Bournemouth area: Jul-Aug 2018

Friday 27 July 2018 (1143) – Yellow Buses (Bournemouth Transport Limited) is owned by the RATP Group. 428 (HF03 ODT), an East Lancs Vyking bodied Volvo B7TL new in May 2003, seen in Gervis Place, Bournemouth. The company employs colour branding for its services but this bus carries the neutral silver for use on any service as required.

Friday 27 July 2018 (1143) – Yellow Buses (Bournemouth Transport Limited) is owned by the RATP Group. 428 (HF03 ODT), an East Lancs Vyking bodied Volvo B7TL new in May 2003, seen in Gervis Place, Bournemouth. The company employs colour branding for its services but this bus carries the neutral silver for use on any service as required.

Thursday 26 July 2018 (1524) – Yellow Buses 535 (YX12 AXU), an Alexander Dennis Enviro200 that had been new to Centrewest (London) as their number DML44322 in June 2012, seen at St. Peter’s Roundabout in Bournemouth. Yellow Buses (Bournemouth Transport Limited) is owned by the RATP Group.

Thursday 26 July 2018 (1524) – Yellow Buses 535 (YX12 AXU), an Alexander Dennis Enviro200 that had been new to Centrewest (London) as their number DML44322 in June 2012, seen at St. Peter’s Roundabout in Bournemouth. Yellow Buses (Bournemouth Transport Limited) is owned by the RATP Group. A Go South Coast Alexander Dennis Enviro400 MMC is passing in the background.

Thursday 26 July 2018 (1522) – Yellow Buses 804 (YN08 NKH), an Plaxton Centro bodied Volvo B7RLE that had been new to Minsterley Motors in April 2008, seen at St. Peter’s Roundabout in Bournemouth. Yellow Buses (Bournemouth Transport Limited) is owned by the RATP Group.

Friday 27 July 2018 (0917) – Yellow Buses 867 (HF14 BWY), a Wrightbus Streetlite DF new in March 2014, seen at St. Peter’s Roundabout in Bournemouth. It carries the blue branding used for services 3/3a although here was operating service 4a.

Friday 27 July 2018 (0918) – Yellow Buses 867 (HF14 BWY), a Wrightbus Streetlite DF new in March 2014, seen at St. Peter’s Roundabout in Bournemouth. It carries the blue branding used for services 3/3a although here was operating service 4a.

Friday 27 July 2018 (1215) – Gervis Place close to The Square in Bournemouth. Left is Go South Coast (More Bus) 2281 (HF12 GXD), a Wright Eclipse Urban bodied Volvo B7RLE new in June 2012. Right is Yellow Buses (RATP Group) 28 (T28 TYB), an Optare Versa new in September 2008. The palm trees in the background add a tropical air.

Monday 30 July 2018 (1226) – The RATP Group owns both Epsom Coaches (Epsom, Surrey) and Yellow Buses/Yellow Coaches (Bournemouth). 988 (BF60 OFD), a Setra S415 GT-HD new to Epsom in January 2011 had been transferred to Yellow Coaches and was seen close to Bournemouth Pier and the seafront.

Sunday 29 July 2018 (1050) – Apple Travel of Slough YN08 NXZ, a Plaxton Paragon bodied Dennis Javelin, that had been new to Jim Bell Coaches of Hull in May 2008. One of a convoy of four Apple Travel coaches seen at St. Peter’s roundabout heading towards Bournemouth town centre. Sadly for the passengers this the first wet day that had followed quite a long dry and hot spell of the early summer. Not very nice for a day at the seaside.

Sunday 29 July 2018 (1050) – Apple Travel of Slough YN08 NXZ, a Plaxton Paragon bodied Dennis Javelin, that had been new to Jim Bell Coaches of Hull in May 2008. One of a convoy of four Apple Travel coaches seen at St. Peter’s roundabout heading towards Bournemouth town centre. Sadly for the passengers this the first wet day that had followed quite a long dry and hot spell of the early summer. Not very nice for a day at the seaside.

Sunday 29 July 2018 (1050) – Apple Travel of Slough YX18 LJL and YX65 ZKA coaches three and four of a convoy of four Apple Travel coaches seen at St. Peter’s roundabout heading towards Bournemouth town centre. Sadly for the passengers this the first wet day that had followed quite a long dry and hot spell of the early summer. Not very nice for a day at the seaside.They are Plaxton Leopard bodied Volvo B8Rs new in May 2018 and October 2015 respectively.

Sunday 29 July 2018 (1050) – Apple Travel of Slough YX65 ZKA, a Plaxton Leopard bodied Volvo B8R new in October 2015, the last in a convoy of four Apple Travel coaches seen at St. Peter’s roundabout heading towards Bournemouth town centre. Sadly for the passengers this the first wet day that had followed quite a long dry and hot spell of the early summer. Not very nice for a day at the seaside.

Wednesday 1 August 2018 (1636) – Johnsons Coach and Bus Travel of Henley-in-Arden, Warwickshire YJ62 NLE seen near Bournemouth seafront preparing to return home on a day excursion. It is a VDL Futura new in January 2013 named Banquo, the Thane of Lochaber, the character in William Shakespeare's Macbeth.

Wednesday 1 August 2018 (1636) – Johnsons Coach and Bus Travel of Henley-in-Arden, Warwickshire YJ62 NLE seen near Bournemouth seafront preparing to return home on a day excursion. It is a VDL Futura new in January 2013 named Banquo, the Thane of Lochaber, the character in William Shakespeare's Macbeth.

Monday 30 July 2018 (1159) – The Go South Coast (More Bus) m1 and m2 services between Poole and Bournemouth and onward to Castlepoint (m1) or Southbourne (m2) provide high frequency daytime service which also runs less so through the night. The services are mainly worked with a batch of forty Alexander Dennis Enviro200 MMC buses 220-230 (new in February 2018) and 231-260 (new in March/April 2018) allocated to Poole garage. Two m2 service buses are seen in Gervis Place close to The Square in Bournemouth. 223 (HF67 EUD) is working to Southbourne and 250 (HF18 CJO) is working to Poole.

Friday 27 July 2018 (1156) – The Go South Coast (More Bus) m1 and m2 services between Poole and Bournemouth and onward to Castlepoint (m1) or Southbourne (m2) provide high frequency daytime service which also runs less so through the night. The services are mainly worked with a batch of forty Alexander Dennis Enviro200 MMC buses 220-230 (new in February 2018) and 231-260 (new in March/April 2018) allocated to Poole garage. 249 (HF18 CJJ) is seen in Gervis Place Bournemouth working to Southbourne on service m2.

Friday 27 July 2018 (1221) – Go South Coast (More Bus) 1830 (HF05 GGU), an East Lancs Myllenium Vyking bodied Volvo Volvo B7TL new in April 2005, seen in Gervis Place, Bournemouth.