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R123GSF was a Scania L113CRL / Wright Axcess Ultralow B40F delivered new to Glasgow in September 1997 and photographed entering Clydebank Bus Station whilst working a service 62B to Faifley.
New to First Manchester is Wright Axcess-ultralow bodied Scania 28538 - V138DND. Now painted into Stagecoach Driver Trainer livery when taken over from First Wigan.
Coachpoint of Aldershot have recently added two vehicles to their smart fleet. Both have been painted and today (12/12/2019) were vinyled ready for use.
A19CPX is a 2000 Kassbohrer Setra S315GT-HD C48FT new to ? as ?;
B2CPX is a 2005 Scania L94UB / Wright Axcess Floline B43F new to Go Northern as NK54NWB.
Better pictures to follow.
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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DSCF4114 - 65545 - P545 RNG - Scania L113CRL/Wright Axcess-Ultralow - First Eastern Counties - Weetslade, Alpha Recovery Yard 23/10/12
If the destination is to believed this bus has a long journey ahead... luckily it's doing a 34 to Castlemilk. So no wee day trip to Bellsmyre!
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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Up at E.M.T. Travel headquarters depot is Wrightbus Scania L113CRL Axcess Ultralow S371 SET is seen as it's about to go in the garage for check ups as it's just comes into the depot. Dennis Dart Plaxton Pointer Y5 EMT (M172 YKA) is seen as it's about come out of the garage and out of the headquarters as it's going back to the outstation. 6/12/17
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New to Merseyside in 1996 was Scania L113CRL-Wright Axcess Ultralow P314 HEM (5314).
The vehicle is seen here, 15 years later on James Street in Liverpool working a 26 Sheil Road Circular service.
First Potteries: 60072 (V830 GBF) a Wright Axcess-Floline bodied Scania L94UB, painted in corporate livery and captured here departing from Hanley Bus Station operating on Service 20 to Kidsgrove.
© Christopher Lowe.
Date: 11th May 2008.
Ref No. 0016825.
First Glasgow P106 MFS 61478 was a Wright Axcess Ultralow/Scania L113CRL new to Strathclydes Buses as their SS6 in November 1996 it was one of the first low-floor buses in the fleet following the First takeover of Stratclydes Buses and was pictured here on Killermont Street running training duties
First Crosville SSS 875 R875 ERE Scania L113CRL/Wright Axcess-Ultralow, seen at Woodside on 04/10/1998.
First Manchester 61141 S359MFP a Scania L94UB/Wright Axcess-Floline at their Bolton depot. 22/12/2013.
Bit late in posting this but last week it was announced that Wrightbus entered administration. There has been plenty of Wright buses in Shetland over the years with the first being a Scania L113 Wright Axcess Ultralow for Whites which was the indeed the first low floor entry bus in Shetland in 1995. There has been plenty of Wrightbus arrivals ever since and they certinlay were common in the Isles but there is now only 3 left with them being Streetlite W60, VDL SB200 Wright Pulsar T30 and DAF SB200 Wright Commander YD02 RDY.
One of the many Wrightbus arrivals in Shetland was DAF SB200 Commander YD02RDY which was originally new to Arriva in March 2002 as a demonstrator but arrived in Shetland for Leasks a year later as one of their original low floor buses. It has spent almost its entire career on Shetland at just 17 years old.
However Shetland is one Wrightbus down again as YD02, has now been withdrawn from use since August. A month before the announcement about Wrightbus. Sadly, it has not proved itself very reliable since it returned to use in May this year after a long period off the road. Seen here at the depot rear yesterday where it has been parked since it’s withdrawal, looking rather shabby and sorry for itself. It is currently unclear at this stage what will happen to it but it will most likely be going for scrap
There was rumors of a pair of Wright Streetlite Max buses arriving as the replacements for B7RLE MCVs T40 & T50 however this won’t be happening anymore. T40 is still in use with the other buses filling in the gaps for T50 on the Sumburgh run but there are no more new buses planned just now
P106 MFS is a Scania L113CRL/Wright Axcess Ultralow new as Strathclyde Buses SS6 in November 1996. It was one of the first low floor buses in the fleet following Firstbus taking over the Strathclyde Buses, GCT and Kelvin Central fleets and was the first low floor Scania in the fleet. Initially delivered in allover red, it was later repainted into First corporate "Barbie" livery and is now a trainer within the Glasgow fleet.
From memory SS6-9 never had Firstbus purple interiors and the first purple Firstbus standard interior started in R plate SS10 and the first Barbie liveried Scania delivered was SS47. The batch ended with tyransferred V plates in the SS120 range, again from memory. I must look out an old fleetbook. Most are long gone now but good to see this one remaining in the driver training fleet.
Photographed in Liverpool city centre on driver training duties is this Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire Scania L94UB with Wrightbus Axcess Floline bodywork, which features the latest driver training livery.
It is registered X266 USH with the fleet number of 28540, and was previously 60210 in the First Chester and Wirral fleet but new to First Manchester back in January 2001 as their 166.
First Manchester: 62233 (Y942 CSF) a Wright Axcess-Floline bodied Scania L94, painted in corporate livery with Lime Green Overground branding. This vehicle is captured here in Manchester's Shudehill Interchange about to operate a journey on Service 67 to Cadishead.
© Christopher Lowe.
Date: 21st August 2006.
Ref No. 0013238.
First South Yorkshire Scania L113CRL/Wright Axcess 60763.P428GLS in Sheffield on the 14th July 2010.
North of San Francisco is Santa Rosa, a pleasant city that has a surprisingly comprehensive bus system for a place that is clearly affluent. Sonoma County Transit and Santa Rosa CityBus share the task of delivering that network. From the former's fleet, bus 226 - a CNG-fuelled ElDorado National Axcess BRT model - is seen here arriving at the downtown transit mall. The small sticker behind the nearside rear wheel demonstrates that is operated under contract by Transdev.
Looking better than I has for a long time as it sits waiting to do a quick run down to Broxburn on the 20.
First Glasgow No1 Limited 61667 V116 FSF, a Scania L94UB built 1999 with a Wright Axcess-Floline B43F body climbs onto Glasgow Bridge in Glasgow with the 10:41 Auchinairn (Woodhill) to Kennishead (Kennishead Avenue) 45 service followed by First Glasgow No1 Limited 37176 SF07 FDJ, a Volvo B7TL built 2007 with a Wright Eclipse Gemini body H45/29F with the 11:14 Glasgow (Douglas Street) to Eastwood Toll via Woodfarm 38A service. Wednesday 28th March 2012
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One of a batch, 562 - 567 (T562 BSS - T567 BSS), that entered service with First Aberdeen in July 1999. Some later transferred to "First Edinburgh/First Midland Bluebird". In 2001 all passed to First Manchester becoming 172 - 177 there (later becoming 60216 - 60221).
T563 BSS is currently (July 2016) in service with Harrogate Coach Travel (Connexions buses), having been acquired from First West Yorkshire earlier in the year.
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In September and October 1995, 14 new Scania/Wright Axcess Ultralows replaced the older Rider York vehicles which had been allocated to Park and Ride service operation in November 1994 and Summer 1995. This October 1995 picture shows one of the 47 seat Scania L113CRLs on York's Station Road working on the Askham Bar service. In all respects, these buses were a world apart from the former National Bus Company subsidiary Leyland Leopard coaches, which had maintained the service during its first five years, and represented York City Council's strategy of continuous improvement, to achieve and maintain the attractiveness of the service to potential users.
S574TPW is a Wright Axcess Floline bodied Scania L94UB.
New to First Eastern Counties as their 574 in 1999, it spent time at Ipswich, Norwich, Kings Lynn, Norwich again, Northampton and finally Colchester before leaving First in 2015. It then operated for ConnexionsBuses until 2017, when it was bought for preservation. It made its first preservation debut in 2019 still wearing Connexions livery.
This is I believe one of the first batches of L94's, succeeding from the visually similar R---DVF batch of Scania L113CRL Wright Axcess Ultralows.
At least two of these Flolines are currently in preservation, another being T825SFS, preserved immaculately in First's "Barbie" livery. Several others are still used for schools and Driver Training duties.
It is seen here at a photostop in Yaxley while working route 320 at Fenland Busfest 2021. It was an absolutely stellar vehicle to ride.
First Potteries Scania L94 / Wright Axcess Floline 60013 at Crewe Garage on 09/09/2009.
This was new to First Manchester in 1998.
S821 AEH was new in August 1998 as PMT, SSS821 then later re-numbered in the First Group series as 60063.
It is a Scania L113CRL with Wright Axcess-Ultralow B40F bodywork.
After PSV service it found its way north to The Buzz Project in Fort William as a mobile music studio. It is now withdrawn after being replaced by former Stagecoach Volvo B10M Alexander PS-type, R339 HFS.
former Firstgroup First Leeds / West Yorkshire 61066, Scania L113CRL Wright Axcess Ultralow R452 JSG was new to Yorkshire Rider as 8452. Back in the day, this operated 'Superbus' routes with guide wheels attached for the guided bus lanes of Leeds; its last use in public service was with ConnexionsBuses of Tockwith (see some of my photos), but more recently has been purchased for preservation by Matthew Thompson and Josh Bickerstaffe, today with Andy Burbridge driving
Harrogate Coach Travel (Connexionsbuses) - Scania L94UB/Wright Axcess Floline - T431 GUG is seen here in Wetherby Bus Station operating service 780 to Knarsborough on May 31st 2016.
X433 UMS is a Scania L94UB/Wright Axcess Floline new to First Glasgow in November 2000 as their SS131. It later became 61682 in the national Firstbus remunbering series and still remains part of the Glasgow fleet albeit in the training fleet.
Harrogate Coach Travel - Scania L94UB/Wright Axcess Floline - T562 BSS is seen here at York, Coppergate operating service 13 to Haxby on March 19th 2016.
Bullocks Coaches of Cheadle: (N632 XBU) a Wright Axcess-Ultralow bodied Scania L113CRL, painted in livery with Easy Access branding. This vehicle is captured here in the lay by of the Parrs Wood terminus at East Didsbury whilst operating a short journey on Service 42 from Manchester Piccadilly, which normally terminated at Stockport Bus Station.
© Christopher Lowe.
Date: Unknown.
Ref No. 0001106.