
Scania Irizar i6 YT11LVM is reregistered to J23EEG
Scania Irizar i6 YN61AXW is repainted into white base colour
Irizar i6's J21 & 22EEG are DAF chassis not Scania

Coopers Tours, Killamarsh & Grimsby
New here is YT22EWW a DAF Irizar i6

Black & White Coaches, Scunthorpe
Acquired is YN17OOE a Scania Lahdon Omniexpress ex Anderson Travel
Acquired is YN17OOD a Scania Lahdon Omniexpress ex Anderson Travel

Phillips, Ruskington
Correcting previous report Volvo B10M PJI1830 ex NVL195 is still here withdrawn

Phil Haines, Frampton
Here is 671DDO a Mercedes Benz Vito

Cherry Specialised Transport, Lincoln
New here is YP22KXO a Peugeot Traveller
New here is YP22KWO a Peugeot Traveller
Peugeot Travellers YP22KXO and YP22KWO have received fleet vinyls

Step 1 Travel, Horncastle
DAF SB3000 T183AUA continues in use here
VDL SB4000 PH09PMH continues in use here
VDL SB4000's F1PMH & F19PMH are for sale via John Hill Coach Sales
DAF SB3000 F9PMH is for sale via John Hill Coach Sales

Pc Coaches, Lincolnshire
Acquired is YN08MMA a Scania CN230UD Omnicity ex Reading
Scania CN230UD YN08MME has entered use here
Yutong GT12 Y80PCC has received a livery depicting horse racing and famous horses from Lincolnshire

Delaine, Bourne
Volvo B7 East Lancs Y8OCT has returned to service

GHP Trading, Ancaster
Acquired is BX04BBJ a Volvo B7 Wright Eclipse Gemini ex New Horizon

Black Cat Travel, Harmston
ADL Dart CW05PSW is reregistered to P111BCT
Transbus Dart GX04ASU is reregistered to J111BCT
Darts P111 & J111 are for use on Boston services which are been covered until the end of August
Acquired for the heritage fleet is DAL771J an Aec Reliance Plaxton Panorama Elite Express ex Wheatley & Brown, Trowell

Dents Coaches, Holton Le Moor
ADL Enviro 300 GW55SON continues in use here
Setra AC03HOD has had the Hodsons names removed

Hornsby's, Ashby
Acquired is LF55CKB a Volvo B7 Wright Eclipse Gemini ex Isle Coaches

Isle Coaches, Owston Ferry
Volvo B7 LF55CKB has been sold to Hornsby's Ashby

GDS Travel, Long Sutton
The operations and vehicles of Towlers of Emneth have been acquired by the owners of this company. Vehicles acquired are:
YT59NZY Scania Lahdon Omniexpress
YM59SVV Volvo B9R Plaxton Panther
131HUO Volvo B12BV Plaxton Panther
YN04WTE Volvo B12m Plaxton Panther
LV02LKG Iveco Eurorider Beulas
PK07GXT Volvo B12M Jonckheere Mistral
LV52HFP Dennis Trident Alexander ALX400
S957URJ Volvo Olympian Northern Counties
CEZ2214 Volvo B10M Caetano Enigma

Acquired by Towlers prior to acquisition and now here is X664LLX a Volvo B7 Plaxton President ex Wright, Newark

Grays Elite, Sutton on Trent
This new operator is based at Marshalls Coaches Poplar depot
The first vehicle for this operator is YHZ2543 a Kassaboher Setra S415 GT-HD

Travel Wright, Newark
Volvo B10M T707SUT has been exported to Africa
Dennis Javelins W222LAY & X962KUT have been exported to Africa
Neoplan Tourliner MF63NXZ has been sold to to an operator in Galway, Ireland
Neoplan Tourliner MF63NYA has been sold to an operator in Galway, Ireland
Mercedes Benz Tourismo BN63MDO has been sold to Butler Bros of Kirkby in Ashfield
Mercedes Benz Tourismo BN11UFV is for sale via Oydessy Coach Sales

Abacus Coaches, Colsterworth
New here is PO22MWF a Ford Transit
Acquired is YT13ALU a Scania K230IB4 Irizar i4 ex Attain, Whitton

Cropleys Coaches, Fosdyke
Volvo B7R Sunsidegi OCZ1119 is reregistered to AF08JUC
Volvo B7R AF08JUC is sold to De-luxe, Drakelow
Volvo B9R Sunsidegi AJ11EJL was sold to Hayes, Easingwold 5/19

Coach Of Langtoft
Acquired is OU15ZWB a Neoplan N2216-3 Neoplan Tourliner ex Johnsons, Worksop

Brylaine, Boston
DAF SB220 MK52XNR has departed for preservation with Town & District Transport Trust