Fleet Changes - July 2012

First South Yorkshire:
Volvo B7L Wright Eclipse Urban 60721 (MV02VBO) Is the first Single Decker in the South Yorkshire fleet to be released in the new livery for route 52 (Hillsborough-Sheffield-Crookes). The vehicle looks stunning and i must say i like the new first livery, Simaler 60707/9 (MV02VAF/J) is expected to be the next one to imerge in this livery. Allready Repainted are Volvo B9TL Wright Eclipse Gemini 37257/8/61-5/472-99/509-18/25/29 (YN07MKX/Z/LJ-L/O/U/YN08NLL/M/O/P/R/T/U/V/X-Z/NMA/E/F/J/K/M/U/V/X
/Y/PLF/ERX/PLO/U/ERY/PLX/Z/YN58ERZ/ESF/G/O/U/V
/Y/ETA/D/E/ETY) of which 37257/8/61-5/487-97/509/11/12/37529 carry X78 Brandings (Sheffield-Doncaster) & 37472-84/513-18 carry 75 Brandings (High Green-Lowedges) & Dennis Trident Plaxton President 33061/3-71/9/82-4/99/123-9/30 (LN51GKU/X-Z/GLF/J/K/V/GKA/NK/NV/X/ME/LZ/LT02NVK/N-P/R/S/WXH). Certain of those are expected to gain brandings for routes 47/48 (Ecclesfield-Herdings Park) within the week, I expect these will be 33061/3-71/82-4/99/123-9. Volvo B7L Wright Eclipse Urban 60729-31/33-41/43 (MV02VCK/L/DD/F/G/L-O/T) have moved to Midland Rd, Rotherham from Olive Grove, Sheffield for the summer period. It was expected that Midland Rd would then place there Volvo Olympian Northern Counties Palatines into Reserve however there still out and outbound it seems.

Sheffield Community Transport:
Two New B29F Seated Alexander Dennis Enviro 200s are here, They are MX12GGE & MX12CGE and are operating in Dealer White.

Stagecoach Yorkshire:
Due here are 14 ADL Enviro 200 for Barnsley (6) and Holbrook (8). Optare L1180 Excel 35005 (YN51VHO) was distroyed by fire in Coal Aston. Holbrook M.A.N Enviro 300 22560-2 (YN57MYD/F/YN08JBZ) have gone on loan to Chesterfield to cover a vehicle shortage. New Scania Enviro 400 15824-9 (YN12GYO/P/R-U) are been deliverd and 15826-9 have brandings for route 43 (Chesterfield-Dronfield Woodhouse-Sheffield). They have standard seating so did not as expected replace simaler vehicles on the X17 (Sheffield-Chesterfield-Matlock).

Tate's Travel Group:
New here is ADL Enviro 200 1121 (YN12HVH), This has a small plack above the last window on the sides celebrating 10 years of service. This shows (2002-2012) however there website says they started in 2003. Simaler 1101 (VT10JPT) also joined this fleet and is in full fleet livery.

BL Travel, Featherstone:

Reported new here and in BL Coaching Livery is Optare Versa YJ12GVO, This follows a demonstation period where simaler YJ61JHF was used and supplyed by Optare.