General observations
Issue 106

Gordon Scott has once again provided some interesting pictures from north of the border. 

Gordon writes "Taken on July 19th at Edinburgh Zoo saw Lothian route 26 launch new Volvo B5TL Wright Gemini 3 buses seen below. They were 466, 467, 468, 469, 471, 472, 473,479 and 480."


469 SF17VND heads a line of the new buses.


Lothian 469 from the rear at the launch at the Zoo.

Three more shots from Lothian route 26 new Volvo B5TL Wright Gemini 3 launch taken at Edinburgh Zoo and later in service on July 19th.

   
467 SF17VNB and 484 with 489 on the first service day, July 24th.

One must admit that Lothian certainly present an excellent image to the travelling public. 


July 24th at Drum Brae Corstorphine sees Lothian 303 - SN09CTU Volvo B9L Wright now with Central depot ex Marine seen on route 31.

 
June 28th saw the third ex London bendi bus to arrive for Edinburgh Airport on loan/lease for Apron shuttle work. 
Mercedes Benz 0530G Citaro AB49T was new to Stagecoach London 23062 - LX04LBY. Seen ready for service on the 28th.

July 30th sees pictures of the Lothian Airlink Volvo B5TL Wright Gemini 3 in new livery.


500 - SF17VOU and 432 - SA15VTL taken at Drum Brae Edinburgh with the older livery behind.


503 - SF17VPA taken at Drum Brae Edinburgh on July 30th.

Princess St and Mound Edinburgh on August 2nd with Lothian 217 - XIL1480 Dennis Trident Plaxton President open topper.

 

On August 8th Lothian Country 931 - SN09CVS Volvo B9L Wright Gemini seen at Dalmany heading for South Queensferry on route 43. This route was taken over from Stagecoach East Scotland Fife.

On August 16th an Alexander Dennis Falkirk new bus out on a test run.

 
First West England Ltd, Scania Alexander Dennis Enviro 400 MMC dual door YM17FKB.


Border Buses YH15EKF Scania Irizar i6 seen on route X62 taken on North Bridge Edinburgh extra from West Coast Motors sister fleet.


Lothian New Volvo 468 new upper deck twin monitors showing delays at Shandwick  Place seen held up in Princess Street on route 26.
This seems to be a significant advance in customer service. Ed.

Many thanks to Gordon Scott for his most interesting update.

All the above pictures © are courtesy of Gordon Scott.

Recent pictures from Canada by Paul Bateson

Paul Bateson writes regarding the Enviro 500's in Canada, are more than likely a SuperLo at Mississauga, Square One. He also adds some other "outside buses from Britain" pictures.


GO Transit 8345 - Mississauga, Erin Mills Transitway Stn on July 21st by Paul Bateson.

DR104 :  GO Transit is a division of Metrolinx and provides extensive services in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area.  GO Transit 8345 is an ADL Enviro500 MMC SuperLo pictured at the Erin Mills Transitway Station in Mississauga, Ontario on 21 July 2017.  GO Transit has received 68 Super Lo buses (as at August 2017) out of a total order for 253.  The chassis are assembled in Vaughan, Ontario then conveyed to Nappanee, Indiana where the bodies are assembled at the Alexander Dennis facility.  Paul A. Bateson photograph.


 OC Transpo 8125 - Bank Street at Wellington Street on July 9th by Paul Bateson .

DQ415 : OC Transpo is the operating name for the Ottawa-Carleton Regional Transit Commission and the system operates a large fleet of ADL Enviro500 buses.  8125 was photographed on Bank Street, Ottawa on 9 July 2017.  Paul A. Bateson photograph.


 Transdev Ligier - Montreal - Rue de Bleury on May 14th by Paul Bateson.
Is this the answer for city transits?


 Keolis Navya - Montreal Rue Saint-Antoine on May 14th by Paul Bateson.

Where are they now?


Trentway-Wagar 243 (JJD437D) - Montreal, Rue Metcalfe on May 18th by Paul Bateson.


Trentway-Wagar 435 (JJD435D) - Montreal, Rue du Square-Dorchester on May 18th by Paul Bateson.


Bus and Boat 6346 (651DYE) - Toronto, Robertson Crescent on May 24th by Paul Bateson.


Lady Dive Tours BP2 637 (GDL815E) - Ottawa, Confederation Square - 070717 P Bateson

Many thanks to Paul for these excellent and informative pictures.

Blackpool by Geoff Cunliffe

 

Geoff Cunliffe writes "Local gossip which may interest you is that delivery of two extra Flexity trams is said to be imminent. They are being purchased to cover the extra requirements of the Talbot Road extension to North Station, although that seems to have stalled a bit for the moment. It is rumoured that they will be delivered in the wartime utility grey with yellow relief livery that the new Palladium buses carry. It has been suggested they would look much better in the traditional green and cream!"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flexity_2_(Blackpool)

A ‘new’ heritage tram in Blackpool for twelve months is Birkenhead 20, a Wirrall Tramway based 1900 Milnes-built open topper in a smart brown and cream livery. As usual, Alan Robson has obtained some lovely photographs as it arrived at the Blackpool depot and on an initial proving run near Gynn Square. His pictures can be seen as usual on blackpooltram.blogspot.co.uk

http://blackpooltram.blogspot.co.uk/

This site also includes pictures of a recent Ribble Running Day at Lytham, Fylde coast. The pictures are of excellent quality.

ADL presents the latest version of the E400 MMC

 


 This bus has been visiting various operators in the U.K. and Arriva has taken some examples in the North West.


PEEBLES - Stephen Leckie of Crieff Hydro Hotel's Bristol K WNO475 seen on October 16th 2016 by George Irvine.
Really good to see a bus like this still in service.

 

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