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Rail Replacement - 28

Davies Coaches of Cwmgwili maintains a small Rail Replacement fleet of five vehicles - a Ford Transit, a pair of Volvo B7RLEs fitted with Plaxton Centro and Wright Eclipse Urban bodywork, an Optare Solo and an Optare Versa. All carry a smart, though anonymous, grey, white and red livery, and RRxx WAL registrations.

 

The Wright Eclipse Urban-bodied Volvo B7RLE - RR56 WAL -was acquired from the Transpora Group in September 2024 and is from a large batch new to West Midlands Travel, previously registered BX56 XCM.

 

This shot from January 2026 shows her in Swansea's High Street when operating a Transport for Wales Rail Replacement service between Swansea and Llanelli, which passes under the low railway bridge in Gowerton. Hence the need for a service bus rather than a customary high-floor coach.

 

 

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Uploaded on January 27, 2026
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