You may remember my post back in April, when the order for such vehicles emerged. These vehicles were delivered earlier in October, and were released to the public in a press shoot last Tuesday in Winchester City Centre.
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| ©Dave Elliott |
To recap, the order for Stagecoach's Winchester depot included:
37406 YX65 PXY Enviro 200 MMC
37407 YX65 PXZ Enviro 200 MMC
37408 YX65 PYA Enviro 200 MMC
37409 YX65 PYB Enviro 200 MMC
37410 YX65 PYD Enviro 200 MMC
37411 YX65 PYF Enviro 200 MMC
37412 YX65 PYG Enviro 200 MMC
37413 YX65 PYH Enviro 200 MMC
37414 YX65 PYJ Enviro 200 MMC
37415 YX65 PYL Enviro 200 MMC
37416 YX65 PYO Enviro 200 MMC
37417 YX65 PYP Enviro 200 MMC
37418 YX65 PYS Enviro 200 MMC
37419 YX65 PYT Enviro 200 MMC
37420 YX65 PYV Enviro 200 MMC
37421 YX65 PYW Enviro 200 MMC
37422 YX65 PYY Enviro 200 MMC
37423 YX65 PYZ Enviro 200 MMC
All 17 buses have been delivered, and the last few are currently being painted into the new 'Kings City' livery. This livery consists of a pale beige curved pattern at the front and 3/4 of the way down the sides of the bus, contrasted against a pansy purple rear. Finished off with various other decals such as the Kings City route map, as can be seen on the below photos, courtesy of Dave Elliott.
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| ©Dave Elliott - A front and side view of the Enviro 200 MMC |
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| ©Dave Elliott - A rear view of the Enviro 200 MMC |
The new 'Kings City' advertising on the bus is part of a new marketing tactic by Stagecoach's Winchester depot to join together route's Spring, 1, 3, 4 and 5 in Winchester City Centre.
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| ©Dave Elliott -37406 YX65 PXY exiting the Bus Station on a 4 to Highcliffe |
These buses will now take over the existing buses serving route's Spring, 1, 3, 4 and 5 in Winchester City Centre (Bar 47312, which has also been repainted into the Kings City livery). The existing Enviro 200s working these routes (36014 - 36027) are to be cascaded to Portsmouth & Aldershot depots. 36015 (GX07 FXC) has already been spotted in Aldershot working Route 4 & 5's. 36022 (402 DCD) has been spotted in Portsmouth.
As well as these Enviro 200 MMCs, Winchester's current Optare Solo 47312 (GX06 DYP) has been repainted into the Kings City livery, for use on the Route 4, where tight corners are prevalent in the Highcliffe area of the route.
So, for today, that's it from me! I will keep you updated on any changes to the buses or routes in Winchester, and of course, across the whole of the South of England. A special credit to Dave Elliott for sourcing the photographs used in this blog post.
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