 | Lothian 338 (G338GSG), one of
their oldest Olympians still in service, in Edinburgh in March 2005. |
| Arriva London South DWL2 (Y802DGT),
a Wright bodied Dart on the 319 service from Sloane Square to
Streatham Hill, seen at Clapham in December 2005. |
| Finglands R419SOY, a Northern
Counties bodied Olympian in Manchester Piccadilly in August 2005.
Sister R420SOY can be seen on the 2005-review page when
operating for Armchair. |
| Stagecoach Devon has increased the
frequency of the (12) Paignton to Newton Abbott service with every
second journey serving the new South Devon College in Torquay.
Additional vehicles have been delivered to operate the route
such as 18305 (WA05MHE) a standard Alexander bodied Dennis
Trident seen in Torquay in September 2005. |
| Stagecoach East Kent 53010
(GU52WTJ), a Plaxton/Volvo at Victoria Coach Station in July 2005.
Stagecoach lost several National Express contracts in 2005,
because of their competing Megabus operations. |
| Stagecoach has begun renewing its
minibus fleet with Solos. Stagecoach
Western 47064 (SF04SKE) is seen in Burns Square in Dumfries in
December 2005. |
| Edinburgh Fastlink, using a 1.5km
guided busway opened at the end of 2004.
The route runs from Ocean Terminal in Leith to the Gyle
shopping centre, where Lothian 119 (SN04NHK), a Wright/Volvo is
loading in December 2005. |
| Stagecoach has returned several
original registrations to the owners of Queen Marys formerly operated
by Southdown. One
such is 416DCD (formerly PRX190B), seen at Worthing pier in
November 2005. |
| The
Routemaster was finally retired from active service in London in 2005.
There were several farewell days, as routes were converted to
low floor operation. London
General RML887 (202UXJ)
is seen at the Putney Heath terminus, about to operate the final
journey on route (14) to Tottenham Court Rd one Friday evening in July
2005. |
