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Seen at E.M.T. Travels other depot are a line up of the old Wrightbus vehicles which includes Scania L113CRL Axcess Ultralow S371 SET S1 and two Volvo B10BLE Renowns which are W905 RBB 015 and JAS 2610 (CCZ 8837) 011. 18/02/18
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Smart looking in the 'swoop-less livery' is Scania L94UB / Wright Axcess Floline 28539 (X265USH) turning onto Cross Hall Street in Liverpool on service 2. Ex-First 60209.
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When this was withdrawn by First in late summer 2014 the worst was feared, however the boss of Connexions purchased it with the intention to preserve it; but on a full inspection, the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 At the time of writing this, P436YSH (Rider York 8436) is also withdrawn and is at the Cherry Row depot in Leeds ('Death Row'), and this was part of the batch that made up the very last buses to ever have Yorkshire Rider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.
New to Strathclyde as SS6 in 1996, P106 MFS was the first low floor bus to be purchased by the company. It would later become 61478 and remain in service until 2012 where it was then converted to a driver trainer.
S574TPW Scania L94UB / Wright Axcess Floline B40F.
New 1999 to Eastern Counties (Ipswich) as 574.
Restored and owned by the Eastern Counties Bus Group.
ex Connexions Buses.
Newport Transport's remaining Wright Axcess Floline-bodied Scania L94UBs did not comply with the Public Service Vehicles Accessibility Regulations 2000, and therefore could not be used on registered local bus services from 1st January 2016.
However, a handful have been retained for use on school contracts, including 13, which has received all-over white livery.
In fading light in mid November 2016, she is captured on Kingsway in the City Centre at the end of an afternoon school run, though her new colours do at least make her stand out.
Former First Glasgow 61539, a Scania L113CRL with Wright Axcess-Ultralow bodywork and registered R130 GSF is seen near Crawford, awaiting onward movement for scrap.
It was new as Strathclyde Buses SS30 in 1997.
First West Yorkshire Scania L94UB Wright Axcess Floline V134ESC 61035 is seen passing Leeds Bus Station on a 4 to Seacroft, 13th November
York, 31 July 2015.
Seen on one of its first days in Yorkshire after leaving Newport Transport in Wales. The day after this photo it had already gained fleet names.
Here in this photograph we have this Stagecoach Chester & Wirral Scania L94UB Wright-Axcess Floline registered Y961XBU with the fleet number of 28542 here we see the vehicle in a sunny Chester 'Bus Exchange' heading for Stand to board passengers for a Service 1 to Liverpool, this was one of the first Scania's to be repainted into the Stagecoach corporate livery at the company's Rock Ferry depot along with Sister Y962XBU (28543) both vehicles were new to First Manchester in May 2001 as 163 and 167.
61680 is seen with a service 31 towards the St Enoch Centre from East Kilbride Bus Station. X431UMS is one of several Scania L94UB's with Wright Axcess-Floline bodywork in the Glasgow fleet.
DSC_5501 - 574 - S574 TPW - Scania L94UB/Wright Axcess-Floline - First Eastern Counties (First BlueBus) - Hertfordshire County Showground, Showbus 25/09/22
R.i.p 62389. It is clear now that the rotten floor pan has meant the end of the road for this old timer. gear box is removed but the block remains. Had a great engine that went like stink so hopefully they remove that before this Floline leaves for good
Here at E.M.T Travel headquarters depot are Wrightbuses Scania L113CRL Axcess Ultralow S371 SET and Volvo B10BLE Renown CCZ 8837 are seen been taken out of service are they are replacing front tyres as CCZ 8837s tyers have given to S371 SET and to another. 2/02/17
Arriva North West: 2023 (N123 DWM) a Wright Axcess-Ultralow bodied Scania L113CRL, painted in corporate livery. This scene captures the vehicle in Liverpool City Centre operating a journey on Service 12 to Stocksbridge Village.
© Christopher Lowe.
Date: 15th June 2011.
Ref No. IMG_0539/JL.
A smartly presented vehicle photographed eighteen years after the adjacent view taken in Falkirk bus station in 1997. Note that the angled break to the dual blue coloured band which makes way for the Midland Bluebird fleet name is different from that used when the bus was new.
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First Scotland East's Scania L94UB/Wright Axcess Floline 65700 (SN04 CKY) is seen here on Princes St, Edinburgh whilst working an East Lothian service from Dunbar. Sadly the company withdrew from the area in the summer and the services have been replaced by East Coast Buses.
We had a little bit of snow this week but First Leeds 61037 has seen it all before. Pictured here on the Headrow this Wright Axcess-Floline bodied Scania L94UB is working route 75.
Pictured parked in the yard outside First Potteries' Newcastle-under-Lyme depot are 9 of the depots 11 step entrance double deckers. Despite the oldest of them being the best part of 24 years old they still see daily use on school contracts as well as the odd foray into 'normal' service at other times - unfortunately not today though as the other two (all Leyland G758XRE (30034) and Alexander RL bodied Volvo P186TGD (34286) - now in the new livery!) were parked just out of shot. From left to right are: all Leyland Olympian G757XRE (30033), Volvo Olympian/Northern Counties Palatine L311PWR (34311), Volvo Olympian/Alexander RL P188TGD (34288), Volvo Olympian/Northern Counties Palatine 2 P658UFB (34158), Volvo Olympian/Alexander Royale M847DUS (31518), all Leyland Olympian G753XRE (30029), Volvo Olympian/Alexander RL P185TGD (34285), Volvo Citybus/Alexander RL K125URP (38125) and all Leyland Olympian G755XRE (30031). Along with Scania L94UB/Wright Axcess-Floline S106TNB (60015), 17/06/2013.
X425 UMS is a Scania L94/Wright Axcess Floline new to First Glasgow in October 2000 as their SS125. It later became 61676 in the national First fleet numbering system and is now on light duties as a driver trainer at First Glasgow's new Caledonia depot.
A preserved Scania L94UB Wright Axcess Floline. This bus was one of a batch of Scanias new to Aberdeen in 1999 but got transferred to Scotland East in 2001 in exchange for Volvo B10BLEs. It has recently returned north for preservation and was seen here at the depot.
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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Scania L113CRL Wright Axcess Ultralow 5480 WY (N255 BKK) is now dead at the HCT ConnexionsBuses yard, being cannibalised for parts.
After withdrawal from frontline service in December 2015, Axcess Floline-bodied L94UB X448 UMS (61695) was converted into a route refresher/driver training vehicle based at Scotstoun; having the back half of the seats removed as is convention, but unusually retaining it's Willowleaf colours as opposed to gaining all-over white or the First Training livery. All for the better, as it's one handsome beast as it is... ;)
Seen turning onto Jamaica St from Argyle St, headed east.
Note: Withdrawn in March 2018 due to gearbox failure; Blantyre's X425 UMS (61676) replacing it for the interim.
Photo Date: 30th October 2017
First Essex V586DVF (65586) is a Scania L94UB with Wright Axcess Floline bodywork. Seen at Detling, V586DVF was new to First Eastern Counties as their 586.
could this be the first preserved low floor bus ????? Seen on the field at Llandundo transport festival P309HEM a Scania / Wright Axcess. Photo taken 02/05/15
P116GHE Scania L113CRL / Wright Axcess Ultralow.
New to Bristol Airport 87.
Cafe at the Wolds Gliding Club, Pocklington airfield, York.
A look inside Scania L113CRL Wright Axcess Ultralow S445 BSG, formerly First Leeds 61059 but now a source of spares with HCT ConnexionsBuses