Awaiting Conversion
Newport Bus is in the process of receiving a batch of Pointer-bodied 10.2m Dennis Darts as replacements for the seven remaining Wright Axcess Floline-bodied Scanias, new in 1998.
Those that have arrived so far have been sourced from Dawsonrentals, and were new in dual-door configuration to London operators Armchair and Thorpes for LRT contracted services.
Two have entered service in all-over white livery and still with their centre doors, though will presumably receive fleet colours and single door conversion in due course.
Former Armchair 327 is one of these, and carries a Pointer body that was technically built by Alexander during the days when Alexander, Plaxton and Dennis were owned by TransBus and retained their separate identities.
She is captured at the Old Green Interchange in the City Centre in January 2015.
Newport Borough Transport is no stranger to dual-door buses, having bought large numbers of Metro Scanias in the early 1970s and choosing not to convert the batch of Alexander Royale-bodied Volvo Olympians acquired from Lothian a few years back.
Awaiting Conversion
Newport Bus is in the process of receiving a batch of Pointer-bodied 10.2m Dennis Darts as replacements for the seven remaining Wright Axcess Floline-bodied Scanias, new in 1998.
Those that have arrived so far have been sourced from Dawsonrentals, and were new in dual-door configuration to London operators Armchair and Thorpes for LRT contracted services.
Two have entered service in all-over white livery and still with their centre doors, though will presumably receive fleet colours and single door conversion in due course.
Former Armchair 327 is one of these, and carries a Pointer body that was technically built by Alexander during the days when Alexander, Plaxton and Dennis were owned by TransBus and retained their separate identities.
She is captured at the Old Green Interchange in the City Centre in January 2015.
Newport Borough Transport is no stranger to dual-door buses, having bought large numbers of Metro Scanias in the early 1970s and choosing not to convert the batch of Alexander Royale-bodied Volvo Olympians acquired from Lothian a few years back.