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In September 2015, Swansea University opened its new Bay Campus a few miles east of the city centre. Hundreds of students required transport for the first time and despite the best of plans by the University, First Cymru was faced with unprecedented demand for some of its services.

 

Four Volvo B10BLEs were therefore loaned from First Bristol / Somerset & Avon until five new Alexander Dennis E20D MMCs (67091-5) were delivered in late October. The hired vehicles were allocated to city services to release others for the University network. Service 36 (City Centre-Manselton-Clase-Morriston) was a popular allocation because it can easily accommodate longer vehicles.

 

Three of the Volvos (62208, 62210 & 62225) carried Alexander ALX300 bodies, as illustrated by Barbie-liveried 62210 as she passes through Caersalem Lights in early October 2015.

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Uploaded on February 10, 2019
Taken on October 3, 2015