First Lanarkshire Volvo B10BLE/Wright Renown
Return of the Renown
Despite the influx of new buses into First Glasgow, the old faithful Volvo B10BLEs continue to ply their trade, despite now being the oldest single-deckers in the fleet in front line service. Indeed most of the withdrawals that have taken place following the new buses have been the slightly newer Volvo B7Ls (ghastly buses) and the ex-London Marshall Darts.
Indeed, such is FiG’s affection for the B10BLE it’s actually taken some ex-First Aberdeen one’s so the fleet of these weary warhorses have actually increased. Despite now being the only Euro-2 buses in passenger service and having thinly padded seats straight from the First backache range, these are some of the most reliable buses in the fleet and well-liked by the drivers.
These are also the last buses built for the fleet with Wrightbus’s Classic front. For years, Wrightbus named its models after classes of warships, the company hailing from a part of the UK famous for its shipbuilding. The launch of the Millennium range of bodies in 1999 saw its bodies named after celestial events. - Solar, Eclipse, Pulsar and so on.
Seen here is 61600 (SF51YAG) although this bus was new as FiGs SV635. The dot-matrix screen looks rather quaint in these days of LED screens.
First Lanarkshire Volvo B10BLE/Wright Renown
Return of the Renown
Despite the influx of new buses into First Glasgow, the old faithful Volvo B10BLEs continue to ply their trade, despite now being the oldest single-deckers in the fleet in front line service. Indeed most of the withdrawals that have taken place following the new buses have been the slightly newer Volvo B7Ls (ghastly buses) and the ex-London Marshall Darts.
Indeed, such is FiG’s affection for the B10BLE it’s actually taken some ex-First Aberdeen one’s so the fleet of these weary warhorses have actually increased. Despite now being the only Euro-2 buses in passenger service and having thinly padded seats straight from the First backache range, these are some of the most reliable buses in the fleet and well-liked by the drivers.
These are also the last buses built for the fleet with Wrightbus’s Classic front. For years, Wrightbus named its models after classes of warships, the company hailing from a part of the UK famous for its shipbuilding. The launch of the Millennium range of bodies in 1999 saw its bodies named after celestial events. - Solar, Eclipse, Pulsar and so on.
Seen here is 61600 (SF51YAG) although this bus was new as FiGs SV635. The dot-matrix screen looks rather quaint in these days of LED screens.