The town of Reading lies 40 miles to the West of London and in bus terms it is one of the most progressive places in the country.
It has a superb modern railway station that is the destination for virtually all the buses that operate within the town.
‘Reading buses’ and the service they provide would grace any city.
For an earlier blog illustrating double deckers in the town see blog published 11/01/2019.
For previous blogs illustrating gas powered buses in the town see blogs published 30/04/2016 and 03/02/2018.
When ‘First Berkshire’ gave up operating its service 702 which runs from London and Windsor to Legoland on the 23rd. of December 2017, ‘Readingbuses’ decided to operate the route themselves.
Several vehicles were hired in to run the service one of which is a tri-axle Scania OmniLink coming from ‘Stagecoach North Scotland’ with whom it was No. 24004.
SP57 CNK ‘Readingbuses’ No. 10 ‘greenline’. Scania Omnilink K170UB6 /1
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
SP57 CNK ‘Readingbuses’ No. 10 ‘greenline’. Scania Omnilink K170UB6 /2
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
SM65 LMF ‘Carousel Buses’ No. 404 ‘X80 Regatta’. Wright Streetlte D/F
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
‘Carousel Buses’ are part of the ‘Oxford Bus’ Group which in turn is part of the ‘Go-Ahead’ group.
TF56 OXF ‘Thames Travel No. 855. Mercedes-Benz Citaro
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
‘Thames Travel’ are part of the ‘Oxford Bus’ Group which in turn is part of the ‘Go-Ahead’ group.
YX63 LGV ‘Readingbuses No. 132 ‘nineteens’. ‘ADL’ E20D / ‘ADL’ Enviro 200
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
LO67 CFK ‘Readingbuses’ No. 382 ‘BUZZ’. Mercedes-Benz MB516CDI / Mellor
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
Reading is another operator that has joined the trend for operating mini-buses.
Mini buses have been tried before in big bus fleets. The problem is that they tend to attract so many passengers that bigger buses have to be substituted.
Still, an interesting developement and only time will tell wether they are a success or not.
SO12 WJC ‘Horseman of Royal Berkshire’. Volvo B9R / Plaxton Elite
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
What a lovely fleetname.
New as LSK 509 to ‘Parks of Hamilton’.
YN62 GYR ‘First Berkshire’ No. 20808, ‘Reading-Heathrow railair’. Volvo B9R/ Plaxton Panther
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
New to ‘First Beeline’.
DK57 JJV ‘ReadiBus’ No.29. Mercedes-Benz 513
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
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