23-reg Buses and Coaches

[wirewiper]

Delaine's 175 (AD23 DBL) was pictured in service on Thursday 2nd March on route 201 (Peterborough-Stamford-Bourne) - photo not mine.

flic.kr/p/2ojRhei

[tbmlondon]

Mar 4, 2023 9:22:22 GMT wirewiper said:

Go-Ahead London Ee 113-128 and Ee 151-162 will have 23 plates as follows: (info courtesy of LK65EBO on Go-Ahead London thread)

Ee113 - LG23 FFV
Ee114 - LG23 FFW
Ee115 - LG23 FFX
Ee116 - LG23 FFY
Ee117 - LG23 FFZ
Ee118 - LG23 FGA
Ee119 - LG23 FGC
Ee120 - LG23 FGD
Ee121 - LG23 FGE
Ee122 - LG23 FGF
Ee123 - LG23 FGJ
Ee124 - LG23 FGK
Ee125 - LG23 FGM
Ee126 - LG23 FGN
Ee127 - LG23 FGO
Ee128 - LG23 FGP

Ee151 - LG23 FGU
Ee152 - LG23 FGV
Ee153 - LG23 FGX
Ee154 - LG23 FGZ
Ee155 - LG23 FHA
Ee156 - LG23 FHB
Ee157 - LG23 FHC
Ee158 - LG23 FHD
Ee159 - LG23 FHE
Ee160 - LG23 FHF
Ee161 - LG23 FHH
Ee162 - LG23 FHJ

Ee 101-112 and 145-150 have retained their booked 72 registrations. 

Go-Ahead London Ee129-144:

Ee129 - LG23FAA
Ee130 - LG23FAF
Ee131 - LG23FAJ
Ee132 - LG23FAK
Ee133 - LG23FAM
Ee134 - LG23FAO
Ee135 - LG23FAU
Ee136 - LG23FBA
Ee137 - LG23FBB
Ee138 - LG23FBC
Ee139 - LG23FBD
Ee140 - LG23FBE
Ee141 - LG23FBF
Ee142 - LG23FBJ
Ee143 - LG23FBK
Ee144 - LG23FBL

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Feb 16, 2023 9:45:33 GMT wirewiper said:

Johnson's of Henley-in-Arden has reserved YT23 HYO for an Irizar i6 coach.

They’ve also taken delivery of HYP, which is a tri-axle variant that looks to be PSVAR spec with destinations boards all round (HYO is a two axle variant with wheelchair lift but no destination displays).

[wirewiper]

Some new coaches:

Alfa Travel of Chorley, Lancs has a Mercedes-Benz Tourismo BF23 CFG. Photo (not mine): flic.kr/p/2om9CNi

Bay Travel of Lochgelly has a Volvo 9700-bodied Volvo B11R in Glenton Holidays Select livery, SJ23 HSV. Photo (not mine): flic.kr/p/2okXA4f

Docherty's Midland Coaches also has the Volvo 9700/B11R combo, BS23 JDS. Photo (not mine): flic.kr/p/2okPTJJ

[wirewiper]

Feb 18, 2023 9:58:52 GMT wirewiper said:

Centrebus North (Leicester) has three new Yutong E9 EV electrics in all-over green, which will be branded for a service named 'Hop!'. Despite their short length (8.94m) they are dual-door. The vehicles will be registered in March and marks YD23 FML / FMM / FMO have been reserved for them.

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The Centrebus North Yutongs will enter service on Monday 3rd April on the new 'Hop!' service. This will be a free City Centre circular service, running every ten minutes between 8am and 6pm (not Sundays) and linking the City's railway station and two bus stations with other destinations in the City Centre including the Leicester Royal Infirmary. The service is designed in particular for people with mobility difficulties, to make it easier to get around. 

'Hop!' will be part of the Leicester Buses Partnership's portfolio of electrically-operated "Greenlines" services which also includes the Hospital Hopper, Orbital and Park & Ride services. 

www.leicesterbuses.co.uk/greenlines

[wirewiper]

Some more new coaches:

Hollywood Travel and Meadway Coaches, both of Birmingham (and possibly associated with each other), each have a new VDL Futura FH2. The Hollywood Travel example (orange) is HT23 HWT and the Meadway Coaches example (green) is MC23 MEC.

Photos (not mine)

flic.kr/p/2onzNfn
flic.kr/p/2onyxE4


Passengerplus+ of Tadworth, Surrey has a Yutong TC12 electric coach, YD23 FNY. Photo (not mine): flic.kr/p/2onojtK


South Staffs Coach Hire of Tamworth has a Volvo/Plaxton combo in allover dealer white, KB23 KBZ. Photo (not mine): flic.kr/p/2onxeFj

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Stephensons of Essex have Enviro 400MMC EU23 BZL now in service.

[S.152]

Ee163 for GAL LG23 EZH

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Passenger Plus have three 10.9m Scania Fencer buses YT23 BTX/Y/Z

[wirewiper]

Some more 23-reg buses and coaches:

Kevin's Coaches of Wishaw, Lanarkshire has Mercedes-Benz Tourismo MB23 KEV. Photo (not mine): flic.kr/p/2opc3UT

Henshaw of Bourton on the Hill also have a Mercedes-Benz Tourismo DJ23 HEN. Photo (not mine): flic.kr/p/2ooVKov

And here is Atlantic Travel's Mercedes-Benz Tourismo BF23 CMU - photo (not mine): flic.kr/p/2oovtBt

While DJ Coaches of Gravesend has gone one better and got two Mercedes-Benz Tourismos BF23 CKD/CKE
- photos (not mine): flic.kr/p/2oosJfA flic.kr/p/2ooruLV

Not to be left out, Bennetts of Gloucester has not only got itself Mercedes-Benz Tourismo BF23 CEN, it has managed to paint it out of dealer white
- photo (not mine): flic.kr/p/2oosaWz

Angel Executive Travel of High Wycombe has a Yutong midicoach AT23 AET - photo (not mine): flic.kr/p/2oozhEk

Diamond Bus West Midlands is putting new Wright Streetlites into service, here is 32261 BY23 YSC (photo not mine): flic.kr/p/2onQd9s

Gateshead Central Taxis has some Iveco Daily 70C21/Ilesbus i-City MAX for services in Durham and Tyne and Wear - photos not mine:
- RO23 OFH in Durham: flic.kr/p/2ooZDn9
- RO23 OFT in Newcastle: flic.kr/p/2ooLt2S

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Hopley’s Coaches have WK23 AYW, a Volvo coach with MCV eVoTor bodywork in fleet livery of white with simple red/gold/grey fleetnames and styling.

[wirewiper]

Mar 29, 2023 20:11:18 GMT @damo said:

Hopley’s Coaches have WK23 AYW, a Volvo coach with MCV eVoTor bodywork in fleet livery of white with simple red/gold/grey fleetnames and styling.

Wot, this ugly thing? flic.kr/p/2opYhqp

(photo not mine)

[BE37054 (quoll662)]

SEe registrations courtesy of LVF and southlondon413:

SEe173 LG23FJP
SEe174 LG23FJU
SEe175 LG23FJV
SEe176 LG23FJX
SEe177 LG23FJY
SEe178 LG23FJZ
SEe179 LG23FKA
SEe180 LG23FKB
SEe181 LG23FKE
SEe182 LG23FKF
SEe183 LG23FKH
SEe184 LG23FKJ
SEe185 LG23FKL
SEe186 LG23FKM
SEe187 LG23FKN
SEe188 LG23FKO
SEe189 LG23FKP
SEe190 LG23FKS
SEe191 LG23FKT
SEe192 LG23FKU
SEe193 LG23FKV
SEe194 LG23FKW
SEe195 LG23FKX
SEe196 LG23FKY
SEe197 LG23FKZ
SEe198 LG23FLA
SEe199 LG23FLB

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APH airport parking have MCV eVoRa-bodied Volvo B8RLEs AA23 APH, AB23 APH and AF23 APH (and I’ve seen pics of some others without plates alongside, presume possibly AC/D/E23 APH?).

Dons of Dunnow have a PSVAR spec tri-axle Van Hool EX registered DH23 DON.

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Mar 12, 2023 16:52:10 GMT wirewiper said:

Some new coaches:

Alfa Travel of Chorley, Lancs has a Mercedes-Benz Tourismo BF23 CFG. Photo (not mine): flic.kr/p/2om9CNi

This is one of seven including CFE, CFG, CFJ, CFK and CFL (unsure on other two). They carry fleet numbers A137-A143.