North East Buses

TM Travel's Former 'Line 31' Solo 1194 (YJ57 EHC) (photo from the period in the 'Line 31' livery, working a tendered 265 journey between Sheffield and Barnsley on a Saturday Morning back in May) has joined 1202 (YN58 NDV) in Line 6 pink presumably as a spare. Neither, nor any of the new Solo SRs have yet to be branded.

MAN 14.240/Plaxton Centro 1200 (YN08 JWE) now spots a 'TM Travel' logo on the front in a blue background. (Photo @ Daniel Shaw)
Also now part of the fleet are Enviro200s 1207 (KX58 BGY) and 1208 (KX08 HME). They will be there for at least another 12 months. (Photo of 1207 @ Matt Burley, 1208 @ Daniel Shaw)

With thanks to the West Yorkshire Information Service, the arrival of new Volvo B5TL/Wright Gemini 3 for the 36 in early 2016 (photo @ Donrobni), the current Volvo B7TLs (and single Volvo B9TL) will be reallocated as followed:

Five of 3601-12 (X1-12 VTD, YJ53 CZY, YC53 MXN/MXM/MXP/MXR/MXO/MXT/MXU/MXV/MXY/MXX/MXW) will be transfeering to York depot for a new 'CityZap' branded service between York and Leeds, express style. The rest, along with 3614 (X14 VTD, PO55 PYP)
B9TL 3613 (BF62 UXZ) will be transferred to Malton depot, where it will join sisters 425-9 (BF62 UXV/W/X/Y, BF62 UYL) on Coastliner services (presumably renumbered 430)

Transdev's pair of Elecrice Optare Solo SR EVs YD63 VDA and YJ14 BCK have now transferred from Harrogate to York (where YD63 VDA was new for the ub1).

(13 Dec 2015, 2:40 pm)Kuyoyo wrote [ -> ]TM Travel's Former 'Line 31' Solo 1194 (YJ57 EHC) (photo from the period in the 'Line 31' livery, working a tendered 265 journey between Sheffield and Barnsley on a Saturday Morning back in May) has joined 1202 (YN58 NDV) in Line 6 pink presumably as a spare. Neither, nor any of the new Solo SRs have yet to be branded.

MAN 14.240/Plaxton Centro 1200 (YN08 JWE) now spots a 'TM Travel' logo on the front in a blue background. (Photo @ Daniel Shaw)
Also now part of the fleet are Enviro200s 1207 (KX58 BGY) and 1208 (KX08 HME). They will be there for at least another 12 months. (Photo of 1207 @ Matt Burley, 1208 @ Daniel Shaw)

Centro 1200 will usually be found on service 65 between Buxton & Sheffield, in between Unibus duties for which it will probably gain branding once again. It operates Unibus 4 from Bolsover. One of the other former Freebee Centro's is now in TM Travel red livery to re-join the fleet, these 3 have really been unloved, passed around the Wellglade fleet and now back with TM Travel.

BX14 SYT (797) and YY64 GWX (795) have both now arrived at their new, more permanent home, EYMS.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/128789124@...141813434/

(13 Dec 2015, 5:31 pm)tyresmoke wrote [ -> ]Centro 1200 will usually be found on service 65 between Buxton & Sheffield, in between Unibus duties for which it will probably gain branding once again. It operates Unibus 4 from Bolsover. One of the other former Freebee Centro's is now in TM Travel red livery to re-join the fleet, these 3 have really been unloved, passed around the Wellglade fleet and now back with TM Travel.

The red one is 1198 (YN08 JWC)
And 1194 in its new pink livery
Photos @ Jake Pullen

The first of Harrogate's B5TLs has now been confirmed as BL65YYS

Transdev Harrogate BL65 YYS by Yorkshire  Paper Buses & Bus Photos, on Flickr

Further Solos to arrive at TM Travel are:

Trent Barton 432 (FP51GXR)


Kinchbus 451 (FE02KDZ)


Photos © Phil Stockley

Also joining the fleet is former Red Arrow Scania Irizar 74 (FJ10OXP)

Boxing day buses around West Yorkshire had issues due to the weather but most still seemed to carry good loadings,even those that got introduced only this year.First Bradford & Hunslet Pk routes was all run out of Bramley depot,while all of Arriva`s network was run out of Belle Isle Depot (& some very complicated interworkings!)

Some routes was badly affected, Calder Valley got hit possibly the worst with the Todmorden route only running to Calder High School & the Sowerby Br route only running to Pye Nest,but as the day continued Leeds is now also having bad flooding issues,with Kirkstall road (one of the key roads in/out of the city) being badly hit as well as the Wetherby area https://www.flickr.com/photos/76935272@N05/23986010245/

Doncaster-based Volvo B7TL/Alexander ALX400 32249/50/60/62/66 (LT52 WVM/N, WWF/H/M) are to transfer to York. In excahnge, Doncaster gain Volvo B7L/Wright Eclipse Metro 60898-902 (YJ51 RFX/L/N/O, YG02 DHK).

(information thanks to '2101' on the 'South Yorkshire Transport' Forum)

Fire at Yorkshire Tiger's Elland depot:-
http://wyfs.co.uk/incident/large-vehicle...land-area/

(28 Dec 2015, 10:47 am)GX03 SVC wrote [ -> ]Fire at Yorkshire Tiger's Elland depot:-
http://wyfs.co.uk/incident/large-vehicle...land-area/

=(, not good. 

Wonder how it started?

7 vehicles destroyed, including Solo's and an MCV Evolution.
Don't think any of the new ones were involved though.

(28 Dec 2015, 10:51 am)Michael wrote [ -> ]=(, not good. 

Wonder how it started?

Understatement of the year that like Michael.....

(28 Dec 2015, 10:51 am)Michael wrote [ -> ]=(, not good.

MCV Evolution 654 (AE57FBG) appears to be one of the vehicles destroyed. Will post details when I know fully.

(28 Dec 2015, 11:56 am)citaro5284 wrote [ -> ]Understatement of the year that like Michael.....

Ere, its those days between Christmas day and New Years where you don't have any idea's on what to do!

Please feel free to delete if it seems insensitive

Two of the Solos have now been confirmed on the 'Travel West Yorkshire' Forum as 382/3 (MX09 HHY/JC).

Not a good weekend for Yorkshire Tiger,1 Depot gets flooded & another has a fire

(28 Dec 2015, 4:19 pm)S813 FVK wrote [ -> ]Please feel free to delete if it seems insensitive

One enthusiast will find it offensive as it's Solow's.

Few more details coming through - the MCV would be 654 AE57FBG.

Loans to Elland depot to cover from tomorrow are:
Solo's 234 (YJ51XSL), 337 (NY03PUV), 356 (MX04VMG), 357 (MX55BYK), 361 (MX07BCO) from Tiger Blue (Honley Depot)
E200's 1002 (YY14LFN) from Castleford, 1063 (YJ09CVB) from Dewsbury
Lowlander 1611 (YJ06WWX) from Heckmondwike

News from Transdev Harrogate.

https://twitter.com/alextransdev/status/...6676489217

The first image of Stagecoach's new E200MMCs - 26024 (YX65 RAU) is one of 11 for Rawmarsh, this one of ten with the new version of branding for the 22x (Rotherham - Barnsley)

And TM Travel now have 451 (FE02 KDZ) in service still in Kinchbus base livery with TM Travel logos on the front and additionally fitted with a front LED display

Photos @ Jake Pullen

(13 Dec 2015, 4:44 pm)Kuyoyo wrote [ -> ]With thanks to the West Yorkshire Information Service, the arrival of new Volvo B5TL/Wright Gemini 3 for the 36 in early 2016 (photo @ Donrobni), the current Volvo B7TLs (and single Volvo B9TL) will be reallocated as followed:

Five of 3601-12 (X1-12 VTD, YJ53 CZY, YC53 MXN/MXM/MXP/MXR/MXO/MXT/MXU/MXV/MXY/MXX/MXW) will be transfeering to York depot for a new 'CityZap' branded service between York and Leeds, express style. The rest, along with 3614 (X14 VTD, PO55 PYP)
B9TL 3613 (BF62 UXZ) will be transferred to Malton depot, where it will join sisters 425-9 (BF62 UXV/W/X/Y, BF62 UYL) on Coastliner services (presumably renumbered 430)

Transdev's pair of Elecrice Optare Solo SR EVs YD63 VDA and YJ14 BCK have now transferred from Harrogate to York (where YD63 VDA was new for the ub1).

New details from the same source:

• Five of 3601-12 are moving to York for 'CityZap', the remaining 7 are to move to Keighley
  
• 3613/4 are both now staying at Harrogate as spares for the 36, 3613 has already been repainted into the revised Black/Red Livery
  
• The B5TLs are numbered 3615-28
  
• The two Electric Solo SRs remain at Harrogate, however they don't have any regular work
  
• Keighley's former Coastliner B7RLE 451-6 are listed as due a refurbishment for the 66 (Keighley-Skipton) along with 1843
  
• The three Dennis Tridents purchased from Nottingham City Transport (new to First London) listed for conversion to open top and Electric for York's City Sightseeing Operations are 2011 (LN51 GKD), 2013 (LN51 GKG) and 2015 (LT52 WXJ).
  

Looks like Arriva aren't the only ones with the "Three Horsehoes"...
http://www.harrogatebus.co.uk/cmsUploads...5web-1.pdf

Stagecoach Yorkshire's Barnsley depot have their first ADL E200MMC - 26023 (YX65 PZZ) is there for driver familiarisation.

Stagecoach Yorkshire 26023 YX65 PZZ by Yorkshire  Paper Buses & Bus Photos, on Flickr

Worth mentioning they go into service this Friday - if I remember right on service 11

(12 Jan 2016, 6:48 am)tyresmoke wrote [ -> ]Worth mentioning they go into service this Friday - if I remember right on service 11

Barnsley's are indeed for their service 11. Rawmarsh's are for the 22x (Rotherham-Barnsley)

Just returning to the 36 for a second...

As pointed out by Kuyoyo, 3613 has been repainted to act as one of the spares (alongside 3614) for service 36. However, are my eyes deceiving here?

3613: https://flic.kr/p/CRwLmK
New B5TL: https://flic.kr/p/CJtoCo

As can clearly be seen, 3613 is carrying a two tone red base livery while the B5TLs are red and black (like the current 36 livery). Can somebody shed some light on this please?

I think it's likely they will be branded generically, allowing use on 770/771 routes via Wetherby too