Enviro Substitute
Stagecoach in South Wales Service X24 (Blaenavon-Pontypool-Cwmbran-Newport) is one of Cwmbran depot's key routes, and until very recently, was operated by 14 Alexander Dennis Enviro300s new in late 2010. With a peak vehicle requirement of 12, it has been unusual since then to see any other type of vehicle on the service (bar Summer 2012), other than one of the depot's Alexander Dennis Enviro300-bodied Scanias.
Therefore, it came as a very pleasant surprise to see Alexander PS-bodied Volvo B10M 20390 covering a diagram in February 2012, and I managed to capture her in Clarence Street, Pontypool, when returning to Newport.
She spent her latter years based at Cwmbran, usually found on the Severnside services. She was the only member of the R- DHB batch to retain her original grey, orange and red moquette dual purpose seats and these were transferred to sister 20392 in 2013 when she received 'white and stripes' heritage livery. 20390 made the one way journey to Abba Scrap in Dowlais in February 2014.
Wonderful Machines.
Enviro Substitute
Stagecoach in South Wales Service X24 (Blaenavon-Pontypool-Cwmbran-Newport) is one of Cwmbran depot's key routes, and until very recently, was operated by 14 Alexander Dennis Enviro300s new in late 2010. With a peak vehicle requirement of 12, it has been unusual since then to see any other type of vehicle on the service (bar Summer 2012), other than one of the depot's Alexander Dennis Enviro300-bodied Scanias.
Therefore, it came as a very pleasant surprise to see Alexander PS-bodied Volvo B10M 20390 covering a diagram in February 2012, and I managed to capture her in Clarence Street, Pontypool, when returning to Newport.
She spent her latter years based at Cwmbran, usually found on the Severnside services. She was the only member of the R- DHB batch to retain her original grey, orange and red moquette dual purpose seats and these were transferred to sister 20392 in 2013 when she received 'white and stripes' heritage livery. 20390 made the one way journey to Abba Scrap in Dowlais in February 2014.
Wonderful Machines.