WX54XDF First West of England 66720
Volvo B7RLE / Wright B43F new Jan 2005 , originally at Wells depot , but later transferred to Weston super Mare and repainted in Olympia livery. In September 2016 it returned to Wells and in March 2017 it was repainted in Mendip Xplorer blue and gold livery .
All 25 vehicles at Wells are now in this Mendip Xplorer livery , all except 3 having been new at Wells , 9 Streetdecks , 14 Eclipse 2s , and 66720/1 , which being the oldest work mainly on 126 in accordance with tradition. 66721 has just arrived from Weston-super-Mare on 126.
Wells will be taking over all workings on 126 which is currently jointly worked by Weston from early September.
WX06OMH of Buses of Somerset is on layover in the background waiting to work the 16.35 departure to Yeovil on service 77.
With the withdrawal of the last of the 2002 B7Ls in January 2018, this batch of B7RLEs (of which 66720 is numerically first of those remaining ) are the oldest single deckers in the West of England fleet.
WX54XDF First West of England 66720
Volvo B7RLE / Wright B43F new Jan 2005 , originally at Wells depot , but later transferred to Weston super Mare and repainted in Olympia livery. In September 2016 it returned to Wells and in March 2017 it was repainted in Mendip Xplorer blue and gold livery .
All 25 vehicles at Wells are now in this Mendip Xplorer livery , all except 3 having been new at Wells , 9 Streetdecks , 14 Eclipse 2s , and 66720/1 , which being the oldest work mainly on 126 in accordance with tradition. 66721 has just arrived from Weston-super-Mare on 126.
Wells will be taking over all workings on 126 which is currently jointly worked by Weston from early September.
WX06OMH of Buses of Somerset is on layover in the background waiting to work the 16.35 departure to Yeovil on service 77.
With the withdrawal of the last of the 2002 B7Ls in January 2018, this batch of B7RLEs (of which 66720 is numerically first of those remaining ) are the oldest single deckers in the West of England fleet.