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twenty years old, so a major update is long overdue. This is hoped to be addressed in the next few months after a survey of available ticket equipment has been undertaken.
The company has now decided that any bus taken in to stock will no longer advertise the fact that it is a low floor vehicle now that all the fleet is low floor and has been for a number of years.
New here are, 1565-9 (WK17LNN/O/R/U/W) Volvo B9TL/ Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 DPH74F allocated to Camborne. They are for use on services 14/18 (Truro - Redruth - St Ives/Penzance) which are now fully double deck operated.
An acquisition from Trinity Passenger Transport Group is 1642 (HV57OGJ) an ADL E400 H79F now allocated to Camborne and wearing the new green and white fleet livery.
The network of services operating from Bude in North Cornwall through Camelford and Wadebridge and on to Newquay and Truro, have been revised. Previously part of the Atlantic Coastliner network with through services from Bude to Newquay (and in the Summer through to St Ives) this has been recast with through operation now between Bude and Truro providing better links to the Cornish capital cathedral city. This was in response to representations from residents and indeed feedback from tourists. Connections are made at St Columb Major for Newquay where connections for onward travel on the new Atlantic Coastliner can be made.
Placed in reserve are 5262-7 (YN51BPT-Y) Volvo B10M-62/ Plaxton Premiere 350.
An order has been placed for 3 Slimline Optare Solo SRs to upgrade the Penzance - Mousehole service.
The first of the next batch of three axle Volvo B9TLHs with Wrightbus Gemini II bodywork have started to arrive. These are being delivered at the rate of one per month to replace older three axle buses. So far, the Superbus division has received WL1390-5 at Riverside garage.
It has been decided that the first batch of Berkhof bodied MAN tri-axle buses, MB728-33, will receive third overhauls and upgrades to Euro 6 specification. These buses are in good condition even after fifteen years of service. They also have commonality with the batch of similar buses built at Aldenham works in 2011/2. This second batch of buses is being converted upon overhaul to Hybrid operation.
East Lancs bodied Scanias SM968/9 have been withdrawn from service rather than be overhauled. Their places at Riverside have been taken by VG963/4 displaced from nearby Battersea garage. PD759/60/9-73 have all been withdrawn at the Smith's division following the introduction of the SP class of Scania Omnicities in March.
Buses sold are: Dennis Trident/ Alexander ALX400 AD726, Dennis Trident/ Plaxton President
West Cornwall Open Tops - four of the fleet of newly branded 'Cornish Coastal Cream' open tops being prepared for service.
West Cornwall Stephen Read - Mid & West Cornwall
West Cornwall 1565, Volvo B9TL/Wright and 1642, ADL Enviro E400.
Step-entrance double deck DAF DB250/ Optare Spectras 1379-82 (P679-81PRL, R682ECV) have all returned to service for use on contract work to Truro College. All operate out of Bodmin outstation.
Dennis Trident/ Alexander 1841 has been converted to open-top and re-registered from HF53KRC to XIL5941. It joins similar Tridents 1849/50/6-8 and Volvo B7TL 1540-3 in the open-top fleet. These are all in the yellow/blue open top livery, with seven allocated for use on the network of routes circling from Penzance, Lands End, Sennen Cove, St Just, Zennor, St Ives, Carbis Bay, Marazion and back to Penzance (and vice-versa), and one each on the Falmouth and Newquay town tours. These services are now branded as 'Cornish Coastal Cream'.
The Atlantic Coastliner services this summer are St Ives, Carbis Bay, Hayle Towans, Portreath, Perranporth and Newquay (connecting to the Newquay to Padstow service, the latter running all year round). The blue liveried Wright bodied Volvo B7TLs continue to ply these routes.
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West London Passenger Transport Association David Rowe & Colin Smith