First Bristol News August 2009
Repaints
34191, 41156, 42720 ,42722, 42914, 53805-8/14 (Leaving just 53810 to be repainted)
42738 has a new Hanover destination fitted.
66109/10 have route branding applied for the X27 Bristol - Yate.
66110
First Coaches 20460 has lost its recently gained new Nat Express livery and is plain white again as a spare coach.
Vehicles stored pending disposal are 20455 20456 34131 34133 34139 34140 46236 51659 51679 60966 67126 67223 67228
20532 was not acquired from Devon only 20522/4/8/9.
Having recently ridden on 67338 & 67342 it now appears that since their seats have been re-trimmed they now only seat 29 instead of the original 37 they are now missing the fold down seats in the front portion this is now a standee area or space for push chairs Ive seen 67338/41/2 like this i presume that 67337 & 67340 are the same. Dont know if 67316 or 67317 have been altered these should be B39F.
The Scania coaches which have recently left the fleet are being refurbished/downseated and repainted into Greyhound livery for the launch of this service on 14th September services will run from Portsmouth/Southampton to London Victoria.
Various vehicles are appearing in Weston at the moment following the collapse of ACL several from Bristol area, withdrawn 51602 has been reinstated and also a Vario from Devon 52532 has been spotted.
Allocation changes
20456 TN - w
20458/9 Coaches - w (parked in HE)
23203 LH - w (being burnt out on the M4)
23322-5 LH - w - First Hampshire
34622 MR - w sold to a gliding club in Weston (still parked in MR 12th Aug seen heading out of Bristol on 14th)
34624 w - sold to Avon Fire Brigade
39913 w - sold for preservation
46211 WM - w for disposal
46216 w - scrapped
46632 LH - HE (Think this was just a loan now its gone to WM instead)
46659 w - scrapped
52573 TN - w
60987 Trainer - w
66511 w - scrapped