First South West (Kernow & Buses of Somerset)

[richw]

Have the results for the Callywith college etc tender been announced yet?

Kernow have retained Truro and penwith. Haven’t seen any callywith outcome

 

[83G/84D]

32015 still carries it private plate but is parked up in bodmin. Bodmin has no decker workings until the colleges return so presumably just parked there spare at present.
5 x coaches and a lizard Optare working out of Bodmin this week.

The loan Volvo B7TL‘s are still around although they rarely work regular services. Guess they will be on school/ College work soon.

 

[richw]

Confirmed 20808 is wearing 260ERY, just past it in St Austell

The loan Volvo B7TL‘s are still around although they rarely work regular services. Guess they will be on school/ College work soon.

Only one of them is fitted with equipment for service work, the rest are restricted to schools.

 

[MarkC]

Kernow have retained Truro and penwith. Haven’t seen any callywith outcome

Thanks Be interesting to see if they can pick up Callywith too

 

[Goldfish62]

Kernow have retained Truro and penwith. Haven’t seen any callywith outcome

That's excellent news. Truro and Penwith is such a large contract and probably rather critical to the business.

 

[Blackpudding]

Noticed on a fellow enthusiasts Twitter feed ALX400 Trident 33377 is now carrying its original registration plate of LK53 EYW having previously carried XFF 283. Further investigation on the Government’s check MOT status site showed 33377-33382 were all registered back to their original LK53 plates on 24th February.

Confirmed 20808 is wearing 260ERY, just past it in St Austell

Thanks to both of you.

 

[TheGrandWazoo]

That's excellent news. Truro and Penwith is such a large contract and probably rather critical to the business.

Certainly a very important bit of news.

How many vehicles is Callywith College? Given the win of the Bicton College work and the creation of outbases, FK has demonstrated that it is certainly in their wheelhouse

 

[Lizard1324]

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The loan Volvo B7TL‘s are still around although they rarely work regular services. Guess they will be on school/ College work soon.

They have been a regular at helston outstand.
2/3 of them do the mullion routes every morning even through the pandemic with just 5 people on them.

 

[83G/84D]

Confirmed 20808 is wearing 260ERY, just past it in St Austell


Only one of them is fitted with equipment for service work, the rest are restricted to schools.

They have been a regular at helston outstand.
2/3 of them do the mullion routes every morning even through the pandemic with just 5 people on them.

Thanks chaps. I saw 32127 heading through Beacon showing a Helston contract number about 2-15pm this afternoon, followed by a Lizard branded Trident.
I also saw 32525 in it's new colours today during it's brief spell in service.

 

[richw]

Marc Morgan Huws has this evening tweeted a photo of the latest addition to the fleet. A Scania Levante.
Screen shot attached of his tweet showing a photo.

 

[Goldfish62]

Marc Morgan Huws has this evening tweeted a photo of the latest addition to the fleet. A Scania Levante.
Screen shot attached of his tweet showing a photo.

That's looking very smart.

 

[cnjb8]

Marc Morgan Huws has this evening tweeted a photo of the latest addition to the fleet. A Scania Levante.
Screen shot attached of his tweet showing a photo.

I think the reg is BK15AHG. It's hard to see past the tape, although I know that is the reason the tape is there

 

[TheGrandWazoo]

I think the reg is BK15AHG. It's hard to see past the tape, although I know that is the reason the tape is there

No trace under that plate on Flickr but it might be BK15AKG (credit to photographer) new to Whippet

BK15 AKG

Scania K440EB4, Caetano Levante 2 (C48FLt) BM Coaches, Hayes Hard Interchange, Portsmouth 04 July 2020

www.flickr.com

 

[fgwrich]

No trace under that plate on Flickr but it might be BK15AKG (credit to photographer) new to Whippet

BK15 AKG

Scania K440EB4, Caetano Levante 2 (C48FLt) BM Coaches, Hayes Hard Interchange, Portsmouth 04 July 2020

www.flickr.com

Yep, that's the one. I have to say I'm not that much of a fan of the Levante - Purely because they're absolutely everywhere, but this one does look rather smart in the Truronian / FK Green.

 

[richw]

Whippet

The Scania 48 seaters advertised by the dealer are ex Whippet.
Clue to dealer in background in Marcs tweet

 

[Lizard1324]

Marc Morgan Huws has also tweeted a picture of the front of the new hop on and off bus livery



It looks like the livery is based on the plaxton president body, wonder if they will use president for the route.

 

[matt_splat]

Marc Morgan Huws has also tweeted a picture of the front of the new hop on and off bus livery

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It looks like the livery is based on the plaxton president body, wonder if they will use president for the route.

Looking at the livery would this be for the open top from Minehead, we will have to wait and see

 

[cnjb8]

No trace under that plate on Flickr but it might be BK15AKG (credit to photographer) new to Whippet

BK15 AKG

Scania K440EB4, Caetano Levante 2 (C48FLt) BM Coaches, Hayes Hard Interchange, Portsmouth 04 July 2020

www.flickr.com

Yep, that's the one. I have to say I'm not that much of a fan of the Levante - Purely because they're absolutely everywhere, but this one does look rather smart in the Truronian / FK Green.

Yes thats right, just had a look and realised there is no BK15AHG in existence!

 

[Lizard1324]

Looking at the livery would this be for the open top from Minehead, we will have to wait and see

I thought so but this image has been show showing the new Minehead open top route.



Marc also said they will be using Ex lothian scanias like the one shown in the image which will be interesting.

There is also been a image of a plaxton president in a lizard livery which is interesting. Unsure if this is a closed or open top.
Anyone know will the new lizards run on the L1 or a new lizard route?

 

[TheGrandWazoo]

I thought so but this image has been show showing the new Minehead open top route.



Marc also said they will be using scanias like the one shown in the image which will be interesting.

I wouldn't be fancying some elderly Tridents on the Exmoor route. Some (ex London?) Scanias would make a lot of sense, being newer and a bit more grunt.

 

[Lizard1324]

I wouldn't be fancying some elderly Tridents on the Exmoor route. Some (ex London?) Scanias would make a lot of sense, being newer and a bit more grunt.

It looks like they will be getting Ex lothian scanias for this route so 07 or 08 reg buses which should be good on the hills.

 

[cnjb8]

It looks like they will be getting Ex lothian scanias for this route so 07 or 08 reg buses which should be good on the hills.

They'll be SN57 DBY and DCE then. They are open top vehicles and were owned by East Coast Buses, which is owned by Lothian.

 

[RELL6L]

It looks like they will be getting Ex lothian scanias for this route so 07 or 08 reg buses which should be good on the hills.

Quantock ran a Scania on the old 300 and I have to say I felt much more confidence it was going to make it up the steep hills than I would have done on an elderly Trident.

I am intrigued by the image suggesting an hourly service- that is much more than ever before. I don’t recall more than 4 round trips before, if that. It seems ‘courageous’, hope it works!

 

[MarkC]

Quantock ran a Scania on the old 300 and I have to say I felt much more confidence it was going to make it up the steep hills than I would have done on an elderly Trident.

I am intrigued by the image suggesting an hourly service- that is much more than ever before. I don’t recall more than 4 round trips before, if that. It seems ‘courageous’, hope it works!

I am not sure the hourly service picture is for this route? Something else perhaps?

 

[richw]

I am intrigued by the image suggesting an hourly service-

The hourly service image is a different livery. It makes no hourly mention on the exmoor coaster livery seen above

 

[Callum15632]

Is cornwall getting 32352/3 by any chance because they are on cornwall fleet list on bustimes

 

[richw]

Is cornwall getting 32352/3 by any chance because they are on cornwall fleet list on bustimes

Bus times should be taking with a pinch of salt unless you see something has recorded operating a FSW route. Unfortunately what could be a good site has been ruined by users changing things inaccurately. An operator might take 2-3 of a batch and users seem to change the entire batch for example.

 

[TheGrandWazoo]

Is cornwall getting 32352/3 by any chance because they are on cornwall fleet list on bustimes

Bus times should be taking with a pinch of salt unless you see something has recorded operating a FSW route. Unfortunately what could be a good site has been ruined by users changing things inaccurately. An operator might take 2-3 of a batch and users seem to change the entire batch for example.

@On the Buses stated that they were due no cascades of that age (unless plans have changed) and that the two short wheelbase ones already received are for a specific requirement.

 

[Goldfish62]

Marc Morgan Huws has also tweeted a picture of the front of the new hop on and off bus livery



It looks like the livery is based on the plaxton president body, wonder if they will use president for the route.

To hazard a guess, something not in Cornwall. Another branded Somerset route maybe?

They'll be SN57 DBY and DCE then. They are open top vehicles and were owned by East Coast Buses, which is owned by Lothian.

Marc Morgan Huws has retweeted a photo of SN57DBY.

 

[Lizard1324]

With the release of the image of a lizard branded president, which I'm assuming is opentop as Marc said all closed top president will be leaving the fleet.

Has anyone seen and new route registered around the lizard peninsula as that where it would operate. Or can they just make the L1 open top from helston to the lizard?