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First West Yorkshire 61036 is a Scania L94UB with Wright Axcess Floline bodywork, seen operating in Leeds. It was new in 1999 as First Edinburgh no. 5
Harrogate Coach 'conneXions buses' of Tockwith
1995 Wright Axcess Ultralow bodied Scania L113CRL
new as Rider York 8414
Tockwith depot 12/04/2015
An early Wright Axcess Ultralow bodied Scania L113. Weren't these bought with assistance from GMPTE (like the Berkhof Lances at Stagecoach Ribble)?
Preserved Scania L113CRL/Wright Axcess Ultalow N414ENW. New in late 1995 to Rider York for Park and Ride duties as fleet number 8414, First Potteries PMT and First Leeds/West Yorkshire 60133, last with ConnexionsBuses.
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14/04/2016. Scania L94UB/Wright Axcess Floline S110 TDW is pictured here in the yard of the depot.
As can be seen, she has recently been repaired and repainted all-over white.
I presume she joins Scania Omnicity 61 in the driver training fleet.
New in autumn 1995 to Rider York as Yorkshire Rider 8414 in a batch of 14 vehicles for the relaunched York Park and Ride services, Scania L113 Wright Axcess Ultralow N414 ENW was given a distinctive 2-tone blue livery complete with large P&R vinyls and were also the only vehicles to carry the Rider York name with the mid 1990's 'perspective' style Rider logo. This batch were also the very first bulk order of low floor buses for Yorkshire as a whole, with YR going for the L113 having had two East Lancs examples in use in Leeds initially to trial the low-floor concept... 8414 left York in 2002 after being replaced by inferior Volvo B7L's, and buses of a similar quality to these Scania's did not emerge until the articulated Citaro's arrived in late 2008...
As they were not required in York, the whole batch were dispersed far and wide across the Firstgroup UK fleet; now as 60133 it went to Potteries Motor Traction (PMT) for a while before ending up with First Leeds. It did get involved in a collision with another vehicle, but was rebuilt and then given Olympia livery - which at the time of it being repainted made it the oldest vehicle in the group to get the livery.
Now as the last surviving member of this first batch, 8414 has been purchased by ConnexionsBuses and these are the very first photos of it having just left the HCT workshop with a brand new coat of paint into the Connexions livery and having had some mechanical checks and work done in preparation for this entering service on January 5th. There are still some odds and ends to finish off, but from what I could see and hear it is looking well.
When this was withdrawn by First in late summer 2014 the worst was feared, however the boss of Connexions purchased it with the intention to preserve it; but on a full inspection, the bus was in such good condition that it was just too good to place in a semi-idle state of preservation just yet. At the time of writing this, P436YSH (Rider York 8436) is also withdrawn and is at the Cherry Row depot in Leeds ('Death Row'), and this was part of the batch that made up the very last buses to ever have Yorkshire Rider specification and not Firstgroup's.
As a York-based enthusiast, it is great to see this still in use - especially as my interst in buses only really became evident in 1995 and so these being introduced further bolstered my interest. I also have a personal affinity with 8414... with family circumstances as they were when I was a child, I only saw my father on sporadic occasions. On one visit, my dad wanted to take me to the National Railway Museum - however the car park was full and so was the reserve car park. I suggested using the P&R site up at Clifton Moor (that tells you how long ago this was!)... and it was 8414 that took us to and from the NRM.
T562BSS is ex Stagecoach Wirral (and previously First Chester/Wirral). S801SJV is ex Stagecoach Lincolnshire.
Finally a bus at deans with livery properly applied!!! Outsourced I think due to the stickers on the rear fuel cap. Poss Glasgow?
Mayne of Clayton: 37 (M113 SLS) a Wright Axcess-Ultralow bodied Scania L113CRL, new as a demonstrator, captured here turning from Oldham Street into Piccadilly Gardens in Manchester City Centre whilst operating a journey on an unidentified service, but possibly service 231.
© Christopher Lowe.
6th April 2007.
Ref No. 0014383.
First Midland Bluebird 578 P578DMS Scania L113CRL/Wright Axcess Ultralow seen at Lathalmond SVBM (19/08/17)
Another Scania L113CRL Wright Axcess Ultralow that has come to ConnexionsBuses having been withdrawn from the First Leeds fleet. R459 JFS was 61073 in the Firstgroup fleet, and had even gained Olympia livery... now seen on the HCT yard.
Today working the horseshoe X70/780 & X1 services with ex Eddie Brown driver Paul at the wheel.
Coming up to 20 years old but still going strong is ex First Leeds 60133 which is seen here surviving for a little longer with ConneXionsbuses before retiring into preservation. Used mainly as a school bus for the 636H this sees normal service use if a bus brakes down. This was new to Rider York in 1995 to operate the Park & Ride services in York until 2002 where it was transferred to somewhere in West Yorkshire before moving to Leeds where it was withdrawn by First late 2014
Two Scania L113CRL Wright Axcess Ultralow's new to Yorkshire Rider (8452 and 8454), R452 JSG and R454 JFS are seen parked together at the HCT yard near Tockwith now owned by ConnexionsBuses.... I'd put up the 21 route display, as it's highly unlikely this will get used on 8454 in normal service.
Ex First Leeds 61066 is now with Connexions buses, it joined the fleet a few months ago and as of yet has not had any decals applied. Seen running the X53 route leaving Harrogate Bus Station. 02/04/15
A recent arrival to Balfron from Livingston depot is 62386. It is seen here leaving the Kessington area with a through journey to Stirling on the B10.
The second batch of buses delivered in corporate FirstGroup "Barbie" livery arrived in November 1998.
Nos 550 - 561 (S550 JSE - S561 JSE), operated just over three years in the Granite City before transferring elsewhere as they were to become non-standard types in what was to become a Volvo dominated fleet.
The first withdrawals occurred in March 2001 (551 - 554) and by July that year all twelve buses had gone.
Nos 550 - 559 became First Glasgow No 1 Ltd Nos SS163, SS154 - SS162 (later 61567 - 61576), and Nos 560 & 561 became First Manchester Ltd Nos 178 & 171 (later 60222 & 60215).
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The second batch of buses delivered to First Aberdeen Ltd in corporate FirstGroup "Barbie" livery arrived in November 1998.
Nos 550 - 561 (S550 JSE - S561 JSE), operated just over three years in the Granite City before transferring elsewhere as they were to become non-standard types in what was to become a Volvo dominated fleet.
The first withdrawals occurred in March 2001 (551 - 554) and by July that year all twelve buses had gone.
Nos 550 - 559 became First Glasgow No 1 Ltd Nos SS163, SS154 - SS162 (later 61567 - 61576), and Nos 560 & 561 became First Manchester Ltd Nos 178 & 171 (later 60222 & 60215).
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Ex Newport Transport Wright Axcess Floline Scania L94UB is now with Ebley Coaches / Cotswold Green , seen here in Stroud , but the sticker in the front window suggests it may be on hire to Jackies Coaches.
First Potteries Scania L94UB/Wright Axcess Floline 65578.T578JNG in Stafford Street, Hanley on the 20th August 2014. (New to First Eastern Counties 4/1999 578)
The second batch of buses delivered to First Aberdeen Ltd in corporate FirstGroup "Barbie" livery arrived in November 1998.
Nos 550 - 561 (S550 JSE - S561 JSE), operated just over three years in the Granite City before transferring elsewhere as they were to become non-standard types in what was to become a Volvo dominated fleet.
The first withdrawals occurred in March 2001 (551 - 554) and by July that year all twelve buses had gone.
Nos 550 - 559 became First Glasgow No 1 Ltd Nos SS163, SS154 - SS162 (later 61567 - 61576), and Nos 560 & 561 became First Manchester Ltd Nos 178 & 171 (later 60222 & 60215).
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The second batch of buses delivered to First Aberdeen Ltd in corporate FirstGroup "Barbie" livery arrived in November 1998.
Nos 550 - 561 (S550 JSE - S561 JSE), operated just over three years in the Granite City before transferring elsewhere as they were to become non-standard types in what was to become a Volvo dominated fleet.
The first withdrawals occurred in March 2001 (551 - 554) and by July that year all twelve buses had gone.
Nos 550 - 559 became First Glasgow No 1 Ltd Nos SS163, SS154 - SS162 (later 61567 - 61576), and Nos 560 & 561 became First Manchester Ltd Nos 178 & 171 (later 60222 & 60215).
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