Volvo B10M/B12M
20108 N608APU
First
Midland Red acquired it’s first Volvo B10M based coach in
the form of 608 N608APU. The vehicle was originally part
of a batch of 19 coaches purchased for Thamesway when the
company was part of the Badgerline Group for use on
"City Saver" express coach services between Southend and
London. For this service the vehicles were painted in a
distinctive orange livery. The majority of the vehicles
from the batch ended up with the First Eastern Counties in
their coaching fleet though one or two remained with
First Thamesway including N608APU. N608APU was in the
then current corporate First Coaching livery. N608APU entered service at Evesham for use on the new
Worcestershire County Council school contracts acquired
by during January 2004. These new contracts
were as a
result of the closure of the small coach firm Phillips
of Dormston near Inkberrow.
N608APU
was withdrawn by
First Midland Red in June 2004 and it moved to First Devon
and Cornwall. The vehicle has since been withdrawn and
scrapped by
First Devon and Cornwall.
|
Registration Number |
Fleet Number |
Old Fleet Number |
Body type |
Seating Capacity |
Date into Service |
Current Allocation |
Livery |
|
N608APU |
20108 |
608 |
Plaxton |
C53F |
Jan-04 |
Withdrawn 6/04 |
First coaching livery |
NOTE : N608APU was only on extended loan to First Midland Red from First Essex
20201/2 - T201/2TJD
On
July 4th 2013 T201JLD and T202JLD arrived at Worcester
from First Essex. These two tri axle coaches were new in in 1999 as part of a batch of seven delivered new
to First Beeline for use on the Reading to Heathrow
Airport coach Rail Air Link shuttle service. The
vehicles had the fleet number 20201-7 and were
registered T201-7TJD. Following there cascading off of
the Air Link shuttle a number of the batch now have been
re-registered with cherished registration marks. between
2011 and 2013 the vehicles had been cascaded into the more general
First Coaches fleet for use on rail replacement
services. The vehicles replaced two of yellow school
buses at Worcester two of which will move in the
opposite direction to First Essex.
|
Registration Number |
Fleet Number |
Body type |
Seating Capacity |
Date into Service |
Current Allocation |
Livery |
|
T201TJD |
20201 |
Plaxton 9912VHS0825 |
C51F |
August 2013 |
Sold to PVS for scrap 12/17 |
First Coach Livery |
|
T202TJD |
20202 |
Plaxton 9912VHS0826 |
C51F |
August 2013 |
Withdrawn 3/20 |
First Coach Livery |
66611 - E111NNV
Neither
Midland Red West or First Midland ever purchased any new
Volvo based vehicles. Only in the last year has the
Company actually operated any Volvo vehicles when double
deck vehicles were transferred from sister Company First
Northampton for use on school services. Following the
transfer of vehicles G112/3/4ENV from First
Northampton/Leicester in 2003 the prototype from the
batch E111NNV was transferred to First Midland Red over
the weekend of the 25th and 26th September 2004 and the
vehicle entered service at Evesham Garage during the
following week. The vehicle entered service still in
First Leicester Red and Cream livery as is shown in the
picture which was taken on 29th December 2003 in
Leicester City Centre. The vehicle only operated for a
matter of weeks at Evesham covering for 66613 which had
returned to Leicester for mechanical attention
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66612/3/4 - G112/3/4ENV
For
use primarily for on school contract work two Duple
bodied Volvo B10M-55 have been transferred from First
Northampton to First Midland Red. Both vehicles were
still in the former corporate livery style of GRT which
was one half (Badgerline Group being the other) of the
now combined grouping called First Group. The
vehicles are fitted with coach type seating though the
vehicle body has been designed for use on local bus
services.112 entered service with First Midland Red on
Monday 1st September 2003 with 114 following a number of
days latter. 114 was repainted into Barbie2 livery
during the first week in December 2003 and was then
re-allocated to Evesham Garage in exchange for 1005. On
15th December 2003 G113ENV (113) arrived at Worcester to
join the First Midland Red fleet from sister company
First Northampton and entered service at Worcester on
22nd December 2003. It was planned once all three were
repainted into the corporate Barbie2 livery then they
would be allocated to Evesham Garage which at the time
still has a requirement for seat belt fitted vehicles.
66612 and 66613 were never repainted and were operated
from Evesham garage in as acquired livery .
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