The two new Volvos 183/4 entered service in time for the current busy TT Race fortnight New feature to note are the two skylight windows adjacent to the top of the staircase.
Volvo 163 has emerged from the paintshop in the silver livery, leaving now only numbers 160 and 164 still wearing their original EYMS-type colour scheme.
Fire victim Citaro 210 has been back in service for a while, now fitted with the extra luggage racks which reduce its actual (though not displayed) seating capacity, like the others so treated, from 42 to 41.
(03/06/2017 20:00)KMN512 Wrote: [ -> ]The two new Volvos 183/4 entered service in time for the current busy TT Race fortnight New feature to note are the two skylight windows adjacent to the top of the staircase.
Volvo 163 has emerged from the paintshop in the silver livery, leaving now only numbers 160 and 164 still wearing their original EYMS-type colour scheme.
Fire victim Citaro 210 has been back in service for a while, now fitted with the extra luggage racks which reduce its actual (though not displayed) seating capacity, like the others so treated, from 42 to 41.
Volvos 164 and 160 were eventually painted silver following the start of the school holidays, resulting in the entire fleet being in the same colour scheme for the first time in many years.
Currently here on loan is Mercedes-Benz Sprinter BL16 GAO. It has been allocated the fleet number 138
Citaro demonstrator BN17 JVC is here on loan for the TT festival
Bus Vannin are getting rid of all the Streetlites in October and they will be replaced by Citaro K’s.
(09/08/2018 09:54)Spiiibz Wrote: [ -> ]Bus Vannin are getting rid of all the Streetlites in October and they will be replaced by Citaro K’s.
Will that be just 131-134 or are 241/242 leaving as well?
(09/08/2018 13:23)Y474 KNF Wrote: [ -> ]Will that be just 131-134 or are 241/242 leaving as well?
What I’ve been told it’s all of them.
(09/08/2018 13:58)Spiiibz Wrote: [ -> ]What I’ve been told it’s all of them.
Thanks
I've heard all StreetLites and "possibly" the first batch of B9TLs are due for replacement in the near future. The former are to be replaced by Citaro Ks as mentioned by a previous poster
After viewing the November newsletter at work, Bus Vannin has ordered 12 new buses. 8 new citaros and 4 citaro k’s. All streetlites (which are god awful to drive) will be withdrawn. No news when they will be arriving.