I last wrote about about gas powered buses in Reading in a blog published on the 30th. of April 2016 which covered the single deck buses that had then recently been supplied to the ‘Reading buses’ fleet.
Scania and Alexander Dennis Ltd are still doing the honours but this time with double deckers.
A feature that appears to have come back into fashion on these buses is the return to two door operation.
I published a blog about Brighton on May 10th. 2017 where I commented that local operator ‘Brighton & Hove’ had done the same thing.
YP67 XCJ ‘Reading buses’ No. 714. Scania N280UD / Alexander Dennis Ltd Enviro 400CBG City /1
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
YP67 XCJ ‘Reading buses’ No. 714. Scania N280UD / Alexander Dennis Ltd Enviro 400CBG City /2
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
YP67 XCG ‘Reading buses’ No. 712. Scania N280D / Alexander Dennis Ltd Enviro 400CBG City
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
YP67 XCR ‘Reading buses’ No. 720. Scania N280UD / Alexander Dennis Ltd / Enviro 400CBG City
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
I had not previously picked up on a further purchase of gas powered single deckers until now.
So, time to set the record straight.
In early 2016, ‘Reading buses’ bought six gas powered Optare Solo’s from ‘Stagecoach in Lincolnshire’.
These buses, originally diesel powered, were converted to gas for use in Lincoln in 2011.
Presumably, the economics did not work out, hence the move to Reading.
Before entering service in Reading, they were thoroughly overhauled to modern standards and re-registered.
RG55 BUS ‘Reading buses’ No. 186. Optare Solo
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
New as YM55 SVL to ‘Stagecoach in Lincolnshire’ as its No. 47397.
RG05 BUS ‘Reading buses’ No. 183. Optare Solo /1
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
New as YK05 CBV to ‘Yorkshire Traction’ (YT) as its No. 47295.
‘YT’ being part of the ‘Stagecoach’ group since 2005.
RG05 BUS ‘Reading buses’ No. 183. Optare Solo /2
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
New as YK05 CBV to ‘Yorkshire Traction’ (YT) as its No. 47295.
‘YT’ being part of the ‘Stagecoach’ group since 2005.
RG05 BUS ‘Reading buses’ No. 183. Optare Solo /3
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
New as YK05 CBV to ‘Yorkshire Traction’ (YT) as its No. 47295.
‘YT’ being part of the ‘Stagecoach’ group since 2005.
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