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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services in York until 2002 where it was transferred to somewhere in West Yorkshire before moving to Leeds where it was withdrawn by First late 2014
Look closely and you will see that T431GUG is part way through a change...First Olympia livery is still on display. Gone, thankfully, are the days of First's 'scorched earth' policy of consigning withdrawn but serviceable vehicles to the scrap man. T431GUG now looks forward to a second career.
Sanders Coaches is one of the many independent bus operators in Norfolk. Here is a Wright Axcess-Floline bodied Scania L94 on route 45 towards Holt.
Scania L94UB / Wright Axcess-Floline.
New to Apcoa Parking in May 1999. Must be a fairly recent addition to the Sanders fleet, as it is not on their fleetlist and there are no other pictures of this bus with Sanders.
First West Yorkshire 61066 is a Scania L113CRL with Wright Axcess Floline bodywork, operating in Leeds. It was new in 1998 as Yorkshire Rider 8452.
It would later pass to Connexions Buses (Harrogate Coach Travel).
First Scania L94UB/Wright Axcess Floline 60214.Y634RTD leaving Bolton Bus Station on the 6th October 2012.
Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire have recently acquired the Chester and Rock Ferry Garages and Operations of First Manchester. Two of the vehicles acquired from First are seen here at Stagecoach's Garage at Gillmoss, Liverpool. They are 28984 R877ERE a Scania L113CRL with Wright Axcess Ultralow body formerly 60111 in the First Manchester fleet although being new to First Potteries; and similar 28980 R810NVT previously 60052 in the First Manchester fleet and again new to First Potteries. Parked alongside is native 32923 N656CHF a Dennis Dart 9.8 SDL with Northern Counties body which had been new to CMT of Aintree in 1995 but came to Stagecoach when they acquired the Glenvale Transport Operation who had in turn acquired the CMT business.
Midland Bluebird
Scania L113CRL Wright Axcess Ultralow
Dundee Museum of Transport 578
Dundee
New to Midland Bluebird as 578
Passed to Lowland as 578
Briefly operated for the Short-lived FifeFirst
Later Renumbered 62345
T743 JHE is a Scania L94UB/Wright Axcess-Floline bus in use with Alton Towers, Alton, Staffordshire. It had been new to APCOA, Sunbury, Surrey in May 1999, also seeing service with National Express at Stansted Airport. It arrived at Alton Towers around April 2010.
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First Midland Bluebird 591 R591 BMS :
Scania L113CRL : Wright Axcess Floline B40F : 6/1998
Midland Bluebird 591
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
I asked the driver to put up the 412 destination to York for the photo as this working is unlikely never to happen. This and 5385 are my favorite buses in the fleet
WX06 JXT is a Scania K94UB/Wight Axcess Floline B40F bus in the Go South Coast (Swindon's Bus Company) operation. It was new to Thamesdown Transport in March 2006, transferring to the Go South Coast licence in November 2017. It has carried the name "Emperor" from new.
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Another Scania L94/Wright Axcess Floline on the 204. Stockwell Street in Glasgow is a good place for evening peak photography when the sun is out due to the absence of buildings on one side of the road.
R452JSG Scania L113CRL / Wright Axcess Ultralow.
New 1998 to Yorkshire Rider(8452).
Ex. Connexions Buses / Harrogate Coach Travel.
New to Leicester Citybus(354) in 10/1998, then becoming First 60007. It was transferred to Stagecoach on the takeover of First operations on the Wirral, in 2013, having been at Rock Ferry, Birkenhead. Seen withdrawn at the Gillmoss depot, Liverpool, on 02/06/2013, alongside 33341, S341EWU, Plaxton Pointer bodied Dennis Dart SLF SFD322, new to Yorkshire Rider(3341), in 10/1998. It then became First 40670. This Dart was also transferred to Stagecoach on the takeover of First operations on the Wirral, in 2013, having also been at Rock Ferry, Birkenhead. Seen withdrawn here, it is now with Sandla Travel, Tockwith, Yorkshire, thus returning to it's native area. © Peter Steel 2013.
A surprising candidate to be among the first of the First Leeds single deckers to receive the latest First colours is Scania L94UB 61032. This Wright Axcess Floline bodied bus is seen here entering the roundabout at the bottom of Eastgate in Leeds city centre.
First Potteries Scania L94UB/Wright Axcess-Ultralow 60068.T826SFS at Newcastle-under-Lyme Bus Station on the
V137ESC approaches Leeds City Centre with Kirkstall Viaduct, which carries the Leeds-Harrogate railway line, in the background.
Connexions Buses (preserved)
Scania L113CRL/Wright Axcess-Ultralow
R452JSG
Dewsbury Bus Museum Spring Open Day
12 March 2017
First Manchester Limited 60217 T563 BSS, a Scania L94UB built 1998 with a Wright Axcess-Floline B43F body turns from Manchester Road in Bury onto Dumers Lane with a Bury Interchange to Bolton bus station via Radcliffe and Little Lever 524 service. Tuesday 2nd June 2009
Note, T563 BSS was originally operated by First Aberdeen Limited as number 563 and was transferred to First Manchester Limited in May 2001 as number 173, being renumbered 60217 in the FirstGroup plc’s national numbering scheme introduced in late 2002
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Last operated by ConnexionsBuses near York and something of a celebrity in the fleet, Scania L113CRL Wright Axcess Ultralow N414 ENW is now owned privately by Josh Bickerstaffe and Matthew Thompson and is seen on its first attendance at a bus rally in preservation since passing its MOT in November 2017. Photo of the engine bay.
A remarkable survivor, this bus was new in late 1995 to Rider York for Park and Ride duties as fleet number 8414 in a distinctive 2-tone blue livery (as had been used on M113SLS, a demonstrator which had been tried by Rider York and they obviously liked the livery so much they then adopted it) and was one member in the very first full batch of low floor buses for Yorkshire. Along with later additions as the P&R operation expanded, this stayed in York for 7 years until 2002 when the entire single decker York fleet had been replaced by inferior Volvo B7L's and B6BLE's - this bus moved to Potteries for a while beofre settling in the Leeds fleet. A rear-end collision almost spelled the end for this, however the decision was made to rebuild and repair to keep it in use. Upon reentering service with Firstgroup, it had been given the new Olympia livery and at the time was the oldest bus in passenger service to gain the livery. Withdrawn in late summer 2014, it was feared this would make a one-way trip to Barnsley - but instead was saved by Craig Temple of Connexions Buses (formerly known as Harrogate Coach Travel); initially bought for preservation, a full inspection revealled it's condition was simply too good for it to not see a bit more use in service. It was last used in stagecarriage service in November 2016 on service 13 in York. Currently in the early stages of its life in preservation, it will eventually be given it's Park and Ride livery back again in addition to destination equipment as close to original as possible (the side numeric display is still the original Bright Tech unit, and an original roller blind from the fleet has been provided by Andy Burbridge). Most of the interior trim is to original Rider York spec, though the seat padding has gone flat which is a bit expected after over 20 years of service use; ceiling speakers were provided and were connected to a PA system so the driver could announce the city centre stops, in the B7L's which replaced the Scanias this PA system was also connected to a radio receiver
New to Rider York in 1996 with the Yorkshire Rider fleetnumber of 8414, Scania L113CRL Wright Axcess Ultralow N414 ENW has been round the block and back again having passed through at least 2 different Firstgroup fleets after leaving York in 2002 before being purchased by ConnexionsBuses, by this point it being the very last survivng member of the batch originally used on Park and Ride routes in a very attractive 2-tone blue colour scheme. With HCT aquiring route 13 in York after Firstgroup declared it would no longer be able to run it, there was a possibility of 8414 making the odd appearance on this fully-commercial route... 8414 makes tracks north for Haxby as it turns here into Monkgate. At the end of the year, this is likely to head south where a former York manager has expressed an interest to preserve this.
Seen just after Being painted at deans depot. Paint looks flat but it's much better than it looked a few days ago
First Potteries Scania L94 / Wright Axcess Floline 60170.
This had been delivered new to First Manchester in 1999.
Chester City Transport: 83 (R83 EMB) a Wright Axcess-Floline bodied Scania, painted in grey based Park & Ride livery. This vehicle is captured here in Chester Bus Exchange about to operate a journey on Service 31 to Sealand Road Park & Ride site.
© Christopher Lowe.
Date: 26th June 2007.
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Scania L94UB / Wright Axcess Floline, loading up before beginning it's journey back to Binfield on route 53. Seen at Wexham Park Hospital.