BOXING DAY BUSES

Pictures today are taken from today's Boxing Day services operated by Ipswich Buses with a Galloway Optare Solo SR thrown in as well. My first picture is Scania Omnidekka 60 PJ54 YZT which found itself on the 6A, sister 61 was also out on the 15A.

Scania/ Optare Olympus 68 YJ60 KGX was on the X5/8 along with sister 69.

DAF Lowlander 59 was the spare Double Decker while sister 58 was on the 6.

Mercedes Benz Citario 154 BF65 HVU was on the 9/10 with sister 155.

Scania Omnicity 72 YN56 NVD was on the 12/13 while sister 74 was parked in the Cricketers Lay By.

 Clive Richardson Tours Mercedes Benz Tourismo CR12 RAM was in Town still in dealer livery

Optare Solo SR YJ65 EWF was the choice for Galloways on the 87/88 to Stowmarket.

BEESTONS COACH FLEET DECEMBER 2015

Beestons 77CJX an Volvo B12M/Van Hool Alizee T9.

BEESTONS COACHES
Livery	Registration	Model/Chassis	Bodywork	Seating
White	T9 CCT	Volvo B10M	Van Hool Alizee T9	C53F
White	UGP 69	Volvo B10M	Van Hool Alizee T9	C49FT
White	226 LRB	Volvo B10M	Van Hool Alizee T9	C57F
White	219 GRA	Scania K114	Van Hool Alizee T9	C53F
White	77  CJX	Volvo B12M	Van Hool Alizee T9	C53F
White	229 LRB	Scania K114	Van Hool Alizee T9	C53F
White	221 GRA	Volvo B12M	Van Hool Alizee T9	C53F
Gold/Black	222 GRA	DAF	Van Hool Astron	C53FT
White	NSV 371	Volvo B12M	Jonckheere	C53F
White	NSV 372	Volvo B12M	Jonckheere	C53F
Gold/Black	YJ64 ATV	DAF	Van Hool Alicron	C41F
White	BF65 WHU	Volvo B11R	Jonckheere	C53FT
White	YX65 ZJU	Volvo B9R	Plaxton	C59F
White	523 FN	Volvo B12BT	Van Hool Astrobel T9	C61/18FT
Black/Gold	524 FN	Volvo B12BT	Van Hool Astrobel T9	C61/18FT
Metallic Red/Gold	526 FN	Volvo B12BT	Van Hool Astrobel T9	C61/FT

Beestons have a pair of Jonckheere bodied Volvo B12M's one of the two is NSV 372.

BEESTONS BUS FLEET DECEMBER

In  the new version of the Beestons Livery with the silver front is ex Transdev Scania Omnidekka YN54 OAH which make up the vast majority of the bus fleet. Many Thanks to David Burrows of Beestons who has been extremely helpful in putting this together, the coach part of the list is to follow later on with both parts available on the pages in the new year.

BEESTONS BUS FLEET	December 2015
Livery	Registration	Model/Chassis	Bodywork	Seating
New Blue	KX54 NLC	Optare Solo		B33F
White Dealer	KX54 NLD	Optare Solo		B33F
Old Blue	WPX 448	Volvo Olympian	NC Palatine 1	H47/31F
Old Blue	X568 YUG	Volvo B10BLE	Wright	B49F
New Blue	YN03 DDA	Scania N94UD	East Lancs	H47/31F
New Blue	YN03 DFE	Scania N94UD	East Lancs	H47/31F
New Blue	YN03 DFJ	Scania N94UD	East Lancs	H47/31F
New Blue	YV03 PZL	Scania N94UD	East Lancs	H47/31F
Red	YV03  PZM	Scania N94UD	East Lancs	H47/31F
Red	YV03 PZW	Scania N94UD	East Lancs	H47/31F
New Blue	YV03 PZY	Scania N94UD	East Lancs	H47/31F
Old Blue	MX04 MYW	Scania N94UD	East Lancs	H47/31F
Old Blue	MX04 MYY	Scania N94UD	East Lancs	H47/31F
New Blue	YN54 OAE	Scania N94UD	East Lancs	H45/31F
New Blue	YN54 OAH	Scania N94UD	East Lancs	H45/33F
New Blue	YN54 OBB	Scania N94UD	East Lancs	H47/33F
Old Blue	YN54 OBX	Scania N94UD	East Lancs	H47/33F
New Blue	YN54 OCJ	Scania N94UD	East Lancs	H47/33F
New Blue	YN05 HFY	Scania N94UD	East Lancs	H47/33F
New Blue	YN55 NJZ	Scania N94UD	East Lancs	H47/33F
Old Blue	YN55 NDY	Scania N94UD	East Lancs	H47/33F
Old Blue	MX06 LDN	Scania N94UD	East Lancs	H47/33F

Seen back in April was MX04 MYW an Scania Omnidekka new to Bullocks of Cheadle.