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

Lincolnshire Fleet Updates 23-5-14

Skegness Travel, Skegness
Acquired for school contracts are T358PNV Dennis Dart SLF Plaxton Pointer, Y623GFM Dennis Dart SLF Marshall Capital and V799FKH Dennis Dart SLF Plaxton Pointer.

Kings Coaches, Stickney
Acquired is FD53UNT a Mercedes Benz 0814 Frank Guy.

Abacus Coaches, Swayfield
Acquired are CN09GOX Mercedes Benz Vario 0670 Rhinobus, BX53NZO Transbus Javelin Transbus Profile and AM52MXW Dennis Javelin Plaxton Profile.

Grayscroft, Mablethorpe
Acquired is FB05HXR Volvo B12B Jonckheere Mistral 50 from Scania, Worksop. The coach has been reregistered TJI1676. This suggests that Volvo Vanhool TJI1676 has reverted to RIL1018.

Coopers Tours Grimsby & Killamarsh
Acquired is AY06CRF Daf MX340 Vanhool T916 Astron C53FT.

Brylaine Travel, Boston
All of the Leyland Olympians acquired from Kimes with services 58 & 59 have been stripped for spares and scrapped.

Sleafordian, Sleaford
Volvo B12M Transbus Paragon YJ03VMY has been reregistered to NTL939 and is painted in the companies 50th anniversary livery along with sister coaches YCT463 and VTL627. Volvo Olympian S5OCT is now painted into Sleafordian livery. Dennis R Plaxton Paragon PJ02UNG and Volvo Olympian Northern Counties L673HNV have been sold.

Volvo Plaxton M514NCG has passed to Global Travel, Stockport.

Star Coaches, Gainsborough
Acquired is FX53SYZ Volvo B7R Transbus Profile. Dennis Javelin M162KAT has passed to TJ's Coaches Brigg.

Lincolnshire Bus Fleets Update 25/4/14

2 Way Travel, Scunthorpe

Former Stagecoach North West 20707 K707DAO Volvo B10M-55 Alexander PS has been acquired from P&O Lloyd and is reregistered RUI5629.

London Transport RT2420 KLB799 Aec Regent III Weymann is owned by 2 Way. RT2420 is being restored as a heritage vehicle in the fleet.

Dickinson, Wrangle

New here is DD63DJD a Mercedes Benz 0816 Sitcar.

Centrebus, Grantham

Ford Transit Y512DAT is the Engineers Support Vehicle here.

Sleafordian, Sleaford 

Leyland Olympian Ecw C537DAT has being sold into preservation. It is now owned by Hull Bus Restorers who are restoring the bus to Dual Purpose Spec.

Fowlers Travel, Holbeach

Acquired is YN57OUU Volvo B7R Plaxton Profile from Stanley Coaches.  Also acquired from Yellow Buses Bournemouth are E207,8GCG Volvo D10M Citybus Alexander RV.

Sold are 966RVO Bedford VAL14 Yeates C50D to Dave Wheatley, Trowell, Notts, 618KRA Bedford SB1 Yeates Europa to Notts & Derby Bus Preservation Group and FCD286D Leyland Titan PD3/4 Northern Counties to Seaford and District, Seaford, East Sussex. All are for further preservation.

Barnard, Kirton Lindsey

Acquired is NB06VGD Volvo B12B Vanhool Alizee T9. Also acquired here is N647FSR Bova FHD127.365 Bova Futura S70F from D&E Coaches.

Stagecoach in Lincoln

Bio Solos 47271-6, 47295 & 47396-9 are starting to arrive back here from Smiles Engineering and are being prepared for service.

Step 1 Travel, Horncastle

Acquired here is F10PMH Mercedes Benz 0816 ?

Pc Coaches, Lincoln 

Scania Izrair PB YN05GYX is reregistered to Y2PCC. Scania Izrair PB YN54OAY is reregistered to T7PCC. Scania Izrair YN08DGE has been reregistered J1PCC. The previous J1PCC Scania N113 E L Cityzen has reverted to its original registration R880HCD. Withdrawn is K412MSL a Scania N113 East Lancs.

Brylaine, Boston

Optare Solos YJ05JXD,G,H,K&L and BMC Falcon BU05EEO are the last vehicles remaining in the old Blue & White livery here.

Fleet News Update

Brylaine Travel:

2005 Solos YJ05JXE & JXF are the first two of this batch of Solos to receive new fleet livery.

Ac Williams, Ancaster:

Acquired is A14VUE Neoplan N122/3 Neoplan Skyliner from Belle Vue Coaches. Also aquired is R383LGH Volvo Olympian Northern Counties from Tourist Coaches.

Hornsby, Ashby

New here is NH14BUS ADL Dart ADL Enviro 200. Also here is GWN432 Dennis Lancet III Thurgood from Isle Coaches.

Pc Coaches, Lincoln

 New for 2014 are the following coaches

LC14PCC Scania K400EB4 Izrair PB C49FTL
EC14PCC Scania K400EB4 Izrair PB C49FTL
PC14PCC Scania K400EB6 Lahdon Omniexpress

PC14PCC is the third tri axle coach to join this fleet, joining sister Omniexpress PC13PCC and Izrair PB bodied YS10BCL.

Also here is ET03LCT Scania K114IB4 Izrair Century C49FT from Milestone, Canvey Island.

Stagecoach in Skegness

The open toppers are to be launched on Monday 7th April  in Skegness. The open top buses have been rebranded for the 2014 season.

The new branding for the Open toppers is called Skegness Seasiders. Each bus has its own name and unique livery. The buses are named as follows

17673 BLZ1423 is Candy
17674 TIL7901 is Rocky
17675 WOI3001 is Pierre
17676 PIW4456 is Sandy
17677 WOI3002 is Shelly

 Stagecoach in Skegness are running a competition to find the new livery and name for 17678 PSU443. The winners livery design and name will appear on the bus.

More information is available at www.skegnessseasiders.co.uk

Sleafordian Sleaford

Leyland Olympian Alexander BBM47A (K884CSF) has been reregistered K12JPB.

A third ex National Holidays Volvo B12m Transbus Paragon here is YJ03VMY, joining sister coaches YJ03VNG, VMH.

Volvo Olympian East Lancs S5OCT is here from Delaine Bourne, rejoining sister T6OCT.
Reregistered are Volvo B10M Vanhool Alizee KVL261 to G216TGF, VTL627 to F554TMH and HCT990 to RNH311Y. Volvo B10M Plaxton Premiere YCT463 was reregistered M514NCG before being sold.

Volvo B12M Transbus Paragon YJ03VNG, VMH are the new YCT463 and VTL627.
Mercedes vario Plaxton Cheetah YN03NJV is reregistered KVL261.

Cherished Registerations SCT330 & HCT990 are on company / private cars.