The City of Exeter is one of my many favourite places. A small City (as cities go), near the sea, compact, clean and busy.
A ‘Stagecoach South West’ (SSW) stronghold but there are some intruders.
It used to have a good bus station and parking area that at the end of March 2017 unfortunately closed for re-developement.
We shall have to wait and see what sort of facility replaces it.
WA05 MGY ‘Stagecoach South West’ No. 18307 ‘part open top’ Dennis Trident / Alexander ALX 400
on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
Very recently converted to open top, (the bare metal panelling has not yet been repainted) and due to be repainted into a yellow/orange livery.
For a colour image of the new livery, see ‘Buses’ magazine page 9 of the May 2017 issue.
YN65 XDT ‘Stagecoach South West’ No. 15254 ‘Gold 57’ Scania N230UD / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro 400
on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
Alexander Dennis Ltd. have continued to develop the Enviro 400 body which is now over 10 years old.
We have seen the ‘MMC’ and the ‘City’ but I do not think that for sheer elegance of design that the original has ever been bettered. Particularly when carrying a stylish (and clean) livery.
SN66 VVE ‘Stagecoach South West’ No. 10694 Alexander Dennis E40D / Alexander Dennis Enviro 400 MMC
on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
KX60 DVP ‘Turner’s Tours (Chumleigh)’ Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro 200
on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
I thought at first that this was a livery but closer inspection shows it to be simply road dirt.
You have to feel sympathy for the passengers trying to see out of the windows.
New to Powell & Watson, Thurmaston, Leicestershire.
HX08 DHK ‘First Hampshire & Dorset’ No. 37582 ‘Jurassic Coaster’ Volvo B9TL / Wright Gemini Eclipse
on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
The ‘Jurassic Coaster’ service which links Exeter to Poole has been much reduced in recent times which is a shame because it is a magnificent run. One of the must do journeys.
YJ59 NNK ‘Country Bus’ No. 317 Optare Solo M780
on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
New to ‘Hatch Green Coaches’ of Hatch Green, Taunton.
P804 XTA ‘Stagecoach South West’ No. 52344 Volvo B10M / Plaxton Interurban
on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
Delvered new to ‘Devon General’ (a constituent of ‘Stagecoach South West’) and now part of the training fleet.
YY14 WGX ‘Stagecoach South West’ No. 37141 ‘ex-citi’ Dennis Dart SLF 4 / Alexander Enviro 200
on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
YN14 OWR ‘Stagecoach South West’ No. 15963 ‘Gold’ Scania N230UD / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro 400
on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
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