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CRUISING THE JURASSIC COASTERS

… First Hampshire & Dorset open-top Alexander ALX400-bodied Volvo B7TL 32031 (W801 EOW) in an older version of Jurassic … that Weymouth was the venue for sailing events at the 2012 London Olympics. Tourists fill the upper deck before we … OmniCity, on rival route 30. Wright Eclipse 2-bodied Volvo B7RLE 69545 (BF12 KWC) with dark green front and branding for …

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IN FOCUS

… D&E Coaches P12 YST, one of two ex-Dublin Bus tri-axle Volvo B9TLs with Alexander Dennis Enviro500s acquired for … allover white, and Wright Eclipse Urban-bodied Volvo B7RLE 69290 has been given the latest style of fleet livery. … has been given the Barbados overall advertisement, with 2012-style fleet livery on the front, while similar Volvo

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CRUISING THE JURASSIC COASTERS

… information and marketing on one of the Wrtght-bodied Volvo B9TLs that First operates on route X53. N ow in its … Its corporate-liveried single-deck schoolbuses – a Volvo B7RLE and an Optare Solo SR – were a far cry from the … recalls Weymouth hosting sailing events for the London 2012 Olympics. Another OmniDekka passes on an opposite X53 – …

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GO NORTH WEST

… of Northumberland Park garage from First London in 2012 and had a two-year assignment as MD of Go-Ahead … at Queens Road. One of the two Wright Eclipse Urban-bodied Volvo B7RLEs transferred from Go North East for driver … has a high average age. Already some of the oldest — Volvo B7RLE single-deckers — are being taken out of service as …

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FLEET IN FOCUS

… to Coast fleet includes R258 NBV, an Alexander RL-bodied Volvo Olympian acquired in June 2018 from JMB Travel of … 33406-9 in April. Wright Eclipse Urban B43F-bodied Volvo B7RLE 66944 (WX55 TZF) was acquired in April ex-First Cymru. … body, arriving in Edinburgh on route 102 on 26 November 2012, the day that the contract was taken over from …

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HANTS & DORSET TRIM

… at Barton Park alongside a Wright Eclipse Gemini 2-bodied Volvo B9TL in the Tower Transit fleet. The Scanias were new … DMS1515 (THM 515M), at Showbus at Duxford in September 2012. It retains the front section of its Metro-Cammell … the two. Interior of a Wright Eclipse 2-bodied Volvo B7RLE bought with some 2+1 seating for Morebus routes m1 and …

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In Fleet News this month

… South Yorkshire • Go South Coast installs a piano inside Volvo single-decker • Midland Classic receives seven Tower … with vehicles in the Arriva the Shires fleet, Volvo B7RLE/ Wright Eclipse Urban 3867-72 (KE05 FMM, KE07 EVX/Y, … to Morebus. UniLink Scania N230UB OmniCity singledecker 2012 (HF61 FWM) has been repainted and converted into a …

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FLEETNEWS ENGLAND & WALES

… order plans • Delaine buys an ex-Arriva London ALX400 Volvo B7TL • Go-Ahead cascades 17 London Enviro400s to … Scania K230UB OmniLink 30115 (YT61 FEU) and Volvo B7RLE/Wright Yellow branding for new route X26 on First West … in 1998. Son Ryan joined 2008 and limited company formed 2012. First new vehicle, Optare Solo V107 LVH, purchased …

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REVIEWS

… 770 but no 888 By Alan Millar Title: Lothian’s Leyland and Volvo Olympians Author: Gavin Booth Publisher: Shrubhill … Wang, for part of a market beyond. Although published in 2012, it is only now being promoted in the UK. Arriva fleets … first edition to the new arrangement includes a 12-page article by John Howie on the final years of Leyland Motors …

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In Fleet News this month

… passed to Westway, Raynes Park. Al’s Coaches, Birkenhead Volvo B7TL/Wright Eclipse Gemini LX06 DYU ex-Go-Ahead London … Shires in April. Correcting last month’s report, the Volvo B7RLE/Wright Eclipse Urban returned from Arriva the Shires … built on Bedford coach components, in the city in 2012. Ensignbus has acquired it for its heritage fleet. JOHN …

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FLEET IN FOCUS

… Derbyshire. Website: www.highpeakbuses.com Founded: April 2012 as 50/50 joint venture, between Centrebus and Trent … Ireland. Original Trent Barton combination included Volvo B10B-58/Northern Counties Paladin 102-4/13 (L102-4/13 … registrations in May. Wright Eclipse Urban-bodied Volvo B7RLE 69356 was repainted into normal fleet colours in lieu …

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IN FOCUS

… Richards Bros BJ14 KTK, the MCV Evolution-bodied Volvo B7RLE, at Newgale in October. RICHARD GODFREY Coach livery … licence granted to Thomas Hughes and Keith Gibb in April 2012, although the separate restricted licence held by Gibb …

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SWANSEA REDISCOVERS TWO DECKS

… Students queue to board Wright Eclipse Gemini 2-bodied Volvo B9TL 36213 (BJ12 VWV) on Unibus service 8 in … First’s Wales & South West region, but turned a corner in 2012 when Justin Davies returned as the Welsh company’s … park-&-ride vehicle, Wright Eclipse Urban-bodied Volvo B7RLE 69303 (CU08 AHP), passing alongside the railway line as …

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IN FOCUS

… been abandoned. Moved to Tollgate Park 1998 and relocated 2012 to new £3million site on same road with head office, … eight-seat Ford Custom 310). Happy Days has 15 coach (six Volvo B10M/Plaxton Premiere, two Van Hool TX Alicron, one … Volvo B7TLs 32571/97 and Wright Eclipse Urbanbodied Volvo B7RLE 69060. Similar B7RLEs 69079/99, 69102/3 have been given …

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A REFRESHMENT STOP

… Bus Company 454 (YJ05 FNN), a Wright Eclipse Urbanbodied Volvo B7RLE now sporting an Eclipse 2 front, is loaded on to the … first two of the company’s Alexander Dennis Enviro400s — 2012-registered vehicles — entering the same process. The …