Sunday 25 May 2014

Catch22 Bus Update

Former Stagecoach Chesterfield Dennis Dart 356 is now almost ready to return to passenger service on 22s following mechanical and electrical work, including the fitting of an LED display. The pictures below are posed shots of the completed vehicle.
Meanwhile, Dart 512 & ex-Stagecoach 617 are being prepared for repaint at our Poulton base which is also currently the home on LTT's Ribble Bristol RE no.366 and former Blackpool AEC Swift 570.
In other news, ex-Lothian Olympian 269 returned to service on Promenade route 12 on Saturday 24 May whilst Routemaster RM1583 is now back on the road after a successful MoT pass after being absent from operating fleet since October 2010.
356 posed on Langdale Road at Mereside showing its LED display.
512 at Poulton being partly repaneled before repaint into the new livery.