Chichester - 30th March 2015

Hi all, first of all, apologies for my absence in the blog over the past few months. My GCSE work has prevented me from spending more time working on it, and taking a break over Easter and Christmas etc.

Anyhow, without further ado, lets continue with the post.

On Monday 30th March, Lucas and I set off on a trip to Chichester to photograph some buses and trains.

Luckily, our trains and buses weren't delayed, so we arrived at around 11am.

Our first spot of the day was 19883 GX11 AKJ operating the 700 Coastliner from the Hard Interchange (Portsmouth) to Felpham. Pictured below.

19883 GX11AKJ seen with a Fast and Furious 7 advertising at Chichester ©Liam 

• Stagecoach South's Chichester depot holds 12 Enviro 400s. 3 of which are 10XXX Enviro 400s, and 9 of which are 19XXX Enviro 400s.

The next photo was 16752 R752 DRJ terminating with the 48 free bus from Tesco. This bus could possibly be replaced in the near future, as are many Olympians in Stagecoach depots.

16752 R752DRJ seen terminating with the 48 ©Liam

My next spot was 34517 GX04 EXL making a rather unusual manoeuvre. It came in from Basin Road and turned into the depot layover and then turned back into Chichester Bus Station - with passengers! Unfortunately I only caught this coming into Chichester Bus Station, but you can see the route it took.

34517 GX04EXL making a strange manoeuvre into the bus station ©Liam

  

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• The route 60 is usually operated by Enviro 300s or 400s, but here it is being operated by a Dennis Dart SLF.

I am constantly looking out for branded buses on other routes, and here we are with 27839 GX13 AOB (Gold 51 Selsey branded) operating the 55 to Tangmere, which is usually operated by Dennis Dart SLF's.

"You are Gold!" 27839 GX13 AOB operating the 55 ©Liam

What's your view on the Gold brand? Could it be better? Is it amazing? Send your thoughts to jenkins.liam00@gmail.com for a chance to have them appear on the blog!

I personally think the exterior design is brilliant, showing a high quality of service, which most Gold services are. But the interior can get a bit hot and smelly sometimes, especially the number 1 in Aldershot!

I hope you have enjoyed this post, hopefully more will come soon!