A brief note:

LHD Van Hool Altano 55011-6 (HHY 177/180/187/191/195/198) have arrived at their originally intended home of Rugby depot having been replaced by LHD Van Hool Astromega 56001-9. 55011-6 are planned to go on the ME25 (London-Barcelona) once UK clearance and UK registraions etc are complete allowing Elite I 54212-9 to return to domestic work.

(16 Dec 2014, 7:39 pm)Kuyoyo wrote A brief note:

LHD Van Hool Altano 55011-6 (HHY 177/180/187/191/195/198) have arrived at their originally intended home of Rugby depot having been replaced by LHD Van Hool Astromega 56001-9. 55011-6 are planned to go on the ME25 (London-Barcelona) once UK clearance and UK registrations etc are complete allowing Elite I 54212-9 to return to domestic work.

Some confirmed LHD Van Hool Astromegas are:

56001 (1-JES-614)
56005 (1-JES-815)
56011 (1-JES-846)

In the run up to Christmas, they will be making daily trips across the Channel on the following ME5 journeys:
0015 Brussels - London arrive 0730
2030 London - Brussels arrive 0605
(Thanks to Antony Shaw on 'Stagecoach Bus Enthusiasts' Facebook Group)

(18 Dec 2014, 8:52 pm)Kuyoyo wrote Some confirmed LHD Van Hool Astromegas are:

56001 (1-JES-614)
56005 (1-JES-815)
56011 (1-JES-846)

In the run up to Christmas, they will be making daily trips across the Channel on the following ME5 journeys:
0015 Brussels - London arrive 0730
2030 London - Brussels arrive 0605
(Thanks to Antony Shaw on 'Stagecoach Bus Enthusiasts' Facebook Group)

The full list of LHD Astromegas are as followed:

56001 (1-JES-614)
56002 (1-JES-619)
56003 (1-JES-809)
56004 (1-JES-812)
56005 (1-JES-815)
56006 (1-JES-821)
56007 (1-JES-831)
56008 (1-JES-826)
56009 (1-JES-838)
56010 (1-JES-841)
56011 (1-JES-846)
56012 (1-JES-851)
56013 (1-JES-857)
56014 (1-JES-861)


(Thanks to Antony Shaw on 'Stagecoach Bus Enthusiasts' Facebook Group)

Hi All
I believe there has been a change to the current Dart E200 Order :
37253-60 SL64HWJ/K/M/N/P/R/S/T Highlands Inverness.
37261-68 SL64HWU/V/X/Y/Z/XA/B/C South Aldershot.
37269-74 SL64HXD/E/F/G/H/J South Chichester.
Also E300
27187/8 SL64HXX/Y Yorkshire Barnsley.
50311-3 YJ64AUT/P/R Western Glasgow. Hope this helps, Mark

(18 Dec 2014, 8:52 pm)Kuyoyo wrote Some confirmed LHD Van Hool Astromegas are:

56001 (1-JES-614)
56005 (1-JES-815)
56011 (1-JES-846)

In the run up to Christmas, they will be making daily trips across the Channel on the following ME5 journeys:
0015 Brussels - London arrive 0730
2030 London - Brussels arrive 0605
(Thanks to Antony Shaw on 'Stagecoach Bus Enthusiasts' Facebook Group)

Stagecoach 56001 1-JES-614 by jonathon890, on Flickr

Stagecoach 56003 1-JES-809 by jonathon890, on Flickr

Updated list

(05 Mar 2014, 10:02 pm)Malarkey wrote Well with 199 ADL Enviro 200 Dart 4 midibuses, you'd think Stockton would get some wouldn't you, I also think those Euro 6 E400's will end in either Stagecoach Gold Livery or a Special Variation Livery like the Hybrids/Gas Buses, Hopefully a few of them will end up at Walkergate/Slatyford, My guess would be for the 62/63, as have had 10000 on loan for god knows how long now.

Stockton already have 25 ADL Enviro 300s so Enviro 400s are needed for the school runs. I get on service 14 in Middlesbrough and they've just put duplicate journeys bound for Middlesbrough because its so busy between 0730 and 0815. We need some DDA compliant buses to replace the 53 non DDA compliant buses in the fleet. I agree that the 36 definitely needs E400s as it is always packed when it passes Macmillan Academy and continues up Stockton Road to Stockton High Street. Looking at the fleet lists I think that we may get some "57 reg" buses from Slaytford. But anything can happen; we struck lucky with 64 reg buses with wifi as well.

Hi All

Just to note Solo SR's 47931-3 are also allocated to Chichester, these form part of the batch working at Littlehampton and Bognar Regis "Stars" services.
HTIOU
Regards
Mark

27206-8 are for Wigan (information from Dart SLF), 27207 has arrived today.

(28 Jan 2015, 1:15 pm)Kuyoyo wrote 27206-8 are for Wigan (information from Dart SLF), 27207 has arrived today.

Thanks for the update... shame no more on the list is for the NE =(

Well, we're nearly there, what is likely to be the penultimate posting of the order list.

Well, what's left:

11 E200s (9 for Worthing and 2 for Arran)
And the 18 Volvo B5LH/Alexander Dennis Enviro400MMCs for Dundee

Anyway, here is the list (note against previous - 27206 has joined 27187/8 at Barnsley)

(08 Feb 2015, 4:05 pm)Kuyoyo wrote Well, we're nearly there, what is likely to be the penultimate posting of the order list.

Well, what's left:

11 E200s (9 for Worthing and 2 for Arran)
And the 18 Volvo B5LH/Alexander Dennis Enviro400MMCs

Anyway, here is the list (note against previous - 27206 has joined 27187/8 at Barnsley)

Thanks for the update! 

Wheres the 18 Volvo B5LH/Alexander Dennis Enviro400MMCs going?

(08 Feb 2015, 4:07 pm)Michael wrote Thanks for the update! 

Wheres the 18 Volvo B5LH/Alexander Dennis Enviro400MMCs going?

Dundee

Surely the Volvos are going to Arbroath not Dundee?

The first Volvo B5LH/Alexander Dennis Enviro400MMC is ready for collection at Falkirk

Photo @ Ashley (BritishTransportPics)

(13 Feb 2015, 2:05 pm)Kuyoyo wrote The first Volvo B5LH/Alexander Dennis Enviro400MMC is ready for collection at Falkirk

Photo @ Ashley (BritishTransportPics)

Looks smart in Stagecoach colours. 

Not Stagecoach orders proper but will see replacement of older Stagecoach buses.

Isle of Arran contracts
SPT have awarded a package of local bus service contracts on the Isle of Arran to Stagecoach Western
SPT are to provide twelve new vehicles to be used on the contracts on a full
repairing lease basis to Stagecoach for the lifetime of the contract.

SPT have agreed to purchase eight 10.8m Wrightbus Streetlite
and four 7.9m Optare Solo.

Incidentally, the reason Arran are continuing to operate Mercedes 0709 buses after the 01/01/2015 DDA deadline is down to two routes being re-registered for use by school children only, i.e dedicated contracts not available to the general public.

Presumably the SPT supplied buses will see the replacement of the remaining Volvo B10M/Alexander PS and Mercedes 0709 on Arran.

May seem a daft question but what's the silver handrail sort of thing on double deckers for?! Left hand side of top front window. May be living up to the name of idiot here lol

(14 Feb 2015, 11:32 pm)idiot wrote May seem a daft question but what's the silver handrail sort of thing on double deckers for?!

The ones on the side of the front upstairs windows? Tree defenders (think that's the name), to reduce damage to the bus from trees hitting the front of it, it should prevent the smashing of windows.

(20 Feb 2015, 10:29 am)AIG20 wrote The First New Vehicles of the 2015/2016 Order?

Brand new "15-reg" Wright Streetlights are being delivered to Arran.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/90669377@N.../contacts/
Image owned by Flickr user "thebiggishmarti".

Looks odd for a Stagecoach bus, as in the colour etc. 

BUSES Magazine Wrote
Strathclyde Partnership for Transport is purchasing 12 low-floor buses for operation on Arran, to convert the island's network to fully accessible operation.
It invited tenders for full size buses from Alexander Dennis, Optare and Wrightbus, and is acquiring eight 10.8m Wright Streetlite DFs with Cummins Euro5 engines and Mirco Hybrird technology for £1.105million and 4 7.9m Optare Solos for £457,000. SPT will provide them to its contractor, Stagecoach West Scotland, which is currently using step entrance Alexander PS-bodied Volvo B10M-55.
North Ayrshire Council has carried out a programme of works to make Arran's road network suitable for low-floor vehicle operation.

This might answer the queries.

(20 Feb 2015, 2:19 pm)Kuyoyo wrote This might answer the queries.

Cheers Kuyoyo =)

(13 Feb 2015, 8:14 pm)Southernsofty wrote Not Stagecoach orders proper but will see replacement of older Stagecoach buses.

Isle of Arran contracts
SPT have awarded a package of local bus service contracts on the Isle of Arran to Stagecoach Western
SPT are to provide twelve new vehicles to be used on the contracts on a full
repairing lease basis to Stagecoach for the lifetime of the contract.

SPT have agreed to purchase eight 10.8m Wrightbus Streetlite
and four 7.9m Optare Solo.

Incidentally, the reason Arran are continuing to operate Mercedes 0709 buses after the 01/01/2015 DDA deadline is down to two routes being re-registered for use by school children only, i.e dedicated contracts not available to the general public.

Presumably the SPT supplied buses will see the replacement of the remaining Volvo B10M/Alexander PS and Mercedes 0709 on Arran.

It was mentioned the other day. Knew I had read it recently.

(20 Feb 2015, 2:19 pm)Kuyoyo wrote This might answer the queries.

(20 Feb 2015, 2:20 pm)Michael wrote Cheers Kuyoyo =)

(19 Dec 2014, 9:11 am)Kuyoyo wrote The full list of LHD Astromegas are as followed:

56001 (1-JES-614)
56002 (1-JES-619)
56003 (1-JES-809)
56004 (1-JES-812)
56005 (1-JES-815)
56006 (1-JES-821)
56007 (1-JES-831)
56008 (1-JES-826)
56009 (1-JES-838)
56010 (1-JES-841)
56011 (1-JES-846)
56012 (1-JES-851)
56013 (1-JES-857)
56014 (1-JES-861)


(Thanks to Antony Shaw on 'Stagecoach Bus Enthusiasts' Facebook Group)

Euro Astromegas 56010-14 have now been re-registered M-EG-4010-14 and transferred to the new German base (location not known), joined by new 56015-20 (M-EG-4015-20). A further 7 (56021-7) are due for the new French base (again, location not known).

(03 Mar 2015, 6:29 pm)AIG20 wrote Does anyone know when the "Stagecoach 2015/2016 Order" list will be revealed? As last years was revealed in the first week of March...

More buses....  



I'm not sure, Kuyoyo is normally good with Stagecoach information. 

With thanks to Paul McKenna on 'Stagecoach Enthusiasts' Facebook Page, the Streetlites (the first 7) are numbered as followed:

39001 SN15 AAE
39002 SN15 AAF
39003 SN15 AAK
39004 SN15 AAO
39005 SN15 AAU
39006 SN15 AAV
39007 SN15 AAX

STAGECOACH INVESTS MORE THAN £80M IN NEW BUSES AND COACHES

10 Mar 2015

Passengers to benefit from nearly 470 new vehicles for UK and mainland Europe, many equipped with wi-fi
Investment in UK regions hits £630million in last eight years, plus over £100million in London since 2010, and over £20million for megabus.com services in mainland Europe since 2013.
Further major boost for British bus manufacturing and UK supply chain
Britain's lowest bus fares and continued passenger growth providing profits to reinvest
Cross-industry smart, multi-operator ticketing programme for key city regions underway
Stagecoach Group today (10 March 2015) announced passengers are to benefit from an investment of more than £80million in new buses and coaches for services in the UK and mainland Europe.

A new fleet of nearly 470 vehicles, many equipped with free wifi, will be introduced in the coming 2015-16 financial year as the company continues its policy of reinvesting profits in improving services for local communities.

The orders by Britain's biggest bus and coach operator are a further boost for the country's manufacturing sector, with most vehicles set to be built in the UK. It will support hundreds of British manufacturing jobs and smaller businesses in the supply chain who produce key components from drivers' seats and toilets to wheelchair lifts and destination displays*.

More than £75million of new buses and coaches will be introduced in Stagecoach's regional networks in England, Scotland and Wales. There is also a £2.7million order for new buses for London, as well as £6.9million of new coaches for the company's expanding megabus.com low-cost service in the UK and mainland Europe.

The latest announcement takes Stagecoach Group's total orders of new buses and coaches for its regional bus operations in the UK to around £630million in the last eight years. The Group has also ordered more than £20million of new coaches for megabus.com services in mainland Europe as well as £105million of new vehicles for its London bus operations since buying the business in 2010.

All of the new vehicles will be fitted with CCTV while many will also have wi-fi installed, giving customers free internet access during their journeys.

The latest orders follow an annual competitive tendering process and the first of the new vehicles will be delivered from Spring 2015.

Highlights of the latest investment are 412 low-floor double-decker, single-decker, midi and mini buses for Stagecoach regional bus networks in the UK as well as a total of 22 new coaches for megabus.com in the UK and Europe, and a further 34 coaches for Stagecoach Express operations in the UK. Of the local bus order, 93 will be manufactured to the company’s Gold specification to operate on Stagecoach’s luxury Gold services.

All of the new vehicles meet Euro 5 or Euro 6 emissions standards.

These orders will ensure Stagecoach’s entire single deck fleet meets the UK Disability Discrimination Act deadline later this calendar year, and the Group remains on track to meet the deadlines for other vehicle types over coming years.

Along with the country's other major bus operators, Stagecoach is also making a multi-million pound investment in smart multi-operator ticketing across all of the main city regions in the UK. Work on the ground-breaking project is underway and is due to be completed during 2015.

Stagecoach Group Chief Executive Martin Griffiths said: “This new investment is all about delivering better bus and coach journeys for our passengers. We have the lowest bus fares in Britain and a strong track-record of investment over many years that has attracted growing numbers of people back on board the bus. We believe strongly in reinvesting our profits to continue that growth and our sector-leading levels of customer satisfaction.

"Buses are central to our communities, giving people a greener way to access work, health, education and leisure. They are also critical to our economy. I'm delighted that most of our new buses will be built right here in the UK, helping support British manufacturing and hundreds of jobs in the supply chain."

Details of the new orders are as follows:

UK REGIONAL OPERATIONS

50 ADL Enviro 400 Scania double-deckers
30 ADL MMC E400 Scania double-deckers
57 ADL MMC E400 double-deckers
10 Wrightbus Eclipse Volvo single-deckers
28 ADL Enviro 300 Scania single-deckers
89 ADL Enviro 300 single-deckers
33 ADL MMC E200 11.9metre midibuses
27 ADL Enviro 200 midibuses
23 ADL MMC E200 10.8metre midibuses
42 Optare Solo minibuses
23 Optare Solo Slimline minibuses
12 Volvo Plaxton Elite 12.5metre coaches
44 Volvo Plaxton Ellite i 15metre coaches (8 left-hand-drive)
LONDON

7 ADL MMC E400 double-deckers
8 ADL MMC E200 10.8metre midibuses

From British Bus Publishing: -
(The Van Hool Astromegas don't appear on the official Stagecoach 'New Orders press release, can anyone shed any light?)

STAGECOACH ORDERS 2015 – 2016.

10431 – 10487 Enviro 400 Euro 6 Enviro 400MMC
10431 – 10442 for Oxford.
10443 – 10451 for Wigan.
Rest unallocated.

12364 – 12389 Enviro 400H Enviro 400
All for London.
13041 – 13080 Volvo B5LH Enviro 400MMC
All for London.
15211 – 15220 Scania N230UD Enviro 400
For Fenstanton (guided busway).
15221 – 15260 Scania N230UD Enviro 400
15221 – 15225 for Lillyhall.
15226 – 15249 for Chorley.
15250 for Torquay.
15251 – 15260 for Exeter.
15261 – 15290 Scania N230UD Enviro 400MMC
No allocations shown.
21301 – 21310 Volvo B8R Wrightbus Eclipse
For Fenstanton.
26001 – 26033 Enviro 200 Enviro 200MMC
26001 – 26019 for Cowdenbeath.
26020 – 26023 for Barnsley.
26024 – 26033 for Rawmarsh.
27211 – 27299 Enviro 300 Enviro 300
27211- 27225 for Glasgow.
27226 for South West.
27227 – 27228 for Glasgow.
27229 – 27237 for Wigan.
27238 – 27254 for Stockton.
27255 – 27272 for Rock Ferry.
27273 – 27299 no allocations shown.
28721 – 28748 Scania N3230UB Enviro 300
28721 – 28741 for Cwmbran.
28742 – 28746 for Banbury.
28747 – 28748 for Lillyhall.
36601 – 36608 Enviro 200 Enviro 200MMC
For Romford.
37301 – 37327 Enviro 200 Enviro 200
37301 – 37319 for South Shields.
37320 – 37326 for Gloucester.
37327 for Hastings.
37401 – 37423 Enviro 200 Enviro 200MMC
No allocations shown.
47941 - 47966 Optare Solo M920SR Optare
All for Carlisle.
47967 – 47980 Optare Solo M990SR Optare
All for Leamington Spa.
48001 – 48020 Optare Solo M920SL Optare
48001 – 48002 for Carlisle.
48003 – 48020 for Exeter.
48021 – 48025 Optare Solo M990SL Optare
All for King’s Lynn.
53801 – 53812 Volvo B8R Plaxton Elite i
All for Aberhill.
54241 – 54262 Volvo B11R Plaxton Elite i
54241 – 54257 for Buchan / Peterhead.
54258 – 54262 for Glasgow.
54263 – 54276 Volvo B11R Plaxton Elite i
All for Rugby.
56028 – 56050 Van Hool Astromega TDX27 Euro6 Van Hool
All for Rugby.

(12 Apr 2015, 7:26 am)Southernsofty wrote From British Bus Publishing: -
(The Van Hool Astromegas don't appear on the official Stagecoach 'New Orders press release, can anyone shed any light?)

STAGECOACH ORDERS 2015 – 2016.

10431 – 10487 Enviro 400 Euro 6 Enviro 400MMC
10431 – 10442 for Oxford.
10443 – 10451 for Wigan.
Rest unallocated.

12364 – 12389 Enviro 400H Enviro 400
All for London.
13041 – 13080 Volvo B5LH Enviro 400MMC
All for London (Incorrect)
13041 - 13058 - for Arbroath
13059 - 13080 - for London

15211 – 15220 Scania N230UD Enviro 400
For Fenstanton (guided busway).
15221 – 15260 Scania N230UD Enviro 400
15221 – 15225 for Lillyhall.
15226 – 15249 for Chorley.
15250 for Torquay.
15251 – 15260 for Exeter.
15261 – 15290 Scania N230UD Enviro 400MMC
No allocations shown.
21301 – 21310 Volvo B8R Wrightbus Eclipse
For Fenstanton.
26001 – 26033 Enviro 200 Enviro 200MMC
26001 – 26019 for Cowdenbeath.
26020 – 26023 for Barnsley.
26024 – 26033 for Rawmarsh.
27211 – 27299 Enviro 300 Enviro 300
27211- 27225 for Glasgow.
27226 for South West.
27227 – 27228 for Glasgow.
27229 – 27237 for Wigan.
27238 – 27254 for Stockton.
27255 – 27272 for Rock Ferry.
27273 – 27299 no allocations shown.
28721 – 28748 Scania N3230UB Enviro 300
28721 – 28741 for Cwmbran.
28742 – 28746 for Banbury.
28747 – 28748 for Lillyhall.
36601 – 36608 Enviro 200 Enviro 200MMC
For Romford.
37301 – 37327 Enviro 200 Enviro 200
37301 – 37319 for South Shields.
37320 – 37326 for Gloucester.
37327 for Hastings.
37401 – 37423 Enviro 200 Enviro 200MMC
No allocations shown.
47941 - 47966 Optare Solo M920SR Optare
All for Carlisle.
47967 – 47980 Optare Solo M990SR Optare
All for Leamington Spa.
48001 – 48020 Optare Solo M920SL Optare
48001 – 48002 for Carlisle.
48003 – 48020 for Exeter.
48021 – 48025 Optare Solo M990SL Optare
All for King’s Lynn.
53801 – 53812 Volvo B8R Plaxton Elite i
All for Aberhill.
54241 – 54262 Volvo B11R Plaxton Elite i
54241 – 54257 for Buchan / Peterhead.
54258 – 54262 for Glasgow.
54263 – 54276 Volvo B11R Plaxton Elite i
All for Rugby.
55021 - 55028 Volvo B11R Plaxton Elite1
All for Rugby
56028 – 56050 Van Hool Astromega TDX27 Euro6 Van Hool
All for Rugby.