Stagecoach Contingent
So previously on a picture of Robertson Buses Olympian 7 I mentioned some deckers had been borrowed to act as spare cover, while the summer excursions and beginning of the school term overlapped – plus at least one of you spotted the Stagecoach Local liveried bus hiding about the RB depot. Well that can only mean one thing, right?
It does appear RB has raided the Stagecoach East Midlands reject cupboard, and drafted in a few ex-Lincolnshire machines to temporarily strengthen the fleet! I suppose it was inevitable some former RoadCar/Stagecoach buses would make it into Robertson Buses eventually, seeing as I’ve now got a growing number of them. The Frequento President needs no introduction at this point, and for the time being is ‘on loan’ to the model fleet.
And then there’s the FX06 Gemini, which as yet doesn’t have any Stagecoach names added because if it’s been loaned to RB it doesn’t need them... essentially so it’s in “as withdrawn” condition with the fleet names stripped off (although that didn’t stop me putting the InterConnect 56 blinds in it). Technically it’s still a WIP because there’s a few other bits I need to sort on it, but it’s destined to become a full representation of 16939 in Local livery.
I suppose the main question is why have I done a RoadCar Gemini, in Local livery of all things? Well first of all the standard OOC release Coastal Connect Gemini isn’t something I’m likely to get any time soon – finding the Vyking model for a decent price took long enough – so I wanted to do my own FX06 where I could pick my own fleet numbers and livery. I considered InterConnect purple, or Beachball, but part of me wanted to have a crack at painting Local just for the challenge.
The real life counterparts of both of these have long since been disposed of by Stagecoach, with photographic evidence of the Gemini having been scrapped, and presumably the President is no more either. Here I guess they got sold off or something, and with the President in full Frequento guise a suitable story could be it was restored to its Hull condition by Hull preservationists who live in Hull and like Hull things.
As for the Gemini I could say it’s like 528 and not technically part of the fleet, just owned by a RB staff for preservation and sometimes used as a spare. Although Stagecoach probably would sue them if it ran in service, and besides nobody in their right mind would preserve a bus in Stagecoach Local... right? Whatever the case, it's here now.
Stagecoach Contingent
So previously on a picture of Robertson Buses Olympian 7 I mentioned some deckers had been borrowed to act as spare cover, while the summer excursions and beginning of the school term overlapped – plus at least one of you spotted the Stagecoach Local liveried bus hiding about the RB depot. Well that can only mean one thing, right?
It does appear RB has raided the Stagecoach East Midlands reject cupboard, and drafted in a few ex-Lincolnshire machines to temporarily strengthen the fleet! I suppose it was inevitable some former RoadCar/Stagecoach buses would make it into Robertson Buses eventually, seeing as I’ve now got a growing number of them. The Frequento President needs no introduction at this point, and for the time being is ‘on loan’ to the model fleet.
And then there’s the FX06 Gemini, which as yet doesn’t have any Stagecoach names added because if it’s been loaned to RB it doesn’t need them... essentially so it’s in “as withdrawn” condition with the fleet names stripped off (although that didn’t stop me putting the InterConnect 56 blinds in it). Technically it’s still a WIP because there’s a few other bits I need to sort on it, but it’s destined to become a full representation of 16939 in Local livery.
I suppose the main question is why have I done a RoadCar Gemini, in Local livery of all things? Well first of all the standard OOC release Coastal Connect Gemini isn’t something I’m likely to get any time soon – finding the Vyking model for a decent price took long enough – so I wanted to do my own FX06 where I could pick my own fleet numbers and livery. I considered InterConnect purple, or Beachball, but part of me wanted to have a crack at painting Local just for the challenge.
The real life counterparts of both of these have long since been disposed of by Stagecoach, with photographic evidence of the Gemini having been scrapped, and presumably the President is no more either. Here I guess they got sold off or something, and with the President in full Frequento guise a suitable story could be it was restored to its Hull condition by Hull preservationists who live in Hull and like Hull things.
As for the Gemini I could say it’s like 528 and not technically part of the fleet, just owned by a RB staff for preservation and sometimes used as a spare. Although Stagecoach probably would sue them if it ran in service, and besides nobody in their right mind would preserve a bus in Stagecoach Local... right? Whatever the case, it's here now.