Enthusiast Update
This update is designed to keep enthusiasts informed of changes to our bus and coach fleet. Information will be added when significant changes or developments take place.
13 March 2013
Vehicle reregistered: 300 to R12 OXF (3/13)
Vehicles sold: 105, 861 to Thames Travel (3/13)
13 February 2013
New vehicles (revised dates into service): 12/12: 351-7/9 1/13: 358/60/2/4-8 2/13: 361/3/9
Vehicles sold: 107/8/17 – Hedingham Omnibuses 110/115 – Tom Tappin Ltd. (for use as sightseeing buses in Oxford)
20 December 2012
New Vehicles
351-369 R1-R9 OXF, J1, R11, K1, M1 OXF V14-7, N1, Y25 OXF Volvo B5H Wrights H47/28F
351/2/4/6 are in service 12/12, the remainder will enter service 1/13.
Vehicles transferred out (all to Thames Travel):
855-7 (12/12), 858-60 (1/13)
30 September 2012
Vehicles sold:
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29-34 ALS Coaches, Merseyside 37 Stephensons, Essex
Vehicle transferred out:
850 To Thames Travel (same fleet number)
1 September 2012
Vehicle transferred in: 900 SN60 BXW Alexander Dennis E400H Alexander Dennis H45/31F new 10/10. Ex Thames Travel (same fleet number)
Vehicles transferred out: 851-854 To Thames Travel (same fleet numbers)
These changes are as a result of the transfer of service X2 (Oxford to Didcot) to Thames Travel.
2 May 2012
Sold (5/12) 902/3/8 to The Green Bus, West Midlands.
31 March 2012
Renumbered (3/12): 81/82 to 51/52
Reliveried (3/12): 51 to Ashmolean Museum livery 52 to Creation Theatre livery 83-99 to X90 livery
Withdrawn (3/12): 29-46
Sold (1/12): 909 to PC Coaches, Lincoln.
1 December 2011
New Vehicles: 1-18: AF-HF, JF-MF, OF, PF, RF-UF61 OXF Scania K360EB Plaxton Panther C44Ft
These vehicles will enter service during December.
Vehicles renumbered: 1-5 (AF-EF53 OXF) to 42-46.
20 August 2011
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Withdrawn: 795/8
The withdrawal of 795/8, the last Volvo B10BLEs means that we now have no Volvo buses in the fleet, breaking a link going back to 1995 when 601 (N601 NJO) was delivered. Both 795 and 798 are now being used as driver training vehicles.
25 July 2011
Into service: 301-4/6/7 4/11 305/8-12 5/11 313-7 6/11
Withdrawn (6/11): 902/3/8/9 withdrawn 793/4/7 returned to Brighton & Hove
Withdrawn (7/11) 796/9 returned to Brighton & Hove 811/3-9 to Go North East 107/9/12 withdrawn
25 May 2011
Into service: new hybrids up to 312
Withdrawn: 792/7: returned to Brighton & Hove 812: to Go North East 909: to reserve
27 April 2011
New Vehicles: 301-307 HY11 BRD, HB, HC, HD, HE, HF, HG11 OXF ADL Enviro 400H ADL Enviro 400 H47/30F
The first of these buses (301-4) entered service today.
The balance will be 308-317 (HH, HJ, HK, HL, HM, HN, HO, HP, HR, HS, HY11 OXF).
Vehicles Withdrawn (4/11): 790/1 Returned to Brighton & Hove 820/1 to Go North East
. 2 March 2011
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900 returned to ADL ex loan (not used after 2/11) 800 was returned ex loan on 9/7/10
27 July 2010
Rebranded: 902/3/8/9 to full Park & Ride livery 111/3/6/8 to BrookesBus livery
30 June 2010
New Vehicles (updated info): 212-8/21-31 all entered service during 6/10. 219/20 will enter service in 7/10.
Disposals: 401/2/8: Plymouth Citybus 6/10 801-810: Go North East 6/10
8 June 2010
Volvos 820 and 821 are now in Park & Ride livery.
28 May 2010
New Vehicles:
212-231 AF-HF10 OXF; JF-MF10 OXF; OF/PF10 OXF; RF-WF10 OXF Scania N230UD ADL Enviro 400 H51/29F
These buses will enter service in 06/10
14 April 2010
Vehicles on loan:
800 YJ58 FFM DAF SB220 Plaxton Centro B45F new 09/08 900 SN59 AWV ADL Enviro 400 ADL Enviro 400 H37/27F new 10/09
These vehicles are on short-term loan to cover for the absence of Mercedes Citaro single decks and Scania/ADL double decks which are away for warranty work with their manufacturers.
26 March 2010
Vehicles Sold (3/10):
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632 – Harris Coaches, Blackwood 640/2 – Dews Coaches, Cambridge
This completes the disposal of the 600 series.
28 February 2010
Withdrawn (2/10): 640/2
20 January 2010
Vehicles Acquired:
790-1 R220/322 HCD Volvo B10BLE Wrights Renown B46F ex Brighton & Hove 220/2.
Withdrawn (12/09): 641/3
Disposals: 641/3 – Dews Coaches, Cambridge (01/10)
Repaints: 103/4/19/20 – BrookesBus livery
25 September 2009
Withdrawn (9/09): 904-7 (R4-7 OXF).
Disposals: 629 Travel Master, Manchester, 9/09 904-7 Western Greyhound, Newquay, 9/09
29 July 2009
New Vehicles: note that of the new Scania double deckers, 201-207 were licensed in July, whilst 208-211 will be licensed in August.
Vehicles Acquired:
792-7 R229/3-7 HCD Volvo B10BLE Wrights Renown B45F ex-Brighton & Hove 229/3-7. Acquired as B46F; will be converted to B45F before entering service.
Withdrawn (7/09): 629-34/8. (640-3 are still licensed but will not be used until 9/09 when they will make their final appearance for the first five weeks of the Oxford Brookes semester)
Disposals:
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630/3/8 Dews Coaches, Cambridge (7/09) 631/4 Grey, Ely (8/09)
26 June 2009
New Vehicles (to enter service during 07/09):
201-211 AF, BF, CF, DF, EF, FF, GF, HF, JF, KF, OS09 OXF Scania N230UD ADL Enviro400 H51/29F
201-11 are for the BrookesBus network of services and are in dedicated livery.
Vehicles reinstated (06/09): 629-34/8/40-3 These are to cover for delivery of the BrookesBus Scanias and for Q-buster duties.
11 May 2009
Vehicles acquired:
798/9 R218/9HCD Volvo B10BLE Wrights Renown B45F From Brighton & Hove (218/9) on long-term loan. Reconfigured from B46F on arrival.
Reliveried:
During April and May, there are a number of livery changes taking place, and our fleetlist now shows these, although some remain to be completed.
640-3 will stand down from all-day service at the end of May. They will act as Q-busters during the summer months and for the start of the new term at Oxford Brookes University. They will then be withdrawn permanently, when the bus fleet will be 100% low floor.
Disposals:
609, 611: Travel Master, Stretford 2/09, 3/09 respectively 610: South Gloucestershire, 3/09 635, 637: Harris Coaches, Gwent, 5/09 636, 639: Islywn Borough Transport, 2/09
9 November 2008
Vehicles renumbered and reliveried: 62, 63 to 40, 41 and to espress livery
Vehicles to be withdrawn during November and sold to Crawley Luxury Coaches: 25/26
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28 September 2008
Vehicles withdrawn: 638/9
Vehicle disposals: 608, 613: Harris Coaches, Gwent 615-7: Edenderry, Ireland 618: Go Travel, Swansea
25 August 2008
Vehicles withdrawn: 635-7
608-11/3/5-28/30/3/4 have now been returned from Go South Coast, leaving only 629 on loan.
22 May 2008
Vehicles on hire (from 5/08): 608-11/3/5-8/30/3/4 to Go South Coast.
Vehicle disposals: (3/08): 620: Travel Master, Stretford (5/08): 18-22: Padraig Naughton & O’Neachtain Tours 23-24: Mike DeCourcey, Coventry
25 April 2008
Vehicles Renumbered and Repainted (from airline to espress): (4/08): 57-61 to 35-39
Vehicles withdrawn: (3/08): 23-24 (4/08): 18-22, 634
Vehicles on hire to Enterprise (AOL) Ltd via Go South Coast: (4/08 onwards): 629, 633
14th March 2008
New Vehicles
(1/08): 860-870 AF-HF, JF-LF 57 OXF Mercedes Citaro B40F (3/08): 91-99 AA-HH, JJ 08 OXF Volvo B12B Plaxton Panther C48Ft
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Vehicles Withdrawn: (1/08): 67/8 (2/08): 613/5/6/7/20/9-33
Disposals: (9/07): 14/5, Ventura (dealer) (1/08): 67/8, Alliance & Leicester (dealer) (1/08): 619, Fleetlink (dealer) for scrap (2/08): 17, Brown’s Executive Travel, Birmingham (2/08): 12, 71, Llew Jones, Llanwrst
Liveries: the delivery of new Citaros has resulted in a rebrand of many of the older models. Check the full fleetlist for details.
The delivery of the Volvo coaches will start a cascade of older models from airline to espress. These will be published when complete.
1st August 2007
Vehicles Acquired (ex Go North East):
Dennis Trident 2 Plaxton H47/28F new 2001
902 R2 OXF (ex NK51 UCH) 903 R3 OXF (ex NK51 UCJ) 905 R5 OXF (ex NK51 UCM) 906 R6 OXF (ex NK51 UCV) 907 R7 OXF (ex NK51 UCW) 908 R8 OXF (ex NK51 UCX) 909 R9 OXF (ex NK51 UCY)
905 entered service 7/07, the others in 8/07. Note that there is NO 901.
Vehicles Withdrawn:
10 to Go South Coast, 7/07. 601/5/7-11/3 to Go West Midlands, same fleet numbers: 601/5 in 7/07, remainder 8/07.
Vehicles Reregistered (7/07):
7/07: 81-90: AB, BB, CB, DB, EB, FB, GB, HB, JB, KB07 OXS to AB, BB, CF, DB, EB, FB, GB, HB, JB, KB07 OXF
904: NK51 UCL to R4 OXF
8/07: 402: R2 OXF to R402 FFC
This means that 83 has worn three registrations since new (CB07 OXF, CB07 OXS, CF07 OXF) and it is only three months old: is this a record?
This update gives details only of Oxford Bus Company vehicles. For details of other companies’ fleets, we recommend “The Oxford and Chilterns Bus Page” at www.oxford-chiltern-bus-page.co.uk
The enthusiast fleetlist has been updated on our website to reflect these changes.
13th June 2007
Vehicle Withdrawn: 825 (MD52 OXF) written off following fire damage
New Service Vehicles: 986/7 (GP07 SXB/K) Vauxhall Combi Service Vehicles Withdrawn: 984/5 (RIL 4910/1) to Go West Midlands Ltd.
Note that the Volvo B10M to be converted to a driver training vehicle as 961 will now be former 16 (V284 SBW) and not 17.
The mix-up involving the DVLA over registrations for coaches 81-90 has been resolved, and the ‘OXF’ marks will be restored shortly (although 83 will not be able to resume CB07 OXF).
8th May 2007
Vehicles Reregistered (5/07):
8 – R401 DWL; 11 – R402 DWL; 14 – V283 SBW; 15 – V282 SBW; 16 – V284 SBW; 961(ex 17) – V281 SBW.
1st April 2007
New Vehicles (4/07): 81-90 AB, BB, CB, DB, EB, FB, GB, HB, JB, KB07 OXF Volvo B12B Plaxton Panther C48Ft
Note: These vehicles have been issued with the incorrect documentation and they are required to run with “OXS” rather than “OXF” registrations until this is corrected.
Vehicles reliveried and renumbered (4/07): 51-56 to 29-34 and to oxford espress livery
Vehicles withdrawn: 619 (1/07) 8, 11, 14-17, 69-71 (4/07)
Disposals: 8, 11, 69, 70: Wilts & Dorset, Poole 9, 12: Go West Midlands, Birmingham (ex store at GWM) 17: OBC training vehicle 961 619: written off 971: Woottens Coaches, Chesham, 2/07 (corrected disposal)
This update gives details only of Oxford Bus Company vehicles. For details of other companies’ fleets, we recommend “The Oxford and Chilterns Bus Page” at www.oxford-chiltern-bus-page.co.uk
Note: 17 has become a training vehicle in advance of new legislation on PCV driving tests.
1st December 2006
New Vehicles: 849-859 LF, MF, OF, PF, RF, SF, TF, UF, VF, WF, YF56 OXF Mercedes Citaro B42F
Acquired Vehicle (ex Go North East): 904 NK51 UCL Dennis Trident Plaxton H47/28F new 2001 (on loan from 7/06, did not enter service until 11/06) This is the first of a batch of eight similar buses which will come from Go North East for use on service 35 and miscellaneous duties. They will be all fitted with a GPS based warning system for the low bridge at Oxford Rail Station. The whole batch will be converted to H47/30F in due course.
Vehicles Out: 898-899 to Wilts & Dorset (ex long term loan) 403-7/9-11 to Go West Midlands 604 to Go West Midlands 70 awaiting sale
Allocation: With the intake of these vehicles, Dennis Tridents 101-105 are generally now used as spare float vehicles, with the exception of one on service 4.
This update gives details only of Oxford Bus Company vehicles. For details of other companies’ fleets, we recommend “The Oxford and Chilterns Bus Page” at www.oxford-chiltern-bus-page.co.uk
24th August 2006
Vehicles sold: 603, 612 to Go West Midlands (new name for Birmingham Coach Co.). 612 is still at Oxford for MoT and 603 is in repaint after being on loan to Go North-East.
971 to Robin Bennett for preservation. Awaiting collection at Oxford
26th July 2006
Vehicle sold: 412 to Birmingham Coach Company
Vehicle withdrawn: 971, awaiting disposal
Vehicle converted: 646 to driver training vehicle, renumbered 963
22nd June 2006
Livery: 620 is now wearing a promotional livery for Oxford Inspires, which OBC is sponsoring in 2006/7.
8th June 2006
Vehicle on loan: YJ55 BLX Optare Tempo on loan from Optare from 5th to 9th June inclusive, for inspection only, not used on service.
Vehicles withdrawn: 412, 612 – both awaiting disposal
Allocation: Following a dramatic rise in the number of passengers using service X3, two additional journeys are being introduced in the am peak, which may be operated by 600 series Volvos, until the next round of vehicle investment. 603-605 and 607 were due to be withdrawn, but are retained on fleet temporarily to cover this work and for the summer language schools duplicates.
Note: The vehicle withdrawals are the result of loss of contracted work on services 14 and 16.
1st May 2006
Vehicles returning from loan (ex Solent Blueline): 70, 71. These vehicles are required to operate the enhanced summer timetable on X70/X80.
612 is being rebuilt after minor fire damage.
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24th March 2006
Vehicles on loan: 9, 10 and 12 to Birmingham Coach Company, a sister company within the Go-Ahead Group.
These coaches will be repainted into National Express livery for use by Birmingham Coach Company.
20th March 2006
Vehicles on loan:
898/9 HF06 FTO/Y Mercedes 0530 B39F new 3/06
These vehicles are on loan from Wilts & Dorset to cover additional activity on the Oxford- Abingdon direct service. They were delivered to Oxford direct from Mercedes and will enter service on 27th March.
Vehicles withdrawn:
612: 3/06, following a minor fire in the engine compartment. Awaiting a decision on its future. 9, 10 and 12: not used since service changes on 29.01.06. They remain licensed but are considered withdrawn.
29th January 2006
Following service changes, Tridents 103-5 have been repainted from P&R livery to OBC red. The ‘ideal’ allocation of vehicles is:
Service 2 Mercedes Service 4 1 Trident, plus 600 series Volvo Service 5 800 series Volvo Service 6 Dart Service 8 600 series Volvo Service 13 2 Trident, plus Dart Service 14 600 series Volvo Service 15 800 series Volvo Service 16 Dart Service 35 600 series Volvo Service X3 Mercedes P&R 300 Trident P&R 400 Trident P&R 500 Mercedes espress espress livery Scania and Volvo coaches airline airline livery Scania and Volvo coaches
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Typically, one bus will be ‘cross allocated’ each day to cover for engineering and other requirements. ______
13th January 2006
Volvo 801 has been refurbished and repainted into “City 5” livery, in the same style as the latest Mercedes Citaros for “City 2”. The whole batch of 801-821 will be treated similarly, and branded either “City 5”, “City 15” or a generic “City” livery. 821 is the next to be so treated; individual buses will not be reported in this update but will appear on the official fleetlist available from our website. ______
5th December 2005
Reinstated: 9, to counter traffic congestion on service X90.
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2nd December 2005
New Vehicles: 839-848 AF-H/J/K 55 OXF Mercedes 0530 B37D Withdrawn: 646-655
The new Citaros (branded for city 2) entered service today following a launch by Lord Mayor Bob Price on 1st December. For full details of chassis numbers etc. refer to the official fleet list.
Disposals: 646 to be retained for conversion to driver training vehicle 647-655 to Solent Blueline. 647-50 are awaiting conversion to single door, 651-5 should be dispatched to SBL during the coming week.
Reinstated: 10, to put more resource into the X90 Oxford espress service, to maintain timetable in the face of ever-worsening congestion.
11th November 2005
Reinstated:
655 has been returned to service, to ensure that the programme of converting batch 651-4 to single door configuration is accelerated.
12 (after reregistration, see below) has been returned to service, as an additional X90 coach to cope with severe congestion in the afternoon peak.
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Reregistered:
9 to R257 DWL; 10 to R259 DWL; 12 to R258 DWL; 409 to R9 OXF; 410 to R10 OXF; 983 to R12 OXF
7th November 2005
Withdrawn: 655/6 (K129/30 BUD) Volvo B10B/NCME B43F; 959 (G781 WFC).
Disposals: 655/6 Solent Blueline; 959 Wilts & Dorset (for spares)
Note: 655/6 were converted from B43D to B43F at Oxford and both worked for OBC to this configuration, with no additional seats fitted in the space created by the removal of the centre exit. The seats will be fitted at Solent Blueline and be recertified as B47F.
These withdrawals are the result of the completion of the final set of major roadworks in Oxford, in Abingdon Road. These works resulted in additional vehicles being required for service to maintain the registered timetable.
30th October 2005
Mercedes Citaro 837 (X7 OXF) was loaned to sister company Solent Blueline for one day to check for clearances at their depot, pending the arrival of similar new SBL vehicles. It was not used in service.
25th October 2005
Coaches withdrawn as a result of the introduction of winter timetables on express services are as follows:
9, 10, 12 (R9, 10, 12 OXF), 70, 71 (R809/8 NUD)
70 and 71 are on loan to Solent Blueline.
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16th October 2005
With the virtual completion of roadworks on Cowley Road, we have been able to revert to our normal timetable, thus reducing our vehicle requirement. Accordingly, the following disposals have been made:
606 (N606 NJO) and 628 (N416 NRG) to Wilts and Dorset.
In addition, 656 (K130 BUD) is being converted to single-door configuration in anticipation of its transfer to Solent Blueline.
This update gives details only of Oxford Bus Company vehicles. For details of other companies’ fleets, we recommend “The Oxford and Chilterns Bus Page” at www.oxford-chiltern-bus-page.co.uk
Training bus 972 (C66 HOM) has been sold to Woottens, Chesham.
Coach services have switched to their winter timetables which has resulted in a number of coaches being withdrawn and stored. Fleet numbers will be given shortly.
8th August 2005
Vehicle on loan from Evobus (UK) whilst Evobus engineers conduct modifications to Mercedes Citaro buses:
800 BX05UWG Mercedes 0530 WEB62804023107054 B42F
Loan began: 30/6/05, ended 5/7/05. Left Cowley House 7/7/05.
We currently have no vehicles on loan.
8th July 2005
Following service changes, two buses have been withdrawn and sold:
602 (N602 FJO) to Wilts and Dorset. Last day of use 2nd July; left Oxford 6th July 644 (K118 BUD) to Bicester Youth Bus Project. Last day of use 8th July. Still on premises.
Wilts & Dorset are a sister company within the Go-Ahead Group. OBC are sponsoring the Bicester Youth Bus Project by helping to convert 644 to a specification appropriate to the needs of the project.
This update gives details only of Oxford Bus Company vehicles. For details of other companies’ fleets, we recommend “The Oxford and Chilterns Bus Page” at www.oxford-chiltern-bus-page.co.uk