First Bristol News May 2009

Repaints

42718, 42736, 42907, 46651,  51211, 53804/9/19/20, 66721, 66961

 

Former Hampshire 66159 & 66160.

Repainted 53820

 

First Bristol Dart 42721 has been refurbished , repainted and its engine now runs on Bio Diesel on a 6 month trial period on the 73 route. Several Bristol firms are sponsoring it by supplying old chip fat to be converted into Bio diesel and their names appear on the rear of the bus.

 

Chip bus 42721

The ex Hampshire B10s are actually B41F not B44F as given last month.

 

The Dublin Bendies are still going strong in BH possibly because of competition from Wessex Connect with their new U18 service.

 

The First of MRs new gemini,s have started to arrive.

 

37757 WX09KBK MR Vo B9TL  Wt H45/29F
37758 WX09KBN MR Vo B9TL  Wt H45/29F
37759 WX09KBO MR Vo B9TL  Wt H45/29F
37760 WX09KBP MR Vo B9TL  Wt H45/29F
37761 WX09KBU MR Vo B9TL  Wt H45/29F
37762 WX09KBV MR Vo B9TL  Wt H45/29F
37763 WX09KBY MR Vo B9TL  Wt H45/29F
37764 WX09KBZ MR Vo B9TL  Wt H45/29F
37765 WX09KCA MR Vo B9TL  Wt H45/29F
37766 WX09KCC MR Vo B9TL  Wt H45/29F
37767 WX09KCE MR Vo B9TL  Wt H45/29F
37768 WX09KCF MR Vo B9TL  Wt H45/29F
37769 WX09KCG MR Vo B9TL  Wt H45/29F
37770 WX09KCJ MR Vo B9TL  Wt H45/29F
37771 WX09KCK MR Vo B9TL  Wt H45/29F
37772 WX09KCN MR Vo B9TL  Wt H45/29F

 

37759

BH are losing their B7Ls to Somerset and gaining their ex York B6s apparently because the B7L fuel tanks are to small for some BH duties.

 

 

Allocation changes

34010/44  MR - u

34133  MR - w - for scrap

34624  MR - w

37605/6  LH - HE

37757/8 New - MR

37759/64  New - MR

37760-9  New - MRu

 

38010  LHa - u

40591/2  TN - BH

40593  BR - BH

42221  WM - MH

46206  WM - u

46218  WM - BH

46245  BH - w

46614/27/34/6/59  HE - w

51101  WM - w

51346  BH - w

51380  BH - w

51606  BH - w

51684  Bh - w

60597  TN - u

60943/52  MH - LH

60966  LH - w for disposal

60988  dt - w

66351  BH - TN

67126  MH - w

67223  MH - w for scrap (saw this on a low loader leaving LH)

 

 

SPW 01/06/09