SOUTHPORT'S BUSES TODAY

WEEK COMMENCING 5 Th. MAY

Vehicles allocated (* = CCTV FITTED week 17/18, + fitted week 19)

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, 2804/13/21, 6517/35, 3980 ()

Ld AN68 Open Top has not been noted this week

Volvo OLYMPIAN all have been noted during the week working on routes 43/6, 49/49A & & L. C. C. Schools, 3363 was noted working route 305 on Thursday (08E19 0508 (3))

Volvo B10B All have been noted out during the week with the exception of 6517/35, working routes 48A, and 300, with routes 42/4 seeing 6545, routes 43/6 seeing 6507/44/6/8, and routes 49/49A seeing 6514/20/8/36/44/5, additional CCTV fitted 6559, 6535 has not been noted out since 15 Th. March.

DART SLF/PLAXTON (FORMALLY GAS POWERED) all have been noted out during the week working routes PR3, 49/49A, 43/6 and 42/4, 2294 was noted with an advert. Frame on the off-side on Saturday (08E19 0510 (2))

DAF SB220 all have been noted working Park & Ride services PR1 & PR2 & 47 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 2804/13/21, 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 PR1 seeing 7654 (08E19 0510 (3)) and PR2 seeing 7651,

GENERAL NOTES/SERVICE there was severe disruption of services on Monday due to the high volume of traffic in Southport, one bus 2291 on route 43 was noted heading south along Benthams Way at about 16.58 and turning into Kew Road to take up its correct time.

The following vehicles have been noted in Southport this week working the Wigan services 6526/98, 7613/4/35/6/9/40/1/3/6/9/59/60/7/73/5

Arriva OTHER DEPOTS

Arriva TRAINERS noted in Southport during the week were

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 YP52BPV, MX05OTA/OSY, MX55WDD/WDF/YRC, MX57CDU, C12/16/18/19MFY, V117LHG, and V735HEO

SOLO route 15 has been worked by MX55OSY, MX55WDF, MX57CDU, and route 40 by MX57CDU, this week, MX05OSY was noted passing through on route EL1 on Saturday, this week, Formby Circular 165 was worked by MX55WDD on Monday this week

ALERO YP52BPV have been noted in the town during the week

DAF SB220/EAST LANCS. Route 40 has been worked by C12/16/19MFY, V117LHG & V735HEO during the week

OLYMPIAN

DART/B6

RENAULT’s MX55YRC has been 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 16327/9/32/4/5/9/91/2/7/447/645/50/733 (08E19 0508 (2)), 19031/3/6/7, 33172

The following vehicles have been noted working route 319 this week 34782/819

CLICK SERVICES Skelmersdale worked services 265/285 with M504/5ALP, M107/8BLE, M814HCU, R688/95/7MEW during the week

SELWYN Runcorn R 36GNW was noted on an excursion on Saturday

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

J & S (J.S.T.) Darwen Worked route 347 this week with N186EMJ, P217JKL, V249BNV

FRASER (DON FRASER) Rufford noted in Southport during the week was Y.94YFP

HOLMESWOOD Holmeswood Noted this week were, PO55NXG working on the Kingswood contract

LINK-LINE / HOME JAMES Banks Noted in Southport during the week were H322LJN

CHERRY (AINTREE COACHLINES) Maghull worked the Crosby Schools contracts with N415/21JBV, S129RLE, and W 5 ACL this week, with HKF 151 noted on an excursion

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

LOWE (T.V. TOURS) Southport SJ51FHV was noted during the week

Other vehicles noted in Southport this week were

BYLEY Byley 62 BYL (08E19 0507 (4)), MEREDITH Malpas WAW 367, COURTESY (YELLOWAY) Chadderton A 17YEL* (08E19 0507 (1)), HACKING (YELLOW ROSE) Carnforth P985KMS* (08E19 0507 (3)), HOLDSWORTH (ROBINSONS) Gt. Harwood NB03BUZ*, ACE TRAVEL Aintree V695DVN*, CASS Moreton BAZ6851* (08E19 0507 (2)), HOME JAMES Speke V352EKY (08E19 0510 (1)), SUPERTRAVEL Speke YX04AWV* (08E19 0508 (1)) in ‘Culture Bus’ livery

A TOTAL OF 352 VEHICLES WERE NOTED, WITH 145 SEEN AND 6 SPOTS (565M 352A = 1.6 (-0.18*) *target is 1.78)

(Report version 28 (web), Dec 2007)