September Update 2021

[Robert Williams]

Dear all

 

Here are the latest fleet changes from the Reading Buses group.

 

 

Reading Buses

402 returned from repaint (Mereoak P&R refreshed) on 7 September.

403 returned from repaint (Mereoak P&R refreshed) on 21 September.

404 went away for repaint (Mereoak P&R refresh) on 21 September.

1203 received adverts for Reading Buses app on base black as planned on 8 September.

 

781-2 returned from Yellow Buses as expected on Sunday 5th September, and 520 from Cardiff Bus.

 

Loaned 219 to Thames Valley Buses was swapped for 1202 on 12 September, and then 1202 was swapped for 1201 on 25 September as 1211 remains unavailable for transfer.

 

Somehow, I seem to have failed to mention use of TfL-specification BYD / ADL E400EV demonstrator LF69 UXJ during July. It was allocated fleet number 1001 and stayed from 6 July until 19 July, seeing service on route 17 on 9/13/14/15/16 July (not 10 July noted in Buses magazine!).

 

Also contrary to the report in Buses magazine, bus 219 was not converted to diesel drive recently, and is not in yellow 26 livery. It was converted to diesel several years ago, but as stated in my update in July, it has been refurbished internally to bring it up to the same specification as the others in the fleet. It continues to wear generic silver livery.

 

 

Newbury & District

1418 received N&D vinyls on 9 September. Some of the nearside vinyls have been temporarily omitted pending PSVAR conversion.

 

783-6 returned from Yellow Buses as expected on Sunday 5th September.

 

 

Thames Valley Buses

1204 received adverts for the Reading Buses app on base black on 15 September as planned.

 

Delivery of the new ADL E200MMC 681 has been delayed until November.

 

Loaned 219 from Reading Buses was swapped for 1202 on 12 September, and then 1202 for 1201 on 25 September as 1211 remains unavailable for transfer.

 

 

Regards,

 

Robert