November 2024 Update

[Robert Williams]

Dear all,

 

Here is the latest fleet news from Reading Buses.

 

 

Reading Buses

Our next new ADL Enviro400 City H48/29F buses have been delivered as follows, each arriving in full livery:

 

Fleet	Reg	Livery	Delivered	Notes
258	YX74 ORO	Jet Black	13/11/2024
259	YX74 ORP	Generic	27/11/2024
260	YX74 ORT	Generic	27/11/2024
745	LL74 LDN	The London Line	28/11/2024
746	LL74 WND	The London Line	28/11/2024	Arrived with incorrect plates LL74 WDN

 

They are to the same high specification as the previous Lion, Jet Black and London Line branded buses 241-257 / 731-735, and will enter service during December.

 

Jet Black 252-258 entered service on 2 December 2024. Existing jet black 789-794 transferred to Newbury & District the same day. The spare from this batch 788 is remaining in Reading and will be first reserve should additional buses ever be needed at N&D.

 

Of the vehicles awaiting departure to Chartwell Bus & Coach, 1207 departed on 8 November and 1206 on 26 November, leaving just 313 awaiting imminent departure.

 

428 was repainted into leopard (orbits) livery between 25 October and 29 November (ex leopard original).

414 went away for repaint into leopard (orbits) livery on 2 December.

 

 

Newbury & District

601-608 are in store pending planned entry into service on 9 December.

789-794 transferred in from Reading on 2 December. 789/90/94 are in store at Greenham pending imminent departure for repaint into N&D livery. 791-3 went away for repaint on 2 December.

 

 

Thames Valley Buses

458 has been sold to Diamond South East, departing on 5 December.

661 has been repainted into Thames Valley yellow Bracknell livery, returning to service on 11 November.

 

 

Regards,

 

Robert