New Bee Network bus at the Volvo depot near Ely - 21 Mar 2024 (P1170758)

Thursday 21 March 2024 (1357) – Whenever I am travelling by Witchford (where there is a Volvo depot) or Sutton-in-the-Isle near Ely (the works of MCV Bus & Coach) I try to swing by them both to see what new buses might be around.

This brand new MCV eVoRa bodied Volvo B8R was at Witchford and wears the all-over yellow scheme for operation by one of the Transport for Great Manchester ‘Bee Network’ franchised operators. There are a number of such operators including Diamond, First, Go-Ahead and Stagecoach – so I will have to follow up the operator of this unlettered vehicle.

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Noted later that MCV eVoRa buses for the ‘Bee Network’ included:

Greater Manchester Buses South 21417-21432 (BV24 LRU etc) which entered service during March and April 2024

First Manchester 69623-69638 (BV24 LSZ etc) most of which entered service in April 2024