(21 Feb 2015, 7:55 pm)AIG20 wrote Information from "Paul Morfitt" of the "Stagecoach Enthusiasts" Facebook Group:
Volvo B7TL/Wright Eclipse Gemini's 16943 (FX06AOE) from Skegness; and 16962 (YJ04FZC), 16964 (YJ04FZE), 16965 (YJ04FZF) and 16966 (YJ04FZG) from Scotland are to be converted to open-top for Skegness, Grimsby and Lincoln' sightseeing services. Will the north east be getting some to replace the open-top Leyland Olympians?
No, they've chosen B7TLs for Lincolnshire as they already have the bulk of Stagecoach's B7TL allocation. The example for Lincoln is replacing Volvo Olympian 16314 (IUI 5454, S314 CCD) on the Lincoln City Tour. The 2 for Skegness aren't replacing anything, instead they are joining the 'Seasider' Tridents on the 3 to enable the full PVR of the 3 to be open top. The 2 for Grimsby are for the 17 (Cleethorpes Pier - Thorpe Park Holiday Camp) replacing 14667 (PIW 4457, H667BNL) plus sadly means Chesterfield's 15513 (MBE 513R) won't return home this summer (it was new to Grimsby back in 1977 and only left there in the late 2000s).