Vast Expansion - new outstation and a new depot

Our expansion is to continue in the next two to three months effecting our newly formed South East fleet  - more details on these soon - with a new outstation and a new depot.

From the 26th July, we will be opening a new depot in the Berkshire town of Bracknell. Here we will be taking over the operation of withdrawn First Bus routes 90, 94 and many more including commercial town services. However, the first route to be taken over will be route 90 with the rest following in late August when First Bus close there Bracknell depot. Route 90 to Reading via Workingham will become under our 'Crimson' brand with brand new double decker buses due shortly for the route. This new depot will be opened under our new South East division.

From the 30th August, we will be opening a new outstation in the Hertfordshire town of Hemel Hempstead which will see buses from our Aylesbury depot along with maintenance being completed there. This depot is being opened to takeover some of the services that are due to be withdrawn due to council funding but we also hope to operate other services in the town in the coming years.

These new depots and outstations will spark many changes within the group due to finances as well as many fleet movements to accommodate the new services.

Fleet Updates

ADL Enviro200s 2155/6/9/60 WO15 GZD/E, YX11 CNE/F have jointed the Weston-Super-Mare fleet. This means that Optare Solo 2157 CRZ 9869, ALX200s 2309/10 Y28/2 CMS and Dennis Dart 2311 W963 TRP have been withdrawn from the fleet.

 

Wright Eclipse Geminis 5716-28 LJ03 MBF/U/V/X/Y, MDE/F/K/U, MEV, MFA/E/F have all joined the fleet with 5716-22 being based at Aylesbury and 5723-28 based at the rural depot of Pimperne. Due to this Volvo Olympians 5741-3 R267/9/70 LGH moved to Norwich before being withdrawn there a week later. Plaxton President 5759/60 W501/2 WGH and Optare Spectra 5910-2/6 R154-6 NPR, Y975 FEL were withdrawn. 

 



Plaxton Elite 9509/10 X1 AYL, X1 LON are at Aylesbury for the X1 with Caetano Levante 9856/7 FJ06 URG/H being withdrawn.

Mercedes Benz Citaros 3905-10 BK08 NAO, BV08 ZWF/J/K/R/T are in service at Luton on route 82. Similar 3911-3 BK58 URX, BN09 FWS, BV10 ZJU are also due to enter service at a yet unknown depot in the coming months.