Wight Transport Photos
My last Storm Eunice upload from Newport Bus Station when all services were suspended due to the high winds.
At Stand B is Southern Vectis 2007 (HF58 HTO) a Scania N230UB OmniCity in two tone green fleet livery. She only managed to operate the 10:40 route 12 from Newport to Alum Bay before services were suspended. At 16:20, she did operate a route 9 return to Ryde and another return at 17:50. A brief history of the bus in the picture 2007: This bus was new for Uni-Link in Southampton also part of Go South Coast with 2 doors before being converted to single door layout and transfer to Morebus. After a few years it went on loan to various GSC companies including SV before being repainted green at the start of 2019
Here's an inside shot of 2007: www.flickr.com/photos/191035132@N03/51181288469/in/datepo...
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18th February 2022 was the day Storm Eunice battered the South of England bringing 125.4mph winds at the Needles on the Isle of Wight. Therefore the bus operator, Southern Vectis, suspended its services from midday until 4pm. Before and after this single deckers were used as they have a lower centre of gravity and included Vectis Blue Optare Solos 3803/4/5/7/9 and 3814 on a variety of rare routes including the 7 and 12 to Alum Bay, the 1 to Cowes, the 5 to East Cowes, the 38 Newport Town Service and the 9 to Ryde. Green Liveried Optare Solo 3813 was on the 6 and Scania single deckers 2004/7 appeared on routes 7 and the 9/12 respectively. After 4pm, some buses left Newport "not in service" to pick up journeys in other parts of the island, whilst others started from Newport. A blue solo on the 38 isn't that rare as before COVID the route 38 and 39 buses used to swap between each journey. Bluestar and Salisbury Reds services were also suspended for a time on 18/02/2022.
My last Storm Eunice upload from Newport Bus Station when all services were suspended due to the high winds.
At Stand B is Southern Vectis 2007 (HF58 HTO) a Scania N230UB OmniCity in two tone green fleet livery. She only managed to operate the 10:40 route 12 from Newport to Alum Bay before services were suspended. At 16:20, she did operate a route 9 return to Ryde and another return at 17:50. A brief history of the bus in the picture 2007: This bus was new for Uni-Link in Southampton also part of Go South Coast with 2 doors before being converted to single door layout and transfer to Morebus. After a few years it went on loan to various GSC companies including SV before being repainted green at the start of 2019
Here's an inside shot of 2007: www.flickr.com/photos/191035132@N03/51181288469/in/datepo...
Please join my new 22 and 72 reg buses and coaches group here: www.flickr.com/groups/22_and_72_reg_buses_and_coaches/
18th February 2022 was the day Storm Eunice battered the South of England bringing 125.4mph winds at the Needles on the Isle of Wight. Therefore the bus operator, Southern Vectis, suspended its services from midday until 4pm. Before and after this single deckers were used as they have a lower centre of gravity and included Vectis Blue Optare Solos 3803/4/5/7/9 and 3814 on a variety of rare routes including the 7 and 12 to Alum Bay, the 1 to Cowes, the 5 to East Cowes, the 38 Newport Town Service and the 9 to Ryde. Green Liveried Optare Solo 3813 was on the 6 and Scania single deckers 2004/7 appeared on routes 7 and the 9/12 respectively. After 4pm, some buses left Newport "not in service" to pick up journeys in other parts of the island, whilst others started from Newport. A blue solo on the 38 isn't that rare as before COVID the route 38 and 39 buses used to swap between each journey. Bluestar and Salisbury Reds services were also suspended for a time on 18/02/2022.