This is the fourth blog devoted to bus activity in Reading. The earlier blogs were published on 20/02/16, 30/04/16 & 09/07/16.
YN08 HYW ‘Reading Buses’ 859 Scania N230UD / Optare Olympus on
‘Dennis Basfords’ railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk
One of five buses branded for route 33 which serves The Tilehust Triangle, Turnhams Farm, Little Heath Road before terminating at Chapel Hill.
SN61 BDE ‘Reading Buses’ 229 Alexander Dennis Ltd Enviro 400H
on ‘Dennis Basfords’ railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk
One of a batch of 14 buses branded for ‘purple 17’. A route that starts on the Wokingham Road, then runs into the town centre. Then working along the Oxford Road into Tilehurst terminating at Tilehurst Water Tower.
YX64 VLV ‘Reading Buses’ 65 an Alexander Dennis Ltd Enviro 200.
on ‘Dennis Basfords’ railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk
One of three branded for Park & Ride services from Winnersh Triangle on route 500.
KE07 EWB ‘Arriva the Shires’ 3871 Volvo B7RLE / Wright Eclipse Urban
on ‘Dennis Basfords’ railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk
After the glorious technicolour of ‘Reading Buses’. I find ‘Arriva’s livery a bit ordinary.
KX59 GNU ‘Reading Buses’ 1210 Dennis Trident / Alexander Dennis Ltd. Enviro 400
on ‘Dennis Basfords’ railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk'
One of a pair of buses bought second hand branded as ‘Lion’ which is numbered 4/X4. Serving Winnersh Wokingham and terminating in Bracknell.
New to ‘Portsmouth University’ before passing to ‘Dawson Rentals’.
TF56 OXF Thames Travel 855 Mercedes-Benz Citaro
on ‘Dennis Basfords’ railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk
Working service X39 to Oxford where at one time it was part o the ‘Oxford Bus Company’ fleet.
YN08 MMO ‘Reading Buses’ 1113 Scania CN270UD Omnideka
on ‘Dennis Basfords’ railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk
Wearing ‘Reading Buses’ ‘Generic’ livery which is what they paint their none route branded buses in. Effectively then these buses become fleet ‘spares’ and are able to operate anywhere on any route.
RX12 HNV ‘Horsemen of Royal Berkshire’ Mercedes-Benz Vario / Plaxton Cheetah
on ‘Dennis Basfords’ railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk
YN57 FWG ‘Reading Buses’ 1031 Scania 230UB / Wright Solar
on ‘Dennis Basfords’ railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk
Although Reading has a substantial gas powered bus fleet (see blog dated 30/04/16) there is still the odd diesel in the fleet.
Again painted in the Generic ‘go anywhere’ livery.
RE63 EOH ‘Reading Buses 163 Wright Streetlite DF
on ‘Dennis Basfords’ railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk
The only one of its type branded in the Pink 27/29 livery.
Branded for the pink routes which is a series of 6 routes, the 22, 23, 24, 25, 27 and 29 which serve a large area around Caversham, Caversham Heights, Caversham Park and Emmer Green to the North of the town.
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