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. 1 December 2013 New Vehicles 61-65 GB, GO, TO, UK, XS63 OXF Volvo B11R Plaxton Elite Interdeck CH62/3F These vehicles were delivered 11/13 and enter service 12/13. 21 August 2013 Vehicles sold: 35/6 Holmeswood Coaches 6/13 38-40 BASE Ltd 6/13 42-6 Ensign, dealer 8/13 101 Thames Travel 8/13 13 March 2013 Vehicle reregistered: 300 to R12 OXF (3/13) Vehicles sold: 105/6, 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) 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 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: 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 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fleets, we recommend “The Oxford and Chilterns Bus Page” at www.oxford-chiltern-bus-page.co.uk 83-99 to X90 livery Withdrawn (3/12): 29-46 Sold (1/12): 909 to PC Coaches, Lincoln. 1 December 2011 New Vehicles: 1-18: AF-HF, JF-MF, OF, PF, RF-UF61 OXF Scania K360EB Plaxton Panther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 Vehicles renumbered: 1-5 (AF-EF53 OXF) to 42-46. 20 August 2011 Withdrawn: 795/8 The withdrawal of 795/8, the last Volvo B10BLEs means that we now have no Volvo buses in the fleet, breaking a link going back to 1995 when 601 (N601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 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 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 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 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 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): 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 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 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: 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 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 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 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 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 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 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.