WEEK 1038 SOUTHPORT, PRESTON & BLACKPOOL

WEEK 1038
REILLY noted on school baths this week were DEM784Y and C718NCD along with MUI1635, a fine array of elderly vehicles was noted on Wednesday working on the KGV and Crosby schools contracts with C718NCD on Crosby Schools, with DEM784Y and C663LJR? On KGV contract

LINK-LINE Banks, unusual on the Banks - Christ the King school bus was L212GJO this week
CUMFYBUS Churchtown Olympian H551GKX has been noted out and about during the week
Arriva NW another ‘new’ bus at Skelmersdale is 4062 T302??? Noted on the Wigan - Southport service on Wednesday morning
SELWYN Runcorn operated the Wednesday London service with YN10FKP

HAYTON Burnage operated the Cambridge service with MX56HZA seen here lurking at TESCO Town Lane before commencing service

ACE TRAVEL worked the Southport tour with the usual S855DGX, Saturday was the last day of operation

　
PRESTON
Stagecoach RIBBLE newly allocated to Preston are 33203 AND 33204 FROM? Dart / East Lancs.

Odd workings this week have seen 34579 & 34619 make it to Southport on route 2, routes 61 & 68 have seen 16184, 16352, 16667, 20475 & 20476
Stagecoach in LANCASTER NEW is 15698 PX60BFA
　
　
BLACKPOOL
This week has seen the start of the 125 calibrations on the tramway with several tours and events
Noted out and about during the week were 600, 630, 641/42/43/44/45/47/48, 672+682, 675+682 , 707/09/ 15/17/19/23/24/26, 762, BOLTON 66, BLACKPOOL & FLEETWOOD 40, BLACKPOOL C.T. 147, 31, SHEFFIELD 513, MANCHESTER 765, LIVERPOOL 762
In the depot on the open day were 602, 604, 627, 660, 671+681, 673+683, 676+686, 708/10, 761, 733+734, 736, 259, 260, 750, 754, STOCKPORT 5, BLACKPOOL & FLEETWOOD 2, BLACKPOOL C.T.304, 143, 167, OPORTO 273
New buses noted out were 525/26/27/29/30/31/32/33, and at the open day 522/24/28
Delta’s seen out were 101, 102, and 123 all on route 11.
The following were at the open day all in the new livery 211, 283/88, 340, 522 & 528 also on display were 873 CS and 969 DTV, 319 still full Metro livery lettering , 220 & 401were also in the depot
photos from Blackpool are on my OPA.KEVS PHOTOSITE