First Bristol News January 2009
Repaints
41335, 42908, 42910, 42939
Trainer 60474 now in Barbie 1.
32008 has had its James Bond advert removed and has been repainted on the Off side.
Several of the new Gemini,s are carrying adverts announcing the new vehicles that have just arrived 16 @ HE for the 76/7 and 30 @ LH for the 1 & 54 routes.
LH 37626
It looks as though Taunton Solo,s 50466/7 are being up seated
Due soon for Bath are former York Bendies 10035-7 these will release the Dublin ones 10151-3 back of lease. You might recall we originally had 10033/4 from the same batch @ BH untill they went to Glasgow.
Vehicles due later this year are Low Floor Doubles for the 48/9 and possibly Leather seated/Air Conditioned singles for the X39 & 376/7 routes.
The First coaches RM 39442 has disappeared from Hengrove anyone know where it is now maybe @ LH.
Despite not appearing on an official allocation List
46620 is still alive and kicking.
First Coaches 20301 has spent the last couple of months
running in this plain blue livery minus any lettering.
34154 now moved from WM - MH working a 349 journey.
2 First London darts 41247 S247KLM & 41253 S253JLP are parked up @ Hengrove and possibly here for the training fleet.
First Coaches will be taking over the license to run the Luton Parkway to Luton Airport shuttle service currently being run by Centrewest (First London). Dont think we will be seeing FTR,s in Bristol though.
Allocation changes
32291/2 MH - WM (not moved yet)
34154 WM - MH
42730/1 WM - MH (not moved yet)
46204/26 TN - YL
46233 TN - w for scrap
66511 TN - w (For conversion into Driver Traimer)
67123 TN - w