Monday 30 March 2015

Double Decker Changes

Brand New Enviro400s 5446-54 KX15 DKG/H/J/K, OU15 CJK/L/M/N/P have entered service at Luton depot (5446-49) and Aylesbury depot (5450-54) over the past week or so and they are all mainly allocated to routes 61 and X60 between Aylesbury and Luton.










Due to the arrival of all of the new double deckers during the month of March, there have been may changes to the rest of the double decker fleet. These changes are as follows:

Aylesbury depot

Alexander ALX400 5622 T672 KPU has transferred here from Norwich and sister 5623 T673 KPU has been allocated to the school workings of route 110 (Aylesbury-Worminghall).

Scania OmniDekkas 5600 YN54 AFU and 5601 YN54 AFV have been withdrawn along with East Lancs Myllennium Lowlanders 5611-13 YJ05 PZE, YJ55 WPA, YJ07 JPV.

Optare Olympus' 5932-4 YN08 OBZ, OAM/P are due to transfer here after 'crimson' refurbishment for upgrade to route X60. However, it is likely these buses will be replaced within the next year.

Luton depot

Volvo Olympian 5744 N36 JPP has been withdrawn and Optare Olympus 5931 YN07 LHT has been allocated to route 823 instead.

Optare Olympus' 5932-4 YN08 OBZ, OAM/P are due to transfer to Aylesbury after refurbishment to 'crimson' specification.

East Lancs Myllennium Lowlanders 5614/5 1394 RU, YJ53 VBM have been withdrawn after recently transferred Enviro400s 5414/5 SN58 CGU/V took over there workings on route 99.

Norwich depot

Alexander ALX400 5622 T672 KPU has transferred to Aylesbury from here. Sisters 5620/1 T670/1 KPU are expected to be converted to open-top layout and be transferred to Great Yarmouth as 6903/4.

Plaxton Presidents 5751/2 LK03 CGF/G are now allocated to route 55 from Norwich with sister 5753 LK03 CGV allocated to route 33 until the service changes. Similar 5755/6 LK03 CFX, GJY are withdrawn and sister 5754 LK03 CFV is acting as a spare at Norwich depot.

Great Yarmouth depot

Alexander ALX400s 5620/1 T670/1 KPU are expected to be converted to open-top layout and be transferred here as 6903/4.

In other news...

Aylesbury based Optare Solo 2118 MX09 MJE has been withdrawn after being involved in a fire whilst running out of service on Saturday. No one was hurt during the incident.

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