SOUTHPORT'S BUSES TODAY

WEEK COMMENCING 20 Th. FEB

GENERAL SCHOOLS OFF

SOUTHPORT PIER TRAM Noted on Tuesday

Out of a total allocation of 66 vehicles 2292, 3980/1, 6514/44/6, 8185 have not been seen this week (57).

ATLANTIAN nether have been noted out during the week.

CITYBUS all have been noted out during the week working routes “Schools, 49 and 300. Route 43/6 saw 3674 on Tuesday (06B 069) and Wednesday,

FORMER GAS POWERED DARTS all have been noted out during the week with the exception of 2292, working routes E21/2, 49/49A, and 43/6. 2291 was noted on Friday being driven by Andy Moreton along London Street heading east with damage to the near side ventilator cowl, it was in service on route E22 on Saturday still with the damage to the cowl!.

Volvo B10M All have been noted out during the week with the exception of 6516/44/6, working routes 47/8, 300 and 49, Route 43/6 saw 6514/48 on Monday, 6554/9 on Tuesday, 6554 on Wednesday, 6534 on Thursday, 6535 on Saturday (was first bus from Carr Lane) & 6521 was noted working on route 42/4 at 17.30 to Formby (as a replacement)

DART SLF All have been noted out during the week working routes 45 and 49/49A. Route 43/6 saw 7656 on Monday and Tuesday with 7652 also on this route on Tuesday, 7632 on Wednesday, 7632/56 on Thursday,

B6BLE All have been noted out during the week working all routes with the exception of 45, 47/8, 300, & ‘Schools’, 2822 operated on route 45 on Wednesday, 2821 was noted working on route E22 on Saturday.

B10SLF All have been noted out during the week working routes 42/4, 43/6, & 49/49A. Route 47/8 saw 2728 on Tuesday

LYNX has not been noted out this week

GENERAL NOTES/SERVICE

The following vehicles have been noted in Southport working the Wigan services 6543/50/1, 7612/13/4/35/7/8/46/67

There was an unidentified 12xx Plaxton bodied dart on the route on Saturday afternoon.

The followingvehicles have been noted this week 1/19/22/9, YS02UCE, J380GKH, MX5WDD.

SOLO UCB, FDU and WDD operated on routes 105/115 during the week

ALERO UCE was noted in the town over the week

EXCELL non have been noted in Southport during the week

OLYMPIAN non have been noted out during the week

Olympian Coach has not been noted out during the week

Volvo B10M non have been noted during the week

Dennis JAVELIN has not been noted during the week

DART/B6 J380GKH was noted working route 115 on Tuesday (06B 070/2)

TALBOTS/RENAUILT L128DDV was noted on Lord Street on Monday

FIAT’S W227PHE was noted on Saturday

IVECO’s none have been noted in Southport during the week

GENERAL

The following vehicles have been noted in Southport this week 21067/8/71/3/107/8/9/11/2/4/6/20/3, 33177/8, 34784*

Noted new this week was 34784 seen on Friday.

Stagecoach NORTH WEST/RIBBLE

The following vehicles have been noted in Southport this week 13297, 16325/8/9/51/91/2, 20127/8/430/54/73/5/734/7/8, 52266/408/9/14/613.

Note ex Manchester Olympian 13297 was in Southport on Tuesday (06B 071)

SELWYN Runcorn Noted this week working on the National Express 550 service to London were TJI6925 (06B 064) which is in an undecorated white livery and 92 (EKZ)

First CAPITOL noted working route 314 to Cambridge this week were YN54APO

FRASER (DON FRASER) Rufford TJI2818 was noted in the town during the week.

HOLMESWOOD Holmeswood Noted this week were, T745JHE working on the Kingswood ‘C’ contract, and V 4 HWD working a KGV contract,

HOME JAMES Banks Noted in Southport during the week was H322LJN

CARR (BLUELINE) Maghull Noted this week were CU05CZL/CZM

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

Other vehicles noted in Southport this week were

FLANNAGAN Grappenhall SN55FPL*, a very unusual visitor to the town on Monday was FISHWICK YJ03PDV (06B 066/8)