Sanders W26 SCL Heath Drive Depot Yard Holt 160425
A recent addition to the Sanders double deck fleet, is this former Newbury & District Optare (East Lancs) bodied Scania N270UD Omnidekka type W26 SCL which is posed for my camera in the Heath Drive Depot Yard at Holt. It is yet to enter service and when this shot was taken, had not been allocated a fleet number, although I am reliably informed that it will be number 134.
Originally new to Nottingham City Transport in September 2009 with fleet number 974 and registration YT59 OZP, it subsequently passed to Reading Buses where it joined their Newbury & District operation with fleet number 865. As we can see it now carries a Sanders cherished plate W26 SCL.
This is not only the first Scania N270UD type in the Sanders fleet, but also the first East Lancs Omnidekka built under Optare ownership. In recent times a number of Scania Omnidekkas have been acquired from either Reading or Nottingham, this one having previously served with both. As far as I can tell, it is Sanders first preowned double deck type to arrive at Holt since May 2018.
Sanders W26 SCL Heath Drive Depot Yard Holt 160425
A recent addition to the Sanders double deck fleet, is this former Newbury & District Optare (East Lancs) bodied Scania N270UD Omnidekka type W26 SCL which is posed for my camera in the Heath Drive Depot Yard at Holt. It is yet to enter service and when this shot was taken, had not been allocated a fleet number, although I am reliably informed that it will be number 134.
Originally new to Nottingham City Transport in September 2009 with fleet number 974 and registration YT59 OZP, it subsequently passed to Reading Buses where it joined their Newbury & District operation with fleet number 865. As we can see it now carries a Sanders cherished plate W26 SCL.
This is not only the first Scania N270UD type in the Sanders fleet, but also the first East Lancs Omnidekka built under Optare ownership. In recent times a number of Scania Omnidekkas have been acquired from either Reading or Nottingham, this one having previously served with both. As far as I can tell, it is Sanders first preowned double deck type to arrive at Holt since May 2018.