The Swindon Bus


Latest Fleet News June 2008

This page contains changes to the fleets of Thamesdown Transport & Stagecoach In Swindon plus other items of news interest for the Swindon area.

Below by clicking the Blue writing will allow you to view the fleet list of the said company,  the white writing will allow you to view the picture of the bus concerned and if the writing is still yellow then no picture is available.

To View May 2008 News Click Here

Last Updated: 24th June 2008

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24th June 2008

  • Thamesdown Transport - 5 Volvo Olympians have been purchased from Lothian Buses below are the details
  •                                     - Lothian Buses Fleet Numbers are 206, 207, 213, 216 & 231.
  •                                     - Reg Numbers are M206/7/13/16/31 VSX.
  •                                     - The first 2 are to be collected next week.

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21st June 2008

  • Thamesdown Transport -  Bus 70 (H970XHR) has been withdrawn from service and will be scraped.
  •                                     - The company is in the process of aquiring some more Volvo Olympians from Lothian Buses watch this space for more details.

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 14th June 2008

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12th June 2008  

  • Thamesdown Transport - Bus 520 is currently being made ready for service and should enter service within the next week.
  •                                     - Bus 203 (WU52YWG) has returned from repaint with a blue roof and will re-enter service soon.

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7th June 2008

 Fleet Number

 Reg Number

 Chassis Number

 Body Number

 Name

520 

YS2K4X20001860468 

 AB863

Prometheus 

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5th June 2008

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1st June 2008

  • Thamesdown Transport - Rear End Adverts are now appearing on more buses like 186, 188, 190, 192 & 200.
  •                                     - Ex Fleetline School Bus 273 (MFX173W) has now been converted into a tree lopper and will stay at Barnfield Depot and used by Swindon Borough Council's tree cutting dept when needed click here & Here to view the convertion.
  •                                    - Buses 184 (S184BMR) & 185 (S185BMR) have had the branding above the windows changed to show the new route details.
  •                                    - Bus 198 (WV02NNA) has returned to service following a repaint into standard fleet livery.

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