Stagecoach Repaint Updates

[johnw]

I'm not a fan of the rebrand, but it looks good. I wonder if this is in response to Transdev using the Ribble Country fleet name and Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire changing their Legal identity back to Ribble Motor Services.

 

[Ilovetrains43]

The latest repaint I know of at Stagecoach East Midlands at Hull is MAN/Enviro 300 24162 into 'Local' livery.

And also at Hull for Stagecoach East Midlands, Enviro 400s 10061/2, recently swapped for 19684/5 at Worksop, have been repainted into the Consortium Group livery for new college services C1 and C2 that stop at Cottingham High School.

 

[Glosbusspotter]

Does anyone know the RAL paint code for the long distance yellow?

 

[fgwrich]

Joining the fleet in Googlebus livery is Stagecoach Hampshire's KX06LYV (18503), formerly in a version of Beachball with Alton College branding. I still think it needs both black window bands and the dropping of that stupid white panel.

18503 KX06LYV STAGECOACH BASINGSTOKE

Basingstoke Bus Station

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[SteveyBee131]

Joining the fleet in Googlebus livery is Stagecoach Hampshire's KX06LYV (18503), formerly in a version of Beachball with Alton College branding. I still think it needs both black window bands and the dropping of that stupid white panel.

18503 KX06LYV STAGECOACH BASINGSTOKE

Basingstoke Bus Station

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That's the first time I've heard it called that. There's no like button, but let it be said, I genuinely do like it! May it catch on

 

[tbtc]

One of West Scotland’s new arrivals is in a special yellow and green local livery.

Stagecoach Western 29302 SJ21NFE

Brand new Volvo Electric 29302 stands in the car park alongside Kilmarnock's Rugby Park at the official press launch of the new vehicles. 6 of these have been bought to replace the older diesel powered versions on the 1 service. Although built the best part of a year ago, infrastructure delays...

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It's not terrible but it's typical of a badly organised company to repaint all of your "hybrid" vehicles out of their "green" livery into the standard corporate colour scheme and then introduce a new "green" livery - left hand not knowing what the right hand is doing

Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire 15305 has received a long-distance based burgundy and tan heritage livery and I actually think it looks amazing. It should’ve been the standard for the whole fleet.

Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire 15305 - YN67YKY

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FWIW, it’s ok as a one off but a fleet of them would be unbelievably dull (see when Midland Red North “recreated” the BMMO livery), no better than the appalling “new” livery

I quite like the Lancashire colours - I've never understood why operators don't got for a fairly plain "red" livery - we all know that people hold London buses in higher esteem than provincial operations, we know people who use the red buses in London who'd never consider a bus in their home towns, why not go for something relatively similar for the rest of the UK?

I think I'd rather have "dull" than the new Stagecoach livery, whatever you want to call it...

Googlebus livery

...ah, yes, THAT's what I'll call it!

 

[py_megapixel]

I think I might start calling it the dishwasher livery. That kind of multicoloured swirl on a white backing really reminds me of a dishwasher tablet.

 

[scosutsut]

I think I might start calling it the dishwasher livery. That kind of multicoloured swirl on a white backing really reminds me of a dishwasher tablet.

That or washing machine powder.

"Stagecoach, cleans even at 30 degrees"

I also enjoy Googlebus, long may that stick

 

[Rod Harrison]

Googlebus - perfect!

 

[aswilliamsuk]

It's not terrible but it's typical of a badly organised company to repaint all of your "hybrid" vehicles out of their "green" livery into the standard corporate colour scheme and then introduce a new "green" livery - left hand not knowing what the right hand is doing

I was of the understanding that the colours are down to the sponsor (i.e. the energy group that are co-funding the purchase of these vehicles). Certainly many other Zero-Emission buses in Scotland have worn branded liveries rather than standard schemes so far.

 

[Arriva Fan]

Joining the fleet in Googlebus livery is Stagecoach Hampshire's KX06LYV (18503), formerly in a version of Beachball with Alton College branding. I still think it needs both black window bands and the dropping of that stupid white panel.

18503 KX06LYV STAGECOACH BASINGSTOKE

Basingstoke Bus Station

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If the Front was simply all Blue, with underneath the Windscreen Orange it'd look a hell of a lot better.

The Orange depending on the Model. On an ALX it would simply be the part that was Black when new.

 

[cnjb8]

Joining the fleet in Googlebus livery is Stagecoach Hampshire's KX06LYV (18503), formerly in a version of Beachball with Alton College branding. I still think it needs both black window bands and the dropping of that stupid white panel.

18503 KX06LYV STAGECOACH BASINGSTOKE

Basingstoke Bus Station

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They are trying to apply their new livery as it is on the MMCs to all buses, which clearly isn’t working!

 

[Ilovetrains43]

39690 has been repainted into a green base livery.

 

[Glosbusspotter]

39690 has been repainted into a green base livery.

Are you sure it’s 39690? It’s not on the bustimes.org list

 

[90sWereBetter]

When I visited Ramsgate a few weeks ago, I was surprised to see a 53-plate Pointer Dart in the new colours. I imagine this must be one of the oldest, if not the oldest bus in the fleet to have been repainted.

Does beg the question if South East are not expecting any replacements in the medium term, there were several Darts and Tridents in the new livery, all around 16-18 years old.

 

[Flange Squeal]

When I visited Ramsgate a few weeks ago, I was surprised to see a 53-plate Pointer Dart in the new colours. I imagine this must be one of the oldest, if not the oldest bus in the fleet to have been repainted.

A couple of years older is the open topper 17529 (LX51 FON), however that obviously isn't one of their "main" frontline vehicles.

Stagecoach (East Kent) - LX51 FON

The open-top 69 has re-appeared on the Thanet bus map after a covid induced break. Seen here on Western Esplanade, Broadstairs is the spare vehicle, 17529 working towards Ramsgate Boating Pool. Ex Stagecoach London 17529. 24th July 2021

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[Ilovetrains43]

Are you sure it’s 39690? It’s not on the bustimes.org list

I am completely sure. I saw 39691/3 today in normal Beachball Stagecoach livery. And to prove it follow this link: https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-s6XVPrL/0/XL/i-s6XVPrL-XL.jpg

 

[Glosbusspotter]

I am completely sure. I saw 39691/3 today in normal Beachball Stagecoach livery. And to prove it follow this link: https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-s6XVPrL/0/XL/i-s6XVPrL-XL.jpg

Probably becoming a trainer vehicle

 

[Ilovetrains43]

Probably becoming a trainer vehicle

I heard it will be a vaccination bus

 

[cnjb8]

39690 has been repainted into a green base livery.

I heard it will be a vaccination bus

Yes, it says so on Fleet Report, and I think it’s 39693 that got the green livery to become a vaccination bus

28th October 2021 — Fleet Report

A large number of vehicles moves, repaints and more from across the Stagecoach empire!

fleetreport.co.uk

 

[Ilovetrains43]

They are wrong. I boarded 39693 today - it's still in Beachball colours. It's definitely 39690 that's in green.

 

[cnjb8]

They are wrong. I boarded 39693 today - it's still in Beachball colours. It's definitely 39690 that's in green.

Ah ok, thank you

 

[fgwrich]

Another South Trident 18521 (GX06DXV) has been released from the Winchester paintshop in Googlebus.

 

[Glosbusspotter]

Stagecoach West’s Scania E400 has received Cirencester college branding with a new livery front. The googlebus army is getting bigger

 

[cnjb8]

Something to note is that Stagecoach have started painting a few buses into pride livery. 10894 at South, 11510 at Manchester while 50272 seems to have a pride version of the Oxford Tube livery. This is interesting following the Section 28 controversy with Stagecoach a number of years ago

 

[johnw]

The section 28 controversy was nothing to do with Stagecoach, it was a personal funded “project” by Sir Brian Souter.

 

[cnjb8]

Stagecoach buses were targeted in protests against it though

 

[SteveyBee131]

It's been a while since I did a Grimsby depot update, so bear with me...

Of the deckers here, only 4 have so far received the new livery, 19014, 44, 52 and 86;

6 of the Wright bodied single deck Volvos now carry new colours, 21263, 264, 266, 267, 269 and 270. Notably 21270 previously carried Interconnect purple, marking the start of the departure of this livery;

4 Enviro300s currently carry new livery, 27189, 191, 201 and 202, with 27202 previously wearing Humber Flyer livery;

The Enviro400 fleet has seen significant progress, there being almost half of the type now carrying new colours, 37187, 190, 195, 196, 197, 198, 200, 202, 203, 205, 207, and 208 so far treated.

Thus far 26 buses at Grimsby carry new livery, with 42 yet to do so (not including Open-Top deckers and Dial-a-ride Minibuses which assumably will stay non-standard).

 

[fgwrich]

Basingstoke seems to be playing Googlebus catchup, with 3 ex Winchester E300s now carrying it : GX10HCD, HCJ, HCK (27616/21/22).

 

[150249]

Does anyone know a list of buses scrapped / withdrawn - not to reenter service since repaint?
Another list is buses that have been out of service for more than a month since repaint.