North East Buses

(05 Jul 2017, 8:00 pm)Kuyoyo wrote [ -> ]1307-12 (there is no 1313) are with Arriva North East.

The new Flying Tiger Enviro200MMCs are 1070-5 (YX17 NJV/Y/Z, NKA/C/D).

Ah! I remember you saying some would go to ANE - just didn't know they had already gone.

It also looks like Tiger buses are beginning to be numbered in line with the main AY fleet. I noticed some Solos recently acquired were variously quoted with both 3xx fleet numbers and 100x fleet numbers. THe latter presumably to fit in with the main numbering sequences.

(05 Jul 2017, 8:51 pm)Tamesider wrote [ -> ]Ah! I remember you saying some would go to ANE - just didn't know they had already gone.

It also looks like Tiger buses are beginning to be numbered in line with the main AY fleet. I noticed some Solos recently acquired were variously quoted with both 3xx fleet numbers and 100x fleet numbers. THe latter presumably to fit in with the main numbering sequences.

Tiger's fleet numbering scheme remains seperate - as the Second-hand Solos purchased for the opening of Barnsley depot share fleet numbers with the short Enviro200s in the main fleet new in 2014.

http://brightbus.net/brightbus-news/closure

Not sure it has been mentioned here.

According to sources, there are no direct replacement services. Just commercial replacements and they're covering the majority of areas. Not all.
https://travelsouthyorkshire.com/brightbus/

Transdev

With delivery of the new Versas for Burnley's 'Mainline' network, Harrogate's Versa 277-84 (YJ12 MZN/O/P/T/U/V/W/X) are in the process of being renumbered 207-14. Similarly, York's 273/6 (YJ57 XWW, YJ08 PKZ) are to be renumbered 203/6.

The new Versas for Mainline are replacing the newest B7RLEs in the fleet onto Yorkshire work. The first refurbished are 1855/6 (FJ58 LSO/U) for Harrogate's 70/71 (currently 770/771).
The Harrogate Bus Company 1855 FJ58 LSO by Yorkshire Paper Buses & Bus Photos, on Flickr

(28 May 2017, 7:13 pm)Kuyoyo wrote [ -> ]Transdev Harrogate

One I failed to mention, a batch of 8 Volvo B7TL/Plaxton Presidents have been purchased from National Express' West Midlands and Xplore Dundee operation. The first has entered service on York Race Shuttle 197 yesterday in the form of 2720 (V69 MOA) - formerly 4069 with National Express (Photo @ Driffbus)

The rest of the batch are:
Transdev Fleet No. (Nat Exp Fleet No): Reg
2719 (4034): V34MOA
2721 (4074): V74MOA
2722 (4118): W118DOP
2723 (4119): W119DOP
2724 (4120): W412DOE
2725 (4078): V78MOA
2726 (4084): V84MOA

So far, reports on the West Yorkshire Information Service Fleet list suggests 2724 has followed B7TL/Gemini 404 into Vamooz livery (see below)
Vamooz by John, on Flickr

2724 is indeed in Vamooz livery
W412DOE 2724 York Pullman Bus Company on loan from Transdev Harrogate and District by MTBP (Chris Nelson / Nelboy of York), on Flickr

2719/20 are both in 'The Harrogate Bus Company' Two-Tone Red Livery.
V34MOA 2719 York Pullman Bus Company on loan from Transdev Harrogate and District by MTBP (Chris Nelson / Nelboy of York), on Flickr

The rest are being reported by West Yorkshire Information Service Fleet list as going into the 'Pride of the North' livery.

South Yorkshire

A number of major changes are taking place from 3rd September. A summary of the major ones below:

Stagecoach
Service 265 (Barnsley to Sheffield) is being renumbered 2 and extended to the Moor Markets in Sheffield.
Service 57 (Sheffield to Stockbridge) is reduced from half hourly to hourly and will interwork with the 201 (Chapeltown to Stocksbridge). The Commerically Operated Sunday Daytime journeys are withdrawn, with a new tendered circular 57 service to be operated by TM Travel between Hillsborough and Oughtibridge, running via Middlewood outwards returning via Worrall and Wadsley as now.
The SL2 (Hillsborough to Stannington) is withdrawn

First
A huge recast in the Rotherham Area:
Certain journeys on the 22a/22c are extended to Sheffield via the Parkway (to save on dead running from Olive Grove)
The 70/71 (Rotherham to Meadowhall or Sheffield via Tinsley) are withdrawn and replaced by other revisions as followed:
The 72 (Sheffield to Rotherham via Waverley) is revised to run between Sheffield and Meadowhall via Parkway Industrial Estate, Handsworth, Waverley, Tinsley Park, Brinsworth and Tinsley.
The 73 (Rotherham to Treeton) is revised to run from Sheffield to Rotherham via Manor Top, Intake, Richmond, Handsworth, Waverley, Catcliffe, Treeton, Brinsworth and Canklow. Service 73a is retimed, and slightly replaced by new service 23 between Rotherham and Brinsworth every two hours.
The 74 (Sheffield to Harthill) is revised to run from Sheffield to Rotherham via Granville Road, Manor Top, Richmond, Handsworth, Waverley, Catcliffe, Treeton, Brinsworth and Canklow. The Treeton to Harthill section will be replaced by service X54.
NEW 74a (via the same route as the 74) replaces service 40

Service 66 (Rotherham to High Green) is revised as followed:
66 will run between Rotherham and Thorpe Hesley - also replacing the sole 67 journey - allowing smaller vehicles to be used on this and interworking service 34
Journeys between Rotherham and High Green will operate as service 136, which will also replaced one journey on the 138 hourly. The 136 will interwork at High Green with service 85 (see below)

In Sheffield:
Service 35 (Sheffield to Hillsborough via Meadowhall) is revised to operate from Sheffield to Meadowhall via Hillsborough, Wadsley Bridge, Fox Hill, Grenoside, Parson Cross, Sheffield Lane Top, Firth Park, Grimesthorpe and Brightside partly replacing some buses on service 85. The 85 will be hourly.
To replace it, the 43 (Meadowhall to Kimberworth Park) is extended to Sheffield and renumbered 36. Between Meadowhall and Blackburn most buses will run via Wincobank to serve Standon Road.
To serve Jenkin Road and Sandstone Road in Wincobank, certain journeys on the 3 (Meadowhall to Nether Edge) are diverted and will operate as the 3a.

The X5 is revised. During the daytime on Mondays to Saturdays buses will run every 30 minutes. journeys that run to/from Thurcroft will now operate from Monks Bridge Road via Outgang Lane, Hangsman Lane, School Road to Laughton Village serving Laughton Common. Buses will no longer serve Breck Lane or St. Johns Rd in Laughton Village.
The NEW X54 replaced the 74 between Sheffield and Harthill. Buses will run between Sheffield and Harthill via Catcliffe, Treeton, Aughton, Swallownest, Aston, Todwick and Kiveton Park.
The X55 is revised to run hourly during the daytime on Mondays to Saturdays. Some buses will also serve Todwick.
Services X5, X54 and X55 will provide a bus every 15 minutes between Sheffield and Swallownest/Aston. Certain X5 journeys will call into Wales High Schools

TM Travel
The Sunday journeys on the 85 between 0835 and 1735 from High Green will terminate at Hillsborough and interwork with the new 57. From Sheffield, there will be no 85s between 0820 and 1920.
Due to First's changes in Rotherham, TM Travel's journeys on the 138 are withdrawn.

Arriva Yorkshire

The final batch of 12 Enviro400MMCs have entered service at Heckmondwike this week on services 254 (Leeds to Dewsbury via Heckmondwike) and 255 (Leeds to Halifax via Cleckheaton). These are to the same specification as Castleford's 189-branded examples. They are 1972-83 (YX17 NLJ/K/L/M/N/O/P/R/T/U/V/Y) of which 1972-82 are branded (see photo of 1982 below showing a major downfall of the 'new' branding style) while 1983 follows Castleford's 1959/71 in being the unbranded spare.

Arriva Yorkshire 1982 YX17 NLV by Yorkshire Paper Buses & Bus Photos, on Flickr

(19 Jul 2017, 9:03 pm)Kuyoyo wrote [ -> ]South Yorkshire

A number of major changes are taking place from 3rd September. A summary of the major ones below:

Stagecoach
Service 265 (Barnsley to Sheffield) is being renumbered 2 and extended to the Moor Markets in Sheffield.
Service 57 (Sheffield to Stockbridge) is reduced from half hourly to hourly and will interwork with the 201 (Chapeltown to Stocksbridge). The Commerically Operated Sunday Daytime journeys are withdrawn, with a new tendered circular 57 service to be operated by TM Travel between Hillsborough and Oughtibridge, running via Middlewood outwards returning via Worrall and Wadsley as now.
The SL2 (Hillsborough to Stannington) is withdrawn

First
A huge recast in the Rotherham Area:
Certain journeys on the 22a/22c are extended to Sheffield via the Parkway (to save on dead running from Olive Grove)
The 70/71 (Rotherham to Meadowhall or Sheffield via Tinsley) are withdrawn and replaced by other revisions as followed:
The 72 (Sheffield to Rotherham via Waverley) is revised to run between Sheffield and Meadowhall via Parkway Industrial Estate, Handsworth, Waverley, Tinsley Park, Brinsworth and Tinsley.
The 73 (Rotherham to Treeton) is revised to run from Sheffield to Rotherham via Manor Top, Intake, Richmond, Handsworth, Waverley, Catcliffe, Treeton, Brinsworth and Canklow. Service 73a is retimed, and slightly replaced by new service 23 between Rotherham and Brinsworth every two hours.
The 74 (Sheffield to Harthill) is revised to run from Sheffield to Rotherham via Granville Road, Manor Top, Richmond, Handsworth, Waverley, Catcliffe, Treeton, Brinsworth and Canklow. The Treeton to Harthill section will be replaced by service X54.
NEW 74a (via the same route as the 74) replaces service 40

Service 66 (Rotherham to High Green) is revised as followed:
66 will run between Rotherham and Thorpe Hesley - also replacing the sole 67 journey - allowing smaller vehicles to be used on this and interworking service 34
Journeys between Rotherham and High Green will operate as service 136, which will also replaced one journey on the 138 hourly. The 136 will interwork at High Green with service 85 (see below)

In Sheffield:
Service 35 (Sheffield to Hillsborough via Meadowhall) is revised to operate from Sheffield to Meadowhall via Hillsborough, Wadsley Bridge, Fox Hill, Grenoside, Parson Cross, Sheffield Lane Top, Firth Park, Grimesthorpe and Brightside partly replacing some buses on service 85. The 85 will be hourly.
To replace it, the 43 (Meadowhall to Kimberworth Park) is extended to Sheffield and renumbered 36. Between Meadowhall and Blackburn most buses will run via Wincobank to serve Standon Road.
To serve Jenkin Road and Sandstone Road in Wincobank, certain journeys on the 3 (Meadowhall to Nether Edge) are diverted and will operate as the 3a.

The X5 is revised. During the daytime on Mondays to Saturdays buses will run every 30 minutes. journeys that run to/from Thurcroft will now operate from Monks Bridge Road via Outgang Lane, Hangsman Lane, School Road to Laughton Village serving Laughton Common.  Buses will no longer serve Breck Lane or St. Johns Rd in Laughton Village.
The NEW X54 replaced the 74 between Sheffield and Harthill. Buses will run between Sheffield and Harthill via Catcliffe, Treeton, Aughton, Swallownest, Aston, Todwick and Kiveton Park.
The X55 is revised to run hourly during the daytime on Mondays to Saturdays. Some buses will also serve Todwick.
Services X5, X54 and X55 will provide a bus every 15 minutes between Sheffield  and Swallownest/Aston. Certain X5 journeys will call into Wales High Schools

TM Travel
The Sunday journeys on the 85 between 0835 and 1735 from High Green will terminate at Hillsborough and interwork with the new 57. From Sheffield, there will be no 85s between 0820 and 1920.
Due to First's changes in Rotherham, TM Travel's journeys on the 138 are withdrawn.

A number of the 'new' First Sheffield timetables are now available on Travel South Yorkshire via the Brightbus Replacement page
https://www.travelsouthyorkshire.com/Brightbus/

Transdev

Confirmed now on The Keighley Bus Company Website is the new order for the 60 (Keighley to Leeds via Shipley and the Aire Valley) is Optare Versas in a Green/Red livery branded as 'Aireline'.

(01 Aug 2017, 12:43 pm)Kuyoyo wrote [ -> ]Transdev

Confirmed now on The Keighley Bus Company Website is the new order for the 60 (Keighley to Leeds via Shipley and the Aire Valley) is Optare Versas in a Green/Red livery branded as 'Aireline'.

Like they did with Mainline in Burnley, they are looking for someone local to be the voice for the next stop announcements on this route.

(01 Aug 2017, 12:43 pm)Kuyoyo wrote [ -> ]Transdev

Confirmed now on The Keighley Bus Company Website is the new order for the 60 (Keighley to Leeds via Shipley and the Aire Valley) is Optare Versas in a Green/Red livery branded as 'Aireline'.

Do we know when these are due, and how many buses are on order?

(04 Jul 2017, 2:21 pm)Dan wrote [ -> ]The image is two weeks old now, but a photo of the 12x Volvo B5TL/EvoSeti being shipped:

'EYMS Enthusiasts' Twitter has confirmed the fleet numbers and registrations for the latest batch of B5TL/EvoSetis - and it appears they won't be in service until next month

804: BF67 GHG
805: BF67 GHH
806: BF67 GHJ
807: BF67 GHK
808: BF67 GHN
809: BF67 GHO
810: BF67 GHU
811: BF67 GHV
812: BF67 GHX
813: BF67 GHY
814: BF67 GHZ
815: BF67 GJE

West Yorkshire

Transdev

Keighley's Town Network is to be rebranded 'Keighley Jets' upon the arrival of this year's order of Optare Solo SRs. Believe 6 are on order to replace the remaining MPDs on the local work.

Following its sisters refurbishement last year, former Coastliner B7RLE 454 (YJ05 FNN) has also now been treated to a refurbishment. Unlike 450-3, it currently retains its original registration. The final member of the batch, 455 (YJ05 FNO), is also due for refurbishment soon.

The 'Wharfdale Links' operation is due to expand in October when the company commence operation of the daytime journeys on the 965 in Otley, currently operated commercially by First (interworking with the short X84s - First are making improvements to the X84 at the same time which will see the vehicle used on the 965 required for that improvement). A bus war has already been started however - Connexions have also registered the 965 from the same date.

South Yorkshire

Stagecoach

A photo on 'Stagecoach Enthusiasts' Facebook Group has confirmed the loan of Stagecoach Hull's E400MMC 10739/41 (SN66 VXG/J) to Stagecoach's Sheffield operation (depot tbc) and are presently parked at Mansfield.

How many of Transdev's B10's are left in service around York, Harrogate & Keighley?

(05 Aug 2017, 6:42 pm)Malarkey wrote [ -> ]How many of Transdev's B10's are left in service around York, Harrogate & Keighley?

A contact I have in Harrogate says theres a few knocking around there, they get used on Blackburn's Valleyline too. Only one in York the last time I went was a spare white one on the 44, Unibus is withdrawn so they no longer see regular use in York.

Transdev

Alex Hornby 'tweeted' earlier today that 22 High-Spec Buses (including the 'Keighley Jets' Solos and 'Aireline' Versas) are currently in build for the Yorkshire fleets.

Link to said tweet: https://twitter.com/alextransdev/status/...7037455361

First West Yorkshire

12 of Leeds Hunslet Park's Vovlo B9TL/Wright Gemini 2s are due to transfer to First Cyrmu this coming week. In exchange, Bramley depot are to receive 12 Streetlites from the same source. A number of spare deckers from Bramley and Bradford depots will be loaned to Hunslet Park pending the arrival of the first of the 284 new vehicles due for Leeds in the next three years - reported number of 34 due in the autumn for use on the 1 (Holt Park-City Centre-Beeston) and 6 (Holt Park-Bus Station).

(06 Aug 2017, 12:38 pm)Kuyoyo wrote [ -> ]Transdev

Alex Hornby 'tweeted' earlier today that 22 High-Spec Buses (including the 'Keighley Jets' Solos and 'Aireline' Versas) are currently in build for the Yorkshire fleets.

Link to said tweet: https://twitter.com/alextransdev/status/...7037455361

First West Yorkshire

12 of Leeds Hunslet Park's Vovlo B9TL/Wright Gemini 2s are due to transfer to First Cyrmu this coming week. In exchange, Bramley depot are to receive 12 Streetlites from the same source. A number of spare deckers from Bramley and Bradford depots will be loaned to Hunslet Park pending the arrival of the first of the 284 new vehicles due for Leeds in the next three years - reported number of 34 due in the autumn for use on the 1 (Holt Park-City Centre-Beeston) and 6 (Holt Park-Bus Station).

There have been rumours of 'deckers being cascaded from Leeds to the Manchester fleet, as the bendis are being withdrawn. Investment is certainly needed as (not including TFGM owned midis and the Vantage fleet) barely 37% of the Manchester fleet is under 8 yo, and over 10% will be too old to run tendered journeys from 1st Sept.

(05 Aug 2017, 6:42 pm)Malarkey wrote [ -> ]How many of Transdev's B10's are left in service around York, Harrogate & Keighley?

Their about 3 or 4 volvo B10BLE in york

(06 Aug 2017, 2:05 pm)Tamesider wrote [ -> ]There have been rumours of 'deckers being cascaded from Leeds to the Manchester fleet, as the bendis are being withdrawn. Investment is certainly needed as (not including TFGM owned midis and the Vantage fleet) barely 37% of the Manchester fleet is under 8 yo, and over 10% will be too old to run tendered journeys from 1st Sept.

Sorry - wrong way round. Crazy as it sounds the rumours are that between 10 & 50 of Manchester's - probably Bolton's given the sources of the rumours - E400s are heading to Leeds.

(19 Jul 2017, 9:03 pm)Kuyoyo wrote [ -> ]South Yorkshire

A number of major changes are taking place from 3rd September. A summary of the major ones below:

First
A huge recast in the Rotherham Area:
Certain journeys on the 22a/22c are extended to Sheffield via the Parkway (to save on dead running from Olive Grove)
The 70/71 (Rotherham to Meadowhall or Sheffield via Tinsley) are withdrawn and replaced by other revisions as followed:
The 72 (Sheffield to Rotherham via Waverley) is revised to run between Sheffield and Meadowhall via Parkway Industrial Estate, Handsworth, Waverley, Tinsley Park, Brinsworth and Tinsley.
The 73 (Rotherham to Treeton) is revised to run from Sheffield to Rotherham via Manor Top, Intake, Richmond, Handsworth, Waverley, Catcliffe, Treeton, Brinsworth and Canklow. Service 73a is retimed, and slightly replaced by new service 23 between Rotherham and Brinsworth every two hours.
The 74 (Sheffield to Harthill) is revised to run from Sheffield to Rotherham via Granville Road, Manor Top, Richmond, Handsworth, Waverley, Catcliffe, Treeton, Brinsworth and Canklow. The Treeton to Harthill section will be replaced by service X54.
NEW 74a (via the same route as the 74) replaces service 40

Service 66 (Rotherham to High Green) is revised as followed:
66 will run between Rotherham and Thorpe Hesley - also replacing the sole 67 journey - allowing smaller vehicles to be used on this and interworking service 34
Journeys between Rotherham and High Green will operate as service 136, which will also replaced one journey on the 138 hourly. The 136 will interwork at High Green with service 85 (see below)

In Sheffield:
Service 35 (Sheffield to Hillsborough via Meadowhall) is revised to operate from Sheffield to Meadowhall via Hillsborough, Wadsley Bridge, Fox Hill, Grenoside, Parson Cross, Sheffield Lane Top, Firth Park, Grimesthorpe and Brightside partly replacing some buses on service 85. The 85 will be hourly.
To replace it, the 43 (Meadowhall to Kimberworth Park) is extended to Sheffield and renumbered 36. Between Meadowhall and Blackburn most buses will run via Wincobank to serve Standon Road.
To serve Jenkin Road and Sandstone Road in Wincobank, certain journeys on the 3 (Meadowhall to Nether Edge) are diverted and will operate as the 3a.

The X5 is revised. During the daytime on Mondays to Saturdays buses will run every 30 minutes. journeys that run to/from Thurcroft will now operate from Monks Bridge Road via Outgang Lane, Hangsman Lane, School Road to Laughton Village serving Laughton Common.  Buses will no longer serve Breck Lane or St. Johns Rd in Laughton Village.
The NEW X54 replaced the 74 between Sheffield and Harthill. Buses will run between Sheffield and Harthill via Catcliffe, Treeton, Aughton, Swallownest, Aston, Todwick and Kiveton Park.
The X55 is revised to run hourly during the daytime on Mondays to Saturdays. Some buses will also serve Todwick.
Services X5, X54 and X55 will provide a bus every 15 minutes between Sheffield  and Swallownest/Aston. Certain X5 journeys will call into Wales High Schools

TM Travel
The Sunday journeys on the 85 between 0835 and 1735 from High Green will terminate at Hillsborough and interwork with the new 57. From Sheffield, there will be no 85s between 0820 and 1920.
Due to First's changes in Rotherham, TM Travel's journeys on the 138 are withdrawn.

Some timetables are online and the following details can now be confirmed:

22a/22c: The Sheffield extension is mainly positioning journeys - all departures from Sheffield are 22As while all return journeys run as 22Cs. The 22a is also reduced in operating hours - both services run half hourly until 1300 when the 22a reduces to hourly until 1500 after which all journeys run as the 22c. All journeys leaving Wath between 1700 and 2104 run to Sheffield on weekdays (1720 to 2104 on Saturdays) - the lastt two departures from Wath terminate in Rotherham. No journeys on Sunday run to/from Sheffield

73/73a: The Sheffield extension is evening and Sundays only as a replacement for the 72a except operating via Manor Top rather than Sheffield Parkway.

74/74a: While First have re-routed their weekday/Saturday journeys on the 74 (and new 74a) to Rotherham, TM Travel's Sunday Tendered Journeys to Harthill remain (apart from being retimed as they no longer interwork with the 29a at Harthill). The last First 74 departures out of Sheffield is 1722 (1752 onwards are 73s) while the last journey from Rotherham is 2055 (combining with the 73 between 1800 and 2100 to offer a half hourly frequency between Rotherham and Sheffield. First departure from Rotherham on Saturdays is the 74a at 0902 - all journeys before that run as 73s.

(06 Aug 2017, 12:38 pm)Kuyoyo wrote [ -> ]First West Yorkshire

12 of Leeds Hunslet Park's Vovlo B9TL/Wright Gemini 2s are due to transfer to First Cyrmu this coming week. In exchange, Bramley depot are to receive 12 Streetlites from the same source. A number of spare deckers from Bramley and Bradford depots will be loaned to Hunslet Park pending the arrival of the first of the 284 new vehicles due for Leeds in the next three years - reported number of 34 due in the autumn for use on the 1 (Holt Park-City Centre-Beeston) and 6 (Holt Park-Bus Station).

The amount is now 10 of each.

Streetlites 47629-31 are the first to arrive - 47629 now repainted (photo @ Chris Munden). The plan is to use them on 'Leeds City Bus' service 5 (Halton Moor to Bus Station then City Loop) replacing the early B7RLEs (although it is mainly the Scania Solars and B7Ls on there at present).

The new deckers on order for Leeds are further Wright Streetdecks - including some HEV models for the Park & Ride services.

(06 Aug 2017, 12:38 pm)Kuyoyo wrote [ -> ]Transdev

Alex Hornby 'tweeted' earlier today that 22 High-Spec Buses (including the 'Keighley Jets' Solos and 'Aireline' Versas) are currently in build for the Yorkshire fleets.

Link to said tweet: https://twitter.com/alextransdev/status/...7037455361

First West Yorkshire

12 of Leeds Hunslet Park's Vovlo B9TL/Wright Gemini 2s are due to transfer to First Cyrmu this coming week. In exchange, Bramley depot are to receive 12 Streetlites from the same source. A number of spare deckers from Bramley and Bradford depots will be loaned to Hunslet Park pending the arrival of the first of the 284 new vehicles due for Leeds in the next three years - reported number of 34 due in the autumn for use on the 1 (Holt Park-City Centre-Beeston) and 6 (Holt Park-Bus Station).

Are there any more details of which buses from Bramley - and more especially, Bradford - will be loaned to HP? Will these be older types such as ALX400s or even early B9s?

ta,
Phil

I would hope those Streetlites replace the remaining B6/B10's that First have in service in Leeds, also some kicking about in York and Bradford from what i've seen this week on my Yorkshire Tour, plenty of ALX400's still kicking about also across multiple areas.

(28 Jun 2017, 8:18 am)Kuyoyo wrote [ -> ]First South Yorkshire

7 E200s are on-loan from Dawsonrentals, being used out of Olive Grove depot, they are:

MK62 GYC 44936
MK63 XAC 44937
YW14 FHS 44938
YX14 RZE 44939
MX62 GNJ 44940
MX14 FUJ 44941
YX64 TXW (no fleetnumber yet - awaiting prep)

They are set to be allocated to set boards - mostly operating in Rotherham, however 44939 escaped onto the 96 on Monday
Untitled by trackyman56, on Flickr

Slight update on this:

YX64 TXW became 44942 and replaced 44938, which was rejected. 44940/1 are now at Doncaster and have been joined by longer sisters YY16 YJT and MX14 FUH - which is of course ex-Stagecarriage 11.
Stagecarriage 11 (MX14 FUH) by Tony Kuy, on Flickr

Owned E200s 44925-7 have been earmarked for transfer to Somerset for well over a year - and this is finally due to take place during September. 44925 has recently been back at Olive Grove working alongside the loan examples, while 44926/7 have been withdrawn and re-instated at Doncaster in recent weeks. Also due to be cascaded from Doncaster are Solos 53401 (TO54 TRU), 53703 (LK05 DXR) and 53807/8/10 (WX05 RSV/Y, RTO), also bound for Somerset. In exchange, Manchester's longer Solos 53143-50 are to transfer to Doncaster from Oldham. These were originally new for the Metroshuttle routes in the City Centre before being cascaded to the Ashton and Oldham areas for minibus work there.

Also, for any eagled eyed locals who don't fancy the trek down to Sheffield etc for First's fleet - following the closure of the Commerical Operation side of Rotherham's operation, all South Yorkshire repaints are now taking place at Thorntons.

The latest batch of Volvo B5TL MCV Evosetis have started to enter service with East Yorkshire:
https://flic.kr/p/Y6KVWz

The allocation of the vehicles is as follows:

804-806: Scarborough (branded for 121)
807-811: Hull (branded for 121)
812-813: Hull (branded for X46)
814: Pockington (branded for X46)
815: Bridlington

812-814 being branded for service X46 has allowed Volvo B9TLs 791-792 and Volvo B5TL 793 to be debranded.

Transdev

Keighley's new 'Keighley Jets' Solos have started to trickle into service this week. With the exception of 154 (registration tbc) - which is a M995SR example - 155-60 (YJ17 FUW/Y, FVA/B/C/D) are M925SR models.

South Yorkshire

A number of Stagecoach Sheffield's Ecclesfield-based Scania N230UD/Alexander Dennis Enviro400s have gained branding for the revised 2 (formerly 265) between Sheffield and Barnsley, including 15716.

Untitled by trackyman56, on Flickr

Transdev Harrogate and District have been called to a public inquiry:

Public Inquiry (75052) to be held at Hillcrest House (Leeds), LS9 6NF, 386 Harehills Lane,
LEEDS, on 13 September 2017 commencing at 10:30
PB0001746 SN
HARROGATE & DISTRICT TRAVEL LTD
Director(s): JAMES KEILLOR WALLACE, RUSSELL GEORGE ONLEY-REVILL, GORDON
DUNCAN IRVINE, ALEX HORNBY
PROSPECT PARK, BROUGHTON WAY, STARBECK, HARROGATE, HG2 7NY
S26 - Consideration of disciplinary action under Section 26 (The Transport Act 1985)
S17 - Consideration of disciplinary action under Section 17 (The Public Passenger
Vehicles Act 1981)

TM Public Inquiry (Case ID: 404114, Public Inquiry ID: 84035) for ALAN ISHERWOOD to be
held at Hillcrest House (Leeds), LS9 6NF, 386 Harehills Lane, LEEDS,
on 13 September 2017 commencing at 10:30
Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009
Schedule 3

TM Travel

Two new members of the fleet are:

• Ex-Brightbus Volvo B7L/East Lancs Nordic SA52DWC, new to First Glasgow.
  

• Scania L94UB/Wright Solar 653 (FN04 HSZ) from Trent Barton, formerly used on the now-withdrawn 'Zoom'
  

Both of these are a result of Brightbus' closure. The B7L, now numbered 1170, is for use on a school contract taken on. The Scania, meanwhile, will be for use on Line 4 (City to Bents Green or Ringinglow) which now requires a full size vehicle following the withdrawal of the High Storrs School-Sheffield service back in the spring.

(13 Aug 2017, 7:21 pm)Tamesider wrote [ -> ]Are there any more details of which buses from Bramley - and more especially, Bradford - will be loaned to HP? Will these be older types such as ALX400s or even early B9s?

ta,
Phil

Any news on these, as I wondered if the New School Year would see the completion of such moves?