66957 ARRIVAL/COACHES NEWS

Photo Copyright James Long

 66957 WX55 TZU a Volvo B7RLE/Wrightbus Eclipse Arrived yesterday from Norwich, recently it spent some time on loan to Great Yarmouth and should be quickly on it's way to Rotherham for refurbishment leaving just 69006 to come for Norwich which is serving out it's advertisement period and is due here at some point in September, other news concerns that the current two coaches 23312/14 YN54 NYT/V will be returning off loan to Southampton, interesting note from my depot tour is that while they are here there tyres have had to be replaced with one's from the Ipswich Depot store, the coaches that should be replacing them should be Scania K114IB/ Irizar Century Capacity 12.35 with 53 seats and no toilets and are of the older style body then currently they could be from the ex Greenline batch 23008-15 YV03UBA-E/AJU/X/V or from other similar ones which are currently operated by First Devon/Cornwall & Somerset at Cambourne. Scania saloon 65590 V590 DVF is currently off the road.

23308 YV03 UBA seen here still in Green Line livery in February this year in Taunton is shown here with the older bodywork style. Photo Copyright Dave Growns.