MTBP (Chris Nelson) - York Bus Photos
*Exclusive* YJ08XYB First York 69363 itravel yorkbybus yellow advert bus
Over the weekend a teaser photo had been sent to social media from First York regarding Volvo B7RLE Wright Eclipse Urban YJ08 XYB, which was expected to enter service with a new look on November 8. Having already entered service the previous day we see the bus here on day 2 in its new appearance, the bus has gained a bright yellow overall advertising livery to promote York's brand new iTravel 'York By Bus' smartcard system which has been implemented by the city council with money from the Better Bus Area Fund so as to improve accessibility to buses.... for a relatively compact city, York has quite a diverse bus scene with no less than 9 different companies operating regular stagecarriage services in and out of the city - the aim of the smartcard system is for one card to be able to be used on any bus operated by any of these companies in the city. On-street terminals have been installed over the last few weeks and have undergone commissioning ready for the system going live this week.
Originally part of the Park and Ride fleet, this and 69364 were de-branded and initially operated route 13A in a basic silver-only livery but more recently have been dual purpose and operate any route as and when required. Today the 'flying banana' has been on service 4 connecting the city centre (Clifford Street) to Acomb via Foxwood, and is seen here on Blossom Street heading outbound.
*Exclusive* YJ08XYB First York 69363 itravel yorkbybus yellow advert bus
Over the weekend a teaser photo had been sent to social media from First York regarding Volvo B7RLE Wright Eclipse Urban YJ08 XYB, which was expected to enter service with a new look on November 8. Having already entered service the previous day we see the bus here on day 2 in its new appearance, the bus has gained a bright yellow overall advertising livery to promote York's brand new iTravel 'York By Bus' smartcard system which has been implemented by the city council with money from the Better Bus Area Fund so as to improve accessibility to buses.... for a relatively compact city, York has quite a diverse bus scene with no less than 9 different companies operating regular stagecarriage services in and out of the city - the aim of the smartcard system is for one card to be able to be used on any bus operated by any of these companies in the city. On-street terminals have been installed over the last few weeks and have undergone commissioning ready for the system going live this week.
Originally part of the Park and Ride fleet, this and 69364 were de-branded and initially operated route 13A in a basic silver-only livery but more recently have been dual purpose and operate any route as and when required. Today the 'flying banana' has been on service 4 connecting the city centre (Clifford Street) to Acomb via Foxwood, and is seen here on Blossom Street heading outbound.