Oxford, High Wycombe & surrounding areas

updated - Sunday 14th May 2000

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Saturday was very busy since the balloon fest was on bringing an increased number of visitors to the city.  The weather was fine and warm and the summer seemed to have arrived at last.

Fleet News week ending 13/5/00

City of Oxford Motor Services.

Several unusual sightings this week on various routes. Saturday saw Volvo B10BLEs on different workings. 808 was on 4 road, which may have been one of the first times these buses have worked this route. 819 and 821 were on 2 road and 407, a Dart SLF spent most of Saturday on 5 road. 640, a Volvo B10B dual door appeared on X3 on the same day. This route is normally the reserve of single door buses. As a result some of the allocation on 15 road was of the T reg VolvoB10BLEs, including 811.

A number of drivers are now wearing new shirts with the latest logo but so far no new ties have arrived, though these are in the process of manufacture.

On Wednesday notable allocations to routes were ; 815 and 817 on 2 road, 647 operated in the afternoon on 35 road in place of 615 and most notable of all was the appearance of 804 on X3s in lieu of 619.

Repaints have slowed and only 613 seems to have been repainted recently.

Stagecoach Oxford.  

A further advert has started to appear on the rear of the Oxford Tubes. The latest allocation list shows Mercedes received from Manchester , nrs 453, 454 , 455 and 462 with N6xxVSS registrations as being allocated to Witney. Oxford Mercs 333, 339, 361 and 364 have correspondingly been withdrawn. Oxford has 133 vehicles allocation whilst Witney has 32. 4 buses are out stationed at Chipping Norton and 3 at Bicester, all from the above Oxford allocation.

Wycombe Bus Company.

The only item of note this week is the fact that the blinds in the transferred Volvos, which looked rather poor have been replaced with brand new blinds and these look altogether much better.

Cambridge Coach Services.

One of older H registered Volvos , 347 , has been in Oxford this last week and Jetlink G809BPG an ex Speedlink coach has also been seen on the 757 in Oxford.

SPECIAL NOTE.

Michael Wootten of Wootten's Coaches writes to note that there is a bus rally at The Buckinghamshire Railway Centre on Sunday 29th May 2000. Several local operators will be supporting the event including Wootten's who hope to take a Bristol VR and possibly one of their ex Redwing Volvo/Plaxtons. I hope some of you may be able to attend this function.

I will be pleased to receive your reports for this section
Please send your reports to MalcolmHC@aol.com and thank you for all your sightings, they are most welcome.

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Wycombe Bus Leyland Tiger nr 1116 (ex Oxford 116) seen some years ago whilst 
operating the short lived X80 service, which ran from Aylesbury via High Wycombe 
and Marlow to Heathrow. This coach is now with Heyfordian, 
based at Wycombe and bearing a cherished registration. It is now TJI6304.

Currently in the Wycombe fleet, ex Alder Valley Olympian coach nr 240 
(was 823 and 1823)  seen here at Stokenchurch on an afternoon school service 651. 
Returning empty to Wycombe depot.

Wycombe 626 shows off it's new blinds arriving in Oxford last Saturday.
The 275 has been seen to be loading quite well.

Oxford Volvo B10BLE nr 808 seen loading up on 4 road in Queen Street 
followed by 821 on 2 road. The date was 13th May 2000.

Seen at Stokenchurch last week was ex Oxford 986, a north east Atlantean 
with high bridge ECW bodywork. These buses were used on Kidlington services 
when in Oxford service and this one is now owned by the British Potato Council. 
It was receiving attention to engine fault.

Representative of the current Oxford decker fleet, Trident 108 is seen operating as required 
last Saturday filling in on both 300 and 400 roads. It is seen at the old Park&Ride stop in
St Aldates for inbound Redbridge services.

Finally one I couldn't resist, a Volvo Berkhof of Leger Tours T811JHN, 
almost totally covered in contravision and advertising Disneyland Paris.
Seen here on the M25 last Friday.

 If anyone has any further news please email below.

Malcolmhc@aol.com 

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