SOUTHPORT'S BUSES TODAY

WEEK COMMENCING 12 Th. MAY

Vehicles allocated (* = CCTV FITTED week 17/18/19) (a = Advert frame on off side)

(= 6535 has not been noted since 15 Th. March)

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

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) 2291a/92a/93a/94a, 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, 6527/35, 3980 (62)

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, route 300 saw 3365 during the week

Volvo B10B All have been noted out during the week with the exception of 6527/35, working routes 48A, and 300, with routes 43/6 seeing 6516/21/38/46/58/622, Route 47 seeing , and routes 49/49A seeing 6520/1/8/36/45/8, 6507 STILL HAS NO CCTV FITTED 6535 has not been noted 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, 2292 also has an advert frame on the off side

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

Volvo B10SLF All have been noted out during the week working routes 42/4, 43/6 47/47B and 49/49A, with route 48A seeing 2725,

Volvo B6BLE All have been noted out during the week with the exception of 2804, 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 42/4 seeing 7656 (08E20 0514 (1))

GENERAL NOTES/SERVICE Route 47 is to be extended to Liverpool in the next few weeks (Lancashire Travel Wise & Merseytravel ‘where to catch your bus in Liverpool from 20 Th. May’)

The following vehicles have been noted in Southport this week working the Wigan services 1280 (08E20 0512 (6)), 3101, 6526/98, 7612/33/5/6/7/9/40/41/2/4/5/6/8/50/63

Arriva OTHER DEPOTS

Arriva TRAINERS noted in Southport during the week were 8164 (08E20 0513 (3))

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 (08E20 0518 (2)), YN03UYE (08E20 0518 (1)), MX05OTA/OSY, MX55WDF/YRC, MX57CDU, C 12/3/8/9MFY, V116/7LHG, V735HEO

SOLO route 15 has been worked by MX05OSY, MX57CDU, this week, with MX05OTA passing on route EL1, VU52UEM was in a factory off Crowland Street on Sunday morning.

ALERO YN03UYE has been noted in the town during the week

DAF SB220/EAST LANCS. Route 40 has been worked by C 12/3/9MFY, V116/7LHG during the week

OLYMPIAN both H551/3 were at Canning Road yard on Sunday morning

DART/B6

RENAULT’s MX55YRC has been noted in the town during the week

IVECO’s

VOLVO COACH

GENERAL Noted in a Scrap yard at the rear of Arriva’s Canning Road depot were four ex CUMFYBUS vehicles three Dart’s J379GKH and two other Plaxton bodied examples and a coach which appeared to be the Ex Nesbit’s vehicle UJI4522, Thanks go to Paul Whiteside for alerting me to this.

Stagecoach NORTH WEST/RIBBLE

The following vehicles have been noted in Southport this week 16329/32/4/5/9/91/2/447/642/5, 19032/4/5/6, 33171. Olympian 1647 was involved in a road traffic accident on Liverpool Road Southport on Friday morning (08E20 0516PW (1) (2))

The following vehicles have been noted in Southport this week 34819

CLICK SERVICES Skelmersdale worked services 265/285 with L208OND, M870HCU, R 72JTM during the week, on Monday L208/M870 were noted heading south along Lord Street to take layover outside Morrison’s, VEHICLES HAVE BEEN NOTED WITH PASSENGERS ON THIS SECTION

SELWYN Runcorn worked the National Express 550 service to London with YJ05PVD (08E20 0512 (5)) 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, V249BNV

FYREFIELD (EAST LANCASHIRE COASTAL EXPRESS) Oswaldtwistle Worked route X27 with XJI1301

FRASER (DON FRASER) Rufford noted in Southport during the week was

HOLMESWOOD Holmeswood Noted this week were, PO56PCX working on the Kingswood contract and Walkers fleet-named PO54NHB in on an excursion, and JHF 824 on a Private Hire

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

CHERRY (AINTREE COACHLINES) Maghull worked the Crosby Schools contracts with N414 (08E20 0512 (1))/9/22*JBV (08E20 0512 (2)), W 5 ACL this week

REILLY (MAGHULL COACHES) Bootle worked the St. Mary’s collage contract with C718NCD (08E20 0512 (3)), DEM784Y (08E20 0512 (4)) this week

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

ELITE Formby

FRANKLIN Southport

FUSCO (FUSCO’S) Southport noted during the week was MV55CUW

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

R & D (FORMBY COACHES) Formby noted during the week was

SOUTHWORTH (COASTAL TRAVEL) Southport M122XHY (08E20 0513 (1)) has been noted this week

Other vehicles noted in Southport this week were

BULLOCK Cheadle T 68FBN, ALFA Leyland 48, PN08KXK* (08E20 0513(2)), WALTON (WALTON’S) Freckleton PN06TVT,

A TOTAL OF 380 VEHICLES WERE NOTED, WITH 140 SEEN AND 1 SPOTS (695M 380A = 1.82 (+0.04*) *target is 1.78)

(Report version 28 (web), Dec 2007)