(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).

(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.

(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

(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 The Commerically Operated Sunday Daytime journeys are withdrawn, with a new tendered circular 57 service to be operated by TM Travel between Hillsborough and Oughtibridge, running via Middlewood outwards returning via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The SL2 (Hillsborough to Stannington) is withdrawn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The 70/71 (Rotherham to Meadowhall or Sheffield via Tinsley) are withdrawn and replaced by other revisions as followed: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.

(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'.

(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'.

(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:

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

(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/894116897037455361

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).

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

(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.

(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.

(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).

(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/894116897037455361

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).

(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

• 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'
  

(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