A quiet Sunday in A shed at Cowley Road.
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last updated Monday, October 5th 1998 - 1000hrs
Editorial
News of the week is the delivery of the first two M A N' s for Stagecoach Oxford. 913-914 S913-914CFC arrived during the week and are presently being prepared for service. From 918 a small number will have BLUE roofs which would appear to signal some return to route branding in Oxford. At least 919 also has a blue roof. Photo opportunities were limited as the M A N's were at the back of the garage and I have included the limited shots available to give some idea. Seating is for 42 or 39 with 1 wheelchair. Standing is for 28 or 35 accordingly.
The Oxford Brookes University contract is being serviced by 516, seen below with some branding and the route number 77A is used. The service operates between the Campus and the City via Wheatley and Cowley. The reserve decker, 551, SCN251S, is also seen below but does not have any specific branding. Again, it being a Sunday, photography was difficult.
One item of interest following our interest in what goes on in Manchester, is the arrival of the first of the ex Stagecoach Kenya Bus Dennis Dragons with Metsec bodies, 680 - M680TDB. This is in Magic Bus livery operating our of Princess Road Garage and has seating for 88. Others are now following. We hope to have pictures shortly.
We hope you continue to like this short section, which will give us the opportunity to comment on the local scene in an informal way. Please Email Malcolm Crowe with any comments.
A quiet Sunday in A shed at Cowley Road.
Sunday 4th October 1998 around lunchtime shows a variety of Oxford Bus vehicles
including the recently repainted 205 (front end only) and a couple of new Dart SLFs.
The company recovery vehicle can also be seen amongst the buses.
913 and 914 awaiting entry into service and seen at Horspath Depot last
Sunday.
(October 4th 1998).
Close up detail of the front of 913 showing the chassis badge M A N.
516 had received some branding for its work on 77A - Brookes University service.
The relief vehicle for the Brookes service is this ex Busways Atlantean
AN68, 551.
Repainted by Busways before coming south, the decker looks very smart.
375, a recently delivered Vario 0814 is seen ready to take up service at
Horspath Depot.
Sunday 4th October 1998.
Stagecoach of another variety.
Stagecoach Kenya Bus has a mixed fleet including some ERF Trailblazers
with locally built bodies.
Enormous loads are carried and we hope to bring occasional pictures of this fleet. We hope
you find them interesting. (I know its not Oxford but it is a British chassis ! - Malcolm)
and finally we though you might like this shot of coaches
awaiting duty on the
London services at Gloucester Green. No two are quite the same !
Sunday lunchtime October 4th 1998.
Photo
Miscellany contains updated photos which are added from time to time.
New photos were added on 16/4/98.
Take a look at our picture report from Manchester,
featuring ex-Oxford buses!
And now to admit the reason for
no pictures on Saturday !!
Malcolm was in Southampton at the football.
We bring you the Jones Executive Neoplan M3UFC
(excuse being it has an "Oxford registration")
leaving the Dell after Manchester United defeated the local team 3-0 !! - 3/10/98.
THE OXFORD BUS MUSEUM
191 & 756, ex COMS, on display at Duxford. Sunday 27th September 1998
A VR meet was held on the 22nd March 1998 - and you can see photos
of each VR that attended.
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