Friday, 2 January 2026

Lincolnshire Bus Fleet News - Dec 2025

 2 Way, Scunthorpe

Acquired 11/25 from Ellie Rose Travel, Hull are:

 

KE57EPC Volvo B7RLE Wright Eclipse Urban B44F

Y874WHH Mercedes Benz 0814 Plaxton Beaver 2 B27F

MF51LZX Volvo B7Tl Plaxton President H45/28F

YX54FWP Volvo B7RLE Wright Eclipse Urban B44F

 

Acklams, Beverley

A new Travel Shop has been opened in Grimsby at Unit 1, 95-103 Convamore Road, Grimsby

 

Black & White Coaches, Scunthorpe

Acquired 12/25 is J44EEG a Mercedes Benz 0816D Plaxton Cheetah 2 ex Johnsons, Kirton in Lindsey

 

Blands, Essendine

Volvo B8R RU71BUS has received branding for “The Rutlander” service between Melton Mowbray and Corby

Acquired is BX56XCV a Volvo B7RLE Wright Eclipse Urban  ex Travel West Midlands

On loan from Volvo, Coventry here is BV72KPG a Volvo BZL demonstrator BV72KPG due to the delay of a new Volvo B8RLE arriving here

 

Brylaine, Boston

Acquired are YJ67FZA, FZB, FZC & FZD All Optare Versa V1170 from Bus & Coach Centre, Forest Hill

Optare Versa’s YJ67FZA & FZC have received full fleet livery at Commercial Coachworks, Oxford and have entered service

 

Coach of Langtoft, Langtoft

New in 12/25 is YK75LGU a Yutong GT14 three axle coach

 

Coopers Tours, Killamarsh & Grimsby

Acquired is SN54BNE a Volvo B7 Wright Eclipse Gemini ex Dew, Somersham

Vanhool Astrons F17JCS & F18JCS are reregistered to AY06BZN & AY06CRF respectively and have been sold to Ambassador Travel, Widnes

 

Delaine, Bourne

Delivered here for storage is 180 AD26DBL an ADL E20D ADL E200MMC for storage un til April 2026 when it will enter service

160 AD51DLD has been sold to Wigley, Carlton 12/25

 

Fowlers, Holbeach Drove

Acquired 11/258 is V410MOA Volvo B7TL Plaxton President H45/29F ex Dew, Somersham


His Church, Binbrook

Acquired is SN13DDX a Mercedes Benz 1524L Unvi ex JP Minicoaches, Forfar

 

Johnsons, Kirton in Lindsey

Mercedes Benz Vario 0816 J44EEG has been sold to Anelay, Scunthorpe

 

Phil Haines, Frampton

BMC 220 YJ56LLG has been sold to Apex Training, Peterborough

 

Hornsbys, Ashby

Volvo B7R Plaxton YN59BLZ is reregistered to 3730RH

 

Marks, Washingborough

New 9/25 is FY75NDN a Ford Transit 460 Trend Ford

New 10/25 is FY75VOC a Ford Transit 460 Limited Edition Ford

Ford Transit YM18ZYT was sold 8/25

Mercedes Benz Sprinter KR21YFW was sold to PR Coaches, Southall 9/25

Mercedes Benz Sprinter KU71WVK was sold to Evans, Milford Haven 9/25

Ford Transit FV25HYZ has been sold 5/25

New 9/25 are SL75VTW, VTX, VTY & VTZ all Citroen Relays

 

Pc Coaches, Lincolnshire

Scania Irizar Intercentury AC06PCC has been reregistered to FT06KFZ

Scania Irizar Intercentury FT06KFZ has been sold to Ambassador Travel, Great Yarmouth

Optare Solos YJ61CGZ, GYN, GYV, & GYX are all in the process of receiving fleet livery

Optare Solo YJ12GYV has seen use on schools work at Horncastle in Nottingham livery

Callconnect Mercedes Benz Sprinter EVM Cityline RX75NXE, NXF, NXG & NXL are in use on Callconnect work and are seated B16F

New here for Callconnect work are YJ75OZH & OZK both Mercedes Benz Sprinter 515 Pro cdi Pickrell B16F

Due for imminent withdrawal from the Callconnect fleet here are:

 

FE20HFW Vauxhall Movano

LP15JYE Mercedes Benz Sprinter Trekka

LP15JYU Mercedes Benz Sprinter Trekka

EX65EPO Mercedes Benz Sprinter Trekka

EO67OGV Mercedes Benz Sprinter Trekka

LO69BCE MercedesBenz Sprinter Trekka

 

Scania Irizar i6 R28PCC has been reseated from C49FT to C70F by Cogent, Swansea and will re-enter service at Louth depot

Scania Irizar i6 R25PCC is being reseated from C49FT to C70F at Cogent, Swansea

 

Stagecoach Gainsborough

ADL E20D 37189 has received Steel Blue We’ve Got You Llivery

 

Stagecoach Grimsby

E400’s 19011, 19052 & 19076 have been sold to Ensign, Purfleet

Volvo B7RLE 21258 has been sold

E300 27194 has received Steel Blue We’ve Got you livery

 

Stagecoach Lincoln

E400’s 19054, 19112 & 19120 have been sold to Ensign, Purfleet

E20D 36292 is being prepared for use as a training vehicle

E400MMC 10747 has received We’ve Got You Steel Blue livery

E300 27788 is away for repaint at PCR, Horncastle

 

Stagecoach Scunthorpe

E400’s 19060 & 19122 have been sold to Ensign, Purfleet

E200 36116 has gone to Hull for rebuild

E200MMC 26172 is here from Hull to replace 36116