Operators based in North East Wales

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RE: Operators based in North East Wales
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P and O Lloyd, Bagillt.
In addition to the Solos on loan from Flintshire County Council which are mainly used for the Deeside Shuttle services also on loan from the local authority is MX18AVR a Peugeot Boxer 440 which currently has 15 seats (including the front passenger seat). It does have a wheel chair lift which is currently not in use and also currently does not have room for wheelchairs or buggies etc. It was new to Flintshire County Council in August 2018 and was stored until January 2019 when it went on loan to P and O Lloyd.

It is used only on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays on the LT1-3 services which has replaced the former 14A and 14C services on a much reduced basis.
<PHOTO1> at Rhes-y-Cae and <PHOTO2> at Pantasaph.

The two Mercedes Tourismos that arrived in December have been re-registered. BF61HCN is now 5093PO and BN11UGB is now PO11OYD. They are in the process of being finally prepared for service which includes receiving the firms smart cream livery.

The Solos (YJ07EHZ, YJ09EZG, YJ56ATK, YK05CAA and YK05CAE) that were replaced by the new batch of Solo SR's in November last year have been stored by P and O until last month and have now been returned to Flintshire County Council and it it thought they will be going for auction soon.

Beachers Coaches Limited (t/a Darren's Excursions)
Darren has changed his coach to YJ11GHY a Van Hool T915 - C51F it was new as 11-D-24942 (Eirebus, Dublin) and was owned by Arriva Bus and Coach. It has been with City Circle of Newbridge, Edinburgh Coach Lines, Metcalfe of Carlisle and more recently with Soyuz of Whitton. His former coach YJ04BYG (DAF SB4000) has gone to Arriva Bus and Coach in part exchange. <Photo courtesy of Darren>