SOUTHPORT'S BUSES TODAY

WEEK COMMENCING 28 Th. APRIL

Vehicles allocated (* = CCTV FITTED week 17, + fitted week 18)

Vo OLY (4) 3362*/63*/64*/65*

Vo B10B (26) 6507/14+/5*/6*/7+/8+/20+/21*/7*/8*/35/6+/7*/8+/44+/5*/6+,

6548+/58*/9, 6611*/5*/6*/7*/9+/22+

Note, 6611/5/6/7 branded route 48A

Ds Dart SLF (10) 2291/2/93/4, 7651/2/3/54/5/6

DAF SB220 (5) 2624*/5*/6*/7*/8* Note, in special livery for Park & Ride, except 2624

Vo B10BLE (7) 2722*/23*/4*/5*/6*/7*/8*

Vo B6BLE (13) 2801*/2*/03*/4*/13*/4*/5*/6*/7*/8*/9*/21*/2*

Total for service 65, Low floor 35 High floor 26 double deck 4 , low floor % = 53.8

Out of a total allocation of 65 vehicles the following have not been seen this week, 2804/14/7/21, and 6535 (60)

Ld AN68 Open Top has not been noted this week

Volvo OLYMPIAN all have been notedduring the week working on routes 43/6, 49/49A & & L. C. C. Schools, route 42/44 saw 3365 on Tuesday (08E18 0429 (1)), route 300 saw 3364 on Wednesday

Volvo B10B All have been noted out during the week with the exception of 6535, working routes 48A, and 300, with routes 43/6 seeing 6515/7/28/37/8/44/6, Route 47 seeing , and routes 49/49A seeing 6507/14/20/1/7/38/45/8/619/22, CCTV fitted this week 6514/7/8/20/1/8/36/8/44/6/8/617/22

DART SLF/PLAXTON (FORMALLY GAS POWERED) all have been noted out during the week working routes PR3, 49/49A, 43/6 and 42/4, 2293 was noted on route 43/6 am and later seen on route 48 on Monday

DAF SB220 all have been noted working Park & Ride services PR1 & PR2 during the week,

Volvo B10SLF All have been noted out during the week working routes 42/4, 43/6 47/47B and 49/49A,

Volvo B6BLE All have been noted out during the week with the exception of 2804/14/7/21, working routes 42/4, 43/6 and 49/49A,

DART SLF/MARSHALL all have been noted out during the week working routes 43/6 47/47B and 49/49A, with route 48A seeing , and route 300 seeing 7654 (08E18 0503 (6)),

GENERAL NOTES/SERVICE

The following vehicles have been noted in Southport this week working the Wigan services 1165* (08E17 0429 (2)), 3106/10, 7612/33, 7634/5/6/9/40/1/43/44/6/7/50/9/63/74

Arriva OTHER DEPOTS

Arriva TRAINERS noted in Southport during the week was an unidentified B10M - NCME (Wednesday)

CUMFYBUS FLEET Updated 11/11/07 Additional sightings underlined

OPTARE SOLO

YS02UCB, YS02UCC, YS02UCD, MX53FDF, MX53FDU, MX53FDY, VU52UEM, MX04VLU, MX05OTA, MX05OSY, MX55WDD, MX55WDE, MX55WDF, MX55WDG, EH06UNY, MX06ABN, MX06YXV, MX06YYA, MX57CDO, MX57CDU,

OPTARE ALERO

YR02YRU, YR02YRV, YU02GPV, YU02GPX, YU02GPY, VU02TTY, YS02UCE, YR02YTB YU02GRK, YU02GRX, YP52BPE, YP52BPV, YN03UYA, YN03UYB, YN03UYC, YN03UYD, YN03UYE, YN03UYF, YN04XZM,

DENNIS DART

K580MGT, J379GKH w,

DAF SB220 / EAST LANCS. (Were V2/V3/V16/V4/V6/V1/V4/17/V15GMT)

C 12MFY, C 13MFY, C 16MFY, V116LHG, C 18MFY, C19MFY, V116LHG, V117LHG, V735HEO

LEYLAND OLYMPIAN

H551GKX, H553GKX,

FIAT DUCATO

W227PHY, W228PHY, W229PHY, Y817LBV,

RENAULT TRAFFIC

L123DDV,

RENAULT MASTER

MX55YRC, MX06FMO, MX06FNE,

VOLVO B6

L238CCW w,

VOLVO B10M COACH

N 40SLK,

IVECO

N447NAE w,

The following vehicles have been noted this week VU52UEM, YP52BPV, MX53FDF, MX05OTA, MX55WDF, MX06FNE, MX57CDU, H551GKX, C.12/13/16/18/19MFY

SOLO route 15 has been worked by VU52UEM (08E18 0428 (6)), MX55WDF, & MX57CDU this week

ALERO YP52BPV has been noted in the town during the week

DAF SB220/EAST LANCS. Route 40 has been worked by C 12/16/19MFY during the week

OLYMPIAN H551GKX was noted working route 713 on Monday

DART/B6

RENAULT’s MX06FNE was noted in the town during the week

IVECO’s

VOLVO COACH

GENERAL

Stagecoach NORTH WEST/RIBBLE

The following vehicles have been noted in Southport this week 16327/9/32/4/5/9/91/2/7/447/642/5, 19031(08E18 0503 (5))/2/33/4 (08E18 0503 (1)/5/6/9 (08E18 0430 (4)), 20128 (08E17 0428 (7)), 33144 (08E17 0428 (5)), 33163,

Note 19039 was seen working on route X2 on Wednesday & Friday, 19031 was broken down on the bus lane outside Sainsbury’s at 11.40 but was later noted working the 15.45? journey to Preston on Saturday

The following vehicles have been noted in Southport this week 34819

CLICK SERVICES Skelmersdale worked services 265/285 with M108BLE, M814HCU, P299BLE, and R688MEW during the week

PRESTON BUS noted during the week working route 2 were 212 (08E18 0430 (3)/0502 (4/8/9/10)), 228 (08E18 0430 (1)/0502 (1/14/15/16/17/18/19)) LYNX 228 performed the last service run from Southport on Saturday

SELWYN Runcorn worked the National Express 550 service to London with YJ05PWE (08E18 0428 (2)) during the week

HAYTON Burnage worked the National Express 314 service to Cambridge during the week with MX56HYZ

J & S (J.S.T.) Darwen Worked route 347 this week with N186EMJ, P353NKH,

FYREFIELD (EAST LANCASHIRE COASTAL EXPRESS) Oswaldtwistle Worked route X27 with L800RAG (08E18 0503 (13))

HOLMESWOOD Holmeswood Noted this week were, PO56PCX working on the Kingswood contract and

CHERRY (AINTREE COACHLINES) Maghull worked the Crosby Schools contracts with N415/9JBV, S129RLE, and W 5 ACL this week

REILLY (MAGHULL COACHES) Bootle worked the St. Mary’s collage contract with C718NCD, C663LJR this week

FORMBY COACHWAYS (FRESHFIELD) Formby noted in Southport during the week was J 10KWB

TAKE U THERE Southport AK06RGX was noted during the week

Other vehicles noted in Southport this week were

DALYBUS (WIGAN COACHWAYS) FSU 343, ALFA Leyland PN03OVP, 30 (NMM) BRADSHAW (G-LINE) St. ANNES YJ54CHG, CARTER (PINEWAYS) St. Michaels on Wyre L81PRB (08E18 0503 (3)), Private/CLOWN AROUND Eccleston WYV.46T (08E18 0503 (11)) SHAW HADWIN (TRAVELLERS CHOICE) Carnforth PJ54EHV, CARR (BLUELINE) Maghull YN06NYA (08E18 0502 (2)), TIMEWELL’S (TIMEWELL’S) Kirkby YJ02CCY (08E17 0428 (1)), (EAST YORKSHIRE Hull 55 (A 8 EYC))

(Report version 28 (web), Dec 2007)