First West & North Yorkshire

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RE: First West & North Yorkshire

(12/08/2012 21:24)Wright Eclipse Wrote:  well,ive heard from various forums & magazines is that Leeds are getting some ADL Enviro 400 & Also a "small number" of Volvo B9TLs for Service 4,The Volvo Olympians at leeds are being Replaced by presidents/ALX400s,The olympians at huddersfield & halifax are also to be replaced by Presidents & ALX400s,Huddersfields 308-316 Are to gain "Newer Buses" & the ex-leeds ALX400s are to convert all school services to Low Floor,Bradford olympians will be replaced by ALX400 from services 645,680 with Ex-Volvo B9TLs going onto these routes,Services 617/8 Are to get converted to an almost full double decker operation (PVR is 11 - 8 DDs & 3SD) With Volvo B7RLEs being branded instead of Volvo B7Ls,once this is done the onley buses need to be replaced are some of huddersfields/Halifax dennis darts as they aint fully DDA ready (some have got a space but no ramp & i think a couple havent even got a space)

drivers over here where training at Oldham and Bolton in Enviro400s both depots are getting 50 new buses each


also still running with First Pioneer bus are former Halifax darts 40871/78/79/42175 40871 still sounding really good 42175 sounds to need retiring now