SOUTHPORT'S BUSES TODAY

SOUTHPORT PIER TRAM has been noted this week

Out of a total allocation of 64 vehicles the following 3980/1, 6524/38/59, 8185 have not been seen this week, (58)

ATLANTIAN nether have been noted this week

CITYBUS all have been noted out during the week working routes “Schools, 49 and (43). Route 43 saw 3674 on Monday, route 300 saw 3682 and at least one other on Tuesday, 3678 on Wednesday, 3677/9/80 on Thursday, 3679 on Friday, and 3677 on Saturday.

FORMER GAS POWERED DARTS all have been noted out during the week working routes E21/2, 49/49A, and 43/6.

Volvo B10M All have been noted out during the week with the exception of 6524/38/59, working routes 47/8, 300 and (49), route 43/6 saw 6558 on Tuesday, 6528 on Wednesday, 6521 on Thursday, 6544 on Friday. Very unusual was 6538 working a late afternoon journey on route 45, the first time I have seen a B10B on this route (06b 058)

DART SLF All have been noted out during the week working routes 45, 49/49A. Route 49/49A saw 7651/2/6 on Monday, 7632/54/6 on Tuesday, 7652/5 on Wednesday 7632/51/2 on Thursday, 7651/53/4/6 on Friday, 7632/55/6 on Saturday, with 7655 on route 300 on Thursday, and 7654 working route 43/6 on Saturday

B6BLE All have been noted out during the week working routes 42/4, 43/6, (47/8) and (49/49A), 2802 worked on route E22 on Saturday.

B10SLF All have been noted out during the week working routes 47/8, 43/6 and (49/49A) Route 42/4 saw 2727 on Monday, 2724 on Tuesday Route 49/49A saw 2724/5 on Monday, 2728 on Tuesday, 2724/6 on Wednesday, 2722/4/6/8 on Saturday, on Thursday and Friday five vehicles were working on route 43/6, with three on Saturday

LYNX has not been noted this week

GENERAL NOTES/SERVICE

The following vehicles have been noted in Southport working the Wigan services 1258, 6543/7/9/50/1, 7612/40/1/67/82

Noted in service from Skelmersdale on Monday was 7667 (06B 055) and7612 on Friday

Unusual visitors noted this week were 1258, 7682

The following vehicles have been noted this week 10/5, 24/5/7/8/30, 43/5/6, YS02UCE, MX55WDF/G, N447/50NAE, ?K55YRC

A NEW VEHICLE TO NOTE THIS WEEK IS ?K55YRC which was seen on Sunday

SOLO Edge Hill liveried MX55WDF operated route 105 on Monday & Tuesday, MX55WDG worked route 105 and VU52UEM worked route 115 on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday

ALERO YS02UCE was noted in the town during the week.

EXCELL N202LCK worked school services on Monday morning whilst, and Tuesday afternoon, N205LCK operated route 115 on Monday (06B 054), Tuesday.

OLYMPIAN have been noted working a variety of school routes during the week

Olympian Coach is currently off the road with accident damage

Volvo B10M C 4 MFY was noted working Schools on Monday morning, C 7 and C4 were working on Schools services on Thursday,

Dennis JAVELIN has not been noted during the week

DART/B6 K580MGT was noted working a School service on Kew Road on Friday morning

TALBOTS/RENAUILT L128DDV was noted on Guildford Road at 08.12 on Thursday,

FIAT’S W228PHY was noted in Southport on Saturday

IVECO’s both were noted during the week

GENERAL

The following vehicles have been noted in Southport this week 20748, 21008/69/109/13/4/5/7/8/23, 34805*

NEW 34805 (PX55EHB was noted working on route 284 on Thursday with 20748 working on route 319 that day also.

Stagecoach NORTH WEST/RIBBLE

The following vehicles have been noted in Southport this week 16327/51/640/69, 20127/454/5/75/7/737/8/89, 52405/12/614

SELWYN Runcorn Noted this week working on the National Express 550 service to London were YJ51EKX

DEARDEN (J.S.T.) Darwen Worked route 347 this week with P492CAL

First CAPITOL noted working route 314 to Cambridge this week was 23017*

HOLMESWOOD Holmeswood Noted this week were, YSU 991, T745JHE* working on the Kingswood ‘C’ contract.

HOME JAMES Banks Noted in Southport during the week was H322LJN

LINK-LINE Banks Noted in Southport during the week were, H157CSL* working a School service on Tuesday afternoon,

CARR (BLUELINE) Maghull Noted this week were T233MBA, CU05CZL

CHERRY (AINTREE COACHLINES) Maghull Noted this week were R 55ACL, N414/415JBV

REILLY (MAGHULL COACHES) Bootle Noted this week were C663LJR

FORMBY COACHWAYS (FRESHFIELD) Formby Noted during the week was J.10KWB,

FUSCO (FUSCO’S) Southport Refer to newspaper report VISART003

TAKE-U-THERE Southport noted during the week was EY03DZS

Other vehicles noted in Southport this week were

FRASER EAGLE Padiham Y716SUR working a Rail Replacement service on Sunday, HOME JAMES (HOME JAMES/COMPASS) Speke T669UNT.