News issue 108
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service changes
My regular correspondent for
First, Stephen Le Bras
All the remaining unbranded
Citaros were taken out of service, leaving the 11 branded ones to continue. One
Citaro was even apparently scrapped after a period VOR, this
being 64036, as
To summarise the remaining routes:
Route 1 branded Citaro, 3 E20D, 4 Citaro, 6
Citaro, 7 hybrid, 8 hybrid and 2 branded Citaro, 12/13 E20D, X74 StreetLite MAX.
There are around 39 buses left plus the yellow school buses, Railair coach link
coaches and two trainers.
I should imagine that the X74 will continue to use
hybrids if the regular buses are out of use. The remaining 'deckers have gone
South for further use.
A very interesting time for Reading Buses and I hope
that their Thames Valley venture goes well. When First gave up their routes,
they did not pass over any of the buses used but retained them for other parts
of the country.
First Berkshire 63314 seen in High Wycombe departing
with an X74 working on February 2nd - picture by Malcolm Crowe.
Citaro 64044 works the 76 along the Colnbrook By-Pass
on April 6th 2016 by Malcolm Crowe.
Volvo B9R Rail-Air 20810 - YY63WBT
A visit to Slough and Winsor is called for to record an update on remaining services.
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