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Following the decision by Oxfordshire County Council to withdraw all support for supported services in July 2016, Red Rover decided to continue operating Bicester town services and also took on a couple of further marginal routes given up by other operators. A positive-thinking review is currently taking place on how services from Bicester depot can be developed in order to make them sustainable for the longer term. The result of the review will be known in June, with revisions (and there will be some) implemented prior to the start of the 2017 Autumn school term.
In a separate round of tendering with Herts County Council, Red Rover has retained the Tring town service, route 387. To operate the new contract, a single ADL Enviro 200MMC has been purchased and it entered service in late March. 2040 (OC17BXS) is the shorter 'midi' version, with Red Rover standard e- leather seating and wifi. It also has Altro Transflor wood-effect flooring, something new for Red Rover.
Hatfield and has also seen service with Gills Travel. 2003 (S687YOL) is an Optare Excel 1070, direct from National Express West Midlands. However, it had been standing withdrawn for over 2 years, prior to its purchase by Red Rover. Powered by the standard Cummins 6BT, it has 35 seats and is acting as a spare service and school bus at Bicester. Both buses have had a light refurbishment with standard Red Rover red moquette.
Finally, SF57EEW is a newer Scania R Series recovery truck that has been added to the fleet to replace the existing DAF 105 unit, which has been sold. It takes fleet number R2.
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SF57 EEW is a newer Scania R Series recovery truck that has been added to the fleet to replace the existing DAF 105 unit.
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OC17 BXS is a new ADL Enviro 200MMC, seen shortly after delivery in the Red Rover depot, in the company of Optare Spectra 5025 (S404 NVP).
Three late model Wright Eclipse Gemini 2-bodied Volvo B9TLs have also been purchased and were due to enter service by early May. 6025-7 (BG15RNO/P/T) have been refurbished with new e- leather seating and wifi and will effectively look like brand new buses inside and out. They are to replace the four Enviro 400s, 6031/2/4/5 (OY09AYL/RRB, AN59AWX, VX07CYU), which were withdrawn at the end of December and have since been sold. They will be used primarily on route X65 between Aylesbury and Milton Keynes (various deckers have been used on the route since the Enviros left the fleet and prior to the Gemini 2s becoming available).
A couple of interesting used purchases have also entered service. 2004 (M146VVS) is a fairly rare Dennis Dart with Wright Handybus bodywork (flat screen) and is allocated to Chesham for dedicated school work. It started life with Universitybus (Uno) in
New vehicles here are: 018 (YT17TOR) Volvo B11R/ Caetano CT650 C49Ft in Pullman Holidays livery, allocated to Bath; and 886/7 (BT66MZD/E) Wright Streetlite WF B37F with Mercedes OM934 engines in Buses livery and allocated to North Baddesley (Reliance) to operate the rural routes between Romsey and Salisbury.
18 (YT17 TOR) is a new Volvo B11R with Caetano CT650 C49Ft bodywork for the Reliance Holidays fleet.
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