Weekly 61 Update : Upto 31st Oct 11

Edited at various times in the week , check the 'Upto' date in the title for last update.
All these registration details are also updated onto the various 'Full listings' found in Augusts Blog archive.

Well its been a while, a combination of leave and Internet provider poor performance has meant its been a while since we've done a update.
Rather than go through the backlog (and it was a big backlog !) we've opted to update the Full Listings found in Augusts archive so have a quick check of them for some bits you may have missing !
Enough waffle, some gen !

ARRIVA LONDON
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The latest Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 DL's appeared at Heysham Docks over the weekend with DW486 : LJ61CAE and DW490 : LJ61CAX both being noted.

DW486 : LJ61CAE : Arriva London - Heysham Docks 30th Oct 11

ARRIVA MIDLANDS
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Volvo B7RLE / Wright Eclipse 2's 3756 : YJ61FEF and unumbered YJ61FEG had both got as far as Heysham Docks on delivery on Sunday.

ARRIVA NORTH EAST
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VDL SB200 / Wright Pulsar 2's for this operator noted being delivered through Heysham Sunday included NK61CXU / NK61CYC and  NK61CYE.

ARRIVA NORTH WEST
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4457 : MX61AXU and 4489 : MX61AUN Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 DL's had both made it across the water to England by Sunday. 4489 is reported to be one of a batch for Winsford Depot.

GO AHEAD LONDON
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Alexander Dennis Enviro 400's noted at Leyland on Sunday included E210 : SN61DDE / E213 : SN61DDK / E218 : SN61DDX / E219 : SN61DDY / E221 : SN61DEU / E222 : SN61DFA / E223 : SN61DFC / E227 : SN61DFG and E228 : SN61DFJ.
Also at the same location was Alexander Dennis Enviro 400H's EH16 : SN61DBY and EH18 : SN61DCE.

E227 : SN61DFG : Go Ahead London - Leyland 30th Oct 11.

E228 : SN61DFJ : Go Ahead London - Leyland 30th Oct 11.

EH16 : SN61DBY : Go Ahead London - Leyland 30th Oct 11

NATIONAL EXPRESS WEST MIDLANDS
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Volvo B7RLE / Wright Eclipse Gemini's on delivery at Heysham Sunday included BX61LJY / BX61LKJ and one that evaded identification.

STAGECOACH EAST KENT AND EAST SUSSEX
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Scania K230UB / Alexander Dennis GN61EVR was noted at Leyland on Sunday.
Reportedly for Eastbourne.

STAGECOACH MIDLANDS
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KX61DLJ / KX61DLN and KX61DLO Scania N230UD / Alexander Dennis Enviro 400 for Kettering got delivered on Monday.
They are to Gold Specifications.

KX61DLN : Stagecoach Midlands - Leyland 30th Oct 11

KX61DLO : Stagecoach Midlands - Leyland 30th Oct 11

61 Trip Report : Stagecoach Highland Scania K230UB / Alexander Dennis Enviro 300 - October 2011

The Scania K230UB / Alexander Dennis Enviro 300's rapidly entered service from Inverness depot.
The details of the vehicles in service are....
28601 : SV61CXY
28602 : SV61CXZ
28603 : SV61CYA
28604 : SV61CYC
28605 : SV61CYE
Scania K230UB / Alexander Dennis Enviro 300 - Highland (Route 27).

They are mainly for Route 27 Inverness to Contin  / Strathpeffer / Dingwall , it depends on the time of day as to how far the route goes but allow 2 hours to see all vehicles on this route.

28603 : SV61CYA : Stagecoach Highland - Inverness 28th Oct 11

It was noted on our visit that these vehicles also saw service on Route 11/11A (Inverness to Nairn/ Elgin)

28605 : SV61CYE : Stagecoach Highland - Inverness 28th Oct 11.

It took us just a short period to see all these vehicles with Inverness being the place to remain (or inparticular Inverness Bus/Coach station as they start/terminate here, the depot is also nearby in case any are in the yard), however we got lucky as the 11 to Elgin takes 1 Hour 36mins so if you just miss one you can have a longer than anticipated wait !

61 Trip Report : Stagecoach Bluebird : Volvo B9R / Plaxton Panther : October 2011

The Volvo B9R / Plaxton Panthers of Stagecoach Bluebird have now settled into working route 10.
We managed a few snaps of these vehicles on a recent visit to the North of Scotland can give a bit of a update.
The fleet details are...
53627 : SV61CTY
53628 : SV61CTZ
53629 : SV61CUG
53630 : SV61CUA
53631 : SV61CTX
53632 : SV61CUC
53633 : SV61CUH
53634 : SV61CUJ
53635 : SV61CUK
Volvo B9R / Plaxton Panther - Stagecoach Bluebird (Moray Route 10).

On our visit they operated route 10 exclusively.
Route 10 runs from Aberdeen to Inverness , the coaches carry destination branding 'Aberdeen - Keith - Elgin - Nairn - Inverness' and each have a individual numbered message towards the rear of the coach giving you a good reason to use the service.
They alsos carry 'X Route 10 City Connect' as a branding emblem.
See below...

53632 : SV61CUC : Stagecoach Bluebird - Elgin 24th Oct 11

Each vehicle also carries a rear end advert selling the virtues of using the service....

53627 : SV61CTY : Stagecoach Bluebird - Inverness 28th Oct 11

We had a period in the area and yet came away still needing to see 53635 !
However I would say staying at one of the locations these vehicles stop at would see a return of virtually all the coaches in a day period....it would need planning as Aberdeen to Inverness is a 3hour 50min journey !

Some more of the vehicles graphed included..............

53627 : SV61CTY : Stagecoach Bluebird - Inverness 28th Oct 11

53629 : SV61CUG : Stagecoach Bluebird - Elgin 24th Oct 11.

53634 : SV61CUJ : Stagecoach Bluebird - Inverness 28th Oct 11.

Weekly 61 Plate Update : W/E 22nd Oct 11

Edited at various times in the week , check the 'Upto' date in the title for last update.
All these registration details are also updated onto the various 'Full listings' found in Augusts Blog archive.

ARRIVA LONDON
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DW477 :  LJ61CCA is the latest Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 DL on delivery, noted at Heysham Docks on Sunday.

ARRIVA NORTH WEST
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Further Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 DL's on delivery are 4452 : MX61AYL and 4454 : MX61AYR.

4452 : MX61AYL : Arriva North West - Heysham Docks 16th Oct 11

4454 : MX61AYR : Arriva North West - Heysham Docks 16th Oct 11

GO AHEAD LONDON
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WVL453 : LJ61GWO Volvo B9TL / Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 is still awaiting onward delivery from Heysham Docks, Its been in 'residence' since late September !

WVL453 : LJ61GWO : Go Ahead London - Heysham Docks 16th Oct 11

Weekly 61 Plate Update : W/E 15th Oct 11

ACKLAMS COACHES, BEVERLEY
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YX61DPE Mercedes Benz 0816D / Plaxton is a recent purchase for this outfit

ARRIVA LONDON
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Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 DL's DW426 : LJ61CEO, DW473 : LJ61CDO , DW474 : LJ61CDU, DW475 : LJ61CBX and DW476 : LJ61CBY all noted at Heysham Docks on Sunday.

DW475 : LJ61CBX : Arriva London - Heysham Docks 09th Oct 11

ARRIVA NORTH WEST
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New deliveries continue of Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 DL's for Arriva at Speke with 4449 : MX61AYH , 4450 : MX61AYJ and 4453 : MX61AYM (along with long termer 4439 : MX61AYT) and VDL SB200 / Wright Pulsar 2's for Arriva at Wythenshawe with 3105 : MX61AUL and 3106 : MX61AUM all in Heysham Docks sunday.

FIRST GLASGOW
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Alexander Dennis Enviro 400 Hybrid 39101 : SN61BFK , 39102 : SN61BFL , 39104 : SN61BFO, 39105 : SN61BFP , 39107 : SN61BFV, 39108 : SN61BFX and 39109 : SN61BFY are some of the first reported in service on the 66.

FIRST MANCHESTER
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Latest Volvo B5LH / Wright Eclipse Gemini 2's on delivery are 39213 : BN61MWM , 39215 : BN61MWP , 39216 : BN61MWU and 39219 : BN61MWX, All noted on Sunday at Heysham Docks.

Wrights on delivery !

HANSONS BUS, STOURBRIDGE
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2610 : MX61BCO and 2611 : MX61BCU are 2 Alexander Dennis Enviro 200's due to enter service on Route 228 on Saturday for Hansons Bus.

JOHNSON BROS , HODTHORPE
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YJ61FFS Van Hool is a recent addition and is in Redfern Travel livery

STAGECOACH HIGHLANDS
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Scania K230UB / Alexander Dennis Enviro 300 SV61CYA arrived at Inverness, its one of a batch for Route 27

STAGECOACH WEST
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Deliveries of the Scania N230UD / Alexander Dennis Enviro 400's for Swindon route 55 have commenced with VX61FKG and VX61FKH noted passing through Leyland on Sunday.

VX61FKG and VX61FKH : Stagecoach West - Leyland 09th Oct 11

Credits :
Paul / Tony on UK Bus fleetnews Yahoo group / Terry on UKPSV Yahoo group

Weekly 61 Plate Update : W/E 08th Oct 11

Edited at various times in the week , check the 'Upto' date in the title for last update.
All these registration details are also updated onto the various 'Full listings' found in Augusts Blog archive.

AAA COACHES, KIRKNEWTON
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SN61ABX and SN61ABZ : Bova Futuras are 2 recent additions to the fleet.

ARRIVA LONDON
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More Wright Gemini 2 DL's have been sighted passing through Heysham Docks on delivery arrived for London route 29 .
DW468 : LJ61CCZ and DW471 (Unable to read registration off to confirm it as LJ61CDK) being the latest noted at Heysham on sunday.

DW468 : LJ61CCZ : Arriva London - Heysham Docks 02nd Oct 11

ARRIVA NORTH WEST
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4446 : MX61AYE and 4447 : MX61AYF  Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 DL's are the latest to arrive for Liverpool being noted at Heysham Docks on sunday , 4439 : MX61AYP was still sat here awaiting onward delivery having been here for over 7 days.
3104 : MX61AUK : VDL SB220 / Wright Pulsar 2 was also noted passing through Heysham on Sunday.

4446 : MX61AYE : Arriva North West - Heysham Docks 02nd Oct 11

DOCHERTYS MIDLAND COACHES , AUCHTERARDER
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Following on from the reports of the arrival of BS61JDS predictably AS61JDS has also now arrived with theis operator.
Possibly less predictable is the fact its reported to be a Volvo B9R / Jonckheere SHV !

FIRST LONDON
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Quite a stock of Scanias for First London building up at Scania Worksop with SN36032 - SN36052 on site on Wednesday.

FIRST MANCHESTER
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The trickle of Volvo B5LH / Wright Eclipse Gemini 2's for First Manchester (possibly for route 17 & 18 but unconfirmed) has now turned into a flood !
39208 : BN61MWF , 39209 : BN61MWG , 39211 (registration unidentified) , 39212 : BN61MWL and 39214 : BN61MWO all noted at Heysham Docks on sunday

39208 : BN61MWF : First Manchester - Heysham Docks 02nd Oct 11

GO AHEAD LONDON
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WHY13 : LJ61GXM : Volvo B5LH / Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 for route 12 was at Heysham on sunday.
Volvo B9TL WVL453 was still in the docks awaiting further ttransfer to London having arrived over a week ago.

WVL453 : LJ61GWO : Go Ahead London with 4446 Arriva NW and 39208 First Mamchester - Heysham Dock 02nd Oct 11

NOTTINGHAM CITY TRANSPORT
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The Optare Solo SR's for 'Purple' route 87 are slowly entering service with at least 344 : YJ61CGF and 346 : YJ61CGK noted over the weekend.
More new Scania / Optare Omnidekkas are 912 : YT61GPF / 913 : YT61GPJ and 914 : YT61GPK

STAGECOACH CUMBRIA & NORTH LANC'S
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Suppose I'd better get the title right !
The former (!) Stagecoach North West ordered vehicles for Kendal are slowly being delivered.
As reported some have made it to Stagecoach Morecambes depot , PX61CVC and PX61CVD being 2 of at least 4 noted over the weekend.
The full fleet details are 15721 - 15729 : PX61CVB/C/D/E/G/F/H/J/K

STAGECOACH MERSEYSIDE AND SOUTH LANC'S
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Another new title that is a tad OTT and a bit of a mouthful !
However of interest here is WX61FWO a MAN demonstrator which has seen use on the 10A (if not more routes)

STAGECOACH OXFORDSHIRE
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The latest Scania N230UD / Alexander Dennis Enviro 400's due for delivery for Gold route S5 are expected to be 15752 - 15762 : OU61AVF/G/J/K/L/M/N/O/P/R/T

STAGECOACH WEST
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The registrations and fleet numbers for the Scania N230UD's / Alexander Dennis Enviro 400 for Swindon route 55 are reported to be 15730 - 15738 : VX61FHD/E/F/G/H/J/K/L/M

Credits : Dave B / Deric : Stagecoach Bus Yahoo Group / Scotlandbus Yahoo Group