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First Chester and Wirral Scania L113CRL/Wright Axcess Ultralow 60055 in Chester on the 25th June 2009.
The EFE Wright Renown/Axcess front panels fit on the Corgi Gemini models, so it's possible to create a fictitious Wright Renown Gemini (or Axcess Gemini if you go even further and pretend it's a Scania chassis). Here is 527's front panel and ex-DMT 316 showing this. 527's panel doesn't have any lights on it at the moment because I'm repainting it, still as 527, just a refurb.
Finding itself back on a route it was branded for once upon a time for perhaps the final time before changing DDA rules forced it's withdrawal at the end of the year, Axcess Floline-bodied L94UB 61689 (X441 UMS; ex-SS138) pulls up to the southbound stop on Stockwell St (af. Osbourne St) with a 6 from Mountblow to East Kilbride (Calderwood) in late September 2015.
Photo Date: 23rd September 2015
Photographed on Sir Thomas Street in Liverpool is Scania L113 CRL with Wrightbus Wright Axcess-Ultralow bodywork N122 DWM working the 10 to St Helens and DAF SB120 with Wrightbus Cadet bodywork X441 HJA working the 401 to Chester.
Caledonia-based L94UB 61691, her battered & careworn appearance typical of the last passenger-carrying Axcess Flolines at the time, was pulled out of reserve & sent to Scotstoun on loan, exclusively for use on the 81 (Clydebank - Duntocher Circular) in late October 2015. Caught here loading on Chalmers St northbound for Duntocher in rapidly fading light.
Unfortunately, she lasted a mere 3 days before faltering. Subsequently sidelined & returned to Caledonia, she eeked out her last 2 or so months of service there before final retirement in December 2015.
This brief loan in turn made her the last L94UB to operate out of Scotstoun in revenue-earning service.
Photographer's Note: As far as I'm aware, this was the only photo taken of her brief escape to the 'Duntocher Loop', so I'm rather pleased that it survived, via a previous Flickr upload of an unedited version, a mysterious disappearance of virtually all my other photos taken at the end of October 2015 without trace. Luck just kisses you square on the lips sometimes lol
Photo Date: 26th October 2015
Mayne Scania L113CRL/Wright Axcess Ultralow 36.N632XBU in Piccadilly, Manchester on the 29th November 2007. (New to Bullock, Cheadle 11/1995)
Chester City Transport: 81 (R81 EMB) a Wright Axcess-Ultralow bodied Scania L113CRL, painted in red, white and blue Chester Park & Ride livery. This vehicle is captured here at Chester Bus Exchange whilst operating on Service 31 to Sealand Road P&R.
© Christopher Lowe.
Date: 5th March 1998.
Ref No: Scan06382/JL.
First Potteries Scania L94UB / Wright Axcess Floline 60069 seen heading away from Crewe depot for an afternoon contract service on 11/09/2009.
This was new to Yorkshire Rider in 1999.
North Western: 1003 (N103 YVU) a Wright Axcess Ultralow bodied Scania L113CRL, painted in Star Line Premier livery and captured here at Manchester Airport Bus Station waiting to continue a journey on circular Service 19 to Altrincham.
© Christopher Lowe.
Date: 8th May 1996.
Ref No. Scan04603/JL.
First PMT 60058, a Scania L113CRL with Wright Axcess-Ultralow bodywork.
This was new to PMT in 1998.
09/09/2009.
A number of vehicles recently withdrawn from the ConnexionsBuses fleet means that some non-regulars are being used on HCT route 13 in York to and from haxby and Copmanthorpe... at Stonebow is ex-Newport Bus S118 TDW, a Scania L94 Wright Axcess Floline
First Eastern Counties Wright Axcess Floline bodied L94UB 65586 (V586 DVF) on display at Alton Bus Rally 17/7/16
Wrightbus Axcess Floline Scania L94UB new, 9/1998, as Newport 15. Being prepared for disposal. Taken in Newport bus depot.
First PMT: 824 (T824 SFS) a Wright Axcess-Floline bodied Scania L94, painted in First Bus corporate livery and captured in Hanley Bus Station about to operate on service 37 to Kidsgrove.
© Christopher Lowe.
Date: 11th November 1999.
Ref No. Scan07031/JL.
New to First Ipswich as part of a batch of 10 Flolines in 1999, these were split between Ipswich and Norwich. It later served at Kings Lynn depot, then the ill fated Northampton, and ending its life with First at Colchester, before an extended life at Connexions Buses which ensured its survival. Now looking splendid it is often found on events across the East of England, like Fenland Busfest. Pictured here in Yaxley whilst working free service 320.
To read more about S574TPW, see the owners website below
Two standard Firstbus buses are seen here in Glasgow's Jamaica Street. On the left is Volvo B7RLE/Wright Eclipse Urban 69107 (SF06 GZS) with Scania L94UB/Wright Axcess Floline 61677 (X426 UMS). The latter is seeing out its remaining time as a driver trainer in the First Glasgow fleet.
Scania L113CRL Wright Axcess Ultralow 5480 WY (N255 BKK) is now dead at the HCT ConnexionsBuses yard, being cannibalised for parts.
Sanders Coaches Scania L94UB Wright Axcess-Floline T367JWA 312 is seen approaching Norwich Bus Station on a service 10, 6th April
65590 First Eastern Counties
V590DVF
seen dumped next to Barham quarry.
Seen parked next to ex-Carters T152AUA, both presumably broken beyond any use?
Stagecoach East Midlands 28802 is leaving Retford on service 99 to Doncaster. It is a Scania L94UB with Wright Axcess Floline bodywork, new in 1999 as Lincolnshire Road Car 802.
After withdrawal it passed to Harrogate Coach Travel (Connexions Buses), Tockwith.
Laterly giving good service at Connexions Scania L113CRB / Wright Axcess Ultraflow was new for First York Park and Ride services. It moved on to Potteries returning to Leeds to spend time on Hunslet services. Seen at Hunslet Park ready for a new life.
Connexions Buses Scania L113 Wright Axcess Ultralow R454JFS seen leaving Keighley Bus Museum last Sunday.
Chester City Transport took delivery of a small batch of Scania L113 models with Wright Axcess Ultralow bodywork in 1997 for its share of the city's park and ride network, for whcih they carried the same livery as three of the same combination with First Crosville, as it was then. Later on the CCT examples gained this Blue Diamond livery and were moved onto other work.
All were among the vehicles that joined First in 2007 upon the sale of CCT, and they gained fleet numbers in First's national scheme. Surprisingly given the purchasing company's use of many L113s, they were not retained and moved on quickly. 82 (R82 EMB) seen here later operated with Helms of Eastham and Anglian Bus, but the DVLA website shows that it was last taxed in October 2013. Chester was a highly interesting place back in the early-2000s, but no more.
R130GSF is seen in Paisley on driver familiarisation duties. It was a Scania L113CRL / Wright Axcess Ultralow B40F purchased new in December 1997, and would eventually be renumbered to 61539.
By no means a technical masterpiece, this image nevertheless depicts a rather battered Axcess Floline-bodied Scania L94UB (X443 UMS/61691) waiting at the Killermont/North Hanover St junction outside Buchanan Bus Station with a evening-peak 88 to Harestanes in the first half of September 2015. The remaining Axcess Floline-bodied L94UBs were rarities on the 'Kirkie' routes by this late stage.
A brief (as in, less than a week) spell at Scotstoun aside in October 2015 (this is documented elsewhere in my stream), this L94 would spend it's last months in service at Caledonia depot.
Photo Date: 9th September 2015
South Lancs Travel Scania L94UB/Wright Axcess-Floline 64, T374JWA, is seen at Wigan Bus Station on the 132 to Trafford Centre.
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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