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New bus order for First in 2015-16 - Metroline1511 - 06/06/2015 21:12
First confirmed their bus order for 2015-16 last Friday, 29th June. The article on their website is here, with the list of vehicle types near the foot of the page.
http://www.firstgroup.com/ukbus/latest_news/?id=012621
This is significant in several ways. It includes E40Ds to MMC spec, and no fewer than 65 Wrightbus Streetdecks!
I have read elsewhere that, of these vehicles, 75 are due for First Glasgow, 31 for First Scotland East and 7 for First Aberdeen.
I expect that the 20 Volvo B5LH-Wrightbus Geminis are for the Leigh Busway.
Mod Edit: Corrected number of StreetDecks
RE: New bus order for First in 2015-16 - SK15 GZG - 06/06/2015 21:19
I've read on another forum that 22 of the StreetDecks are for Rotherham for the X78 - so that accounts for 22 of the 65 StreetDecks
RE: New bus order for First in 2015-16 - kuyoyo - 06/06/2015 22:52
It's only 65 Streetdecks.
RE: New bus order for First in 2015-16 - SK15 GZG - 06/06/2015 23:02
(06/06/2015 22:52)kuyoyo Wrote: It's only 65 Streetdecks.
I should have gone to Specsavers!
Thanks for pointing that out Tony. I'll amend the posts accordingly
RE: New bus order for First in 2015-16 - SF07 - 07/06/2015 13:01
Details of where some of the vehicles are going are listed on the regional First websites.
*Aberdeen: 7 ADL single deckers (Enviro200s) from later this year
*Bradford: 12 Streetlites for 620 route from July
*Essex: 16 Streetlite Micro Hybrids already being introduced
*Glasgow: 75 vehicles, majority Enviros
*Halifax: 7 Streetlites from Summer
*Leicester: 18 vehicles, mixture of Streetlites and Streetdecks between September and December
*Scotland East: 31 vehicles, majority Enviros
*South Yorkshire: 22 Streetdecks (no mention for X78 route yet)
*Weymouth: 3 Streetlites from this month
RE: New bus order for First in 2015-16 - WhiteVanMan - 07/06/2015 20:52
(07/06/2015 13:01)SF07 Wrote: Details of where some of the vehicles are going are listed on the regional First websites.
*Aberdeen: 7 ADL single deckers (Enviro200s) from later this year
*Bradford: 12 Streetlites for 620 route from July
*Essex: 16 Streetlite Micro Hybrids already being introduced
*Glasgow: 75 vehicles, majority Enviros
*Halifax: 7 Streetlites from Summer
*Leicester: 18 vehicles, mixture of Streetlites and Streetdecks between September and December
*Scotland East: 31 vehicles, majority Enviros
*South Yorkshire: 22 Streetdecks (no mention for X78 route yet)
*Weymouth: 3 Streetlites from this month
The first of the StreetLites for Halifax (63289) is currently in Delivery.
The 3 StreetLites (47670-47672, SN15 ACX,ACY,ACZ) for Weymouth are already in Service.
The 22 StreetDecks for the X78, are mention on the First South Yorkshire website.
RE: New bus order for First in 2015-16 - WhiteVanMan - 07/06/2015 20:57
(06/06/2015 21:19)SL64 JDZ Wrote: I've read on another forum that 22 of the StreetDecks are for Rotherham for the X78 - so that accounts for 22 of the 65 StreetDecks
They are 26 StreetDecks for Hengrove (Bristol), 22 for Rotherham (for the X78), 8 for Wells (for 376 upgrade), and the rest for Leicester.