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First South Yorkshire.
2009 Volvo B7RLE Wright Eclipse 2.
Pond St Sheffield 29th April 2025.
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First South Yorkshire.
2022 Wright StreetDeck Gemini 3F HEV.
High St, Sheffield 29th April 2025.
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Copyright © John G. Lidstone, all rights reserved.
I hope you enjoy my work and thanks for viewing.
NO use of this image is allowed without my express prior permission and subject to compensation/payment.
I do not want my images linked in Facebook groups.
It is an offence, under law, if you remove my copyright marking, and/or post this image anywhere else without my express written permission.
If you do, and I find out, you will be reported for copyright infringement action to the host platform and/or group applicable and you will be barred by me from social media platforms I use.
This applies to all of my images.
My ownership & copyright is also embedded in all metadata.
Be fair, enjoy and no problem.
Copyright © John G. Lidstone, all rights reserved.
I hope you enjoy my work and thanks for viewing.
NO use of this image is allowed without my express prior permission and subject to compensation/payment.
I do not want my images linked in Facebook groups.
It is an offence, under law, if you remove my copyright marking, and/or post this image anywhere else without my express written permission.
If you do, and I find out, you will be reported for copyright infringement action to the host platform and/or group applicable and you will be barred by me from social media platforms I use.
This applies to all of my images.
My ownership & copyright is also embedded in all metadata.
Be fair, enjoy and no problem.
Sunday 23rd March 2025 saw the Annual Cotswold Road Run, organised by Troopers Lodge Motor Services, Bourton-on-the-Hill, Gloucestershire. One of the vehicles pictured in the High Street, Bourton-on-the-Water is FDV 780V, a Bristol VRT/ECW bus in preservation with Tossell, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. It was new to Western National in whose livery it is preserved in December 1979, morphing into Southern National in January 1983, then to First Somerset & Avon ownership in June 2003, before passing into preservation.
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Go North East.
2013 Wright StreetLite DF.
Go North East garage Riverside, Gateshead, Newcastle, 22nd April 2025.
Former First Somerset & Avon, Fleet No. 63070. Moved to Go North East in September 2023. Converted to a Driver Trainer in January 2024.
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Go North East.
2013 Wright StreetLite DF.
Go North East garage Riverside, Gateshead, Newcastle, 22nd April 2025.
Former First Somerset & Avon, Fleet No. 63071. Moved to Go North East in September 2023. Converted to a Driver Trainer in January 2024.
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Go North East.
2013 Wright StreetLite DF.
Go North East garage Riverside, Gateshead, Newcastle, 22nd April 2025.
Former First Somerset & Avon, Fleet No. 63070. Moved to Go North East in September 2023. Converted to a Driver Trainer in January 2024.
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Diamond (North West).
2013 Wright StreetLite DF.
Parker St, Manchester 13th June 2024.
New to First Somerset & Avon, Fleet No. 63077. Moved to Leicester Citybus December 2019. Withdrawn from service in May 2023, passing to Ensign June 2023. Diamond (North West) took ownership in August 2023.
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In December 2014 London General took over operation of the Luton Airport – Luton Airport Parkway station shuttle from First Essex.
Amongst the vehicles inherited was LUT1 (T3 FCC, formerly WX55 HWF)
Volvo B7LA / Wright, new to First Somerset & Avon
At Luton Airport Parkway station, still carrying its old First fleetnumber 10180, probably in early 2015 (exact date unknown because of lost notebook)
In December 2014 London General took over operation of the Luton Airport – Luton Airport Parkway station shuttle from First Essex.
Amongst the vehicles inherited was LUT3 (T5 FCC, formerly WX55 HWH)
Volvo B7LA / Wright, new to First Somerset & Avon
At Luton Airport Parkway station, still carrying its old First fleetnumber 10182, probably in early 2015 (exact date unknown because of lost notebook)
London General LUT1 (T3 FCC, formerly WX55 HWF)
Volvo B7LA / Wright, new to First Somerset & Avon
Shortly after London General took over operation of the Luton Airport shuttle from First Essex, T3 FCC is officially London General LUT1 but still carries its old First fleet number 10180
Luton Airport Parkway station
Circa January 2015 (exact date unknown due to lost notebook)
First Manchester was awarded the two Bee Network Tranche 2 Rochdale Small Franchises that commenced on 24 March 2024 and took over the former Rosso depot at Corporation Road, Rochdale from that date. First Manchester ordered sixteen new MCV eVoRa bodied Volvo B8RLEs and seventeen new Mellor Strata bodied Mercedes-Benz Sprinters for the franchised services but these had not been delivered by 24 March 2024 and an interim fleet of older buses was assembled including sixteen Wright Eclipse 2 bodied Volvo B7RLEs. One of these was 69446 (WX59 BYZ) which had been new to First Somerset & Avon in October 2009 and which was photographed at Rochdale Interchange when it was operating route 455 to Littleborough on 17 April 2024. This bus was withdrawn in May 2024 following the arrival of the new B8RLEs and transferred to First West Yorkshire.
First Manchester was awarded the two Bee Network Tranche 2 Rochdale Small Franchises that commenced on 24 March 2024 and took over the former Rosso depot at Corporation Road, Rochdale from that date. First Manchester ordered sixteen new MCV eVoRa bodied Volvo B8RLEs and seventeen new Mellor Strata bodied Mercedes-Benz Sprinters for the franchised services but these had not been delivered by 24 March 2024 and an interim fleet of older buses was assembled including sixteen Wright Eclipse 2 bodied Volvo B7RLEs. One of these was 69446 (WX59 BYZ) which had been new to First Somerset & Avon in October 2009 and which was photographed at Rochdale Interchange when it was operating route 455 to Littleborough on 17 April 2024. This bus was withdrawn in May 2024 following the arrival of the new B8RLEs and transferred to First West Yorkshire.
First Manchester was awarded the two Bee Network Tranche 2 Rochdale Small Franchises that commenced on 24 March 2024 and took over the former Rosso depot at Corporation Road, Rochdale from that date. First Manchester ordered sixteen new MCV eVoRa bodied Volvo B8RLEs and seventeen new Mellor Strata bodied Mercedes-Benz Sprinters for the franchised services but these had not been delivered by 24 March 2024 and an interim fleet of older buses was assembled including sixteen Wright Eclipse 2 bodied Volvo B7RLEs. One of these was 69446 (WX59 BYZ) which had been new to First Somerset & Avon in October 2009 and which was photographed at Rochdale Interchange on 12 March 2024. This bus was withdrawn in May 2024 following the arrival of the new B8RLEs and transferred to First West Yorkshire.
First Leeds.
20098Volvo B7RLE Wright Eclipse Urban.
Former First Somerset & Avon.
Eastgate, Leeds 22nd August 2024.
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Transport for Greater Manchester launched Tranche 1 of the Bee Network in Wigan, Bolton and parts of Salford and Bury on 24 September 2023. Rotala Diamond Bus North West were awarded seven of the small Tranche 1 franchises, operating out of Eccles depot and the former Arriva North West depot at Goodwin Street, Bolton.
Rotala ordered a fleet of sixty Alexander Dennis E20D/Enviro 200 MMCs to operate its Tranche 1 services. These buses had not been delivered by September 2023 so an interim fleet was assembled which included fourteen former First Wrightbus StreetLite DFs which were painted in Brighter Diamond livery. One of these was 32281 (SM13 NBJ) which had been new to First Somerset & Avon numbered 63076 in July 2013. It was photographed at Bury Interchange when it was operating route 512 to Farnworth on 3 October 2023.
Go North East
2013 Wright StreetLite DF
Former First Somerset & Avon. Fleet No. 63071.
Go North East Riverside garage Gateshead 3rd January 2024.
Withdrawn from passenger services in October 2023.
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Go North East
2013 Wright StreetLite DF
Former First Somerset & Avon. Fleet No. 63071.
Go North East Riverside garage Gateshead 3rd January 2024.
Withdrawn from passenger services in October 2023.
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