A busy Saturday with Oxford Bus.
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last updated Sunday, October 11th 1998 - 2000hrs
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continues of the M A N' s for Stagecoach Oxford. 915-917/20
S915-917/20CFC having arrived during the past week and now being prepared for
service with 913/4. 920 has a BLUE roof and 918 and 919 also are similarly adorned. Some
of the foregoing will go into service on Monday 12th October and the 7b is expected to be
the first route to receive the new buses. we can also now expect the Devon bound SLF Darts
to depart very shortly. These will be 806-11. We are pleased to bring some better photos
of the new arrivals and 913 is the only bus so far to have an
M A N badge. Seating is for 42 or 39 with 1 wheelchair. Standing is for 28 or 35
accordingly. We have also included a picture of the driving position on 913 for
reference. These buses have a very low driving position and I am told that nearside vision
is hampered by the bonded glass which creates a "window like" effect when
watching the nearside through the mirror.
The Oxford Brookes University contract is being serviced by 514 and 516 with the reserve bus being 551, SCN251S. Pictures of these buses appear this week with 516 being seen on the 7A as a stop gap measure last Saturday. Loading have been reported as excellent and all seems to be going well.
A most interesting Sunday was provided by employees of Wycombe Bus who held a Routemaster Running Day in aid of charity and two former Wycombe based Routemaster were in use, one being from London Central (RML2411) and one from London General (RML2412). Pictures of the event are included in this report and west Wycombe saw both an RT and an RML operating the 305 ! There were a number of visiting buses including Routemaster RM6, 8 and 9 ! Services were operated to a timetable on routes 305 (West Wycombe), 363(Penn) and 455(Beaconsfield Old Town). It all proved to give a most enjoyable and well organised event. Wycombe Bus, Phil Clarke and Richard bond are to be congratulated along with all those involved including the owners of visiting vehicles and the other companies who supported the event.
We have also included some coach activity in Oxford this week, including advertising which has begun to appear on National Express liveried coaches.
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 busy Saturday with Oxford Bus.
Saturday 10th October 1998 around lunchtime and 59 is seen emerging from the wash at
Cowley Road garage. The depot was nearly empty with a busy Saturday schedule demanding all
available buses and coaches to be on the road.
222 was at work on 4A road last Saturday away from its more usual home on 35 road.
It is seen here speeding towards Rose Hill around noon time.
913 seen at Horspath Depot last Saturday displaying its M A N badging.
(October 10th 1998).
916 outside Horspath Rd Garage last Saturday. Service launch is due on Monday 12th October.
The low driving position of the M A N's seen here on 913.
The rear of 917 showing the family resemblance of the ALX design.
These will be the first M A N's to go into service with the Stagecoach group.
516 was at work on the 7A last Saturday, resting for its normal work on 77/77A - Brookes University services.
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.
Wycombe Bus Charity Running Day.
Not operating in service but at rest in Wycombe Bus Station, 446, DBL154 is a Bristol K dating from 1946.
1320 on Sunday 11th October sees RML2412 leaving bound for West Wycombe
with a full load.
RML2412 approaching its terminus in West Wycombe whilst operating the
1320 service from High Wycombe
on Sunday 11th October 1998.
Posed below the Golden Ball of West Wycombe. RML2412 started life based at HW.
and returning to High Wycombe.
National Express have started to advertise
"commercially" on their coaches and
LSK824 of Trathens is seen here at Gloucester Green last Saturday.
and leaving for Paignton on service 346.
Visiting coaches corner.
Qdrive Dennis Javelin with Berkhof Axial 51 seat
coachwork.
Operating under contract to Trafalgar Tours and seen in Oxford 10/10/98
Photo Miscellany contains updated photos which are added from time to time.
THE OXFORD BUS MUSEUM
NEXT OPEN DAY SUNDAY 18TH OCTOBER 1998 (NEXT SUNDAY !!!)
191 & 756, ex COMS, on display at Duxford. Sunday 27th September 1998
Services between the Museum at Long Hanborough and Woodstock (for
Blenheim Palace) and
Coombe Mill will be run using a selection of Museum buses on the above Open Day.
Why not take time out to visit us ?
A VR meet was held on the 22nd March 1998 - and you can see photos
of each VR that attended.
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