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RE: Jim Hughes of Sunderland
3262MW Van Hool Astrobel seen in Acklam this afternoon with JH Coaches on the LED, new addition ex TGM? Wasn't one that Classic had but they may have picked the best out of the batch?

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RE: Jim Hughes of Sunderland
(16 Sep 2014, 1:56 pm)Tom wrote T319FGN has now been branded. Looks very smart. 

Was on schollars tonight
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RE: Jim Hughes of Sunderland
W905 has been repainted into JH's corporate livery, not yet branded.
On tonight's 451 (?) which terminates at the Winter Gardens - previously operated by Kingsleys.
RE: Jim Hughes of Sunderland
TUI4737, TUI4840, 6963MW, YN06PFD have been seen on ALS Supporters Bus which were booked with Jim Hughes and I think 5579MW
RE: Jim Hughes of Sunderland
It is correct that following the closure of the TGM North East depot in Annfield Plain we are pleased to confirm that on the 1st October 2014 Classic Coaches has joined with JH Coaches. JH Coaches is owned by the Shipley family who were the original founders of Classic Coaches way back in 1983, so once again we are family owned.
Both companies have now moved to a new depot in Birtley.
Our Day Trip and Blackpool Express programmes will continue to operate as normal until the end of their current brochures (2014) We are currently working on the Day Trip and Blackpool Express programs for 2015.
Our fleet now incorporates some of the Classic Coaches vehicles which transferred from Annfield Plain.
These are:- YN54AGV, YN06PFD, YN07LHF, YN53OZP, TVE804, 6963MW.
We are also introducing another Volvo Vanhool Astrobel - 3262MW.

Fleet Update - Updated 29/10/2014


W2 RJC - Mercedes Sprinter (16 Seat Standard)
AA05SET - Mercedes Cheetah (33 Seat Standard)
VNP893 - Volvo Premier (48 Seat Executive)
YSV815 - Volvo Premier (48 Seat Executive)
PIL2166 - Volvo Premier (53 Seat Standard)
YKZ9965 - Volvo Premier (70 Seat Standard) 3+2 Config.
OTP940 - Volvo Excalibur (49 Seat Executive)
WSU486 - Volvo Excalibur (49 Seat Executive)
MSU392 - Mercedes Touro (49 Seat Executive)
MSU830 - Mercedes Touro (49 Seat Executive)
OTP392 - Mercedes Touro (49 Seat Executive)
PJI2407 - Mercedes Touro (49 Seat Executive)
BX06UMC - Mercedes Touro (53 Seat Standard)
BX06UMJ - Mercedes Touro (53 Seat Standard)
KU52 RYF - Dennis Dart
KU52 RYM - Dennis Dart
M135 UWY - Volvo Excalibur
T312 FGN - DAF DB250 - ALX400
T317 FGN - DAF DB250 - ALX400
T318 FGN - DAF DB250 - ALX400
T319 FGN - DAF DB250 - ALX400
T320 FGN - DAF DB250 - ALX400
T421 GGO - DAF DB250 - ALX400
LT02 ZZJ - Dennis Trident
LT02ZZL - Dennis Trident
LT02ZZO - Dennis Trident (Due Delivery 01 Nov 2014)
S236JUA - DAF DB250 - ALX400
W905UJM - Volvo B10(BLE)
YN54AGV - Volvo Berkhof Axial
YN06PFD - Volvo Plaxton Paragon
YN07LHF - Scania Irizar Century
YN53OZP - Scania Irizar Century (Now Sold - To be withdrawn)
TVE804 - Scania Irizar Century (Now Sold - To be withdrawn)
6963MW - Volvo Vanhool Astrobel
3262MW - Volvo Vanhool Astrobel
RE: Jim Hughes of Sunderland
Thanks JHCoaches
Always great to get the latest info direct from the companies themselves 
I will get the fleetlist on here updated by the weekend

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RE: Jim Hughes of Sunderland
(29 Oct 2014, 9:45 pm)tyresmoke wrote Thanks JHCoaches
Always great to get the latest info direct from the companies themselves 
I will get the fleetlist on here updated by the weekend

Is the two ex arriva coaches in this company
RE: Jim Hughes of Sunderland
YN53OZP - Scania Irizar Century (Now withdrawn)
TVE804 - Scania Irizar Century (Now withdrawn)
LT02 ZZO - Dennis Trident (Now delivered - In workshop for preparation for service)
RE: Jim Hughes of Sunderland
(19 Nov 2014, 4:29 pm)biglugs@yahoo.com wrote why do you not have different buses on sunderland uni open day shuttle its always tfgn buses its boring

Because their other buses might be allocated else where that day?
Ooo Friend, Bus Friend.
RE: Jim Hughes of Sunderland
(19 Nov 2014, 5:28 pm)biglugs@yahoo.com wrote Its not that i cant understand the tridents should go on they are better buses

Not all the Tridents have been delivered as JHCoaches stated and the T***FGN are in working order
RE: Jim Hughes of Sunderland
I've spoken with our Operations Department this morning, and requested that on a future open day we allocate the Tridents and DAF's to provide a mixture on the day.
I will update you when the open day will be and what will be allocated to the runs. Our Tridents have now had the full JH Livery applied to them.