Forged in Wales
Forge Travel of Maesteg began operating Service 202 (Port Talbot-Neath Port Talbot Hospital-Baglan-Briton Ferry-Neath) under contract to Neath Port Talbot CC in September 2023, after it was deregistered as a commercial service by South Wales Transport two months previously.
The initial vehicle allocated was a 54-plate 'classic shape' Transbus Enviro300, which was subsequently replaced by a former Metrobus 10m Scania OmniCity, both of which I've illustrated.
The third regular vehicle to appear is 12m Scania OmniCity MIG 8168. She was also new to Metrobus, in dual-door configuration, as YT09 BKK and passed to Halton Transport in 2014, where she lost her centre door and gained her current registration. She came to South Wales when Halton ceased trading in 2020 in a batch purchased by Cymru Coaches, though few were used. Forge acquired her with two others in August 2023.
This April 2024 shot was taken in Neath as she was turning from Windsor Road into Alfred Street with a good load.
Forged in Wales
Forge Travel of Maesteg began operating Service 202 (Port Talbot-Neath Port Talbot Hospital-Baglan-Briton Ferry-Neath) under contract to Neath Port Talbot CC in September 2023, after it was deregistered as a commercial service by South Wales Transport two months previously.
The initial vehicle allocated was a 54-plate 'classic shape' Transbus Enviro300, which was subsequently replaced by a former Metrobus 10m Scania OmniCity, both of which I've illustrated.
The third regular vehicle to appear is 12m Scania OmniCity MIG 8168. She was also new to Metrobus, in dual-door configuration, as YT09 BKK and passed to Halton Transport in 2014, where she lost her centre door and gained her current registration. She came to South Wales when Halton ceased trading in 2020 in a batch purchased by Cymru Coaches, though few were used. Forge acquired her with two others in August 2023.
This April 2024 shot was taken in Neath as she was turning from Windsor Road into Alfred Street with a good load.