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I have seen Volvo B7TL 32103 (MIG 4760) today with a rear end vinyl / branding applied for "Lands End Coaster", it makes the bus look so much better in my opinion. Below is an image I took at Camborne today of the aforementioned bus. What do you think?IMG_6393rev.jpg
 
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83G/84D said:
I have seen Volvo B7TL 32103 (MIG 4760) today with a rear end vinyl / branding applied for "Lands End Coaster", it makes the bus look so much better in my opinion. Below is an image I took at Camborne today of the aforementioned bus. What do you think?View attachment 95581
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Looks smart to me, can’t wait to see them in the flesh when I can hopefully come down end of next month :)
 
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83G/84D said:
I have seen Volvo B7TL 32103 (MIG 4760) today with a rear end vinyl / branding applied for "Lands End Coaster", it makes the bus look so much better in my opinion. Below is an image I took at Camborne today of the aforementioned bus. What do you think?View attachment 95581
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I don't get too excited about a livery per se..... As is the case with most Best Impressions jobs, it's more about what it's trying to convey and whilst I didn't mind the old livery, this does seem a step up or evolution of that.
 
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83G/84D said:
I have seen Volvo B7TL 32103 (MIG 4760) today with a rear end vinyl / branding applied for "Lands End Coaster", it makes the bus look so much better in my opinion. Below is an image I took at Camborne today of the aforementioned bus. What do you think?View attachment 95581
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Looks brilliant! I love that style of artwork. So much better than the blank rear end that made the buses look like lorries.
 
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83G/84D said:
There is an open top in Camborne with registration plate covered over and a lime green rear. I couldn't see any more because of buses parked in the way and I was going out. I will take a look again tomorrow.
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Does anyone know have the lizard open top buses arrived in Cornwall yet.
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I include my post from last Friday to partly answer your question. The bus I saw was moved soon after and what I suspect is it can be seen in the workshops / engineering bay when the doors are open. I believe this is one of the Lizard open top buses but details of it's identity are awaiting confirmation!

There are three Volvo B7TL's with rear vinyls for Lands End Coaster visible in Camborne today. Closed top 33172 which was towed in a few days ago, is parked outside.
 
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Or Porthcurno, which is what the picture is of. Far nicer than Land's End!
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Indeed it is - no shabby shopping mall selling overpriced tourist tat! Instead, some nice beaches (as shown) and the telegraph museum/Minack. The style is reminiscent of the 'tween the wars railway style which is I guess what @co-tr-paul was alluding to; I'm with you and like it :D
 
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Volvo B7TL 30880 is at Volvo in mid Cornwall and was seen today.
I personally prefer the Day tripper scheme on the Solo to the Gemini's, I can't pinpoint exactly why but think the Solo looks great.
 
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83G/84D said:
I personally prefer the Day tripper scheme on the Solo to the Gemini's, I can't pinpoint exactly why but think the Solo looks great.
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Agree, it certainly suits the Solo but I can’t decide why!

On Wednesday I took a Truro College rugby team to Callywith for a match in 20361 (pictured).

It meant I could watch a game of rugby for first time in over a year as the parking was right next to the pitch, spectators still not allowed so I got to watch from my own mobile stadium!
 

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Levantes 481FPO and Y24TRU arrived to join the coaching fleet today
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Richw, can you assist with the original identities of the various Levantes, please?

I have 23654 as UHW661, and now 481FPO and Y24TRU. BK15AKG was also mentioned, but presumably that's one of these three re-registrations!

Then there are the two Scania/Berkhof 'deckers, I believe the first is YT61GRX (now registered Y1EDN), and the other is a similarly registered example?
 
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The tree cutting bus is back in the Lizard today, looking good for its age (pictured below).
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aswilliamsuk said:
Richw, can you assist with the original identities of the various Levantes, please?

I have 23654 as UHW661, and now 481FPO and Y24TRU. BK15AKG was also mentioned, but presumably that's one of these three re-registrations!

Then there are the two Scania/Berkhof 'deckers, I believe the first is YT61GRX (now registered Y1EDN), and the other is a similarly registered example?
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Y1EDN is YT61GRU not GRX. I think it’s fleet number is 2370*
I’m not sure of the levantes as they were already displaying their private plates when they arrived in Truro.
 
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The batch of ex Thandi Levantes are BK15 AHV/AHX/AHY/AJY/AKF/AKG. Of these AKG is already at Truronian, and two others were on loan to a Burnley coach company but these may be in use with Holmeswood now (who own BASE Coach Sales).
 
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cnjb8 said:
The batch of ex Thandi Levantes are BK15 AHV/AHX/AHY/AJY/AKF/AKG. Of these AKG is already at Truronian, and two others were on loan to a Burnley coach company but these may be in use with Holmeswood now (who own BASE Coach Sales).
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BASE advertised 6 Scania for sale/lease. We’ve got 5 of them so I suspect it’s 5 of these 6
 
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I’ve just had a browse at the latest update of Quack77’s fleet list for FK (6/5/21) and, apparently, they are acquiring the following vehicles:

32489 (AU53 HKG),
V308 LGC (Loan),
V338 LGC (Loan),
LN51 GMF (Which we know about already),
PN02 XCF (Loan),
YT61 GRX (GRU is/was with KingsFerry).
 
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Accelerator59 said:
I’ve just had a browse at the latest update of Quack77’s fleet list for FK (6/5/21) and, apparently, they are acquiring the following vehicles:

32489 (AU53 HKG),
V308 LGC (Loan),
V338 LGC (Loan),
LN51 GMF (Which we know about already),
PN02 XCF (Loan),
YT61 GRX (GRU is/was with KingsFerry).
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I’m sure as we know the 3 mentioned as loan are long gone, they were the loan vehicles back in 2016 whilst the e400mmcs were being built . Not sure where this person gets their info. @On the Buses has previously mentioned we won’t be getting any more Gemini as old the two existing short 53 plates.
As per my previous post the Berkhof decker now registered Y1EDN is YT61GRU, I’ve attached a (low quality)photo verifying this I took the day it arrived.
 

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Accelerator59 said:
I’ve just had a browse at the latest update of Quack77’s fleet list for FK (6/5/21) and, apparently, they are acquiring the following vehicles:

32489 (AU53 HKG),
V308 LGC (Loan),
V338 LGC (Loan),
LN51 GMF (Which we know about already),
PN02 XCF (Loan),
YT61 GRX (GRU is/was with KingsFerry).
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I'm rather dubious about most of those. Reckon those "loans" are nothing of the sort and are long gone. Even 32489.... nope
 
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32489 must be for spares only as it was withdrawn from Ipswich following some sort of terminal mechanical failure
 
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32489 must be for spares only as it was withdrawn from Ipswich following some sort of terminal mechanical failure
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Or more likely incorrect like most of the rest of that list!

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I'm rather dubious about most of those. Reckon those "loans" are nothing of the sort and are long gone. Even 32489.... nope
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No mention of the 4 vehicles being collected tomorrow from West Of England though
 
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richw said:
Or more likely incorrect like most of the rest of that list!


No mention of the 4 vehicles being collected tomorrow from West Of England though
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Are we allowed to know what is being collected from West of England?
 
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