Posts Tagged ‘Optare Solo’

MAN EcoCity Gas Bus at Stagecoach Merseyside

Stagecoach Merseyside currently have a CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) powered MAN EcoCity demonstrator on loan, which has seen use on route 10A (Liverpool City Centre – St Helens). This bus is B39F with a low floor gangway right to the back of the bus with the very rear row and seats over the wheelarches each Continue reading →

Arriva Mercedes Artics on route 501

This week marked the start of Arriva NW&W using Mercedes Citaro O.530G articulated buses on route 501 (Liverpool South Parkway – Liverpool John Lennon Airport). Two of these are now in overall dark blue and branded for route 501, those being 6005 BX04 MXB (ex Arriva London MA5) & 6014 BX04 MXM (ex Arriva London Continue reading →

HTL Solos and more Topless Tourist Buses

HTL Buses have received at least 3 new Optare Solo M710SEs during the last few weeks of May and I was able to get a photograph of one of them today! Seen in practically the same spot as the white Solo HTL had on loan a few weeks back is YJ11 EKL. Others similar buses Continue reading →

New Buses Update May 2011

As 11 reg has now been around for a few months now I will try to compile a quick list of all newly delivered buses to operators in Merseyside and the surrounding areas. I will also later compile a list of acquired vehicles which will be in a separate post in a few days. Hopefully Continue reading →

May (the third) be with you!

Oh well I was only one day out with my title! Another sunny day out today in Liverpool so plenty of opportunities to get more photographs. Noted today rather unusually on Brownlow Hill in Liverpool was Stagecoach Fife 53208 SV54 BYZ Volvo B7R/Plaxton Elite in megabus.com livery, out of service. Sadly I wasn’t able to Continue reading →

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