Stagecoach East Midlands 16942
On Monday 29 January, the three Stagecoach ‘InterConnect’ routes serving Skegness were renumbered into the 50 series. The 6 to Lincoln is now the 56, 7 to Boston now the 57 (though the Brylaine workings retain the number IC7), and 9 to Louth 59. These changes were probably motivated primarily by ‘Simplibus’ service revisions in Lincoln which have seen local routes renumbered 1-19, a numbering pattern which would of course otherwise mean two number 6s in Lincoln. Alongside services to Grimsby, it does, however, bring the majority of the ‘InterConnect’ network into the 50 series.
B7TL Gemini FX06AOD (16942) is seen as it heads down the lane from Hogsthorpe to Chapel St Leonards with the 11:50 Louth-Skegness 59. The bus was one of a batch of six Geminis new to Skegness depot for service 6 to Lincoln as the final vehicles new to Roadcar. The Geminis initially carried green, yellow, and red ‘Coastal Connect’ livery which was subsequently replaced by Stagecoach/Lincolnshire CC ‘InterConnect’ livery, which itself is seemingly being usurped by Stagecoach beachball as repaints once again take place. Five remain at Skegness, with 16943 having been converted for open top usage in Lincoln in 2015.
Stagecoach East Midlands 16942
On Monday 29 January, the three Stagecoach ‘InterConnect’ routes serving Skegness were renumbered into the 50 series. The 6 to Lincoln is now the 56, 7 to Boston now the 57 (though the Brylaine workings retain the number IC7), and 9 to Louth 59. These changes were probably motivated primarily by ‘Simplibus’ service revisions in Lincoln which have seen local routes renumbered 1-19, a numbering pattern which would of course otherwise mean two number 6s in Lincoln. Alongside services to Grimsby, it does, however, bring the majority of the ‘InterConnect’ network into the 50 series.
B7TL Gemini FX06AOD (16942) is seen as it heads down the lane from Hogsthorpe to Chapel St Leonards with the 11:50 Louth-Skegness 59. The bus was one of a batch of six Geminis new to Skegness depot for service 6 to Lincoln as the final vehicles new to Roadcar. The Geminis initially carried green, yellow, and red ‘Coastal Connect’ livery which was subsequently replaced by Stagecoach/Lincolnshire CC ‘InterConnect’ livery, which itself is seemingly being usurped by Stagecoach beachball as repaints once again take place. Five remain at Skegness, with 16943 having been converted for open top usage in Lincoln in 2015.