It was at the ‘Bus & Coach’ show 2012 at the NEC that I first saw a gas powered bus chassis that was intended for ‘Reading Transport’.
Scania K270UB Gas bus chassis destined for ‘Reading Buses’.
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An artists impression of what the completed bus, bodied by Alexander Dennis Ltd. (ADL) would look like.
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I was in Reading recently so I thought I might have a look to see how the project had developed.
With 34 single deckers delivered so far and a double deck version in the offing it would seem to have developed very well.
Seen below, the appearance of the real bus very closely follows the artists impression.
YR13 PLV ‘Reading Buses’ 412 Scania K270UB/ADL Enviro 300SG.
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One of three buses branded for the ‘Scarlet 9’, service which serves Shinfield Park via The Royal Berkshire Hospital.
YN14 MXS ‘Reading Buses’ 423 Scania K270UB/ADL Enviro 300SG.
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One of four buses painted in the generic grey livery although I have seen one of the other three painted in a variation of it.
Working as a ‘spare bus’ on service 22 which is usually worked by by pink liveried buses to the suburb of Caversham Heights.
YN14 MXT ‘Reading Buses’ 424 Scania K270UB/ADL Enviro 300SG.
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One of six buses branded as ‘Leopard’ which serves Wokingham via Shinfield, Arborfield and Wick Hill.
YN14 MXZ ‘Reading Buses’ 430 Scania K270UB/ADL Enviro 300SG.
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One of four buses all branded for route ‘Pink 25’ which serves Caversham and Caversham Park.
YR13 PMU ‘Reading Buses’ 408 Scania K270UB/ADL Enviro 300SG.
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One of eleven buses branded for the ‘greenwave’ group of routes that serve a variety of routes including one to the Madjeski Stadium, the home of Reading Football Club.
YR13 PNF ‘Reading Buses’ 420 Scania K270UB/ADL Enviro 300SG.
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The variation on the generic livery I referred to earlier. Working as a ‘spare bus’ on service 2 normally the preserve of lime green painted buses.
YN14 MYC ‘Reading Buses’ 433 Scania K270UB/ADL Enviro 300SG.
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One of three buses branded in lime green for services 2/2a.
This route works along the Bath Road to serve communities at Burghfield, Burghfield Common and Mortimer.
The variation, the 2a serving Tadley.
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